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Combined Technique to Measure Behavior of Electrical Materials at Nanoscale

The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working to provide more reliable measurement of the electrical properties of materials used in nanotechnology – which could lead to much more accurate devices in t...

21 Oct 2010

Nanomaterials Business Expert Chosen as Member of National Research Council Committee

QD Vision developer of Quantum Light™ nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, announced that Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan has been selected as a member of the National Research Council Committee that will develop a research strategy for the environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) aspects of engineered nanomaterials.

21 Oct 2010

New Method for Saving Platinum without Losing Efficiency and Cost of Electrocatalytic System.

Hydrogen is one of the most promising fuels of the future. Whether powered by wind or sun energy, electrolysis of water is the method of choice for producing hydrogen without emission of carbon dioxide. The character and properties of the hydrogen-producing catalyst, usually platinum, are of critical importance for the efficiency and cost of the electrocatalytic system.

20 Oct 2010

Researchers Take Step Towards Development of Artificial Metalloenzymes

Researchers at CEA, Joseph Fourier University and CNRS have developed a new approach combining protein crystallography and biomimetic chemistry for observing they key steps of a process essential to life: oxygen activation.

20 Oct 2010

First Step Toward Electronically Interfacing Microbes with Inorganic Materials

The Terminator. The Borg. The Six Million Dollar Man. Science fiction is ripe with biological beings armed with artificial capabilities. In reality, however, the clunky connections between living and non-living worlds often lack a clear channel for communication.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 20 Oct 2010

Observing Changes in Molecular Structure of Nanosheets and Molecules Under Pressure

When it comes to tests of strength, graphite -- actually layered sheets of carbon atoms -- fares badly. Subject it to ultra-high pressure, though, and graphite becomes diamond, the hardest substance known, and a uniquely useful material in a variety of applications.

20 Oct 2010