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New Partnership to Develop Ultra-Shallow Junctions for Producing Sub-14 nm Semiconductors

SEMATECH has inked a partnership deal with Dainippon Screen Mfg. to develop and commercialize sophisticated semiconductor doping technology for the sub-14 nm semiconductor production.

21 Dec 2011

Metal Estalki Use Nanomaterials to Improve Performance of Industrial Tools

The Biscayan company Metal Estalki, which produces coatings to improve the performance of industrial tools and components, is basing the development of its future products exclusively on those nanomaterials that confer greater strength, hardness and wear-resistance to industrial tools.

20 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Self-Cleaning Cotton Fabric Using Titanium Dioxide Compound

Researchers, Deyong Wu and Mingce Long, have developed a new cotton fabric that is capable of de-odorizing by cleaning bacteria and stains by itself on its exposure to normal sunlight.

From American Chemical Society 20 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Novel Technique for Controlling Thermal Conductivity of Boron Nanoribbons

A research team led by Deyu Li, who serves as an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has developed a novel method to modify and improve the thermal conductivity of boron nanoribbons, paving the way to control thermal impacts in lasers, computers, smart phones and other powered devices.

16 Dec 2011

Carbon Nanotube -Based Fabrication Technique for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy have devised a potential low-cost method for synthesizing stretchable and flexible backplanes at a large-scale utilizing semiconductor-enhanced carbon nanotube solutions, which provide thin-film transistor networks with superior electrical properties and higher charge carrier mobility when compared to that of organic-based devices, paving the way to develop future plastic electronic devices.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 15 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Novel Dendrimer Drug Delivery System to Treat Incurable Retinal Diseases

Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Wayne State University have demonstrated a novel sustained-release drug delivery system wherein dendrimers allow the delivery of steroids into the targeted cells causing damage through neuroinflammation, a major cause of retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-associated macular degeneration, thus paving the way to treat these incurable diseases.

14 Dec 2011

Gold Nanorods to be Used to Treat Cancer

In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Eugene R. Zubarev and his team at Rice University in Houston (Texas, USA) have now introduced a new pretreatment process for gold nanorods that could accelerate their use in medical applications.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 12 Dec 2011

Fiberio Ship Continuous Nanofiber Production System to Kertak Nanotechnology

FibeRio Technology Corporation announced a shipment today of its new continuous nanofiber production system, the Cyclone FE 1.1, to Kertak Nanotechnology, a leading manufacturer of ceramic nanofibers.

12 Dec 2011

Novel Ligand Removal Method Helps Integrate Nanocrystals into Energy-Related Devices

A research team at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy has developed a novel method for removing nanocrytals from tether-like molecules called ligands that prevent integration of nanocrystals with devices, paving the way for designing nanocrystal-based technologies for LEDs, solar fuels, smart windows, photovoltaics and energy storage.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 12 Dec 2011

Researchers Enhance Oil-Well Drilling Fluids Using Functionalized Graphene Oxide

Researchers at the Rice University and Schlumberger’s subsidiary M-I SWACO, a drilling fluid supplier based in Texas, have synthesized functionalized graphene oxide to eliminate the blockage of oil-generating holes in newly drilled oil wells.

12 Dec 2011

Nanomaterials News

New Partnership to Develop Ultra-Shallow Junctions for Producing Sub-14 nm Semiconductors

Metal Estalki Use Nanomaterials to Improve Performance of Industrial Tools

Researchers Develop Self-Cleaning Cotton Fabric Using Titanium Dioxide Compound

Researchers Develop Novel Technique for Controlling Thermal Conductivity of Boron Nanoribbons

Carbon Nanotube -Based Fabrication Technique for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

Researchers Develop Novel Dendrimer Drug Delivery System to Treat Incurable Retinal Diseases

Gold Nanorods to be Used to Treat Cancer

Fiberio Ship Continuous Nanofiber Production System to Kertak Nanotechnology

Novel Ligand Removal Method Helps Integrate Nanocrystals into Energy-Related Devices

Researchers Enhance Oil-Well Drilling Fluids Using Functionalized Graphene Oxide

Graphene Oxide in Concrete: How the Nano-Scale is Revolutionizing the Macro-scale

Scientists Develop Rapid, Low-Cost Method to Assess Graphene Oxide Quality

Ultrafast Optical Switching Achieved Through Nanoscale Symmetry Control

Silver Nanoparticles Get a Green Makeover: An Eco-Friendly Way to Target Diabetes

The Material That Could Rival Graphene: How UC-MAC Sharpens Proton Beams

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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