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UMass Amherst Nanomedicine Institue to Develop Nanostructures for Biomedical Research

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is host to a new nanomedicine institute focused on developing super-tiny structures for biomedical research. The institute was launched with $200,000 in start-up funds from UMass P...

21 Nov 2007

New van der Waals Force Study Means Knowledge of Thin Film Interactions Needs to be Revised

The van der Waals force, a weak attractive force, is solely responsible for binding certain organic molecules to metallic surfaces. In a model for organic devices, it is this force alone that binds an organic film to a m...

21 Nov 2007

Nanotech Becomes a Commercial Reality With $50 Billion in Product Sales

For two decades, the term “nanotechnology” has been primarily associated with an R&D race spanning the public and private sectors. But nanotech is now shifting from discovery to commercialization, with $5...

21 Nov 2007

Understanding of Actuator Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Bring Micro Machines Closer

Imagine machines smaller than microscopic in size working around us, in us and for us. Imagine them seeking out diseases, cleaning the environment and making the world a better place. Just as a car is a combination of a ...

21 Nov 2007

Environmental Defence Points Nanotechnology Initiative at New Model for Restructuring in Order to Better Handle Nanotech Risks

Amid growing public concern that the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is not effectively addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology, Environmental Defense pointed to a precedent and potential model to resol...

21 Nov 2007

Improved Wettability of Carbon Nanotubes Opens the Door to New Possibilities

Carbon nanotubes have long been touted as the wonder material of the future but their wonder properties can also be their downfall. The non reactive nature of carbon nanotubes means they can be difficult to incorporate i...

21 Nov 2007

Dude, Big Screen TVs, Flexible Electronics and Surfboards Made from Same New Material!

There is nothing new about combining two materials to make a composite material with more desirable properties than the originals. Fibreglass has been a mainstay of the marine industry for decades and the construction in...

21 Nov 2007

FED-TVs With Carbon Nanotube Technology Could Supersede Plasma and LCD Flat Screens

Just as silicon is the wonder material for the computer age, carbon nanotubes will most likely be the materials responsible for the next evolutionary step in electronics and computing. Their extraordinary properties have...

21 Nov 2007

Another Type of Nanotube - A How to Guide for Making Bamboo Structured Carbon Nanotubes

Nanotechnology is area if science that has recently captured the attention of people all around the world. At the heart of the nanotechnology revolution are carbon nanotubes, amazing materials with astonishing properties...

21 Nov 2007

Growing Tiny Carbon Nanotube Wires to Connect Computer Chips of the Future

Computers and electronic devices of the future will utilise technologies not currently available. An example of such a technology is the use of carbon nanotubes as interconnects for computer chips. This is now a step clo...

21 Nov 2007

Nanomaterials News

UMass Amherst Nanomedicine Institue to Develop Nanostructures for Biomedical Research

New van der Waals Force Study Means Knowledge of Thin Film Interactions Needs to be Revised

Nanotech Becomes a Commercial Reality With $50 Billion in Product Sales

Understanding of Actuator Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Bring Micro Machines Closer

Environmental Defence Points Nanotechnology Initiative at New Model for Restructuring in Order to Better Handle Nanotech Risks

Improved Wettability of Carbon Nanotubes Opens the Door to New Possibilities

Dude, Big Screen TVs, Flexible Electronics and Surfboards Made from Same New Material!

FED-TVs With Carbon Nanotube Technology Could Supersede Plasma and LCD Flat Screens

Another Type of Nanotube - A How to Guide for Making Bamboo Structured Carbon Nanotubes

Growing Tiny Carbon Nanotube Wires to Connect Computer Chips of the Future

Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine: Groundbreaking Biomaterial for Tissue Growth

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Targets Breast Cancer and Brain Tumors

High-Resolution Microscope Reveals Electron Behavior in Graphene

Synthesis of Transparent Polyimide Nanocomposites with Organoclay Fillers

New Nanocomposite Recipe for High-Performance Metasurfaces

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

Redux AFM: Expanding Access to Automated Nanoscale Imaging

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