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New Method to Derive Band Offset Using Laser-Induced Current in Nanowire Device

Engineers working in the nanoscale will have a new tool at their disposal thanks to an international group of researchers led by Drexel University’s College of Engineering. This innovative procedure could alleviate the persistent challenge of measuring key features of electron behavior while designing the ever-shrinking components that allow cell phones, laptops and tablets to get increasingly thinner and more energy efficient.

5 Sep 2013

Researchers Characterize Stable 1.5 nm Nanoclusters Containing Metal Atoms

Researchers at the Xiamen University in China and the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have characterized a series of stable 1.5 nm metal nanoclusters containing 44 metal atoms, stabilized by 30 organic thiol molecules on the surface.

5 Sep 2013

Cima NanoTech Partners with Fujimori Kogyo for Mass Production of SANTE Transparent Conductive Nanoparticle Films

Cima NanoTech, a smart materials company and developer of the SANTE® Self-Assembling Nanoparticle Technology, and Fujimori Kogyo, a top manufacturer of high quality opto-electronic films and materials, today announce...

4 Sep 2013

Fullerex Launches on INSCX as a Nanomaterials Merchant

Fullerex Limited today proudly announces its launch on INSCX™ as a new merchant specialising in nanomaterials, nano-enabled commodities, polymers and titanium dioxide. Created by brothers Joe and Tom Eldridge, the company in the context of nanomaterials, will provide trade opportunities for research institutes, established commercial suppliers and industry buyers throughout the automotive, aerospace, chemicals, electronics, packaging and medical industries.

4 Sep 2013

Metal Nanowire Transparent Conductors May Enable Less Expensive, Flexible Touchscreens

Electronic devices with touchscreens are ubiquitous, and one key piece of technology makes them possible: transparent conductors. However, the cost and the physical limitations of the material these conductors are usually made of are hampering progress toward flexible touchscreen devices.

4 Sep 2013

UH Researcher Launches Nanotech Company, C-Voltaics

Out of the test-tube, onto your jeans? How about your patio deck? A researcher from the University of Houston has turned his nanotechnology research into reality, launching a nanotech manufacturing company in the University’s Energy Research Park.

4 Sep 2013

Clay-Based Supercapacitor Operates at Very High Temperatures

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures, according to Rice University researchers who have developed such a device.

4 Sep 2013

Microspheres Loaded With Brain Cancer Drug May Help Improve Delivery to Tumor Site

Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.

3 Sep 2013

DNA Nanoscale ‘Cages’ Can Encapsulate and Release Small-Molecule Drugs

Nanoscale “cages” made from strands of DNA can encapsulate small-molecule drugs and release them in response to a specific stimulus, McGill University researchers report in a new study.

2 Sep 2013

Researchers Discover Highly-Sensitive, Super-Bright, Photostable, Background-Free Nanocrystals

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light. These super-bright, photostable and background-free nanocrystals enable a new approach to highly advanced sensing technologies using optical fibres.

2 Sep 2013