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BASF to Highlight Advanced MOF Solutions for Transportation Industry at NGV Conference

BASF will showcase its advanced metal organic framework (MOF) solutions for the transportation industry at the 2013 North American Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Conference & Expo , taking place Nov. 18-21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

From BASF 14 Nov 2013

Duke’s Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology Receives $15 M Grant Renewal

The nanomaterials revolution has made exceedingly tiny engineered particles a hot commodity, used in products from clothing to sunscreen to electronics. But the very properties that make them so useful -- vanishingly small size and high surface area—may have unintended consequences as they enter living organisms and the environment.

From Duke University - Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics 13 Nov 2013

Nematic Liquid Crystal Forms Ring Defect Pattern and Directs Nanoparticles

An interdisciplinary team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has already developed a technique for controlling liquid crystals by means of physical templates and elastic energy, rather than the electromagnetic fields that manipulate them in televisions and computer monitors. They envision using this technique to direct the assembly of other materials, such as nanoparticles.

13 Nov 2013

EPFL Provides Experimental Evidence of Superfluidity at the Nanoscale

Scientists at EPFL have provided the first experimental evidence of superfluidity at the nanoscale, shedding light on the fundamental basis of the phenomenon.

13 Nov 2013

Bacteria Shuttles Electrons Along Nanowires

Tiny electrical wires protrude from some bacteria and contribute to rock and dirt formation. Researchers studying the protein that makes up one such wire have determined the protein's structure. The finding is important to such diverse fields as producing energy, recycling Earth's carbon and miniaturizing computers.

13 Nov 2013

ESRF X-ray Beams Reveal ‘Electron Sponge’ Behavior of Nanoparticles

A new chapter has been opened in our understanding of the chemical activity of nanoparticles says a team of international scientists. Using the X-ray beams of The European Synchrotron (ESRF) they showed that the electrons absorbed and released by cerium dioxide nanoparticles during chemical reactions behave in a completely different way than previously thought: the electrons are not bound to individual atoms but, like a cloud, distribute themselves over the whole nanoparticle.

13 Nov 2013

‘Micro-Nano’ Surface Texture Enables Cooling of Surfaces under Extreme Heat

When an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011, knocking out emergency power supplies, crews sprayed seawater on the reactors to cool them — to no avail.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12 Nov 2013

Rock Music Vibrations Enhance Performance of Nanorod Solar Cells

As reported in New Scientist, scientists at the Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London have found that vibrations, like those caused by pop and rock music, improve the performance of solar cells. Their study 'Acoustic Enhancement of Polymer/ZnO Nanorod Photovoltaic Device Performance' has been published in the journal Advanced Materials.

12 Nov 2013

Market Analysis Report on Nanomaterials for Solar Cells, Displays, Sensors, Lighting and RFID

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanomaterials for Solar Cells, Displays, Sensors, Lighting and RFID Market Analyses and Driving Forces" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 12 Nov 2013

Nanum to Supply Nano Ferromagnetic Fluid for Security Magnetic Inkjet Ink MICR

Nanum Nanotecnologia S.A., a Brazilian Company, is pleased to announce that it is supplying functionalized, water-based high concentrated magnetic dispersion that HP manufactures into its proprietary magnetic ink for the use with HP Inkjet Web Presses and other commercial and industrial MICR applications.

12 Nov 2013