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University of Cambridge Department of Engineering Announces Winners of Photography Competition

A picture of the moment at which a vehicle which photographs deep-sea life was lowered into the murky depths for the first time has won this year's photography competition at Cambridge University's Department of Engineering.

11 Aug 2009

Company Wins R+D 100 Award for Nanocrystal Solar Cell

The editors of R+D Magazine have named Solexant Corp., developer of third-generation ultrathin-film PV technology, a winner of its 47th Annual R+D 100 Awards for the most technologically significant products introduced i...

11 Aug 2009

Clear Insulating Roof Nanotechnology Coating Increases Lifespan of Shingle Roofs

Industrial Nanotech, provided a follow up to their earlier product announcement for Nansulate Crystal, a clear protective roof coating for sloped roofs which provides thermal insulation, as well as resistance to UV and mold and mildew.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 11 Aug 2009

Scientists Develop Liquid-Crystalline Particles Only Micrometers Across

To move your arm or leg, certain muscles need to change shape, to either lengthen or contract. Now scientists have made liquid-crystalline particles that can change shape in a similar way, but which are only micrometers ...

11 Aug 2009

Lawrence Livermore Researchers use Lipid-Coated Nanowires to Build Bionanoelectronic Devices

If manmade devices could be combined with biological machines, laptops and other electronic devices could get a boost in operating efficiency. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have devised a versatile hybrid platform that uses lipid-coated nanowires to build prototype bionanoelectronic devices.

10 Aug 2009

Researchers Develop New Light-Emitting Biomaterial for Improved Tumor Imaging

A new material developed at the University of Virginia - an oxygen nanosensor that couples a light-emitting dye with a biopolymer - simplifies the imaging of oxygen-deficient regions of tumors. Such tumors are associated...

10 Aug 2009

Clemson Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study New Class of Materials

Clemson chemistry assistant professor Rhett Smith will receive $598,000 in a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study a new class of materials that conduct electrical currents and can be used in thin, lightweight and flexible plastic electronic devices.

10 Aug 2009

Nanoscale Organic Particles Improving Material Properties of Elastomers and Thermoplastics

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has developed a polymer additive for plastics and rubber that is now available for industrial application. These microgels, which consist of nanoscale organic particles, can be used to improve the material properties of elastomer and thermoplastic materials.

10 Aug 2009

New Technology Improving Cancer Research

A QUT researcher who has come up with a three-dimensional (3D) technology platform for biomedical research has received early-stage funding to accelerate the process of development to commercialisation.

9 Aug 2009

How Carbon Nanoparticles Would Affect Fruit Flies

Carbon nanoparticles are widely used in medicine, electronics, optics, materials science and architecture, but their health and environmental impact is not fully understood. In a series of experiments, researchers at Brown University sought to determine how carbon nanoparticles would affect fruit flies - from the very young to adults.

7 Aug 2009

Nanomaterials News

University of Cambridge Department of Engineering Announces Winners of Photography Competition

Company Wins R+D 100 Award for Nanocrystal Solar Cell

Clear Insulating Roof Nanotechnology Coating Increases Lifespan of Shingle Roofs

Scientists Develop Liquid-Crystalline Particles Only Micrometers Across

Lawrence Livermore Researchers use Lipid-Coated Nanowires to Build Bionanoelectronic Devices

Researchers Develop New Light-Emitting Biomaterial for Improved Tumor Imaging

Clemson Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study New Class of Materials

Nanoscale Organic Particles Improving Material Properties of Elastomers and Thermoplastics

New Technology Improving Cancer Research

How Carbon Nanoparticles Would Affect Fruit Flies

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