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Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Large-Area Nanogenerator Technology

A research team led by Keon Jae Lee, a Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has used piezoelectric ceramic nanoparticles to develop new types of large-area nanogenerator technology at a lower cost.

8 May 2012

Researchers Develop New Asphalt Blends Using Nanoclays

In a paper titled ‘Nanoclay-Modified Asphalt Materials: Preparation and Characterization,’ Zhanping You, an Associate Professor at Michigan Technological University, has reviewed the effect of nanomaterials in the preparation and characterization of asphalt.

7 May 2012

New Nanoparticles Can Deliver Large Doses of Antibiotics to Bacteria

A team of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has designed new nanoparticles that are capable of bypassing the immune system and entering into infection sites to deliver a targeted antibiotic attack.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 May 2012

New Report on Global Zinc Oxide Nanopowder Market

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘The Global Market for Zinc Oxide Nanopowders 2012’ to its database.

From Research and Markets 4 May 2012

Study Demonstrates Possibility of Creating New Nanostructures Using Liquid Crystals

A team of international scientists led by Juan J. de Pablo, a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has discovered that the manipulation of liquid crystals at the nanoscale can make the molecules they interact to self-assemble, thus paving the way to develop innovative materials with novel properties.

4 May 2012

Materials science: Perfecting the defect

Strong metals have a tendency to be less ductile — unless the metal happens to be a peculiar form of copper known as nanotwinned copper. The crystal structure of nanotwinned copper exhibits many closely-spaced interruptions in an otherwise regular atomic array. These interruptions, despite being termed ‘defects’, actually increase the metal’s strength without reducing its ductility, making it attractive for applications such as semiconductor devices and thin film coatings. However, the relationship between the properties of these defects and those of the metals containing defects remains unclear.

3 May 2012

BNNT Licenses Advanced Technology to Synthesize Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Newport News, Virginia-based BNNT LLC has recently licensed an advanced technology to manufacture fibril boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs).

3 May 2012

HyperSolar’s Protective Coating Stabilizes Solar Nanoparticles for Renewable Hydrogen Production

HyperSolar, a company developing innovative technology to generate renewable hydrogen from solar power and water, has declared that it has achieved a major landmark in the protection and stabilization of its solar nanoparticles utilized in producing renewable hydrogen.

3 May 2012

Homeland Defense: Novel Radiation Surveillance Technology Could Help Thwart Nuclear Terrorism

Researchers at Georgia Tech Research Institute are developing technology that can effectively detect smuggled radioactive materials at ports, border crossings, and airports.

2 May 2012

Flame Annealing Technique Improves Surface Area of Nanowires

A research team from the Stanford University has developed a simpler and faster technique to effectively modify the surface chemistry and significantly expand the surface area of nanowires with noble metal or metal oxide nanoparticles.

2 May 2012