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New Graphene Quilt Cooling Technique for High-Power Semiconductor Devices

A research team from the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has developed a cooling technique using graphene multilayers to remove heat from gallium nitride, a semiconductor material utilized in various applications ranging from electric cars to traffic lights.

From University of California at Riverside 10 May 2012

Researchers Improve Fluorescent Efficiency of Quantum Dots Using Formic Acid

A research team led by Sandra Rosenthal from the Vanderbilt University has discovered a way to improve white-light quantum dots’ fluorescent efficiency up to 45%, a more than 10-fold increase from an initial level of 3%.

10 May 2012

New Report Predicts Nanocrystals Will Outperform Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery: Global Market for Nanocrystals’ to its database.

From Research and Markets 10 May 2012

Applied Nanotech Holdings Unveils CNT-Reinforced Structural Adhesive

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology, is pleased to announce that it has unveiled the new product CNTstix™, an ultra-strong carbon-nanotube reinforced adhesive for structural applicati...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 8 May 2012

Call for Abstracts Opens for the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference in Madrid, September 2012

Madrid (Spain) will host the 13th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT 2012) from the 10th until the 14th of September 2012. This high-level scientific meeting aims to present a broad ...

8 May 2012

US Patent Office Grants Key Patent to NaturalNano

NaturalNano has declared the issuance of a key patent application by the US Patent & Trademark Office. The patent covers the utilization of the company’s proprietary Halloysite nanotubes as an essential reinforcing ingredient to improve the performance properties of polymeric composite materials such as nano-particle fillers.

8 May 2012

Applied Nanotech Introduces Ultra-Strong Carbon-Nanotube Reinforced Adhesive

Applied Nanotech Holdings has introduced an ultra-strong carbon-nanotube reinforced adhesive called CNTstix for structural applications.

From Nano Magic, LLC. 8 May 2012

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