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Early Nanotoxicology Study Results Support Use of Nanodiamonds in Implants

An early study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham has discovered that nanodiamonds used for reinforcing synthetic joints are also capable of preventing the inflammation due to the release of metal waste into the body caused by hardworking metal joints.

6 Feb 2012

Announcement of New Investment Strands for Graphene Research in UK

Announcement of four new investment strands will help the United Kingdom to lead and establish itself as a graphene research hub for commercializing novel graphene technologies.

4 Feb 2012

Scientists Use Nanoparticle Fillers to Enhance Transformer Oil Efficiency

A Rice University research team comprising Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Tharangattu Narayanan and Matteo Pasquali has discovered that trace quantities of hexagonal boron nitride nanoparticles are capable of improving the efficiency of standard transformer oils by up to 80%.

4 Feb 2012

Study Findings Pave Way to Use Graphene as Next Silicon

High conductivity is one of the major issues of graphene and this restricts it to be used as a base material for producing computer chips.

4 Feb 2012

Northern Graphite’s High-Carbon Graphite to be Used for Graphene Study

Northern Graphite has consented to deliver its +32 mesh and +48 mesh extra-large-flake, high- carbon graphite to Grafen Chemical Industries for use in graphene research.

From Grafen Chemical Industries 4 Feb 2012

Comprehensive Book Explores Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials

Research and Markets now offers a new book titled ‘Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials: Science & Applications’ published by John Wiley and Sons.

From Research and Markets 3 Feb 2012

Novel Method for Measuring Graphene’s Electronic and Optical Behavior

A research team comprising Leonhard Prechtel and Leonhard Prechtel from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen’s Walter Schottky Institut has devised a method to improve the time resolution down to the picosecond range for measuring photocurrent in graphene, which in turn helped in detecting pulses in a few picoseconds.

3 Feb 2012

Study Reveals Defects Reduce Brightness in Carbon Nanotubes

A Rice University study on fluorescence of single-walled carbon nanotubes has discovered that the brightest nanotubes of identical length demonstrate uniform fluorescence intensity and their brightness varies proportionally with their length.

2 Feb 2012

Scientists Produce Novel Paint Using Nanotechnology

A research team comprising Mohamed Saafi and David McGahon from the University of Strathclyde is using nanotechnology to develop an economical, eco-friendly smart paint capable of detecting tiny faults in bridges, mines and wind turbines well before the occurrence of structural damage.

1 Feb 2012

Researchers Find Ways for Producing Nano-Sized Monosodium Titanates

Scientists from the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) of the U.S. Department of Energy have demonstrated novel ways to substitute monosodium titanate (MST)’s micron-sized particles with nano-sized particles, thus improving the efficacy of the ion exchange material.

1 Feb 2012