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Scientists Create World’s Lightest Metal by Fabricating Nanoscale Lattice Architecture

Scientists at the University of California-Irvine, the California Institute of Technology and HRL Laboratories have synthesized the world’s lightest metal having a density of 0.9 mg/cc, a value 100 folds lesser than the density of Styrofoam.

19 Nov 2011

Study Reveals that Nanoparticle Morphology is Key for Drug Delivery and Therapy

A study conducted at the University of Southampton has emphasized the role of nanotechnology in the health field.

19 Nov 2011

Research and Markets Offers New Report on Global Graphene Market

Research and Markets now offers a market research report on graphene industry titled ‘Global Graphene Market-Analyst View.’ According to the report, the key driving factor of the market is the demand from the semiconductor industry for a material having high-mobility electrons.

19 Nov 2011

Novel Carbon Nanotube Separation Technique Aids Advanced Electronic Technologies

During the production of carbon nanotubes, tubes that are useful for solar cell applications get mixed with tubes that are useful for battery applications, resulting in a nanotube powder that cannot be used for any commercial purpose.

19 Nov 2011

Study Reveals Toxic Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Liver

According to a study carried out by Dr. Eric R. Blough and his team at Marshall University’s Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems, cerium oxide nanoparticles, which are utilized as fuel additives to improve the fuel efficiency of engines of automobiles, can enter the liver from the lungs and cause damage to the liver.

19 Nov 2011

Scientists Create High Optical Quality Material in Single-Crystal Nanowire Form

A research team led by Cun-Zheng Ning, who serves as Professor of electrical engineering at Arizona State University, has synthesized a new compound crystal material known as erbium chloride silicate in the single-crystal nanowire form, paving the way to design future-generation computers, enhance Internet capabilities, improve the quality of sensor and solid-state lighting technology, and improve the conversion efficiency of silicon-based solar cells.

From Arizona State University 18 Nov 2011

Innovation in Loading Gold Nanorods into a Single Cell Aids Cancer Treatment Advancement

A Research team led by Eugene Zubarev, Rice University’s Associate Professor of chemistry, has developed a method to pack over 2 million gold nanorods inside a single cancer cell, paving the way to accelerate the advancements of cancer therapies, whereupon nanorods will be utilized as minute heaters to cook cancer cells from the inside.

18 Nov 2011

CRANN Launch Innovative Nanoscience Educational Package for Secondary Schools

Today, during Science Week, CRANN, the SFI-funded nanoscience institute based in Trinity College Dublin, has announced the launch of an innovative educational package, 'Nano in My Life'. The package will intro...

17 Nov 2011

Researchers Demonstrates Novel Design for Building Quantum-Dot LED Devices

Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a novel single-layer design for building quantum-dot light-emitting devices (QD-LEDs) by stacking quantum dots within an insulating structure having the shape of an egg crate.

17 Nov 2011

Researchers Develop Ultrafast Nanoscale LED with Superior Energy Efficiency

A research team at the School of Engineering of Stanford has developed a superfast nanoscale light emitting diode (LED), which consumes very minimal power when compared to laser-based devices and is capable of transmitting data at a speed of 10 billion b/s paving the way to offer low power, ultrafast light sources for transmitting on-chip computer data.

17 Nov 2011