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Research on Fluidity of Biological Membranes Using High-Powered Microscopes

Mix two parts cornstarch and one part water. Swirl your fingers in it slowly and the mixture is a smoothly flowing liquid. Punch it quickly with your fist and you meet a rubbery solid -- so solid you can jump up and ...

4 Nov 2010

New Honeycomb Thin Films Aid Development of Transparent Solar Panels

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 4 Nov 2010

Scientists Observe Ultra-Fast Melting Around Firing Line of Heavy Ions

Scientists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) observed exotic behaviour from beryllium oxide (BeO) when they bombarded it with high-speed heavy ions: After being shot in this way, the electrons in the BeO appeared "confused", and seemed to completely forget the material properties of their environment.

4 Nov 2010

Stevens Institute to Receive NSF Funds for Purchasing Nanoimprint Lithography System

Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Micro Device Laboratory (MDL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University (TM), will receive funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography System (NIL) for the purpose of nanoscience research and education based on low-dimensional materials at Stevens.

4 Nov 2010

Potential Benefits of Nanomaterials in Improving Construction Materials

Bricks, blocks, and steel I-beams — step aside. A new genre of construction materials, made from stuff barely 1/50,000th the width of a human hair, is about to debut in the building of homes, offices, bridges, and other structures.

3 Nov 2010

Global Market for Nanofibers Expected to Reach $334 Million by 2017

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market for Nanofibers: Markets, Key Players and Revenues" report to their offering. Global revenues for nanofibers were an estimated US$79.5...

3 Nov 2010

Gold Nanoparticles Can Induce Luminescence in Leaves, Finds Dr. Yen-Hsun Su

Post-doctor Yen-Hsun Su of Research Center for Applied Science (RCAS), Academia Sinica, Taiwan, a former student of Department of Physics at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) supervised by Prof. Wei-Min Zhang of Depa...

3 Nov 2010

US Patent Awarded to Contour Energy Systems’ Fluorinetic Process and Carbon Nanomaterials

Contour Energy Systems, Inc. an innovative portable power company commercializing next-generation battery systems, today announced the company has been awarded a new US patent for its proprietary Fluorinetic™ production process and fluorinated multi-layered carbon nanomaterials.

3 Nov 2010

Lux Research Offers Report Titled “Nanotech's Answer Key to the Energy Problem”

The increasing consumption and diminishing reserves of fossil fuels will create significant issues for civilization, but energy efficiency can help mitigate the challenge – and advances in nanotechnology have a role to play.

3 Nov 2010

GoNano Technologies Signs Distribution Agreement with Strem Chemicals

GoNano Technologies gained a key partner with the signing of an agreement for marketing and sales of company's product portfolio with Massachusetts-based Strem Chemicals. Strem gained the right to market and sell GoNano’s Nanospring products to its customers.

From Strem Chemicals 2 Nov 2010