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Study Demonstrates Superiority of Silicon Carbide as a Semiconductor for High Performance Sensors

The use of silicon carbide as a semiconductor for mechanical and electrical sensor devices is showing promise for improved operations and safety in harsh working environments, according to new research from Griffith University.

10 Feb 2015

Spray-Drying Nanocrystal Encapsulation into Polystyrene Microspheres Helps Protect Against Liquid Water

Many Metal-Organic Frameworks are water labile, including the iconic Hong-Kong University of Science and Technology-1 (HKUST-1), which is very promising for many industrial applications.

9 Feb 2015

Biology Major Co-Authors Nature Nanotechnology Paper on siRNA Delivery Research

Since day one at MIT, senior Yiping Xing has been interested in exploring medicine from different perspectives. Already, the biology major has co-authored two scientific papers, including a Nature Nanotechnology paper on siRNA delivery research; co-led a project in Ghana to convert organic waste into animal feed; and participated in national health policy through an internship in the U.S. Surgeon General’s office.

9 Feb 2015

Carnival Cruise Lines to Restore Fleet of Lifeboats with Nano-Clear Coatings

Carnival Cruise Lines implementing Nano-Clear® Coatings to restore their entire fleet of lifeboats.

9 Feb 2015

Quantum Rattles with Gold Nanoparticles Can Penetrate the Center of Cells

Researchers at Imperial College London and the Laboratoire de chimie de la matière condensée de Paris (CNRS/Collège de France/UPMC) have designed and developed hybrid gold-silica nanoparticles, which are turning out to be genuine therapeutic “Swiss Army knives”.

9 Feb 2015

Nano-Hydrogels Transport Drugs Directly to Cancer Cells

Hydrogels are materials that are commonly used in everyday objects such as contact lenses or diapers, in order to control humidity.

9 Feb 2015

Specially Engineered Catalysts Provide More Options in Turning Color of Light-Emitting Nanowires

A novel approach to growing nanowires promises a new means of control over their light-emitting and electronic properties. In a recent issue of Nano Letters, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) demonstrated a new growth technique that uses specially engineered catalysts.

9 Feb 2015

New Method to Explore Nanoscale Thermodynamics

Anyone who has ever toasted the top of their legs with their laptop or broiled their ear on a cell phone knows that microelectronic devices can give off a lot of heat. These devices contain a multitude of transistors, and although each one produces very little heat individually, their combined thermal output is significant and can damage the device.

9 Feb 2015

Hanergy Launches Global Thin-Film Solar Product Innovation Competition

Today, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. held a mobile energy strategy presentation and the launch ceremony of its global thin-film solar product innovation competition. Mobile energy, as envisioned by Hanergy, is a novel concept and strategic judgment based on the global energy development trend.

6 Feb 2015

New York Students Take Part in SUNY Poly CNSE’s NanoCareer Day Program

Supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo’s high-tech educational paradigm for New York’s students, 300 middle and high school students visited SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) on Thursday, February 5, to take part in an exciting “NanoCareer Day” program.

6 Feb 2015