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Researchers Combine DNA Fragments with Nanoparticles to Create Bigels

Controlling and modifying at will the transparency, electrical properties, and stiffness of a gel – such are the promises of a new discovery by physicists at EPFL and the University of Cambridge. This marks an important step for materials used in healthcare, high-tech, and the cosmetics industry.

7 Nov 2012

New European School of DNA Nanotechnology to Enhance Research and Development

The use of DNA strands as nano building materials is on the way to creating revolutionary new opportunities in the development of medicine, optics and electronics.

7 Nov 2012

Pixelligent Nanocrystal Dispersions Help Reduce Parasitic Energy Losses in Lubricants

Pixelligent Technologies, an innovator in manufacturing nanocrystal dispersions for the electronics, semiconductor and industrial markets, has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

From Pixelligent 6 Nov 2012

Nano-Sized Film Pitted with Nanocavities for Greener Chemical Processes

Oxide catalysts, typically formulated as powders, play an integral role in many chemical transformations, including cleaning wastewater, curbing tailpipe emissions, and synthesizing most consumer products.

6 Nov 2012

HENAAC Honors Texas A+M Nanotechnology Researcher

Dr. Jorge M. Seminario, holder of the Fox Professorship and a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, was recognized at the 2012 HENAAC Conference, powered by Great Minds in STEM.

3 Nov 2012

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