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NYU Chemist Seeman Wins Kavli Prize in Nanotechnology

New York University Chemist Nadrian Seeman has been awarded the 2010 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for his creation of robotic devices that have the potential to create new materials a billionth of a meter in size. The K...

17 Jun 2010

Company Applies Diamon-Fusion Nanocoating as Standard Feature on Solar Panels

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the specification and utilization of its flagship Diamon-Fusion&re...

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 17 Jun 2010

Argonne Lab Names Three Scientists as Distinguished Fellows

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has named scientists Amanda Petford-Long, Orlando Auciello and Ali Erdemir as Distinguished Fellows, the laboratory’s highest scientific and engineering rank.

From Argonne National Laboratory 17 Jun 2010

Nanotechnology Researchers Develop iPhone Game Called Waterfall

A team of researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Thomas Young Centre have developed an iPhone application; a game called 'Waterfall'. It's available for free from iTunes or via: www.koolistov.net.

17 Jun 2010

London Centre for Nanotechnology Wins RSC Marlow Award

Professor Angelos Michaelides from London Centre for Nanotechnology has been awarded the Marlow Award 2010 of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for his work in surface and physical chemistry.

17 Jun 2010

Nanotechnology Professor Featured in The Journal of Chemical Physics Editors' Choice for 2009

The Editors at The Journal of Chemical Physics facilitate publication of the most innovative and influential articles in the field of Chemical Physics each year. In a recent edition, the Editors selected a few of the man...

17 Jun 2010

Navrotsky Presents Findings on Nanoparticles at Goldschmidt Conference

Scientists who work at the atomic and molecular levels – nanoscale – have to think big. After all, it is at this level where everything happens. Alexandra Navrotsky, Distinguished Professor at the Universit...

17 Jun 2010

New Fabrication Process to Create Monolayers of Gold Nanoparticles

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new, ultra-simple method for making layers of gold that measure only billionths of a meter thick.

17 Jun 2010

Peering into Inner Workings of Catalyst Nanoparticles 3,000 Times Smaller than Human Hair within Nanoseconds

The findings point the way toward future work that could greatly improve catalyst efficiency in a variety of processes that are crucial to the world’s energy security, such as petroleum catalysis and catalyst-based nanomaterial growth for next-generation rechargeable batteries. The work was performed in a collaborative effort by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California at Davis.

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 16 Jun 2010

Nanoscale Diamond Tips Exhibit Unparalleled Stability and Anti]Fouling Capabilities

Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Naval Research Laboratory, and the University of Pennsylvania have published groundbreaking work in the May 2010 issue of the journ...

16 Jun 2010