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Gold Nanorod Study Results Help Develop Better Fuel Cell Catalysts

Researchers seeking to enhance fuel-cell catalysts made of nanoparticles have discovered that the catalytic activity of nanoparticles can be correlated with the type and count of their surface facets.

From Cornell University - NanoScale Facility 22 Feb 2012

New Book Covers the Latest Developments in Nanofibre Research

iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Advances in Nanofibre Research Volume 2.

21 Feb 2012

Nanospire’s Cavitation Re-Entrant Jets Useful in Micro-Nano Fabrication

Nanospire has announced that its investigative study on fusion created by cavitation in water has come to an end. The company has been working on high speed cavitation re-entrant jets and has acquired four patents recently.

21 Feb 2012

Researchers Develop Novel Nanosurgery Technique Using Gold Nanoparticles

A research team led by Professor Michel Meunier from the Polytechnique Montréal has developed a novel transfection technique using gold nanoparticles and a femtosecond laser to change cancer cells’ genetic material.

18 Feb 2012

Researchers Produce Nanofibers by Recycling Cellulose Sludge

A research team at the Luleå University of Technology has developed an economical and eco-friendly process to manufacture cellulose nanofibers by recycling cellulose sludge released by Domsjo Fabrikerna, a Swedish company manufacturing special cellulose for use in the production of viscose fibers.

18 Feb 2012

Use of Carbon Nanoparticles Paves Way to Customized Cancer Therapy

A research study by Jeffrey Myers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and James Tour from the Rice University has reported that a combination of carbon nanoparticles and existing drugs has the capability to improve head-and-neck cancer treatment, particularly when coupled with radiation therapy.

18 Feb 2012

Study Reveals Nanomaterial Dust is More Vulnerable to Explosion

According to a research study reported in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal of the American Chemical Society, dust formed during manufacturing of nanomaterials has more chance to get exploded when compared to dust from cornstarch, wheat flour and any other usual dust explosion hazards.

From American Chemical Society 17 Feb 2012