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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

Goodrich to Produce Nano-Enhanced Composites Along with UDRI

Goodrich Corporation will work with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) to produce an innovative nanomaterial with metal-like conductive properties into a rugged composite structure, in sizes suitable for large-scale commercial aerospace applications.

19 Jul 2010

Chemists Discover New Dynamic on Crystal Growth

Chemists from New York University and Russia's St. Petersburg State University have created crystals that can twist and untwist, pointing to a much more varied process of crystal growth than previously thought. Their...

17 Jul 2010

Using Nanotechnology, Tecnalia Develops New Green Cement

The Tecnalia Construction Unit, within the framework of its commitment to sustainability, has developed a new generation of environmentally-friendly cements that enable cutting direct CO2 emissions to the atmosphere...

17 Jul 2010

Researchers Using Special Carbon Nanoparticles to Optimize Materials

Russian researchers with Siemens Corporate Technology (CT) are using special carbon nanoparticles to optimize materials. They are adding fullerenes -- soccer ball-shaped molecules comprising 60 carbon atoms -- to aluminum to obtain a new material that is roughly three times harder than conventional composites, yet weights much less.

16 Jul 2010