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CDTi Introduces Nanoscale BMARS Powder-Based Catalysts

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., a leader in advanced emission control technology, introduced a new leg of its advanced materials platform: Base-Metal Activated Rhodium Support (BMARSTM) technology.

30 May 2015

Mild Carbonization Process Converts Polymer Organic Frameworks into Nanometer-Thick Carbon Sheets

Stanford University scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Their results are featured on the cover of the journal ACS Central Science.

30 May 2015

Nanotech Receives $560,000 Follow-On Order for Colour-Shifting Optical Thin Film Security Features for Banknotes

Nanotech Security Corp., today announced that after meeting the demanding specifications of a first order for an international customer, the Company has received a follow-on order from the same customer for colour-shifting optical thin film (OTF) security features for banknotes.

30 May 2015

Researchers Discover Superior Radiation Tolerance of Cu with Nanovoids and Nanotwins

Texas A&M University mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering researchers led by Dr. Xinghang Zhang have discovered superior radiation tolerance of Cu with nanovoids and nanotwins. Their paper, entitled “Damage tolerant nanotwinned metals with nanovoids under radiation environments” was published in the April 2015 issue in Nature Communications.

29 May 2015

Nano Technology Forecast to Influence US Textile Chemicals Market

Research and Marketshas announced the addition of the "United States Textile Chemicals Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020" report to their offering.

29 May 2015

Ceapro to Scale-Up PGX Technology for Processing Biopolymers into Bio-Nanocomposites

Ceapro Inc. ("Ceapro" or the "Company"), a growth-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of active ingredients for the healthcare and cosmetic industries, announced today it will embark on a scale-up of its proprietary PGX technology to commercial and demonstration levels.

29 May 2015

Tiny Acoustic Vortices Acting Like Tornados of Sound Can Rotate Microscopic Particles

A team of engineers have created tiny acoustic vortices and used them to grip and spin microscopic particles suspended in water.

29 May 2015

Tekna Launches Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Tekna Holdings Canada Inc. has entered into an exclusive agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to allow the firm to manufacture Boron Nitride NanoTubes (BNNTs) in commercial quantities using a process developed by NRC on a Tekna machine.

From Tekna Plasma Systems 28 May 2015

Scientists Demonstrate Emission of Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation from Thin Dielectric Films

Using ultrashort laser pulses, scientists in Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have demonstrated the emission of extreme ultraviolet radiation from thin dielectric films and have investigated the underlying mechanisms.

28 May 2015

Revolutionary Nanotechnology Could Help Prevent Deep Bone Infections

Leading scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered nanotechnology could hold the key to preventing deep bone infections, after developing a treatment which prevents bacteria and other harmful microorganisms growing.

28 May 2015