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Technology Briefing and Scouting Report on Silicene, Graphyne, Graphdiyne and Graphane

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Silicene, Graphyne, Graphdiyne and Graphane - A Technology Briefing and Scouting Report that Looks Beyond Graphene" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Apr 2013

Comprehensive Report on Molybdenum Disulfide

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Molybdenum Disulfide - An Inorganic Analogue of Graphene and other Interesting Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Future" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Apr 2013

New Nanoscale Courier Shows Promise for Patient-Friendly Cancer Treatment

Cornell researchers have created a pore in “Cornell Dots” – brightly glowing nanoparticles nicknamed C-Dots – that can carry medicine. This new and improved nanoscale courier may help light up cancer cells and provide a new patient-friendly, viable option to battle cancer.

From Cornell University - NanoScale Facility 12 Apr 2013

Nanowires Show Promise to Develop New Generation of Solar Panels

Imagine a solar panel more efficient than today’s best solar panels, but using 10 000 times less material. This is what EPFL researchers expect given recent findings on these tiny filaments called nanowires.

12 Apr 2013

Indian Researchers Control Shape of Lead Nanoparticles Using Sunbeams

Indian researchers (Theivasanthi and Alagar) have controlled shape of lead nanoparticles by using sunbeams. The group, based at Centre for Research and Post Graduate Department of Physics, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College comments: “To our best knowledge, this is the first demonstration for controlling shape of lead nanopowder (Pb) under the influence of sunbeams.

12 Apr 2013

Nanotubes and Nanowires Hold Potential for Innovative Applications

Nanowires and nanotubes, slender structures that are only a few billionths of a meter in diameter but many thousands or millions of times longer, have become hot materials in recent years. They exist in many forms — made of metals, semiconductors, insulators and organic compounds — and are being studied for use in electronics, energy conversion, optics and chemical sensing, among other fields.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12 Apr 2013

Silver Nanowire-Based Solution Provider, Cambrios Establishes Branch Office in Tokyo

Cambrios Technologies Corporation, the leader in silver nanowire-based solutions for the transparent and flexible conductor markets, today announced the establishment of its branch office in Tokyo, Japan, and the appointment of Takashi Murayama as Country Manager for Japan.

12 Apr 2013

Mincom Capital Signs LOI with Group Nanoxplore

Mincom Capital Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Mincom") and Group Nanoxplore Inc. ("GNI" or "Nanoxplore") are pleased to announce the signing on April 3, 2013 of a letter of intent (the "LOI"), pursuant to which and subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), Mincom will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares (the "GNI Shares") of GNI, which, upon completion, will constitute Mincom's "qualifying transaction" pursuant to the policies of the Exchange.

12 Apr 2013

New Research Report Analyzes Global Market for Nanofibers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanofiber Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 12 Apr 2013

NanoGUMBOS Technology Holds Potential for New Drugs and Electronics

Mention a breakthrough involving “gumbo” technology in this city, and people think of a new twist on The Local Dish, the stew that’s the quintessence of southern Louisiana cooking. But scientific presentations at a meeting of the world’s largest scientific society this week are focusing on what may be an advance in developing GUMBOS-based materials with far-reaching medical, electronic and other uses.

From American Chemical Society 12 Apr 2013