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Soybean Plants May Be Adversely Affected By Nanoparticles

Two of the most widely used nanoparticles (NPs) accumulate in soybeans — second only to corn as a key food crop in the United States — in ways previously shown to have the potential to adversely affect the crop yields and nutritional quality, a new study has found. It appears in the journal ACS Nano.

7 Feb 2013

One-Atom-Thick Triangular Structures Show Promise for Optical Applications

For the first time, scientists have created single layers of a naturally occurring rare mineral called tungstenite, or WS2. The resulting sheet of stacked sulfur and tungsten atoms forms a honeycomb pattern of triangles that have been shown to have unusual light-emitting, or photoluminescent, properties.

6 Feb 2013

UCLA Center for Function Accelerated nanoMaterial Engineering Awarded $5M to Advance Electronics

Five University of California, Riverside professors will receive a total of $5 million as part of a $35 million research center aimed at developing materials and structures that could enable more energy efficient computers, mobile phones, and other electronic devices.

From University of California at Riverside 5 Feb 2013

Magnetic Nanoparticles Embedded in Tough Plastics to Study Degradation of Artificial Joints

A Case Western Reserve University chemistry professor has begun imbedding magnetic nanoparticles in the toughest of plastics to understand why more than 40,000 Americans must replace their knee and hip replacements annually.

5 Feb 2013

Gold-Plated Nanoparticle Transports Radioactive Particles Directly to Tumors

We've all heard that "it's not wise to use a cannon to kill a mosquito." But what if you could focus the cannon's power to concentrate power into a tiny space? In a new study, University of Missouri researchers have demonstrated the ability to harness powerful radioactive particles and direct them toward small cancer tumors while doing negligible damage to healthy organs and tissues. The study is being published this week in PLOS ONE, an international, peer-reviewed and open-access publication.

5 Feb 2013

Nickel Nano-Particles May Help Capture and Store Carbon to Reduce CO2 Emissions

A chance discovery that sea urchins use Nickel ions to harness carbon dioxide from the sea to grow their exoskeleton could be the key to capturing tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

5 Feb 2013

Smithers Rapra Releases Update on Gold Nanoparticles

Smithers Rapra Publishing announces the release of Update on Gold Nanoparticles: From Cathedral Windows to Nanomedicine. In the last decade, gold nanoparticles have provided a suitable platform for the development of ...

4 Feb 2013

New Type of LED Using Ultra-Thin Amorphous Dielectric Layer

Dr. Yue Kuo, the Dow Chemical Professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has fabricated a new type of LED capable of producing a wide spectrum light while operating for long periods of time at atmospheric conditions.

2 Feb 2013

Nano Labs Expands Market for its Nano Paint Through New Deal

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to announce today the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with Resinas BYR for the manufacturing and distribution of the Company's NC2012, a proprietary nano thermal insulation paint coating.

2 Feb 2013

New Approach Paves Way to Large-Scale Manufacturing of Graphene-Based Devices

A new way of growing graphene without the defects that weaken it and prevent electrons from flowing freely within it could open the way to large-scale manufacturing of graphene-based devices with applications in fields such as electronics, energy, and healthcare.

2 Feb 2013