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Researchers Explore How Organic Molecules Form Crystal Lattices at Nanoscale

Taking a step toward much-coveted flexible electronics, an international research team that figured out how to coat an organic material as a thin film – like spreading butter on toast – wanted a closer look at why their spreadable organic semiconductor grew like it did.

16 May 2014

Novel Method to Create Droplet Interface Bilayers

A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove valuable for applications in biological sensing, membrane research and harvesting water from fog.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 14 May 2014

BCAT Study of Colloidal Systems Aboard Space Station May Help Advance Manufacturing of Nanoproducts

Although it may not be herding cats exactly, all the NASA-supported Binary Colloidal Alloy Tests (BCAT) studies have ended on the International Space Station, and the experimental samples are being rounded up and returned to the participating scientists. The BCAT series of investigations aims to understand fluids and the physics behind their movement. This research might help in designing new stable products for consumers.

14 May 2014

WuXi PharmaTech Expands St. Paul Materials Characterization Testing Facility

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc., a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device R&D services company with operations in China and the United States, announced today that it has completed an expansion of its materials characterization testing facility in St. Paul, Minnesota.

13 May 2014

Angular and Rotational Motion Provide Measure of Nanoscale Elastic Properties of Colloidal Gel

Over the past two decades or so, there has been increasing interest and development in measuring slow dynamics in disordered systems at the nanoscale, brought about in part from a demand for advancements in the food and consumer products industries.

12 May 2014

New Zetasizer NanoSampler Announced by Malvern Instruments

Delivering precise and reproducible automated sample loading, and accommodating up to 96 sample vials, the NanoSampler enables unattended operation of the Zetasizer Nano, to maximize analytical productivity. It is especially suitable for laboratories where reproducibility is critical and where multivariate studies are routine.

From Malvern Panalytical 9 May 2014

PPM Project Studies Atomic Rearrangement That Initiates Defects Due to Nanoscale Stresses, Strains

Humans have used metals for thousands of years, but there’s still a lot about them that isn’t fully understood. Just how much stretching, bending or compression a particular metal will take is determined by mechanical properties that can vary widely, even within parts made of the same material.

From Sandia National Laboratories 6 May 2014

Researchers Study Contacts of Carbon Nanostructures with Atoms of Different Chemical Nature

Carbon-based nanostructures such as nanotubes, graphene sheets, and nanoribbons are unique building blocks showing versatile nanomechanical and nanoelectronic properties. These materials which are ordered in the nanoscale, that is, in the dimension of a millionth of millimetre, are promising candidates to envision applications in nanoscale devices, ranging from energy conversion to nano-electronic transistors.

2 May 2014

PIKE Technologies’ ATR Accessory for Analysis of Liquids in Static or Dynamic Modes

The PIKE Technologies JetStream is a unique ATR accessory that is optimizedfor analysis of liquids in static or dynamic modes under ambient or varyingpressure conditions.The accessory design features acylindrical ATR crystalencased in a heavy-duty stainless steel body.

2 May 2014

Northwestern University Nanoscience Pioneer Elected Member of National Academy of Sciences

Northwestern University professor Sir Fraser Stoddart, a pioneer in the fields of chemistry and nanoscience, has been elected a member of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

30 Apr 2014

Nanoanalysis News

Researchers Explore How Organic Molecules Form Crystal Lattices at Nanoscale

Novel Method to Create Droplet Interface Bilayers

BCAT Study of Colloidal Systems Aboard Space Station May Help Advance Manufacturing of Nanoproducts

WuXi PharmaTech Expands St. Paul Materials Characterization Testing Facility

Angular and Rotational Motion Provide Measure of Nanoscale Elastic Properties of Colloidal Gel

New Zetasizer NanoSampler Announced by Malvern Instruments

PPM Project Studies Atomic Rearrangement That Initiates Defects Due to Nanoscale Stresses, Strains

Researchers Study Contacts of Carbon Nanostructures with Atoms of Different Chemical Nature

PIKE Technologies’ ATR Accessory for Analysis of Liquids in Static or Dynamic Modes

Northwestern University Nanoscience Pioneer Elected Member of National Academy of Sciences

New Study Finds Electrons Flow Like Liquid in Graphene, Breaking Rules

Research Boosts Graphene’s Potential to Unprecedented Heights

Novel 3D Imaging Technique Captures In Situ Nanoparticle Self-Assembly

Orange Peel Nanoparticles: New Green Synthesis

Nanoparticles That Boost Tomato Plant Growth

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

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