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Nano-Engineered Screen Protector Turns Ordinary Screens into 3D Displays

Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering's (IMRE) new nano-engineered screen protector that turns the ordinary screens of handheld devices into 3D displays will be marketed by start-up, Nanoveu Pte Ltd. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations.

2 Apr 2013

Nanowires Naturally Draw Liquid Upward in a Thin Film

Imagine if you could drink a glass of water just by inserting a solid wire into it and sucking on it as though it were a soda straw. It turns out that if you were tiny enough, that method would work just fine — and wouldn’t even require the suction to start.

1 Apr 2013

Nanoscale Heat Transfer Research Earns Air Force Grant

Promising research in areas that can be applied to national defense goals has earned two Arizona State University engineers grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

From Arizona State University 30 Mar 2013

Family Science Night at MSU as Part of Nationwide NanoDays Celebration

Montana State University will host a free family science night from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Strand Union Ballrooms on the MSU campus.

30 Mar 2013

Postdoctoral Researcher Receives UB Entrepreneurship Award for Founding Nanobiotix

UB will honor some of Western New York’s most inventive minds and companies at the annual UB Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception, which will take place from 4-6 p.m. March 25 in UB’s Clinical and Translational Research Center, 875 Ellicott St., Buffalo.

29 Mar 2013

Light Can Reverse Oxidation in Cleverly Structured Copper Nanoparticles

Wouldn't it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it? It turns out that this concept works for undoing oxidation on copper nanoparticles, and it could lead to an environmentally friendly production process for an important industrial chemical, University of Michigan engineers have discovered.

29 Mar 2013

Researchers Design Fabricated Metamaterial Nanostructure

The union of theory and practice makes broadband, low-loss optical devices practical, which is why two groups of Penn State engineers collaborated to design optical metamaterials that have custom applications that are easily manufactured.

29 Mar 2013

Scientists Increase Efficiency of Nanofibre Production

Scientists from Contipro have managed to significantly increase the efficiency of nanofibre production. Thanks to efforts to develop technology capable of producing nanofibres from materials which are hard to spin, a jet has been created which is two to seven times more productive, depending on the solution used.

From Contipro 29 Mar 2013

Scientists Detect Magnetic Fingerprints of Interface Defects in Silicon Solar Cells with Atomic Resolution

In theory, silicon-based solar cells are capable of converting up to 30 percent of sunlight to electricity - although, in reality, the different kinds of loss mechanisms ensure that even under ideal lab conditions it does not exceed 25 %.

28 Mar 2013

QAS Loaded Polymide Nanofibers Demonstrate Potential Against Biological Decontamination

Chemical and biological threats pose a significant concern not only to the modern warfighter but an ever-increasing number of individuals and groups. This threat is compounded by the persistence of these agents and the possibilities of causing increased personnel exposure by the relocation of contaminated materials.

28 Mar 2013