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Abakan Tests Nanocomposite Liquid Metal Corrosion-Resistant Coating on Full-Sized Production Equipment

Abakan Inc. ("Abakan"), an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that it has completed initial field-testing, on full-sized production equipment, of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, with a leading steel producer.

8 Aug 2014

Physicists Employ Tessellation for 'Tuning' Fundamental Physical Properties of Thin Sheets

A challenge increasingly important to physicists and materials scientists in recent years has been how to design controllable new materials that exhibit desired physical properties rather than relying on those properties to emerge naturally, says University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist Christian Santangelo.

From University of Massachusetts Amherst 8 Aug 2014

Shear-Resistant Scalable Nanopillar Arrays Used in High-Tech Label for Fighting Drug Counterfeiting

An outline of Marilyn Monroe's iconic face appeared on the clear, plastic film when a researcher fogs it with her breath.

8 Aug 2014

High-Brightness LEDs Made from Perovskite Materials

A hybrid form of perovskite - the same type of material which has recently been found to make highly efficient solar cells that could one day replace silicon - has been used to make low-cost, easily manufactured LEDs, potentially opening up a wide range of commercial applications in future, such as flexible colour displays.

7 Aug 2014

NSF Awards $1.7 Million Grant to Characterize and Synthesize New Class of Ultra-Thin Film Materials

Three University of California, Riverside engineers are part of team recently awarded a nearly $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to characterize, analyze and synthesize a new class of ultra-thin film materials that could improve the performance of personal electronics, optoelectronic devices and energy conversion systems.

6 Aug 2014

Stapled Ultra-Thin Semiconductors Demonstrate Potential for Excellent Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Extremely thin, semi-transparent, flexible solar cells could soon become reality. At the Vienna University of Technology, Thomas Mueller, Marco Furchi and Andreas Pospischil have managed to create a semiconductor structure consisting of two ultra-thin layers, which appears to be excellently suited for photovoltaic energy conversion

5 Aug 2014

Biodegradable, Nanoscale Thin Films Release Drugs in Steady Doses Over a Long Period of Time

About one in four older adults suffers from chronic pain. Many of those people take medication, usually as pills. But this is not an ideal way of treating pain: Patients must take medicine frequently, and can suffer side effects, since the contents of pills spread through the bloodstream to the whole body.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 Aug 2014

Novel Acoustic Bottles Can Bend the Paths of Sound Waves

There's a new wave of sound on the horizon carrying with it a broad scope of tantalizing potential applications, including advanced ultrasonic imaging and therapy, acoustic cloaking, and levitation and particle manipulation.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 5 Aug 2014

Nanoscale-Resolution Transmission X-ray Microscopy Helps Track Electrochemical Changes in Battery Materials

Using a new method to track the electrochemical reactions in a common electric vehicle battery material under operating conditions, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have revealed new insight into why fast charging inhibits this material's performance.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 5 Aug 2014

ASU Professor to Lead New Biodesign Institute initiative

Petra Fromme, an Arizona State University professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been appointed by President Michael M. Crow to lead a new Biodesign Institute initiative that will have a significant impact on the fields of bioenergy, enzyme catalysis and drug discovery, called the Center for Applied Structural Discovery.

4 Aug 2014

Nanomaterials News

Abakan Tests Nanocomposite Liquid Metal Corrosion-Resistant Coating on Full-Sized Production Equipment

Physicists Employ Tessellation for 'Tuning' Fundamental Physical Properties of Thin Sheets

Shear-Resistant Scalable Nanopillar Arrays Used in High-Tech Label for Fighting Drug Counterfeiting

High-Brightness LEDs Made from Perovskite Materials

NSF Awards $1.7 Million Grant to Characterize and Synthesize New Class of Ultra-Thin Film Materials

Stapled Ultra-Thin Semiconductors Demonstrate Potential for Excellent Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Biodegradable, Nanoscale Thin Films Release Drugs in Steady Doses Over a Long Period of Time

Novel Acoustic Bottles Can Bend the Paths of Sound Waves

Nanoscale-Resolution Transmission X-ray Microscopy Helps Track Electrochemical Changes in Battery Materials

ASU Professor to Lead New Biodesign Institute initiative

New Nanomaterial Offers Sustainable Drinking Water Solution

New Flexible Material Senses Temperature Without External Power

Carbon Nanofibers Boost Strength and Durability of Fiber Composites

Nano-Formulations Boost Plant Growth and Inhibit Nematode Production

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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