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Researchers Employ Magnetism to Purify Hybrid Nanoparticles

Penn State University researchers have developed a new process that employs magnetism for the purification of hybrid nanoparticles, which are structures comprising two or more types of nanomaterials that can be viewed only through an electron microscope.

9 Sep 2011

Rice University Develops Nanocables Using Carbon Nanotubes

Rice University research team has developed a cable using double-walled carbon nanotubes. They have also demonstrated the cable’s conductivity by powering a fluorescent light bulb at normal line voltage.

9 Sep 2011

Nanometric Film Developer Unveils Advanced Film-Deposition Technology

Alchimer, a developer of processes and chemical formulations for the deposition of nanometric films for MEMS and microelectronic applications, has introduced an advanced film-deposition technology called the AquiVia TSV for through-silicon via (TSV) barrier-layer process.

7 Sep 2011

Study Reveals Superconducting Materials Exhibit Unique Properties at Nanoscale

University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that nanoscale superconductors and associated materials retain their original properties even when developed under strain as atomically thin layers, which is essential to obtain synthetically created superconductive materials at room temperature.

5 Sep 2011

Dais Analytic Secures US Patent for Nanoparticle Ultracapacitor

Dais Analytic proclaimed that it has been awarded a US patent titled ‘Nanoparticle Ultracapacitor’ by the United States Patent Office.

From Dais Analytic Corporation 3 Sep 2011

Researchers Develop Nano Coating for Eco-Friendly Fire Protection to Fabric

Texas A&M University researchers have demonstrated that polymer-based 'nano intumescent' can be utilized as flame retardants for fabrics used in childerns wear as it is less toxic than existing retardants.

From American Chemical Society 3 Sep 2011

Study Reveals that Gold Wires Have Less Ductility at Nanoscale

Rice University scientist Jun Lou and his team have discovered that gold wires have reduced ductility at the nanoscale. This finding has been reported in the Advanced Functional Materials journal.

31 Aug 2011

SWeNT Founder to be A Featured Speaker at New Industrial Chemistry Workshop

Daniel Resasco, founder and chief scientist of SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT) the world leader in high quality, Single-Wall and Specialty Multi-Wall (SMW) carbon nanotubes (CNT), is a featured speaker at New In...

30 Aug 2011

PolyOne Secures Technology Innovation Award for Stat-Tech NT Carbon Nanotube Formulation

PolyOne, a world-wide provider of novel polymer materials, solutions and services, has declared that it has bagged the 2011 Ringier Technology Innovation Award for the Plastics Industry for its groundbreaking carbon nanotube formulation called Stat-Tech NT.

27 Aug 2011

Novel Method to Produce Uniformly Sized Nanoparticle Superclusters

According to Sharon Glotzer and Nicholas Kotov, chemical engineering professors at the University of Michigan, uniformly sized nanoparticle superclusters can be produced by assembling nanoparticles using a fine balance of atomic forces.

26 Aug 2011