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Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator Fabric Harnesses Human Motion to Generate Energy

From light-up shoes to smart watches, wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these gadgets' versatility is still held back by the stiff, short-lived batteries that are required. These limitations, however, could soon be overcome. In the journal ACS Nano, scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy. It can also self-charge batteries or supercapacitors without an external power source and make new commercial and medical applications possible.

From American Chemical Society 5 Mar 2015

NIST Issues New Silver Nanoparticle Reference Material for Studying Associated Environmental, Health and Safety Risks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new silver nanoparticle reference material to support researchers studying potential environmental, health and safety risks associated with the nanoparticles, which are being incorporated in a growing number of consumer and industrial products for their antimicrobial properties. The new NIST test material is believed to be the first of its kind to stabilize the highly reactive silver particles in a freeze-dried, polymer coated, nanoparticle cake for long-term storage.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 5 Mar 2015

Light Guided Through Nanometer-Thick Metal Films to Propagate Light with Plasmon Waves

What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and power consumption? That's just one possibility that could one day result from an international research collaboration that's exploring how to improve the performance of plasmonic devices.

4 Mar 2015

Pristine Graphene Incorporated into Carbon-Based Materials to Make Stronger, Lighter Solar Cells

A University of Cincinnati research partnership is reporting advances on how to one day make solar cells stronger, lighter, more flexible and less expensive when compared with the current silicon or germanium technology on the market.

4 Mar 2015

Properly Functioning Septic Tank Could Eliminate Toxicity of Nanoparticles

What do a human colon, septic tank, copper nanoparticles and zebrafish have in common? They were the key components used by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and UCLA to study the impact copper nanoparticles, which are found in everything from paint to cosmetics, have on organisms inadvertently exposed to them.

4 Mar 2015

LiqTech Receives Pilot Order for Newly Developed In-Well Situated Ground Water Treatment System from Grundfos

LiqTech International, Inc. ("LiqTech") is pleased to announce that it has received the first pilot order for a newly developed in-well situated ground water treatment system from the leading pump producer, Grundfos. The pilot unit will be installed at Taarnby Forsyning in Denmark.

3 Mar 2015

New Hybrid, Transparent Materials Made of Silver Nanowires and Conductive Polymers

Cambrios Technologies Corporation, the leader in silver nanowire-based solutions for the transparent conductor markets and Heraeus, the leader in conductive polymer technology, today announced a new class of hybrid, transparent, conductive materials made of silver nanowires and conductive polymers.

3 Mar 2015

LOPEC 2015: PV Nano Cell to Demonstrate Environmentally Sustainable Sicrys™ Conductive Ink Technology

PV Nano Cell (PVN), an innovative single-crystal nano-metric conductive digital inks producer, will be exhibiting its state-of-the-art Sicrys™ conductive ink technology at LOPEC 2015, an international trade show bringing together the top thought leaders and innovations in printed electronics. The conference will take place on March 3-5 at the Messe Munchen conference venue in Munich, Germany.

2 Mar 2015

Global Market for Printed, Flexible and Organic Electronics to Grow to $73.69 Billion in 2025

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2015-2025" report to their offering.

2 Mar 2015

Hierarchical Auxetic Metamaterials with More Versatile Mechanical Properties

Wake up in the morning and stretch; your midsection narrows. Pull on a piece of plastic at separate ends; it becomes thinner. So does a rubber band. One might assume that when a force is applied along an axis, materials will always stretch and become thinner. Wrong. Thanks to their peculiar internal geometry, auxetic materials grow wider when stretched.

28 Feb 2015

Nanomaterials News

Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator Fabric Harnesses Human Motion to Generate Energy

NIST Issues New Silver Nanoparticle Reference Material for Studying Associated Environmental, Health and Safety Risks

Light Guided Through Nanometer-Thick Metal Films to Propagate Light with Plasmon Waves

Pristine Graphene Incorporated into Carbon-Based Materials to Make Stronger, Lighter Solar Cells

Properly Functioning Septic Tank Could Eliminate Toxicity of Nanoparticles

LiqTech Receives Pilot Order for Newly Developed In-Well Situated Ground Water Treatment System from Grundfos

New Hybrid, Transparent Materials Made of Silver Nanowires and Conductive Polymers

LOPEC 2015: PV Nano Cell to Demonstrate Environmentally Sustainable Sicrys™ Conductive Ink Technology

Global Market for Printed, Flexible and Organic Electronics to Grow to $73.69 Billion in 2025

Hierarchical Auxetic Metamaterials with More Versatile Mechanical Properties

Cigarette Waste as a Source for Sustainable Supercapacitors

Nanotubes Stabilize Carbyne, Paving Way for Advanced Electronics

Novel Technique Dramatically Increases Graphene's Elasticity

Laser-Induced Graphene for Printable and Biomedical Applications

Co-Solvent-Driven Laser Assembly of Gold Nanorods

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

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