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A Complete Book on Nanocomposites

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Nanocomposites: Vol 2 of the American Society of Composites Series’ to its catalogue.

From Research and Markets 28 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop Low-Cost Method for Mass Production of Graphene Nanosheets

A team of scientists from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and Case Western Reserve University has developed a new technique to mass-produce superior quality graphene nanosheets at a lower cost by adding a small amount of dry ice to a simple industrial process.

28 Mar 2012

Pratt + Whitney Canada Licenses Integran’s Nano Cobalt Electroplating Process

Pratt & Whitney Canada based in Montreal has licensed Integran Technologies’ nano cobalt electroplating process (Nanovate CoP) to deploy as a replacement for hard chromium electroplating used in gas turbine power plant for aerospace applications.

From Integran Technologies Inc. 28 Mar 2012

Avid Nano to Help Develop Technology to Identify and Measure Engineered Nanoparticles

Avid Nano Limited (High Wycombe, UK), manufacturers of innovative dynamic light scattering (DLS) systems are to develop new technology for identification and size measurement of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment.

27 Mar 2012

Open Access NanoLab Add RIE and PECVD Tools from Oxford Instruments

The open-access facility for state-of-the-art nanotechnology-related research, NanoLab@TU/e in the Netherlands, continues to expand its capabilities, with the recent addition of two new Oxford Instruments plasma systems.

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 27 Mar 2012

Implants with Nanomodified Surfaces Prevent Redevelopment of Breast Cancer Cells

A research team comprising Thomas Webster and Lijuan Zhang from the Brown University has developed an implant that has a nanoscale ‘bed-of-nails’ surface, which prevents the survival and growth of cancerous cells.

27 Mar 2012

Researchers Track Single Molecules Using Optical Nanoantennas

A team of scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California Berkeley is the first to develop a realistic application of optical nanoantennas in the field of cell membrane biology.

27 Mar 2012

Diatom-Based Biosensor Helps Develop New Class of Nanomaterials

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of the Department of Energy have developed a fluorescent biosensor using Thalassiosira pseudonana, a tiny marine diatom.

26 Mar 2012

Market Research Report on Global Thin and Ultrathin Film Industry

Reportlinker.com has announced the addition of a new research report titled ‘Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films -- Focus on Electronics’ to its offering.

26 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop New Technique to Directly Measure Atomic Structure of Nanomaterials

A research team led by Jianwei (John) Miao from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has demonstrated an electron tomography method, which can directly measure a nanomaterial’s atomic structure by creating 3D images of single atoms and their positions in the material.

26 Mar 2012