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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Receives NSF Grant for Nanotechnology Research

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received an $8.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and its nanotechnology research through 2014.

1 Oct 2008

Nanoscale Carbon Materials Researchers Presented with 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics

Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attend...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 1 Oct 2008

Scientists at RTI to Develop Next Generation of Thermoelectric Materials

Scientists at RTI are teaming up with several leading universities and a major aerospace company to develop the next generation of thermoelectric materials - revolutionary technologies that can efficiently convert heat d...

1 Oct 2008

Silica Micro-Tube Networks using Organogel and Silane-Based Precursor

Liming Tang and colleagues from Tsinghua University in China, have prepared functional silica micro-tube networks (MTN) using an organogel as a template and a silane-based precursor, via a simple procedure.

1 Oct 2008

NSF Awarded Penn State $13.2 Million Over Six Years for Center for Nanoscale Science

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Penn State University $13.2 million over six years to continue the research and educational activities of its Center for Nanoscale Science, a Materials Research Science a...

1 Oct 2008

Enable IPC Acquires Leading Wisconsin Ultracapacitor Technology Developer

Enable IPC Corp., a leading company for turning technologies into products and successfully bringing them to market, today announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in SolRayo LLC, an established Wisconsin te...

1 Oct 2008

Nanoparticles Can Breach Our Most Personal Protective Barrier

Scientists are finding that particles that are barely there - tiny objects known as nanoparticles that have found a home in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications - can breech our most personal protective barrier: The skin.

1 Oct 2008