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New Way of Producing Highly Uniform Nanocrystals

University of Illinois researchers have developed a new way to produce highly uniform nanocrystals used for both fundamental and applied nanotechnology projects.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 7 May 2013

$Metamaterial with Nanocrescent Atoms Exhibits Negative Refractive Index in Multiple Spectrum Regions$

Metamaterial with Nanocrescent Atoms Exhibits Negative Refractive Index in Multiple Spectrum Regions

One of the exciting possibilities of metamaterials – engineered materials that exhibit properties not found in the natural world – is the potential to control light in ways never before possible. The novel optical properties of such materials could lead to a "perfect lens" that allows direct observation of an individual protein in a light microscope or, conversely, invisibility cloaks that completely hide objects from sight.

7 May 2013

Advanced Nanotechnology, Eco-Friendly, Self-Cleaning Paint from Nano Labs

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to announce today the development of a revolutionary self-cleaning paint that degrades pollutants through a proprietary nanoparticle compound and natural light.

7 May 2013

Nanomaterials Can Cause Lung Inflammation and Damage

A consortium of scientists from across the country has found that breathing ultrafine particles from a large family of materials that increasingly are found in a host of household and commercial products, from sunscreens to the ink in copy machines to super-strong but lightweight sporting equipment, can cause lung inflammation and damage.

7 May 2013

Nanoscale Restructuring of Organic Semiconductor Material Nearly Doubles Thermoelectric Efficiency

Thermoelectric materials can be used to turn waste heat into electricity or to provide refrigeration without any liquid coolants, and a research team from the University of Michigan has found a way to nearly double the efficiency of a particular class of them that's made with organic semiconductors.

6 May 2013

Identical Series of Nanomaterial Toxicology Tests Conducted Across the Country

For the first time, researchers from institutions around the country have conducted an identical series of toxicology tests evaluating lung-related health impacts associated with widely used engineered nanomaterials (ENMs).

From North Carolina State University 6 May 2013

Old Microwave Oven Used to Produce CZTS Nanocrystal Semiconductors

University of Utah metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used for more efficient photovoltaic solar cells and LED lights, biological sensors and systems to convert waste heat to electricity.

6 May 2013

Magnolia Solar to Present on Flexible High-Efficiency Solar Cells at SPIE DSS Conference

Magnolia Solar Corporation ("Magnolia Solar") announces that Dr. Roger E. Welser, the Chief Technology Officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., presented a paper at the SPIE Defense, Sensing, and Security (DSS) Conference on Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications IV.

4 May 2013

Physicist Wins Umicore Scientific Award for Ground Breaking Research on Thin Film Photovoltaics

Dr Dominik Berg, University of Luxembourg, has received the €10 000 Umicore Scientific Award for his ground breaking PhD work in the field of thin film photovoltaics. Dr Berg's entry was one of 35 submitted from all over Europe. His pioneering research was supported by the Laboratory for Photovoltaics at the University of Luxembourg funded by the ATTRACT program of Luxembourg's National Research Fund.

4 May 2013

Rice Strategy Turns Negatively Charged Carbon Nanotubes into Liquid Crystals

A Rice University laboratory's cagey strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films.

4 May 2013