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Futurecarbon Showcases Latest Super-Composite Materials at Swisstech 2010

FutureCarbon is exhibiting in the Nano Village of this year's Swisstech staged from 16 through 19 November in Basle. The Bayreuth-based company is presenting super-composite materials with new electrical and thermal ...

11 Nov 2010

MIT Develops Cleaner, Greener Nanotube Manufacturing Process

Carbon nanotubes are a component used in electronics, medicine and industrial design. They are tiny, strong and have very useful electrical properties, but producing them can cause environmental problems due to the chemi...

11 Nov 2010

Nanotechnology and Personalized Cancer Treatment

NaturalNano, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NNAN) (Frankfurt:N3N), a materials science company focused on developing and commercializing advanced nanocomposites, announced that Andrew Hughes is presenting today research from Cornell ...

11 Nov 2010

Kylin Therapeutics Awarded $250,000 for pRNAi Nanoparticle Cancer Treatment Research

Officials of Kylin Therapeutics Inc. announces that they received a therapeutic discovery project grant from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that will advance the company's pRNAi nanoparticle cancer treatment research.

11 Nov 2010

BNL Scientists Develop New Electrocatalyst to Enhance Fuel Cell Technology

Stop-and-go driving can wear on your nerves, but it really does a number on the precious platinum that drives reactions in automotive fuel cells. Before large fleets of fuel-cell-powered vehicles can hit the road, sci...

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 11 Nov 2010

New Way of Carbon Nanotube Production to Minimize Environmental Impact

Given their size, strength and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes — tiny, hollow cylinders made of carbon atoms — hold promise for a range of applications in electronics, medicine and other fields. Despite industrial development of nanotubes in recent years, however, very little is known about how they form or the environmental impacts of their manufacture.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11 Nov 2010

Nano-Fabricated Chip to Analyse Membrane Proteins

Membrane-associated receptors, channels and transporters are among the most important drug targets for the pharmaceutical industry.

11 Nov 2010

Ultra-Clean Nanowires Play Significant Role in High Efficiency Solar Cells Production

New ultra-clean nanowires produced at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen will have a central role in the development of new high-efficiency solar cells and electronics on a nanometer scale. PhD student ...

11 Nov 2010

Tel Aviv University Scientist Develops Nano-Based Sensor to Detect Explosives

A Tel Aviv University scientist leads a research team that has developed a powerful electronic sensor to detect multiple kinds of explosives –– including those used in the recent Yemeni bomb threat.

11 Nov 2010

Nest for Nanotubes Helping Magnetic Resonance Imaging Become Better than Ever

A nest for nanotubes may help magnetic resonance imaging become better than ever at finding evidence of disease. Scientists at Rice University and other Texas Medical Center institutions and colleagues in Colorado, I...

10 Nov 2010

Nanomedicine in 2026: Experts Predict the Year Ahead

Nanomedicine in 2026 will emphasize safe scale-up and mechanistically aware therapies, bridging the gap between research and real-world applications.

Policy, Safety, and Regulation in the Age of Nanotechnology

Effective governance of nanotechnology is essential for ensuring safety, promoting transparency, and fostering sustainable innovation in diverse fields.

Additive Nanomanufacturing: What is it and How Does it Work?

Additive nanomanufacturing applies 3D printing at the nanoscale, enabling precise fabrication for electronics, energy, sensors, and advanced materials.