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Nanotechnology Professor Receives Grant to Support Development of Next Generation Materials

Professor Jonathan Coleman, Professor of Physics, Trinity College Dublin has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starter Grant of €1.5 million. He is one of Irelands' leading nanoscientists and is a Principal Investigator at CRANN, the TCD and UCC based nanoscience research institute.

9 Aug 2010

Ford Partners with Universities for Global Research Projects

Some of the world's brightest university professors and students are pairing up with Ford scientists in 2010 to explore a wide range of new ideas and technologies that could benefit future Ford vehicle development. ...

9 Aug 2010

Scientists Use Metamaterials in New Terahertz Semiconductor Laser

A collaborative team of applied scientists from Harvard University and the University of Leeds have demonstrated a new terahertz (THz) semiconductor laser that emits beams with a much smaller divergence than conventional THz laser sources.

9 Aug 2010

ANNO Applies for Micro Nano Silicon Cement Technology Patent in China

American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ANNO) ("ANNO" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of micro nano silicon based products, announced today that the Com...

7 Aug 2010

UWM Launches New Center to Support Bulk Production of Nanostructured Materials

Backed by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CAMM) that will support the transfer of UWM research in bulk nanostruc...

7 Aug 2010

IQE’s Subsidiary Secures Two Nanocolumn Technology Patents

IQE plc (AIM: IQE), the leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor epitaxial wafer products and wafer services to the semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce that NanoGaN Limited (“NanoGaN”), a ...

6 Aug 2010

BATT Program Funds Projects to Develop Nano-Enhanced Lithium Battery Anodes

The Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program has announced the funding of eight R&D projects on lithium battery anodes. BATT is funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Vehicle...

6 Aug 2010

NSF Grants Fund to a Professor for Converting Waste Material into Cleaning Agent

The National Science Foundation awarded Sudipta Seal a $67,000 grant that will help the professor turn waste material, commonly referred to as flyash, into a cleaning agent.

6 Aug 2010

Quantum Mechanics Enables Study of Superconducting Phenomenon

Physicists are divided on whether string theory is a viable theory of everything, but many agree that it offers a new way to look at physical phenomena that have otherwise proven difficult to describe. In the past dec...

6 Aug 2010

Funding to Support Research on Nano-Engineered Surfaces for Heat Management

Kripa Varanasi, the d'Arbeloff Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and leader of the Lab for Surface Science + Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, has received a 2010 Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

6 Aug 2010