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Thin Film Electronics Wins 2014 CTIA Emerging Technology Awards

Thin Film Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”), a leader in the development and commercialization of printed electronics, announced today that it has been named the winner in the “M2M, Internet of Things, Sensors, RFID and NFC” category of CTIA’s annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards competition.

15 Sep 2014

WPI Receives NSF Award to Develop Novel Process for Making Nano-Ceramic Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

Diana Lados, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and founding director of the university's Integrative Materials Design Center (iMdc), has received a three-year, $424,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the development of a new way to manufacture metal-ceramic composites, which can be used to make vehicles lighter and more energy efficient, while significantly increasing their performance.

15 Sep 2014

Researchers Realize Optical Control of 2D Nanomaterial Photo Luminescence

Plasmonic nanophotonics and two dimensional materials are hot topics for recent optics and condensed mater physics. How to combine surface plasmon and plat 2D materials, such as graphene and MoS2, and realize excitation light active control of material opto-electronic properties, is very important for the future application.

15 Sep 2014

IMBED to Advance Polymeric Nanofilm Wound Healing Technology with Investment from WISC Partners

Strategic operating capital fund, Wisconsin Investment and Strategic Capital Partners (“WISC Partners”), has made the lead investment in Imbed Biosciences (“IMBED”) in order to advance the development and commercialization of their promising wound healing technology.

15 Sep 2014

Global Nano-Enabled Food and Beverage Packaging Market Forecast to Grow at 10.48% CAGR

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Global Nano-enabled Food and Beverage Packaging Market 2014-2018

15 Sep 2014

Nanoparticle Electronic Skin for Early Breast Cancer Detection

For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing an "electronic skin" that "feels" and images small lumps that fingers can miss.

From American Chemical Society 12 Sep 2014

Manchester University to Build £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

Funding provided by the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, the Technology Strategy Board and Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based clean technology and renewable energy company

12 Sep 2014

Nanodiamonds Hold the Key to the Mystery of the Big Freeze

A new study published in The Journal of Geology provides support for the theory that a cosmic impact event over North America some 13,000 years ago caused a major period of climate change known as the Younger Dryas stadial, or “Big Freeze.”

12 Sep 2014

Texas A&M Professor Named ASM International Fellow for Nanostructured Materials Research

Dr. Haiyan Wang, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was named Fellow of the world's largest association of materials scientists and engineers, ASM International.

12 Sep 2014

Antibody-Studded Iron Nanoparticles Help Treat Heart Attack Damage

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute infused antibody-studded iron nanoparticles into the bloodstream to treat heart attack damage. The combined nanoparticle enabled precise localization of the body's own stem cells to the injured heart muscle.

11 Sep 2014