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Zeolite Nanosheets Enhance Efficiencies in Fuel, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries

A breakthrough in the research carried out by engineers at the University of Minnesota could translate to huge cost savings for consumers of fuel and pharmaceutical industries. The team led by Professor Michael Tsapatsis has developed a catalyst that dramatically improves efficiency of fuel synthesis.

30 Jun 2012

Industrial Nanotech Adds New Product to Industrial Coating Line

Industrial Nanotech, a provider of nanoscience-based energy conserving and sustainable solutions, has reported that the company has expanded its industrial line with the introduction of a new product named Nansulate Diamond.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 29 Jun 2012

Palladium-Gold Nanoparticles Found to be Billion Times Faster than Iron Filings in TCE Elimination

Researchers at Rice University have successfully conducted side-by-side tests involving palladium-gold nanoparticles and iron catalysts for removing Trichloroethene (TCE) from groundwater and have discovered palladium-gold to perform billion times faster than iron.

29 Jun 2012

Technology Strategy Board Awards Grant to Develop New Nano Cluster Technology

The Technology Strategy Board has awarded a grant worth £480,000 to a partnership between the University of Birmingham, Johnson Matthey and Miba Coating Group’s Teer Coatings.

28 Jun 2012

Researchers Fabricate Indefinite Metamaterials to Create Nano-Scale 3D Optical Cavities

A research team directed by scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California Berkeley has fabricated an ‘indefinite metamaterial’ by alternating ultrathin silver and germanium layers.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 28 Jun 2012

Researchers Establish Structure of Superhard Graphite

In a paper, ‘Understanding the Nature of Superhard Graphite,’ published in the Scientific Reports journal, an international research team headed by Artem R. Oganov from the Stony Brook University has confirmed the structure of a new type of carbon.

28 Jun 2012

Nanodiamonds Help Address Challenges of Low Temperature Laundry

A research project headed by scientists from the University of Warwick has discovered that nanodiamonds, which are nano-scale carbon pieces, can help remove crystallized fat from surfaces. The project aims at transforming the capability of washing powders to remove dirt in environmentally friendly low-temperature laundry cycles.

27 Jun 2012

Powdermet and MesoCoat’s PComP Nanocomposite Coatings Bag R+D 100 Award

Abakan has reported that PComP, an innovative high-performance nanocomposite coating range from Powdermet and MesoCoat, has won the prestigious R&D 100 Award from R&D magazine, which has recognized the product family as the most important materials science innovation of 2012.

27 Jun 2012

Zyvex Marine, Pacific Coast Marine Partner to Develop Nanocomposite-Made Marine Closures

Zyvex Technologies’ division, Zyvex Marine has collaborated with Pacific Coast Marine to fabricate long-lasting and lightweight marine closures such as doors and hatches utilizing nanocomposites.

27 Jun 2012

Nano-Sandwich Technique Helps Reduce Production Costs of Thin-Film Solar Cells

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a novel technique to fabricate ultra-thin-film solar cells without compromising the solar energy absorption capability, thus paving the way to reduce production costs of solar cells.

From North Carolina State University 26 Jun 2012

Nanomaterials News

Zeolite Nanosheets Enhance Efficiencies in Fuel, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries

Industrial Nanotech Adds New Product to Industrial Coating Line

Palladium-Gold Nanoparticles Found to be Billion Times Faster than Iron Filings in TCE Elimination

Technology Strategy Board Awards Grant to Develop New Nano Cluster Technology

Researchers Fabricate Indefinite Metamaterials to Create Nano-Scale 3D Optical Cavities

Researchers Establish Structure of Superhard Graphite

Nanodiamonds Help Address Challenges of Low Temperature Laundry

Powdermet and MesoCoat’s PComP Nanocomposite Coatings Bag R+D 100 Award

Zyvex Marine, Pacific Coast Marine Partner to Develop Nanocomposite-Made Marine Closures

Nano-Sandwich Technique Helps Reduce Production Costs of Thin-Film Solar Cells

Novel Semiconductor Born from Graphene and Glass

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

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

Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Body Heating

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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