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UC NanoEngineers to Develop Biodegradable Frames for Heart Tissues

University of California, San Diego NanoEngineers won a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop the tools to manufacture biodegradable frames around which heart tissues – functional blood vessels included – will grow. Developing methods for growing tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including vasculature, could lead to breakthroughs in efforts to grow replacement cardiac tissues for people who have suffered a heart attack. The work could also lead to better systems for growing and studying cells, including stem cells, in the laboratory.

16 Nov 2010

Company Launches New Platform for Nanofiber Production

Serial entrepreneur Miles Wright today announced the launch of Xanofi, Inc., a company introducing a new platform for nanofiber production that promises drastic improvements in yields, price and functionality over curren...

15 Nov 2010

New Nanofabrication Technique Opens Door to Future Generations of Solar Cells

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have begun to use molecular “stencils” to pave the way to new materials that could potentially find their way into future generations of solar cells, catalysts and photonic crystals.

From Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials 15 Nov 2010

Nano-Based Flame Retardants Are Effective and Safe

The efforts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) lately have gone towards developing nanomaterial-based fire retardants that are a safer and less toxic replacement. Their research has shown th...

15 Nov 2010

Research Team Develops Bio-Eco-Friendly Nanogenerator to Produce Electricity

The team of Prof. Keon Jae Lee (KAIST, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and Prof. Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) has developed new forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology using the freely bendable piezoelectric ceramic thin film nano-materials that can convert tiny movements of the human body (such as heart beats and blood flow) into electrical energy.

15 Nov 2010

Harvard Engineers Develop Anti-Ice Technology to Prevent Freezing

Engineers from Harvard University have designed and demonstrated ice-free nanostructured materials that literally repel water droplets before they even have the chance to freeze.

15 Nov 2010

Scientists Discover Molecular Level Cellular Interactions of Nanoparticles

Nanoparticles show promise in solving a host of problems, from pinpointing medical diagnoses to developing alternative forms of energy and creating more durable materials.

15 Nov 2010

Researchers Create Nanoscale Light Sensor to Produce Hybrid Optic and Electronic Devices

University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale light sensor that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new functionality. The tea...

15 Nov 2010

UMPF Select DC24000 Disc Centrifuge to Develop Nanotechnology Products

Analytik are pleased to announce that the Ultra Mixing and Processing Facility (UMPF) based at the University of Liverpool has selected the DC24000 Disc Centrifuge from CPS instruments Europe to further support their development of industrial scale processing tools for nanotechnology products.

From CPS Instruments Europe 14 Nov 2010

Looking for the Benefits Graphene Can Bring to Thermoplastics

Graphene Thermoplastics for Mass-Produced Electronics, Packaging and Structural Parts New research will demonstrate the significant improvements in mechanical, electrical, thermal and barrier properties of thermoplastics...

14 Nov 2010