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Landmark Discovery Will Lay Path for Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Creation of Nanocrystals

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with counterparts from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and King Abdullah Univ...

25 Feb 2010

Subatomic Particles Poised to Play Big Role in Fighting HIV and Improving Manufacturing Processes

Subatomic particles called neutrons are poised to play a big role in fighting HIV, slowing global warming, and improving manufacturing processes. The reason: They are the focus of a process called neutron scattering that...

24 Feb 2010

Super-Thin Films that Harvest Energy from Motion

Scientists are reporting an advance toward scavenging energy from walking, breathing, and other natural body movements to power electronic devices like cell phones and heart pacemakers.

24 Feb 2010

New Technique for Directly Writing Composites of Nanoparticles and Polymers

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign recently reported a new technique for directly writing composites of nanoparticles and polymers.

24 Feb 2010

First Glimpse of Miniscule Air Bubbles that Keep Water from Wetting a Super Non-Stick Surface

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have obtained the first glimpse of miniscule air bubbles that keep water from wetting a super non-stick surface.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 24 Feb 2010

Chemists Produces New Polymer-Stabilised Silver Nanoparticles

Chemists at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture new polymer-stabilised silver nanoparticles. The result is significant because the antimicrobial characteristics of silver are used in textiles, floor co...

24 Feb 2010

Researchers Develop New Photonic Material That Can Facilitate All-Optical Signal Processing

A class of molecules whose size, structure and chemical composition have been optimized for photonic use could provide the demanding combination of properties needed to serve as the foundation for low-power, high-speed all-optical signal processing.

24 Feb 2010

Carbon Nanotubes and Zirconia Nanoparticles Can Help Produce Long Lasting Prothesis

Current body protheses do not last more than 10-15 years. After this time, the operation has to be repeated in order to change prothesis. It is usually problematic as, in general, it is elderly people that use the proced...

24 Feb 2010

Researchers Discover Nanocrystalline Materials Show Surprising Activity Between Atom Clusters

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that, under the right conditions, newly developed nanocrystalline materials exhibit surprising activity in the tiny spaces between the geometric clusters of atoms called nanocrystals from which they are made.

24 Feb 2010

Silecs Establishes New Applications Centre in Asia to Facilitate Easy Integration

Silecs CEO, Kok Whee Teo, revealed today that the Company board has authorized the establishment of a new applications centre in Asia. The principal goal of the centre: easier and faster integration of the Company's ...

24 Feb 2010

Nanomaterials News

Landmark Discovery Will Lay Path for Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Creation of Nanocrystals

Subatomic Particles Poised to Play Big Role in Fighting HIV and Improving Manufacturing Processes

Super-Thin Films that Harvest Energy from Motion

New Technique for Directly Writing Composites of Nanoparticles and Polymers

First Glimpse of Miniscule Air Bubbles that Keep Water from Wetting a Super Non-Stick Surface

Chemists Produces New Polymer-Stabilised Silver Nanoparticles

Researchers Develop New Photonic Material That Can Facilitate All-Optical Signal Processing

Carbon Nanotubes and Zirconia Nanoparticles Can Help Produce Long Lasting Prothesis

Researchers Discover Nanocrystalline Materials Show Surprising Activity Between Atom Clusters

Silecs Establishes New Applications Centre in Asia to Facilitate Easy Integration

Novel Semiconductor Born from Graphene and Glass

2D Materials Powering the Future of Neuromorphic and Sensory Devices

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

The Future of Multiplex Nanosensors in Food Safety

Optical Study of Switching in hBN Devices

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

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