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Development of Diamond-Coated Electrodes for Implants

Diamonds adorning tiaras to anklets are treasures but these gemstones inside the body may prove priceless. Two Case Western Reserve University researchers are building implants made of diamond and flexible polymer tha...

6 Oct 2010

Understanding Behaviors of Nanoconfined Polymers Can Improve Industrial Processes

Knowing how to build nanosized assemblies of polymers (long molecular chains) holds the key to improving a broad range of industrial processes, from the production of nanofibers, filters, and new materials to the manufac...

6 Oct 2010

New Compositions to Debut at Rice's Buckyball Discovery Gala

Rice University composer Anthony Brandt has compressed an entire evening at the symphony into a six-minute opus -- a "nanosymphony" -- as part of Rice University's Year of Nano celebration. The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra will premiere the piece Sunday at Rice's Buckyball Discovery Gala.

5 Oct 2010

Nanoparticles Deliver Combination of Chemotherapy Drugs Directly to Prostate-Cancer Cells.

In recent years, studies have shown that for many types of cancer, combination drug therapy is more effective than single drugs. However, it is usually difficult to get the right amount of each drug to the tumor.

5 Oct 2010

LGC Standards Launches New Range of Reference Nanomaterials

LGC Standards, Europe's leading supplier of reference materials, has launched a range of reference nanomaterials to aid research and testing into the applications and impacts of nanotechnology, which is widely regard...

5 Oct 2010

Paleontologists Find Colors of Extinct Penguin's Feathers Using Nanoscale Structures

Paleontologists have unearthed the first extinct penguin with preserved evidence of scales and feathers. The 36-million-year-old fossil from Peru shows the new giant penguin's feathers were reddish brown and grey,...

5 Oct 2010

2010 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Andre Geim And Konstantin Novoselov from University Of Manchester for Work on Graphene

The Swedish Nobel Committee has today awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2010 to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov from the University of Manchester, UK, for "two-dimensional material graphene".

5 Oct 2010

New Pigment and Dye Based Inks Available on InkTec’s Online Store

InkTec America Corp. adds pigment and dye based ink and media products for large format printers to its online shopping mall. The newly added pigment and dye based inks are water based and crafted for Epson Piezo head...

5 Oct 2010

MesoCoat Wins Multiple DOE Awards to Develop Nanocomposite Coatings for Energy Applications

Abakan Inc. is pleased to announce that MesoCoat, Inc., one of its portfolio companies, has won multiple American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) and Phase II SBIR awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and demonstrate its breakthrough CermaClad™ fusion claddings and PComP nanocomposite cermet coatings for energy applications.

5 Oct 2010

Nine Countries Sign Agreement to Build New Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research

Today in Wiesbaden, Germany, nine countries signed the international agreement on the construction of the accelerator facility FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), which will be located at the GSI Helmholtz C...

5 Oct 2010

Nanomaterials News

Development of Diamond-Coated Electrodes for Implants

Understanding Behaviors of Nanoconfined Polymers Can Improve Industrial Processes

New Compositions to Debut at Rice's Buckyball Discovery Gala

Nanoparticles Deliver Combination of Chemotherapy Drugs Directly to Prostate-Cancer Cells.

LGC Standards Launches New Range of Reference Nanomaterials

Paleontologists Find Colors of Extinct Penguin's Feathers Using Nanoscale Structures

2010 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Andre Geim And Konstantin Novoselov from University Of Manchester for Work on Graphene

New Pigment and Dye Based Inks Available on InkTec’s Online Store

MesoCoat Wins Multiple DOE Awards to Develop Nanocomposite Coatings for Energy Applications

Nine Countries Sign Agreement to Build New Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research

Novel Semiconductor Born from Graphene and Glass

Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Body Heating

Novel Liquid Crystal Process Unlocks High-Purity Carbon Nanotubes for Motor Applications

3D SiOx-Embedded Porous Carbon Nanofiber Hosts for Dendrite-Free Lithium Batteries

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

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