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Nanotechnology Researcher Awarded 2010 Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize

Dr Christian Ruegg of the LCN was awarded the 2010 Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize for his pioneering work on quantum phase transitions and novel phases in magnetic materials. With this prestigious prize Oxford Instruments recognizes outstanding research by a young scientist using high magnetic fields and low temperatures.

10 May 2010

New Catalyst Could Move Fuel Cell Tech Closer to Mainstream

Long hampered by high manufacturing costs and durability issues, fuel cell technology could overcome those obstacles and take a significant step towards mainstream adoption thanks to a finding by a Texas A+M University chemical engineering professor.

9 May 2010

Gold Nanoparticles Saving Lives

Gold isn't exactly what comes to mind when you think of treatments for cancer. But researchers at Ohio University are exploring whether the metallic element can actually save lives.

7 May 2010

New Observations on Disordered Nanoscale Materials

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7 May 2010

NanoH2O Receives ONR Funding to Validate its High-Flux Membranes

NanoH2O, a global provider of membranes for desalination and water reuse, today announced that the company has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to evaluate its high-flux membranes for shipboard desalination systems.

7 May 2010

MIT Scientists Applauded for Development of Nanomaterial-Based Paper Solar Cells

Evolution Solar (PinkSheets:EVSO) applauded the news that Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully coated paper with a solar cell, part of a suite of research projects aimed at...

7 May 2010

New Metamaterials Help to Detect and Control THz Radiation

Devices that can mimic Superman's X-ray vision and see through clothing, walls or human flesh are the stuff of comic book fantasy, but a group of scientists at Boston University (BU) has taken a step toward making such futuristic devices a reality.

7 May 2010

Shrink Secures Funding from DARPA to Advance its Nanotechnology Platform

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTCBB:INKND) (INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and...

5 May 2010

Journal Article Analyses Nanoinformatics and its Applications

According to what researchers from Facultad de Informática and other institutions have advanced in an article just published in the prestigious medical journal Pediatric Research, nanoparticles are poised to play a ...

5 May 2010

New Night Vision Imaging Device Features Organic Semiconductor Thin Film Materials

A University of Florida engineering researcher has crafted a nickel-sized imaging device that uses organic light-emitting diode technology similar to that found in cell phone or laptop screens for night vision. But ...

5 May 2010