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Researchers Discuss Role of Nanostructures to Solve Issues of Health, Environment and Energy

Around 160 researchers from 26 nations have participated in the 2011 International Symposium on Clusters and Nanostructures conducted by the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond to address the function of nanostructures and clusters in resolving the issues faced by health, environment and energy.

15 Nov 2011

University of Arizona Researchers Discover Novel Active Metamaterial

University of Arizona researchers discovered a new active metamaterial that integrates semiconductors into conventional metamaterial structures yet retains negative refraction and has increased power gain.

14 Nov 2011

Nanowires Can Help Enhance Solar Cell Quality and Performance

Researchers at University of Illinois claim that miniature nanowires can aid engineers in producing high-performance photovoltaic cells and other electronic devices. Xiuling Li, electrical and computer engineering professor at the university, leads the research group.

14 Nov 2011

NASA Scientists Produce Carbon Nanotube Coating with Excellent Absorbent Capabilities

Engineers at NASA have developed a black material, which can absorb over 99% of the UV, visible, IR, and far-IR light that falls on it. The NASA team at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., presented their findings at the SPIE Optics and Photonics conference.

14 Nov 2011

Researchers Probe Structural Phase Transition of Shape Memory Nanospheres

Physicists from the University of Constance, Peter Nielaba and Daniel Mutter, have observed some changes in shape memory materials at the nanometric scale. These observations have been published as an article in the European Physical Journal B.

9 Nov 2011

Industrial Nanotech Introduces Nansulate Cool Ride for Motorcycles and All-Terrain Vehicles

Industrial Nanotech has expanded its patented Nansulate series of protective, energy saving and hi-tech insulation coatings with the introduction of new protective coating product called Nansulate Cool Ride to decrease surface temperatures of exhausts of all-terrain vehicles, motorbikes and sport bikes.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 9 Nov 2011

Researchers Directly Compare Two Graphene Doping Techniques for First Time

Scientists at the Nanotechnology Research Center of the Georgia Institute of Technology have for the first time directly compared two basic techniques that can be utilized for chemically doping two-dimensional graphene sheets for the production of interconnects and devices.

9 Nov 2011

Nanofilm’s CEO Emphasises Importance of Nanotechnology in Ceramics

Nanotechnology can resolve issues that were believed unsolvable, according to a recent article titled ‘Big Innovations from Small Science’ written by Scott Rickert, Nanofilm’s President and Chief Executive Officer, in the Ceramic Industry magazine.

8 Nov 2011

SAFENANO Launch Managing Risks of Nanoparticles Research Project

SAFENANO & the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) are proud to announce the official launch of European Research project MARINA (MAnaging RIsks of NAnoparticles). Led by Dr. Lang Tran, IOM, MARINA aims with...

7 Nov 2011

Ultra-nanocrystalline Diamond Nanowires Exhibit Unique Electrical Properties

A research team headed by materials scientist Anirudha Sumant from Argonne National Laboratory's (ANL) Center for Nanoscale Materials has carved nanowires from thin films of ultra-nanocrystalline diamond (UNCD), enhancing the functionality of the material and offering considerable improvements in biosensor fabrication.

From Argonne National Laboratory 7 Nov 2011