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Innovative Non-Toxic Treatment for B-Cell Lymphoma Using Gold Nanoparticles

How do you annihilate lymphoma without using any drugs?

22 Jan 2013

New Scalable Technique for High-Quality Graphene p-n Junction Production

Researchers at Peking University have succeeded in establishing a scalable technique for the synthesis of high quality graphene p-n junctions, a technological advance that may support the creation of more efficient photo detectors, solar cells and night vision systems.

22 Jan 2013

Iscent Introduces VTT Technology-Based Sustainable Flexible Film Solution

A cost-effective, sustainable solution for producing flexible film with no metal, extra lacquers or lamination has been introduced by Iscent, a Finnish start-up company based on technology from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The film surface modification technology enables the production of holograph-like images for plastic and fibre-based film materials. Iscent's new extra-wide production line enables large-volume production of new kinds of products with minimised raw material costs.

19 Jan 2013

Nature’s Scientific Report Publishes Texas A&M Study on Nanocrystalline Nickel

Dr. Haiyan Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, and several co-authors have had their paper published in Nature’s Scientific Report.

19 Jan 2013

Nanowires May Pave the Way for More Efficient and Cheaper Solar Cells

In the latest issue of Science, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have shown how nanowires could pave the way for more efficient and cheaper solar cells.

From Lund University 19 Jan 2013

New Method to Amplify Signals in Graphene Oxide-Based Electrochemical Sensors

Graphene and related materials hold promise for the future of electrochemical sensors — detectors that measure the concentration of oxygen, toxic gases, and other substances — but many applications require greater sensitivity at lower detection ranges than scientists have been able to achieve.

18 Jan 2013

UCLA to Develop New Nanoscale Materials for Semiconductor Components

A new multidisciplinary research center established at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science aims to revolutionize semiconductor technologies by developing new nanoscale materials and structures that take advantage of properties unavailable at larger scales.

From University of California, Los Angeles 18 Jan 2013

Atelier to Incorporate HzO WaterBlock Nano-Coating in Luxury Smart Phones

Harris & Harris Group, Inc., an early-stage, active investor in transformative nanotechnology companies, notes that Atelier Haute Communication, an expert in tailor-made mobile phones, has teamed up with Harris & Harris Group's portfolio company, HzO, Inc., creator of WaterBlock™, a nano-coating that offers water damage protection from the inside out for electronic devices.

From Harris and Harris Group 18 Jan 2013

Empa Achieves Record Energy Conversion Efficiency for Thin Film CIGS Solar Cells

To make solar electricity affordable on a large scale, scientists and engineers the world over have long been trying to develop a low-cost solar cell, which is both highly efficient and easy to manufacture with high throughput. Now a team at Empa's Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics, led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, has made (yet another) leap ahead.

18 Jan 2013

X-ray Lasers with Nanocrystals Employed to Identify Medicines for Sleeping Sickness

As a Scientific Highlight for 2012, the journal Science has listed the top ten scientific articles published in Science and Nature during the year. Researchers Richard Neutze and Gergely Katona of the University of Gothenburg are co-authors of one of the articles, which reports on the potential for identifying new medicines for sleeping sickness using X-ray lasers to investigate the structure of proteins at atomic level.

18 Jan 2013