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Researchers to Study Quantum Metamaterials

Through a new Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, researchers from Brown University will lead an effort to study new optical materials and their interactions with light quantum scale. The initiative, titled Quantum Metaphotonics and Quantum Metamaterials, will receive $4.5 million over three years, with a possible two-year extension.

4 Oct 2012

Rice University Develops 3-D Computer Memories from Graphene and Silicon Oxide

Researchers at Rice University are designing transparent, two-terminal, three-dimensional computer memories on flexible sheets that show promise for electronics and sophisticated heads-up displays.

4 Oct 2012

New Technique to Fabricate Semiconductors from Graphene

Dr. Helge Weman and Professor Bjørn-Ove Fimland, researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), have become the first in the world to devise a technique for semiconductor production from graphene.

29 Sep 2012

Nano-Scale Study Provides Insight to Develop Better Electrode Materials

In a nano-scale study on battery materials which appeared in Nano Letters, a research team headed by Chongmin Wang from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of the Department of Energy (DOE), has described the mechanism whereby nickel creates a physical barrier that hinders lithium ion transfer in the electrode, thus decreasing the charging and discharging rates of materials.

28 Sep 2012

NIH Awards Grant to Ensysce Biosciences for Optimization of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded a Small Business Grant to Ensysce Biosciences for optimization of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) formulation employed in siRNA technology for drug delivery in cancer treatment.

27 Sep 2012

Comprehensive Book on Toxicity of Nanomaterials in Environmental and Food Samples

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Analysis and Risk of Nanomaterials in Environmental and Food Samples, Vol 59. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry’ to its catalogue.

From Research and Markets 26 Sep 2012

New Report Sheds Light on Global Graphene Industry

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘The World Market for Graphene 2010-2017’ to its catalogue.

From Research and Markets 25 Sep 2012

Researchers Explore Ways to Develop Better Nanoparticle-Studded Carbon Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells

Biological Systems Unit of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is involved in the development of low-cost and high-efficient waste-fueled microbial fuel cells for real-world applications.

21 Sep 2012

Study Findings Shed Light on Graphene-Metal Junctions

Graphene is a one-atom-thick carbon material that demonstrates exotic properties suitable for the development of advanced electronic devices. However, to develop these graphene-based electronic devices, it is necessary to create junctions that link the nanomaterial to the ‘external world’ via at least two metal wires.

20 Sep 2012

New Non-Invasive Technique Detects Inflammation Using Biodegradable Nanoparticles

Adah Almutairi and her colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, have created the first-of-its-kind biodegradable polymeric capsules or nanoparticles that demonstrate ultra-high sensitivity to low, but biologically significant levels of hydrogen peroxide.

20 Sep 2012

Nanomaterials News

Researchers to Study Quantum Metamaterials

Rice University Develops 3-D Computer Memories from Graphene and Silicon Oxide

New Technique to Fabricate Semiconductors from Graphene

Nano-Scale Study Provides Insight to Develop Better Electrode Materials

NIH Awards Grant to Ensysce Biosciences for Optimization of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Comprehensive Book on Toxicity of Nanomaterials in Environmental and Food Samples

New Report Sheds Light on Global Graphene Industry

Researchers Explore Ways to Develop Better Nanoparticle-Studded Carbon Electrodes for Microbial Fuel Cells

Study Findings Shed Light on Graphene-Metal Junctions

New Non-Invasive Technique Detects Inflammation Using Biodegradable Nanoparticles

Novel Semiconductor Born from Graphene and Glass

Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Body Heating

Novel Liquid Crystal Process Unlocks High-Purity Carbon Nanotubes for Motor Applications

3D SiOx-Embedded Porous Carbon Nanofiber Hosts for Dendrite-Free Lithium Batteries

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

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