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Gold Nanoshell Therapy for Lung Cancer

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) and Nanospectra Biosciences have planned the first clinical trial for lung cancers of a new therapy that uses gold nanoshells, which were invented at Rice.

3 Nov 2012

Crushed Porous Silicon Anodes Pave Way to Develop Low-Cost, High-Performance Batteries

Researchers at Rice University have refined silicon-based lithium-ion technology by literally crushing their previous work to make a high-capacity, long-lived and low-cost anode material with serious commercial potential for rechargeable lithium batteries.

2 Nov 2012

Dynatronix, Integran Extend Cooperation in Nanomaterial Electroplating Field

Integran Technologies (Toronto, ON) and Dynatronix, Inc. (Amery, WI) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a co-operative sales and marketing agreement.

From Integran Technologies Inc. 2 Nov 2012

UAlbany NanoCollege to Host Community Day as Part of NANOvember

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany will give children, adults and families throughout the Capital Region and New York State a firsthand look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when it hosts CNSE Community Day on Saturday, November 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 2 Nov 2012

New Flame Method Rapidly Produces Transition Metal Oxide Nanostructures

A new discovery by University of Oklahoma and North Carolina State University researchers shows a breakthrough in speeding up the process for synthesizing transition metal oxide nanostructures. What had once taken days can now be accomplished instantaneously.

2 Nov 2012

New Report Discusses Types and Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Advances in polymer nanocomposites: Types and applications" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 2 Nov 2012

Increasing Usage of Nanosilver in Clothing can Negatively Impact Environment

Silver nanoparticles can have a severe environmental impact if their utilisation in clothing continues to increase.

1 Nov 2012

Researchers Create Self-Assembling Microparticles

Scientists have created new kinds of particles, 1/100th the diameter of a human hair, that spontaneously assemble themselves into structures resembling molecules made from atoms.

1 Nov 2012

Ordered Nanoparticles Demonstrate Higher and Steadier Catalytic Activity

Fuel cells, which convert fuel directly into electricity without burning it, promise a less polluted future where cars run on pure hydrogen and exhaust nothing but water vapor. But the catalysts that make them work are still "sluggish" and worse, expensive.

1 Nov 2012

Nanoparticle Electrodes Show Promise to Develop Lighter, More-Efficient Batteries

Materials scientists have developed a simple, robust way to fabricate carbon-free and polymer-free, lightweight colloidal films for lithium-ion battery electrodes, which could greatly improve battery performance.

1 Nov 2012