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New Technique to Fabricate Tunable Metal Nanostructures

A research team from the Cornell University has devised a new technique to fabricate porous metal films with an electrical conductivity 1000 folds higher than that can be achieved by earlier methods.

From Cornell University - Nanobiotechnology Center 4 Apr 2012

New Partnership to Develop Nanotech-Based High-Efficiency Solar Modules

Eighteen major research and industrial partners have teamed up in a European Union (EU) Fast Track project to develop high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar modules using nanotechnology.

3 Apr 2012

Nanomaterial Scientist Felicitated with Dual Awards

Dr. Debra Rolison, a scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been felicitated with two awards for advancements in the field of chemistry.

2 Apr 2012

Honeycomb Pattern of Nano-Magnets Paves Way to Advance Computer Processing

A research team from the Imperial College London has shown that a honeycomb pattern composed of nano-sized magnets in spin ice triggers competition between adjoining magnets, and drastically lessens the issues caused by the interactions between magnetic domains in data storage devices.

2 Apr 2012

Boron Nitride Controls Electron Flow in Graphene

A research team headed by physicists from the University of Arizona has discovered that boron nitride, a non-conducting material but structurally identical with graphene, can control the flow of electrons in graphene.

2 Apr 2012

New Grant to Develop Peptide Nanotubes

Researchers, Professor Dek Woolfson, Dr Franziska Thomas and Dr David Fermin, from the University of Bristol’s School of Chemistry have received a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant worth £140,000.

31 Mar 2012

Nanoparticle Paclitaxel with Carboplatin Effective than Commercial Gemcitabine-Carboplatin

Decision Resources, a research and consultative firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, offers analysis on the latest developments in the non-small-cell lung cancer drug market.

30 Mar 2012

University of Limerick Researchers Join SANOWORK to Study Toxicity of Nanomaterials

A research team from the University of Limerick (UL) led by Dr. Syed Tofail from UL’s Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) has joined SANOWORK, a project funded by European Commission (EC), to evaluate and control potential risks related to nanomaterials.

30 Mar 2012

SWeNT’s CEO Participates in Panel Discussion at SME 2012 NanoManufacturing Conference

SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT)’s Chief Executive Officer, Dave Arthur has taken part in a panel discussion titled ‘Recent Advances and Challenges in Nanomanufacturing,’ conducted on March 29, 2012 at the SME 2012 NanoManufacturing Conference at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

30 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop Starfruit-Shaped Gold Nanorods

Researchers from the Rice University have produced starfruit-shaped gold nanorods, which may support surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy applications.

29 Mar 2012