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Sandia Researcher Develops Nanobattery at CINT Center

A benchtop version of the world's smallest battery — its anode a single nanowire one seven-thousandth the thickness of a human hair —has been created by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories research...

From Sandia National Laboratories 14 Dec 2010

Shrink Nanotechnologies, BlackBox Semiconductor Sign Multi-Year License with University of Chicago

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. ("Shrink"), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy industry, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that it had formed a wholly owned subsidiary called BlackBox Semiconductor, Inc. ("BlackBox"), and that BlackBox has entered into a worldwide multi-year exclusive license with the University of Chicago, licensing work based on Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dmitri Talapin's "electronic glue" chemistry.

13 Dec 2010

Prototypes of Thin Molecular Wires for Nano-Circuitry

In the burgeoning field of nano-science there are now many ways of 'writing' molecular-scale messages on a surface, one molecule at a time. The trouble is that writing a molecule at a time takes a very long time....

13 Dec 2010

Nanowires of Tin Oxide Withstand Deformations During Electrical Flow

New high resolution images of electrode wires made from materials used in rechargeable lithium ion batteries shows them contorting as they become charged with electricity. The thin, nano-sized wires writhe and fatten ...

13 Dec 2010

Access Pharmaceuticals to Provide Nano-Based Drug Delivery Technology to Global Pharma Company

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP), a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug-delivery platforms to develop treatments in areas of oncology, cancer supportive care and diabetes, ann...

From Abeona Therapeutics Inc. 13 Dec 2010

A*Star Takes Lead in Establishing Design Principles for Nanowire Sensors

Due to their demonstrated ability to detect biomolecules with exceptional sensitivity, silicon nanowire sensors are widely acknowledged as the most promising means of realising systems capable of providing rapid, low-cos...

13 Dec 2010

New Nanostructured Materials Created Based on Pyrroles

Pyrroles, which are rings containing one nitrogen and four carbon atoms, are essential components of our red hemoglobin as well as the green chlorophyll in plants. Japanese researchers led by Hiromitsu Maeda at Risumeikan University have now also used this molecular motif in the construction of new nanostructured materials.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 13 Dec 2010

Nanotechnologists Granted Funding to Research on Camouflaging Species

Nanotechnologists, marine biologists and signal-processing experts from Rice University, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., and other U.S. universities have won a $6 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to unlock the secrets of nature's best camouflage artists.

10 Dec 2010

Researcher Uses Simulation Techniques to Study Inorganic-Organic Bonding

A University of Akron researcher is leveraging advanced modeling and simulation techniques to more precisely understand how organic materials bond to inorganic materials, a natural phenomenon that if harnessed, could lead to the design of composite materials and devices for such applications as bone replacement, sensing systems, efficient energy generation and treatment of diseases.a

10 Dec 2010