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Small AC Electric Field Application Reduces Grain Size of Ceramic by 63%

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that applying a small electric field results in faster formation of ceramic products during manufacture at lower temperatures, and enhances the strength of the ceramic itself.

2 Jun 2010

Novel Technique to Detect and Quantify Grain Boundary Segregations Using WDS

Scientists at the University of Nantes (France) have recently developed a novel technique to detect and quantify grain boundary segregations using wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDS). The instrument basis for...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 1 Jun 2010

Argonne Scientist Receives Humboldt Research Award

Julius Jellinek of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been elected a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award, known also as the Humboldt Prize, by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany for his extensive groundbreaking work in physics and chemistry of finite-size systems.

From Argonne National Laboratory 1 Jun 2010

Nano-C Introduces New Fullerene Derivatives for Organic Photovoltaic Applications

Today, Nano-C, Inc. introduced a new fullerene derivative n-type for use in Organic Photovoltaic applications. Nano-C is pleased to announce the availability of a new fullerene derivative, Indene C60 Mono Adduct (&qu...

From Nano-C 1 Jun 2010

Phase 1 CALAA-001 Clinical Trial Shows Systemic siRNA Delivery via Targeted Nanoparticles

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that interim data from the phase 1 clinical trial conducted by its majority-owned subsidiary, Calando Pharmaceuticals, will be presented at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 1 Jun 2010

Brand New Process that is Particularly Forgery-Proof

Counterfeit products create losses in the billions each year. Beside the economic damages, all too often additional risks arise from the poor materials and shoddy workmanship of "knock-off artists". Yet with the aid of fluorescing dyes, materials can be individually tagged and identified with certainty.

1 Jun 2010

Researcher Invents "Fuzzy Fiber" to Allow Composites to be More than Strong Materials

A $3 million Ohio Third Frontier award to the University of Dayton Research Institute will fund the scale-up and production of a "game-changing" new nanomaterial that will allow composites to multitask.

31 May 2010

New Self-Assembly Method for Controlled Assembly of Nanoparticles

Cylindrical structures such as fibres or filaments with nanoscale dimensions are rapidly attracting interest for use in a variety of potentially important applications - the controlled delivery of drugs to the body, for instance.

31 May 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Feasibility of Logic Operations on Single Nanoparticle

New perspectives are opening up in bio-engineering thanks to research jointly carried out by teams of chemists at the University of Liège and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem within the framework of the European MOLOC project (Molecular Logic Circuits). This work has led to the publication of two important publications, one straight after the other, in the Nature Nanotechnology journal.

31 May 2010

Novel Approach to Measure Nanoparticle Uptake by Mammalian Cells

A Taiwan research team has developed a new approach for investigating the amount of nano-/microparticles taken up by mammalian cells. This project was led by Dr. Chung-Hsuan Chen, Distinguished Research Fel...

31 May 2010