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KYOCERA Joins Imec's Multi-Partner R&D Program

Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec and Kyocera Corporation announced today that Kyocera, the Japanese high-tech electronics company and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) cells, modules and systems, has joined imec’s industrial affiliation program (IIAP) to advance next-generation crystalline silicon solar cells.

From IMEC 23 Sep 2014

Highly Sensitive Chemical Sensor Created Based on Crystalline Flaws in Graphene Sheets

Researchers have discovered a way to create a highly sensitive chemical sensor based on the crystalline flaws in graphene sheets. The imperfections have unique electronic properties that the researchers were able to exploit to increase sensitivity to absorbed gas molecules by 300 times.

23 Sep 2014

In-Depth Study Report on Global Thin Film Solar Cell Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Thin Film Solar Cell Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 23 Sep 2014

Greatest Nanoscale Achievements Displayed at 2014 Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility Annual Meeting

The latest and greatest scientific achievements at the nanoscale were on display at the 2014 Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) annual meeting, Sept. 18, which featured a lineup of speakers in materials science, biomedical engineering and more, and a research poster session and vendor show. Attendees also heard a brief update on the facility’s long-term future.

23 Sep 2014

Nanoscale Hydrogen Generator Uses Light and 2D Graphene to Boost Production

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have created a small scale “hydrogen generator” that uses light and a two-dimensional graphene platform to boost production of the hard-to-make element.

22 Sep 2014

State of Pennsylvania Awards Wilkes University $3 Million Funding for Engineering Laboratories

Wilkes University has received $3 million in funding from the State of Pennsylvania that will allow it to revolutionize the engineering education experience for its students and provide engineering laboratory support to regional industry.

22 Sep 2014

Two-Step Process Enables Crystals to Make Solid-Solid Transition Easily

Two solids made of the same elements but with different geometric arrangements of the atoms, or crystal phases, can produce materials with different properties. Coal and diamond offer a spectacular example of this effect.

22 Sep 2014

First Round of Funding from SUNY Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Network of Excellence Announced

The State University of New York today announced that $710,000 has been awarded for the first round of funding from the SUNY Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Network of Excellence, which aims to support the state’s manufacturing sector by bringing faculty and student researchers together with industry experts to spur the development and commercialization of their work.

22 Sep 2014

ASU’s Center for Nanotechnology in Society to Broaden Underrepresented Minorities Participation in Science, Society Careers

Sometimes choosing to pursue a career or graduate education path comes down to imagination.

From Arizona State University 19 Sep 2014

Gold Nanoparticle Photocatalysts Improve Efficiency of Chemical Productions Using Sunlight

Just about everything we touch in the course of a day - car, phone, computer, fridge, detergent - even medicines, rely on the chemical industry to turn raw materials such as petroleum by-products, minerals and farm products into valuable chemicals that are the ingredients of life's essential objects.

19 Sep 2014

Nanomaterials News

KYOCERA Joins Imec's Multi-Partner R&D Program

Highly Sensitive Chemical Sensor Created Based on Crystalline Flaws in Graphene Sheets

In-Depth Study Report on Global Thin Film Solar Cell Industry

Greatest Nanoscale Achievements Displayed at 2014 Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility Annual Meeting

Nanoscale Hydrogen Generator Uses Light and 2D Graphene to Boost Production

State of Pennsylvania Awards Wilkes University $3 Million Funding for Engineering Laboratories

Two-Step Process Enables Crystals to Make Solid-Solid Transition Easily

First Round of Funding from SUNY Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Network of Excellence Announced

ASU’s Center for Nanotechnology in Society to Broaden Underrepresented Minorities Participation in Science, Society Careers

Gold Nanoparticle Photocatalysts Improve Efficiency of Chemical Productions Using Sunlight

Nanotubes Stabilize Carbyne, Paving Way for Advanced Electronics

Laser-Induced Graphene for Printable and Biomedical Applications

Flexocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and Organic Pollutant Degradation Using Nano SrTiO3

Co-Solvent-Driven Laser Assembly of Gold Nanorods

Cigarette Waste as a Source for Sustainable Supercapacitors

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

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