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Argonne Lab Researchers Wins Four R+D 100 Awards

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory received four R+D 100 awards as judged by R+D Magazine.

From Argonne National Laboratory 20 Jul 2009

Microscopic Technique to Pursue Individual Nanoparticles as They Make Their Way into Target Cells

In future therapies, synthetic nanoparticles may well be able to ferry medicines and even genes to targets inside the body. These nanovehicles can now be directly tested and optimized using a highly sensitive microscopic...

20 Jul 2009

Unique Nanostructured Coating to Improve Performance and Longevity of Total Joint Replacement Components

Newly announced National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding will expand the reach of ongoing University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) research into a unique nanostructured coating to improve the performance and longevity of total joint replacement components.

19 Jul 2009

First Artificial Graphene has been Created by Researchers

The first artificial graphene has been created at the NEST laboratory of the Italian Institute for the Physics of Matter (INFM-CNR) in Pisa. It is sculpted on the surface of a gallium-arsenide semiconductor, to which it grants the extraordinary properties of the original graphene.

17 Jul 2009

Researchers Develop Nanometer-Sized Diamond Ruler

Researchers have fabricated a nanometer-sized ruler to be used as a primary standard, which is integral to nanotechnology research and production, by taking advantage of the crystal structure of diamond.

17 Jul 2009

New Breakthroughs in Powdered Aluminum Mixes for Specific Applications as a Result of Nanotechnology Materials Analysis

AlumiFuel Power Corporation ("the Company") (OTCBB: AFPW) said today that its wholly owned operating subsidiary, AlumiFuel Power, Inc. ("API"), based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an early production...

16 Jul 2009

Scientists Develop Method to Selectively Tune Surface Properties of Materials

Dr Meike Stöhr and her collaborators at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) have now succeeded in developing a new method to selectively tune surface properties such as resistance.

16 Jul 2009

Scientists Refines Technique to Sort Carbon Nanotubes Using Specific Sequences of DNA

Scientists at DuPont and Lehigh University have refined a technique, first published in 2003, to sort carbon nanotubes using specific sequences of DNA. This technique offers the first demonstration that nanotubes can be sorted by size, property and symmetry (chirality).

16 Jul 2009

Most Important Conference for Scientists Conducting Magnetic Research

The International Conference on Magnetism (ICM) is the most important international conference for scientists conducting research in the fields of magnetism and magnetic materials. ICM 2009 will take place in Karlsruhe under the auspices of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).

16 Jul 2009

Malvern to Host Webminar on Rheological Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites

Professor Pierre Carreau, Director of the Center for Applied Research on Polymers and Composites (CREPEC) at the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, will present a web seminar on the "Rheological characterization of polymer nanocomposites" on 12 August 2009.

From Malvern Panalytical 16 Jul 2009