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Public-Private Partnership to Launch New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the State will partner with over 100 private companies, led by GE, to launch the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 16 Jul 2014

Micro-Nano Porous Materials Improve Thermoelectrics for Harvesting Wasted Heat

From your hot car to your warm laptop, every machine and device in your life wastes a lot of energy through the loss of heat. But thermoelectric devices, which convert heat to electricity and vice versa, can harness that wasted heat, and possibly provide the green tech energy efficiency that's needed for a sustainable future.

16 Jul 2014

Noble Metal-Free Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Nanotubes Efficiently Catalyze Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Rutgers researchers have developed a technology that could overcome a major cost barrier to make clean-burning hydrogen fuel – a fuel that could replace expensive and environmentally harmful fossil fuels.

15 Jul 2014

Thomson Reuters Honors UNM Cancer Center Scientist on 2014 List of ‘Highly-Cited Researchers’

Of the 7 billion people in the world, Thomson Reuters, chose only 3,200 for its recent list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.” Vittorio Cristini, PhD, of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, places among them. Dr. Cristini says, “I never expected this. It is truly amazing. I’m thrilled.”

15 Jul 2014

OCSiAl Introduces Dealership Program for TUBALL Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

World’s largest manufacturer of single wall carbon nanotubes introduces dealership program for TUBALL worldwide.

15 Jul 2014

Market Opportunities Report on Poorly Soluble and Poorly Permeable Drugs

Poor bioavailability is a major reason for compounds to fail in preclinical development. Technology Catalysts International (TCI), a leading global pharmaceutical consulting firm, has compiled and analyzed technical and market information pertaining to the delivery of poorly water soluble or poorly permeable pharmaceutical compounds.

14 Jul 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Jul 2014

R&D Magazine Honors DOE’s Berkeley Lab with Three Awards

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has won three 2014 R&D 100 awards. This year’s winners include a fast way to analyze the chemical composition of cells, a suite of genetic tools to improve crops, and a bioinformatics platform for screening 3-D cell culture models.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 14 Jul 2014

Rice Employs Nanoporous Silicon-Oxide Material in New RRAM Memory Devices

Rice University's breakthrough silicon oxide technology for high-density, next-generation computer memory is one step closer to mass production, thanks to a refinement that will allow manufacturers to fabricate devices at room temperature with conventional production methods.

11 Jul 2014

Photoacoustic Tomography Illuminates ‘Nanojuice’ in the Intestine

Located deep in the human gut, the small intestine is not easy to examine. X-rays, MRIs and ultrasound images provide snapshots, but each suffers limitations.

11 Jul 2014