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Nanoscale Plasma Processing Seminars - co-hosted by Oxford Instruments and Cornell University

Leader in the manufacture of plasma etch and deposition systems, Oxford Instruments is continuing its successful programme of Seminars with ‘Nanoscale Plasma Processing’ at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA on ...

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 14 Aug 2013

Hanes School Students Build HySterE Panel with Nano-Engineered Dye and Ethylene Glycol

It can suck up the heat of a hot summer’s day and turn it into electricity.

13 Aug 2013

Study Analyzes Current Scientific State of Art on Nano-Pesticides

Research is urgently needed to evaluate the risks and benefits of nano-pesticides to human and environmental health. Melanie Kah and Thilo Hofmann from the Department of Environmental Geosciences of the University of Vienna recently performed an extensive analysis of this emerging field of research.

12 Aug 2013

Findings Improve Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles and Delivery of Anticancer Drugs

A team of chemists in SU's College of Arts and Scientists has used a temperature-sensitive polymer to regulate DNA interactions in both a DNA-mediated assembly system and a DNA-encoded drug-delivery system.

12 Aug 2013

Novel Compound May Enable Mass Commercial Production of Silicon Nanostructures

Chemists at Oregon State University have identified a compound that could significantly reduce the cost and potentially enable the mass commercial production of silicon nanostructures – materials that have huge potential in everything from electronics to biomedicine and energy storage.

12 Aug 2013

Novel Method to Synthesize Nanomaterials with Stainless Steel-Like Interfaces

Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to synthesize nanomaterials with stainless steel-like interfaces. Their discovery may change how the form and structure of nanomaterials are manipulated, particularly those used for gas storage, heterogeneous catalysis and lithium-ion batteries.

12 Aug 2013

Iron Oxide Nanostructures Characterized for Producing Hydrogen at Low Cost

Water and some nano-structured iron oxide is all it takes to produce bubbles of solar hydrogen. EPFL and Technion scientists just discovered the champion structure to achieve this

8 Aug 2013

Abakan Incorporates MCS to Provide Nanocomposite PComP Thermal Spray Coating Services

Abakan Inc. (“Abakan”), an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced the incorporation of a new subsidiary, MesoCoat Coating Services Inc. (MCS), to provide thermal spray coating services using its multiple award-winning nanocomposite PComP™ coating materials to improve component longevity and to combat corrosion and wear in the oil and gas, mining, aerospace, chemicals, metal processing and metal finishing industries.

7 Aug 2013

NSF Awards NYU-Caltech Researchers $2 M Grant to Develop Advanced Nanomaterials

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded New York University researchers and their colleagues at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) a $2 million grant to develop cutting-edge nanomaterials that hold promise for improving the manufacturing of advanced materials, biofuels, and other industrial products.

7 Aug 2013

New System Directly Measures Nanocrystal’s Adsorption of Gases

More efficient catalytic converters on autos, improved batteries and more sensitive gas sensors are some of the potential benefits of a new system that can directly measure the manner in which nanocrystals adsorb and release hydrogen and other gases.

7 Aug 2013