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Chem Soc Rev Invites NCKU Professor to Publish Paper on ‘Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle’

Dr. Hong-Ping Lin, who is a professor at the Department of Chemistry in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, was invited by the Chemical Society Review (Chem. Soc. Rev.) to publish his research paper called “Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticle,” and his research findings featured the front cover in May.

16 Oct 2013

New Report on Global Nanocomposites Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanocomposites (Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer Metal Fiber, Nanofibers, Graphene, Nanoplatelet And Others) Market Report 2013-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 16 Oct 2013

Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals Hold Potential for Nanomedicine

Scientists at Rice University are enhancing the natural antioxidant properties of an element found in a car’s catalytic converter to make it useful for medical applications.

16 Oct 2013

Single Nano-Diamond Operates as an Ultrafast Single-Emitter Optical Switch

A recent study led by researchers of the ICFO (Institute of Photonic Sciences) demonstrates that a single nano-diamond can be operated as an ultrafast single-emitter optical switch operating at room temperature. The scientific results of this study have been published in Nature Physics.

16 Oct 2013

Novel Nanoparticle-Based Smart Hydrogel Holds Promise for Cartilage Regeneration

A team of EPFL scientists has developed a smart hydrogel material that could promote cartilage regeneration. Their method consists in releasing medication at the right place and at the right time. In the future, damage to cartilage following injuries may no longer have to be irreversible.

15 Oct 2013

New Market Forecast Report on Transparent Conductive Films

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Transparent Conductive Films (TCF) 2014-2024: Forecasts, Markets, Technologies

15 Oct 2013

Stress Causes Grain Boundaries to Migrate and Self-Heal Cracks in Crystalline Microstructures

It was a result so unexpected that MIT researchers initially thought it must be a mistake: Under certain conditions, putting a cracked piece of metal under tension — that is, exerting a force that would be expected to pull it apart — has the reverse effect, causing the crack to close and its edges to fuse together.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11 Oct 2013

Researchers Bend, Deform and Melt One-Molecule-Thick Glass

Watch what happens when you bend and break the world’s thinnest glass. This glass, discovered by Cornell researchers and their international team of collaborators, was recently featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and is made of the same compounds as everyday windowpanes.

11 Oct 2013

Picodeon Announce First Pulsed Laser Deposition Equipment for Volume Production

Finnish thin film coating specialist Picodeon Ltd Oy has developed the world’s first production equipment for the use of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) in volume manufacturing. The Picodeon ColdAb® Series 4 thin film deposition system was developed in cooperation with PVD Products of Wilmington, Massachusetts.

10 Oct 2013

Self-Cleaning Hydrophobic Protective Nanocoatings Win HTC’s Goradia Innovation GRAND Prize

The Houston Technology Center (HTC), a business accelerator and the largest technology business incubator in Texas, announces 2013 Goradia Innovation Prize winners.

10 Oct 2013