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Novel Wet-Etching Process for Producing High-Aspect-Ratio III-V Nanostructures

A research team led by Xiuling Li, who serves as a Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has developed a low-cost method to fabricate high-aspect-ratio, large-area III-V nanostructures for applications in advanced optoelectronic devices such as lasers and solar cells.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 26 Dec 2011

Researchers Modify Properties of Light Using Plasmonic Nanoantenna Arrays

Using plasmonic nanoantenna arrays, Purdue University researchers have demonstrated new ways of accurately manipulating the propagation of light by modifying its phase, opening the door for new class of optical advancements such as powerful computers, telecommunications and microscopes.

23 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Therapeutic Cell Delivery Method Using Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

A research team comprising Rawil Fakhrullin and his colleagues has developed a novel method using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles to supply therapeutic human cells to disease-affected body parts, paving the way for accelerating the utilization of cell therapy wherein stem cells or normal cells are delivered into the body to cure diseases.

From American Chemical Society 23 Dec 2011

Natcore Awared Patent License Agreement for Black Silicon Products

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has granted Natcore Technology a patent license agreement for developing and commercializing black silicon products. NREL and Natcore also intend to sign a cooperative research and development agreement for the development of commercial prototypes of NREL's black silicon inventions.

23 Dec 2011

ResearchMoz Offers Comprehensive Report on Worldwide Nanocoatings Market

ResearchMoz has added a new report titled, ‘The World Market for Nanocoatings’ to its list of offering. In the worldwide coatings field, nanocoatings pave the way for potential opportunities.

23 Dec 2011

Researchers Produce Low-Cost Solar Paint Using Semiconducting Nanoparticles

A research team led by Prashant Kamat, who serves as an investigator at the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) of the University of Notre Dame as well as John A. Zahm Professor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, has utilized quantum dots, which are semiconducting nanoparticles, to develop a low-cost solar paint for generating energy.

23 Dec 2011

RUSAL Completes Field Trials for Nanoceramic Coating

ItN Nanovation, a portfolio company of Nanostart, has announced that its nanocoating product dubbed Nanocomp Metcast has successfully passed field trials conducted by IRKAZ, RUSAL’s aluminum smelter located in Irkutsk, and experts at the Engineering and Technology Center of RUSAL.

From Coreo AG 23 Dec 2011

Researchers Use Nanophotonics to Capture High-Resolution Optical Images of Live Cells

A research team led by Peidong Yang, a chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a nanowire endoscope by integrating a waveguide of tin oxide nanowire with an optical fiber’s tapered end, paving the way for capturing optical images of the inside of an individual live cell at high resolution or accurately delivering drugs, proteins, genes or other cargo without causing damage to the cell.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 23 Dec 2011

NIST Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Facilitates Comparison Study

A first-of-its-kind certified reference material has been released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for single-wall carbon nanotube soot, providing the valuable source of well-classified, homogenous carbon nanotube soot for scientists and companies to perform toxicity and chemical analysis and material comparisons.

22 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Dye Solar Cells with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

The Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices Group at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Spain has developed dye-sensitized solar cells. These cells are also called as dye solar cells (DSC).

22 Dec 2011