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Researchers Propose a Way to Improve Wireless Energy Transfer Using Metamaterials

A research team comprising scientists from the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories and Duke University has put forward a theory that the efficacy of wireless power transfer systems can be improved by increasing their inductive coupling through the integration of superlens, a lens made of artificially-structured metamaterials.

15 Mar 2012

Researcher Investigates Nanoparticles to Destroy Tumors Non-Invasively

Professor Sotiris E. Pratsinis from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has been a visiting scientist at the Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) since January 2012 and carries out fundamental research on nanoparticles.

15 Mar 2012

QD Vision Receives DoD Contract to Develop Quantum Dot-Based Devices

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract worth $1.38 million to QD Vision to develop prototype devices utilizing electroluminescent quantum dots.

15 Mar 2012

Researchers Find Way to Develop Faster Graphene-Based Devices

A research team comprising Kirill Bolotin, A.K.M. Newaz, Sokrates Pantelides, Bin Wang and Yevgeniy Puzyev from the Vanderbilt University has confirmed that charged impurities present in graphene are the source of interference, and slow down the electron flow through the nanomaterial-based devices.

15 Mar 2012

Gold Improves Durability and Performance of Nanoparticle Catalyst

A research team from the Brown University has developed a triple-headed metallic nanoparticle catalyst for formic-acid fuel-cell reactions.

14 Mar 2012

Kulicke + Soffa Industries Releases AccuPlus Hub Blades for Discrete Wafer Dicing Market

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, a company specializing in semiconductor and LED assembly equipment, has introduced advanced hub blades called AccuPlus. These blades provide a streamlined solution for discrete wafer dicing with reduced ownership cost and enhanced efficiency.

13 Mar 2012

Novel Metamaterial Structure Efficiently Absorbs a Wide Range of Light

A research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a novel metamaterial for more efficient absorption of a broad range of light, paving the way to a new class of optical sensors and solar cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 Mar 2012

Almanac 2011 for Nanotechnology + MEMS Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new book titled ‘Plunkett's Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Almanac 2011: Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies’ to its offering.

From Research and Markets 13 Mar 2012

Study Reveals Nanoparticles May Affect Human Health Even in Small Doses

According to a research study conducted by a team of scientists from Binghamton University and Cornell University, nanoparticles may affect long-term health of human beings even in low dosages.

From Cornell University - NanoScale Facility 12 Mar 2012

Novel Technique Measures Structural Details and Redox Properties of Nanomaterials

A research team comprising Vivek Prabhu and Vytas Reipa from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new technique by mashing-up two poles apart experimental techniques namely electrochemical and neutron scattering measurements to study the structural modifications in nanoparticles when they undergo oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 9 Mar 2012