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Chemists Announce Breakthrough in Nanotechnology

Imagine you are looking through a very high-powered microscope at the smallest tube in the world - a single-walled carbon nanotube so tiny that a million can fit on the head of a pin. Imagine too that the exterior of...

1 Apr 2009

New Sponge-Like Nanomaterial with a Record-High Surface Area for Holding Gases

In a finding that may help speed the production of ultra-clean fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen, scientists in Michigan are reporting development of a sponge-like nanomaterial with a record-high surface area for holding gases.

1 Apr 2009

Waterborne Raw Materials for Coatings and Adhesives Take Center Stage at European Coatings Show

Waterborne raw materials for coatings and adhesives take center stage on the stand presented by Bayer MaterialScience AG and its Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS) Business Unit at the European Coatings Show (ECS) in...

1 Apr 2009

European Patent Office Revoke Solar Photovoltaic Patent Issued to University of Neuchatel

In an oral decision issued today, the European Patent Office (EPO) revoked European Patent No. EP 0 871 979 issued to the University of Neuchatel (the Neuchatel patent), which pertains to solar photovoltaic (PV) technology.

From Applied Materials Inc. 31 Mar 2009

Chemists Create More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts using Nanotechnology

Two Brown University chemists have overcome a challenge to fuel cell reactions using palladium catalysts. The scientists produced palladium nanoparticles with about 40 percent greater active surface area than commercially available palladium particles, and the nanoparticles remain intact four times longer.

31 Mar 2009

Berkeley Scientists Produce First Live Action Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action

Science fiction fans still have another two months of waiting for the new Star Trek movie, but fans of actual science can feast their eyes now on the first movie ever of carbon atoms moving along the edge of a graphene crystal.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 31 Mar 2009

Magnetic Particles Suspended Within Specialized Solution Act Like Molecular Sheep Dogs

The power of magnetism may address a major problem facing bioengineers as they try to create new tissue -- getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth of blood vessels to nourish that growth.

31 Mar 2009

Chamber Separates Nanoparticles Like a 'Coin Sorter'

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a process for manufacturing integrated circuits at the nanometer (billionth of a meter) level and used it to develop a method for engineering the first-ever nanoscale fluidic (nanofluidic) device with complex three-dimensional surfaces.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 31 Mar 2009

Aphios to Develop Nanotech Combination Therapy for Certain Cancers under NCI Contracts

Aphios Corporation today announced that it has entered into a contract with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop Tdp-1 inhibitors either as a primary therapy or in combination with camptothecins for colon, brea...

31 Mar 2009

Latest Devices from USC Nanotube Lab - Transparent and Flexible Energy Conversion and Storage Device

It is a completely transparent and flexible energy conversion and storage device that you can bend and twist like a poker card.

31 Mar 2009

Nanomaterials News

Chemists Announce Breakthrough in Nanotechnology

New Sponge-Like Nanomaterial with a Record-High Surface Area for Holding Gases

Waterborne Raw Materials for Coatings and Adhesives Take Center Stage at European Coatings Show

European Patent Office Revoke Solar Photovoltaic Patent Issued to University of Neuchatel

Chemists Create More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts using Nanotechnology

Berkeley Scientists Produce First Live Action Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action

Magnetic Particles Suspended Within Specialized Solution Act Like Molecular Sheep Dogs

Chamber Separates Nanoparticles Like a 'Coin Sorter'

Aphios to Develop Nanotech Combination Therapy for Certain Cancers under NCI Contracts

Latest Devices from USC Nanotube Lab - Transparent and Flexible Energy Conversion and Storage Device

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Targets Breast Cancer and Brain Tumors

Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine: Groundbreaking Biomaterial for Tissue Growth

High-Resolution Microscope Reveals Electron Behavior in Graphene

Improving Gene Therapy for Lung Disease

High-Throughput Apparatus Speeds Up Eco-Friendly Nanomaterial Synthesis

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

Redux AFM: Expanding Access to Automated Nanoscale Imaging

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