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Scientists Investigate the Blinking of Quantum Dots

In order to learn more about the origins of quantum dot blinking, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and the California Institute of Technology hav...

5 Oct 2007

Biomimicry and Nanotechnology Team Up to Create Transparent Plastics as Strong as Steel

By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. It's made of layers...

5 Oct 2007

Cutting Edge Science on Environmental Health and Safety to be Revealed at NanoTX '07

Experts from government, academia, consulting companies, non-profit organizations and industry will gather to hear Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist for Environmental Defense offer the most up to date information o...

4 Oct 2007

How the Edges of Metallic Thin Films Contribute to Their Magnetic Properties

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), together with colleagues from IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have pushed the measurement of thin films to the edge -...

4 Oct 2007

Nanotechnology Leaves the Geeks and Goes Mainstream

Say “nanotechnology,” and geeks imagine iPhones, laptops and flash drives. But more than 60 percent of the 580 products in a newly updated inventory of nanotechnology consumer products are such “un-geek...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 3 Oct 2007

Oxford Instruments Sells Five of their New OpAL Atomic Layer Deposition Systems

Oxford Instruments, the high-technology tools and systems company, is pleased to announce the launch and first customer orders of its new OpAL atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. Following on from Oxford Instruments&rs...

2 Oct 2007

Carbon Nanotube Forests Connect Computer Chips to Heat Sinks

Engineers have shown how to grow forests of tiny cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of computer chips to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where the chips connect to cooling devices called hea...

2 Oct 2007

Research Agreement Extended for Nano-Proprietary

Nano-Proprietary, Inc.today announced that upon successful conclusion of its initial research project with a leading industrial chemical products company in Japan, its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, Inc., has entered into...

2 Oct 2007

Industrial Nanotech Expands Intellectual Property Rights for Nanocomposite

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company is filing to expand the patent rights worldwide for a patent application it originally filed in March of 2006 on a ...

2 Oct 2007

Using Carbon Nanotubes to Detect and Repair Cracks in Structures like Aircraft Wings

Adding even a small amount of carbon nanotubes can go a long way toward enhancing the strength, integrity, and safety of plastic materials widely used in engineering applications, according to a new study. $$IMAGE$$ ...

28 Sep 2007