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RTI International Releases Reliable Web-Based Nanomaterial Registry

RTI International has released a reliable web-based resource called the Nanomaterial Registry, which classifies and assesses the environmental and biological implications of a wide variety of nanomaterials using publically available resources.

20 Jun 2012

Study Reveals Graphene Decouples Organic/Inorganic Interfaces

Scientists from the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices (EMMD) Group at the Center for Nanoscale Materials have used cryogenic ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy to observe extremely weak molecule-surface interactions between fullerene C60 deposited over graphene grown epitaxially on silicon carbide substrates.

20 Jun 2012

UIC Scientists Explore Ways to Develop Low-Cost Solar Cells Using Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant worth $390,000 to Professor Luke Hanley, Head of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to investigate coating techniques for solar panel films utilizing metal chalcogenide nanoparticles.

20 Jun 2012

NanoSteel Unveils Three New Classes of Advanced High-Strength Steels

NanoSteel, a provider of proprietary nano-structured steel material designs, has developed new, advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) with superior ductility and strength for use in automotive structures.

20 Jun 2012

Study Findings Pave Way to Control Size and Characteristics of Gold Nanoparticles

A research team from the North Carolina State University has discovered that the bulkiness of ligands, which are organic molecules utilized in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles, determines the size of the nanoparticles, which means the larger the ligands, the smaller the nanoparticles.

From North Carolina State University 19 Jun 2012

Sandia Researchers Develop High-Indium-Content Nanowire Solar Cell

Researchers believe that indium gallium nitride, part of III-nitrides family, is an ideal material for photovoltaic applications because by altering indium concentration the material’s response can be tuned to collect solar energy from different wavelengths.

From Sandia National Laboratories 19 Jun 2012

New Initiative to Reinforce Graphene Research within Europe

Although interest on graphene research is growing all across the world, the European Union is lagging in this aspect, especially in applied research.

19 Jun 2012

SouthWest NanoTechnologies to Display Latest Products at Nanotech Conference and Expo

Ricardo Prada Silvy, Director of Research and Development at SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), will deliver a presentation entitled, ‘Specialty Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Li-ion Battery Cathodes,’ at the 2012 Nanotech Conference and Expo on Jun 19, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

18 Jun 2012

New Micro and Nano-Fabrication Facility Opened at National University of Singapore

A new Micro and Nano-Fabrication Facility has been inaugurated at the Graphene Research Centre of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The new facility is the first-of-its-kind nano-science and nano-technology center in the Asian region devoted to graphene research.

15 Jun 2012

NUENZ Seeks Support from InVentures for Commercialization of Advanced Nanofibers

The InVentures Group (IVG) offers financial, business and strategic services to organizations at any stage of development and provides support to turn the business profitable. The latest company to seek the services of IVG is New Zealand-based nanomaterials manufacturer, NUENZ.

15 Jun 2012

Nanomaterials News

RTI International Releases Reliable Web-Based Nanomaterial Registry

Study Reveals Graphene Decouples Organic/Inorganic Interfaces

UIC Scientists Explore Ways to Develop Low-Cost Solar Cells Using Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles

NanoSteel Unveils Three New Classes of Advanced High-Strength Steels

Study Findings Pave Way to Control Size and Characteristics of Gold Nanoparticles

Sandia Researchers Develop High-Indium-Content Nanowire Solar Cell

New Initiative to Reinforce Graphene Research within Europe

SouthWest NanoTechnologies to Display Latest Products at Nanotech Conference and Expo

New Micro and Nano-Fabrication Facility Opened at National University of Singapore

NUENZ Seeks Support from InVentures for Commercialization of Advanced Nanofibers

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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