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Sub-Nanometre Cages Capture and Identify Molecules

Reliable and accurate single-molecule medical diagnosis is a step closer to reality with the development a new technique by Cambridge University researchers which uses sub-nanometre "cages" to capture and ident...

3 Nov 2011

STEM Technique Views Gold Nanoparticle-Tagged Proteins in Intact Cells

Scientists at Vanderbilt University have developed a potential new technique using electron microscopy to view gold nanoparticle-tagged proteins on the move in undamaged, whole cells.

3 Nov 2011

Graphene Technologies’ Novel Technology to Produce Graphene at Industrial Scale and Cost

Graphene Technologies has published the first of a set of patent applications submitted by it on its innovative technology for the manufacturing of graphene and other nanomaterials on 20 October 2011.

3 Nov 2011

Phaedon Avouris Delivers Presentation on Graphene Electronics at AVS Symposium

Phaedon Avouris, who serves as Manager at the Nanometer Scale Science and Technology division of the T.J. Watson Research Center of IBM, will deliver a presentation titled ‘Graphene-based Electronics and Optoelectronics’ at the AVS 58th International Symposium & Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee.

3 Nov 2011

Scientists Use Zinc Oxide Nanowires to Enhance Performance of LEDs

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have utilized piezoelectric materials such as zinc oxide nanowires to radically enhance the effectiveness at which gallium nitride LEDs enable conversion of electricity into ultraviolet light.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 2 Nov 2011

SiliconBlue Technologies Releases LP Series and HX Series Based on 40nm CMOS

US based SiliconBlue Technologies has announced that its new low power (LP) and high speed (HX) version devices which primarily focus on tablets and smartphones are now available for sampling.

1 Nov 2011

Aculon Secures Patent for Use of Metallic Nanoparticles in Electric Conductive Inks

Aculon, a company specializing in nanotechnology-based performance coatings, has declared that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for a technique that involves the use of metallic nanoparticles in electric conductive inks.

31 Oct 2011

Copper Substrate’s Crystal Structure Affects Graphene Growth

Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that graphene quality is based on the crystal structure of the copper substrate on which it grows based on information obtained from various imaging techniques.

29 Oct 2011

Empa Researchers Develop Innovative Production Method for Nanocellulose Powder

Scientists at Empa have designed a production method for nanocellulose powder, a raw material used in the production of polymer composites that can be utilized as a filter and membrane material in biomedicinal applications and in lightweight structures for the automobile market.

28 Oct 2011

Novel Study Reveals Unequal Diffusion of Particles at Nanoscale

While investigating the flow of fluids via nanoscale channels, scientists unexpectedly found that the flow of the fluids is not the same in all directions, which is contrary to the macroscale world.

28 Oct 2011