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MIT Professor Designs Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

Growing up in China as the son of two engineers, Ju Li says he was initially more interested in pure science than in hands-on engineering. “I was pretty fascinated by theoretical physics when I was a kid,” he recalls.

11 Oct 2012

Research Team Creates Thin Film Polymer Metamaterial for Varied Applications

Materials scientists at Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created very thin color-changing films that may serve as part of inexpensive sensors for food spoilage or security, multiband optical elements in laser-driven systems and even as part of high-contrast displays.

11 Oct 2012

International Author Team Release Graphene Roadmap

Writing in Nature, Nobel Prize-winner Professor Kostya Novoselov and an international team of authors has produced a 'Graphene Roadmap' which for the first time sets out what the world's thinnest, strongest and most conductive material can truly achieve.

11 Oct 2012

Researchers Develop Novel Technique to Heterogenize Nano Catalysts

Berkeley Lab researchers develop new technique for heterogenizing homogenous nano catalysts

11 Oct 2012

Novel Ultracapacitor from MIT Features Enhanced Power and Storage

In the race to develop the perfect energy storage solution, ultracapacitors are an exciting horse to bet on. They deliver energy quickly, can be recharged in seconds, and have a long life span — but their capacity for storing energy is limited.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 Oct 2012

Nanomaterial Containing Liquorice Extract Can Sterilize and Protect Medical Implants

A new coating utilizing nanotechnology will allow surgeons to sterilize medical devices that contain biological components.

From Elsevier B.V 9 Oct 2012

New Research Focuses on Using Nanoparticles to Treat Pediatric Sarcomas

Cameron Cohen, a 14-year-old iPhone applications creator and philanthropist, and his family recently donated $7,500 to fund pediatric cancer research at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.

From University of California, Los Angeles 9 Oct 2012

Sequential Passivation and Reactive Ion Etching Employed to Produce 3D Photonic Crystals

In modern telecommunications, light carries digital information over kilometers within seconds. Adapted optical materials control the light signals. In the AFM journal, researchers from Berlin, Louvain, and from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology present a method to produce photonic crystals. Their optical properties are adjusted by structures of micrometer size.

6 Oct 2012

Cullen College's Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Improve Zeolites

It's a perfect record for the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, where all six of its applicants have been granted prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards for 2012.

6 Oct 2012

Nanoparticles Selectively Release Drugs in Aged Human Cells

A team of Spanish scientists has developed an intelligent nanodevice that lays the foundations for the future development of new therapies against aging. The device consists of nanoparticles that can selectively release drugs in aged human cells. Its potential future use ranges from the treatment of diseases involving tissue or cellular degeneration such as cancer, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, among others, to accelerated aging disorders (progeria).

4 Oct 2012