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Argonne Scientist Named Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Argonne Distinguished Fellow Ali Erdemir of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

20 Jul 2010

Stevens Researchers Receive Significant NSF Funding for Nanotechnology Research

Dr. Woo Young Lee of the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science department along with Dr. Hongjun Wang of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology have recently receiv...

20 Jul 2010

3DIcon and Berkeley Lab Sign Agreement for Specialized Nanocrystals

3DIcon Corporation (OTCBB:TDCP), a developer of volumetric, three-dimension projection and display technologies, today announced that it has signed a Materials Transfer Agreement ("MTA") with the regents of the Univ...

20 Jul 2010

New Book on Rubber Nanocomposites

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e9ae15/rubber_nanocomposi) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Rubber Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties and Applic...

20 Jul 2010

Presentation on Study Results of NanoViricides Anti-Ebola Agents

NanoViricides, Inc. reports that the results of the evaluation of several of its nanoviricides® anti-Ebola agents were presented July 17th at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, July 17-21, at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. Dr. Corinne Scully delivered the presentation, which was entitled “Polymeric Micelle Nanomaterials as Antiviral Compounds For Ebola Virus Infection.”

From NanoViricides, Inc 20 Jul 2010

Ivy Nanoparticles-Based Sunscreens May Protect Skin from UV Rays

Nanoparticles in ivy may hold the key to making sunscreen safer and more effective. When Mingjun Zhang was watching his son play in the yard, he was hit with a burning question: "What makes the ivy in his b...

20 Jul 2010

New Process to Synthesize Nanostructured Polymer Arrays

Tomorrow's television and computer screens could be brighter, clearer and more energy-efficient as a result of a process developed by a team of researchers from Canada and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Nation...

20 Jul 2010

Artificial Cells Communicate by Releasing Nanoparticles

Inspired by the social interactions of ants and slime molds, University of Pittsburgh engineers have designed artificial cells capable of self-organizing into independent groups that can communicate and cooperate.

20 Jul 2010

Nanoparticles Can Deliver dsRNA to Mosquito Larvae

Research conducted by a Kansas State University team may help solve a problem that scientists and pest controllers have been itching to for years.

20 Jul 2010

Nanotechnology Boosting Power Plant Efficiency and Reducing Nuclear Waste

With renewed attention being given to nuclear power, a UT Dallas researcher has snagged an $875,000 Department of Energy (DOE) grant to explore a means to boost power plant efficiency and reduce nuclear waste.

19 Jul 2010