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MIT Commissions Peratech to Develop Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin

Peratech Limited, the leader in new materials designed for touch technology solutions, has announced that they have been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic 'skin' that enables r...

22 Feb 2010

Stanford Researchers Re-Conceptualizing Batteries using Nanotechnology

By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors, as well as stretchable, conductive textiles known as "eTextiles"

20 Feb 2010

Physicist and Economist Named Sloan Fellows

Two Northwestern University faculty members have been named Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows. They are Brian Odom, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Giorgio Primiceri, assistant professor of economics, bo...

20 Feb 2010

Professor Sir Harold "Harry" Kroto to Present Lecture on "Architecture in Nanospace"

FAU to Present 2010 Nobel Laureate Lecture with Professor Sir Harold "Harry" Kroto. Kroto received the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his co-discovery of C60, a pure form of carbon and one of the first building blocks of nanotechnology.

19 Feb 2010

Physics Professor Earns Prestigious NSF Award

Michigan State University physics assistant professor Chih-Wei Lai has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for work which may allow for the development of new quantum materials and optoelectronic devices for improved computation and communication.

19 Feb 2010

Researchers Using Nanotechnology to Fight Influenza

Montana State University scientists are researching the use of nanomaterials to develop a new way of fighting influenza and other respiratory infections caused by viruses.

19 Feb 2010

Holograms from the Nano Cosmos

Everyone knows holograms from their everyday life, for instance the ones applied to credit cards as security indicators. Unlike a photography of an object which only records the amplitude of the light wave coming from th...

19 Feb 2010

Applied Nanotech Awarded US Army SBIR Contract to Develop Battery Anode Using Nanotechnology

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: APNT) announced that it has been awarded a Phase I contract by the US Army under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a battery anode using a novel sil...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 18 Feb 2010

Size-Controllable Bulky Ligands Stabilize Multiple Bonds of Heavy Elements into Photoactive Materials

Organic compounds containing double or triple bonds can pack a powerful punch. By sharing electrons between atoms through a process called pi conjugation, unsaturated molecules often have exceptional photonic and electro...

18 Feb 2010

Scientists Develop Way to Make Simple Oil Droplets "Smart" Enough to Navigate Through Complex Maze

Call them oil droplets with a brain or even "chemo-rats." Scientists in Illinois have developed a way to make simple oil droplets "smart" enough to navigate through a complex maze almost like a trained lab rat.

18 Feb 2010