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New Material Traps Radioactive Ions Using "Venus Flytrap" Method

Like a Venus flytrap, a newly discovered chemical material is a picky eater-it won't snap its jaws shut for just anything. Instead of flies, however, its favorite food is radioactive nuclear waste.

25 Feb 2010

600.000 Euros for the 2010 Best Business Ideas in Nanotechnology and Polymer-Based Materials

Veneto Nanotech, the Italian cluster of nanotechnology, is launching the sixth edition of Nanochallenge and Polymerchallenge, an internation business plan competition aiming at funding startups in nanotechnology with a G...

25 Feb 2010

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

Nanomaterials News

New Material Traps Radioactive Ions Using "Venus Flytrap" Method

600.000 Euros for the 2010 Best Business Ideas in Nanotechnology and Polymer-Based Materials

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

Almond Shell Waste Powers Sustainable Graphene-Based Sensors

How 2D Materials Are Defining Tomorrow’s Electronics and ICs

Plant-based Silver Nanoparticles Made From Magnolia Leaves For Medical and Environmental Applications

Researchers Investigate How Hydrophobic Surfaces Trap Nanoplastics

Dispersions Hold the Key for Carbon Nanotube Success, Finds IDTechEx

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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