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New Nanoparticle Self-Assembling Technique to Produce Device-Ready Thin Films

A team of researchers from the University of California Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a low-cost technique to direct nanoparticles to self-assemble themselves into device-ready materials.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2 May 2012

New Book Sheds Light on Use of Nanomaterials in Concrete

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Nanomaterials in Concrete: Advances in Protection, Repair, and Upgrade’ to its database.

From Research and Markets 2 May 2012

Zyvex Technologies and ENVE Composites Introduce Nano-Enhanced Carbon Fiber Downhill Bike Rim

Zyvex Technologies and ENVE Composites announced an exclusive partnership to provide a bicycle rim specifically for downhill mountain biking that uses the latest advanced materials comprised of nanoenhanced carbon fiber.

From Zyvex 1 May 2012

MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013 Gets Off to a Great Start

Rapid News Communications Group are delighted to announce the return of the USA’s leading high precision Manufacturing event, MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013.

1 May 2012

Researchers Discover New Graphene-Based Material for Conducting Electricity

A University of Exeter team has discovered a lightweight, flexible and transparent material for conducting electricity.

30 Apr 2012

New Magnetoelectric Sensors for Deep Brain Stimulation

Up to now, the brain's magnetic field is measurable only under technical laboratory conditions. This technique is therefore not feasible in terms of the broader medical use, although it would be significant for diagn...

30 Apr 2012

Researcher Gets Grant to Develop All-Natural Nanoparticles for Food Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a three-year grant worth $400,000 to David Julian McClements, a food scientist and a nutrient encapsulation expert at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), to explore the design and synthesis of all-natural nanoparticles to incorporate nutrients like oil-soluble vitamins in food products.

30 Apr 2012

Boron-Nitride Nanotubes Improve Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapy

Irreversible Electroporation is a new minimally invasive treatment for treating cancer.

30 Apr 2012

Nanomolecular Therapy Safely Delivers TUSC2 Tumor Suppressor to Cancer Cells

Biopharmaceutical company, Genprex, reports positive results on a clinical trial conducted for Oncoprex nanoparticles to treat advanced lung cancer.

30 Apr 2012

Nanoparticle-Based Diagnostic Tool to Detect Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer

A research team led by Qun "Treen" Huo from the University of Central Florida NanoScience Technology Center has developed a more accurate test that not only diagnoses the presence of prostate cancer but also the level of aggressiveness of the cancer, thus paving the way to treat the cancer more effectively.

27 Apr 2012