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Nanotechnology Firm Receives Canadian Government Investment

Integran Technologies, a nanotechnology firm based in Mississauga, Canada, has received a repayable investment worth $399,386 from the Canadian government through the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative.

17 Apr 2012

Researchers Study Photon Behavior in Metamaterials

The advancement in information technology is based on the ability to manipulate electron flow utilizing engineering materials. However, most properties of matter are not yet clearly defined. Now, Zubin Jacob, an electrical engineering researcher at the University of Alberta, is working on understanding certain unusual electronic properties of matter utilizing optical analogues.

17 Apr 2012

Touch of Gold Increases Stability and Reactivity of Copper Nanoparticles

A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a new technique to increase the stability of copper nanoparticles, while decreasing the energy required for them to reduce carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon fuels such as methanol or methane.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16 Apr 2012

Intel Presents 2011 Preferred Quality Supplier Award to DA NanoMaterials

Air Products’ subsidiary, DA NanoMaterials has received a 2011 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award from Intel.

From Air Products and Chemicals, Inc 16 Apr 2012

Researchers Develop High-Porosity Carbon Nanomaterial to Advance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

A team of researchers, led by Linda Nazar from the Waterloo University in Canada and Thomas Bein from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) Munich, has synthesized porous carbon nanoparticles that use sulfur molecules to optimize the efficiency of lithium-sulfur batteries, a major breakthrough in the advancement of this next-generation of batteries.

12 Apr 2012

Researchers Develop Graphene Liquid Cell for TEM Imaging of Nanoscale Processes in Liquid

A research team comprising Jeong Yong Lee and Jong Min Yuk from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), together with research groups of Paul Alivisatos and Alex Zettl from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has devised a technique to study processes taking place in liquid media on a scale below 1 nm.

12 Apr 2012

Congress on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials to be Held at Bizkaia Technology Park

The IK4-GAIKER technological centre, along with the IVTIP European Platform (In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform) is organizing a congress on the 19th April on the “Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials: Current Status and Challenges Ahead”.

11 Apr 2012

New Nanoscale Phenomenon Helps Develop Faster Computer Processors

John Cumings and Kamal Baloch, researchers from the University of Maryland, have discovered a new phenomenon at the nanoscale when they allowed an electric current to traverse a carbon nanotube.

11 Apr 2012

MesoCoat to Supply Nanocomposite Materials to Canadian Industrial Pump Manufacturer

A major Canadian manufacturer and distributor of industrial pumps has signed a supply deal to procure MesoCoat’s PComP nanocomposite coating materials. MesoCoa is a majority owned subsidiary of Abakan.

11 Apr 2012

Researchers Develop New Method to Detect Elusive Pathogens Using Nanoparticles

A research team led by Saleh Naser and J. Manuel Perez, professors at the University of Central Florida, has devised a new technique based on nanoparticles, paving the way to detect pathogens, related to inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease, more effectively and rapidly.

11 Apr 2012

Nanomaterials News

Nanotechnology Firm Receives Canadian Government Investment

Researchers Study Photon Behavior in Metamaterials

Touch of Gold Increases Stability and Reactivity of Copper Nanoparticles

Intel Presents 2011 Preferred Quality Supplier Award to DA NanoMaterials

Researchers Develop High-Porosity Carbon Nanomaterial to Advance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Researchers Develop Graphene Liquid Cell for TEM Imaging of Nanoscale Processes in Liquid

Congress on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials to be Held at Bizkaia Technology Park

New Nanoscale Phenomenon Helps Develop Faster Computer Processors

MesoCoat to Supply Nanocomposite Materials to Canadian Industrial Pump Manufacturer

Researchers Develop New Method to Detect Elusive Pathogens Using Nanoparticles

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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