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Researchers Develop Effective Filtration System for Nanoparticles

The Environmental Unit of the Tecnalia Technology Corporation, the Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research (BIOEF) and Fluytec, a company specialising in filtration solutions, have developed a filtration system capable of retaining 95% of nanoparticles thanks to the results of the SIFINA project.

4 Jul 2012

New Report Analyzes Use of Nanomaterials in Biotechnology Applications

Research and Markets has included a new report from Elsevier Science and Technology, titled ‘Nanobiotechnology, Vol 4. Inorganic Nanoparticles vs Organic Nanoparticles,’ to its catalogue.

From Research and Markets 4 Jul 2012

New Method for Producing Stable Conducting DNA Nanowires for Electronics

In the journal Angewandte Chemie, German scientists have now described a new method for the production of stable, conducting DNA nanowires.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 3 Jul 2012

Scientists Look to Nature to Solve Marine Fouling with Vanadium Pentoxide Nanoparticles

About 200 billion dollars per year is the cost incurred by the shipping industry due to the marine fouling problem.

3 Jul 2012

Researchers Demonstrate New Technique to Fabricate Flexible Supercapacitors

In a paper published in the Advanced Materials journal, Xiaodong Li and Lihong Bao, researchers from the University of South Carolina, have described a technique to convert a cotton T-shirt material into an electrical power source.

2 Jul 2012

Spectral Shape Discrimination Technique to Aid in Radiation Detection

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a new technique called spectral shape discrimination (SSD) that employs a nanoporous material called metal organic framework (MOF) for radiation detection.

From Sandia National Laboratories 2 Jul 2012

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