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Memorial National College Grants Award Program Announced For The 37th Year

The Pittsburgh Conference and its sponsoring societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), are now accepting proposals for the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants (PCMNCG) Award Program.

From Pittcon 9 Oct 2011

Nanostructured Acrylic Sheet Provides Lightweight Alternative to Glass

Altuglas International, a subsidiary of ARKEMA group, today launches its R&D department's very latest innovation: the Altuglas® ShieldUp nanostructured acrylic sheet. This acrylic glass is “meshed” and structured at the scale of a billionth of a metre to maximize its properties.

From Arkema 9 Oct 2011

Research and Markets adds Report on Global Nanotechnology Market

Research and Markets has added the report titled,The World Market For Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials, Markets and Companies 2011, to their offering.

7 Oct 2011

Nanoco, Tokyo Electron Ink Further Agreement for Nanomaterial-Based Solar Film Development

Nanoco Group, a developer and producer of cadmium-free quantum dots and nanomaterials, and Tokyo Electron, a leading equipment supplier in Japan, have inked a further agreement subsequent to the end of the initial phase of a nanomaterial-based solar film development.

From Nanoco Technologies 7 Oct 2011

Molecular Sudoku

Sudoku puzzles represent a popular exercise recommended to improve logical and creative thinking. A team of scientists from the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, ICREA, and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona investigated the properties of a special kind of sudoku.

5 Oct 2011

New Multimode Spectrometer from Applied NanoFluorescence

Applied NanoFluorescence LLC has introduced the model NS3 NanoSpectralyzer for multimode spectrometry of nanomaterials. The compact turn-key instrument sensitively captures fluorescence spectra from 400 to 1600 nm (o...

From Applied NanoFluorescence LLC 5 Oct 2011

Study Reveals Details of Two Initial Growth Phases of Carbon Nanotubes

Dr. Hengzhi Wang and Zhifeng Ren, researchers at Boston College, have found two early stages in the growth of carbon nanotube growth while using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method.

4 Oct 2011

Augrid Global’s Subsidiary Announces Launch of Nano Textile Fabric

Carbon Composite Technologies (CCT) which is a subsidiary of Augrid Global Holdings will launch a new nano fabric made of fibreglass and carbon to be used to manufacture products from fibre reinforced polymer (FRP).

3 Oct 2011

Novel Method to Manipulate Light Scattered from Nanorods Using Liquid Crystals

A research team led by Stephan Link of Rice University Laboratory has found a method to manipulate light dispersed by gold nanorods utilizing liquid crystals. The gold nanorods capture and reemit light in a particular direction.

1 Oct 2011

Size of Metal Alloy Nanoparticle Influences Hydrogen Release Rate

Scientists at the VU University Amsterdam and TU Delft have illustrated that the release rate of hydrogen stored in a metal hydride depends on the size of the metal alloy nanoparticle. The smaller the nanoparticle size, the higher the release rate of hydrogen that moves into the fuel cell.

30 Sep 2011