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Carbon Nanotubes and Boron Nitride Nanotubes Nearly Opposite in Characteristics

Nanotubes — microscopic cylinders the shape of drinking straws, but just one-thousandth the diameter of a human hair — have been the subject of intensive research, with potential uses ranging from solar cells to chemical sensors to reinforced composite materials. Most of the research has centered on carbon nanotubes, but other nanotubes’ properties appear to be similar.

2 Jun 2014

Plasmonic Nanobubbles Can Detect and Kill Only Cancer Cells

The first preclinical study of a new Rice University-developed anti-cancer technology found that a novel combination of existing clinical treatments can instantaneously detect and kill only cancer cells — often by blowing them apart — without harming surrounding normal organs. The research, which is available online this week Nature Medicine, reports that Rice’s “quadrapeutics” technology was 17 times more efficient than conventional chemoradiation therapy against aggressive, drug-resistant head and neck tumors.

2 Jun 2014

CCNE Reaccredits CNSE/SUNYIT’s Baccalaureate and Master’s Degree Nursing Programs

The newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) / SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) has announced that its top-tier baccalaureate and master’s degree nursing programs have received reaccreditation for the next ten years from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 2 Jun 2014

Organic, Polyurethane-Based Aerogel SLENTITE from BASF

After the initial presentation of SLENTITETM at K 2013, the world’s biggest plastics fair, last fall in Düsseldorf, the new high-performance insulating material has now been presented to the scientific media.

From BASF 30 May 2014

Researchers Exploit Intermolecular Steric Effects to Build Molecular Cages

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä report a new method of building molecular cages. The method involves the exploitation of intermolecular steric effects to control the outcome of a self-assembly reaction.

29 May 2014

Cornell CNF Facility Offers Course on Technology and Characterization at the Nanoscale

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) will offer a comprehensive, three-day course June 3-6, on broad topics of nanotechnology.

29 May 2014

SABIC and Cima NanoTech Develop Transparent Conductive Polycarbonate Film

With smart materials being one of the fastest growing areas of materials technology, SABIC and Cima NanoTech, a Singapore and US-based company, have announced the joint development of a plastics industry first: a transparent conductive polycarbonate film that has the potential to revolutionize the materials used in consumer electronics, household goods, automotive, architecture and healthcare.

29 May 2014