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Researchers Develop Tunable Color Filter by Engineering Metal Nanoparticles

A research team comprising Kenneth Crozier and colleagues from the Harvard University has developed a novel tunable color filter, which utilizes optical nanoantennas for accurately controlling color output.

27 Feb 2012

Researcher Receives Grant to Treat Ovarian Cancer Using Nanoparticle-Based Technology

Dr. Robert C. Bast, Jr. from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has received a grant from the National Foundation for Cancer Research to detect early-stage ovarian cancer using Senior Scientifics’ novel technology.

27 Feb 2012

Cleanfield’s New Technology for Photovoltaic Nanowire Solar Cell

Cleanfield Alternative Energy has updated its collaborative venture of Nanowire Solar Cell on “Next Generation Solar Cell".

24 Feb 2012

Astronomers Discover Solid Form of Buckyballs in Space

Astronomers have found a solid form of buckyballs for the first time in space utilizing data obtained from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

24 Feb 2012

Researchers Develop Novel Thermoelectric Device Using Carbon Nanotubes

A research team from the Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials has developed a thermoelectric device called Power Felt, which is capable of transforming body heat to an electrical current.

24 Feb 2012

Study Reveals Graphene Efficiently Protects Metal Surfaces Against Corrosion

A research study by Dhiraj Prasai and his colleagues has corroborated that graphene coating is the thinnest known coating in the world for preventing corrosion.

24 Feb 2012

Scientists Develop Novel Technique to Fabricate Customized Ferroelectric Nanostructures

A research team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has devised a ‘soft template infiltration’ process for synthesizing free-standing piezoelectric ferroelectric nanotubes and other nanostructures using PZT (PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3), a material known for its giant piezoelectric response.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 23 Feb 2012