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First-Ever Glimpse of Nanoscale Catalysts in Action

The first-ever glimpse of nanoscale catalysts in action could lead to improved pollution control and fuel cell technologies. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed catalysts restructuring themselves in response to various gases swirling around them, like a chameleon changing its color to match its surroundings.

22 Oct 2008

CVD Equipment Corp. Receives $25 Million in Orders Addressing Solar and Energy Market Needs

CVD Equipment Corporation announced today that it has received orders totaling $25 million since the beginning of the year - January 1, 2008, compared to $14 million of orders received for the full 12 months of 2007. App...

From CVD Equipment Corporation 22 Oct 2008

Giving Researchers Access to State-of-the-Art Fabrication Facilities

A $100 million Australian National Fabrication Facility launched this month in Canberra includes a Queensland node, based at The University of Queensland.

21 Oct 2008

Challenges for Thin Film Flexible Displays and Electronics

Imagine a miniature television or computer screen that scrolls out of a pen-sized carrying case. Flexible displays like this are almost on the edge of commercial reality, but several challenges still must be overcome in ...

21 Oct 2008

Secret Lives of Carbon Nanotubes

The recent advent of transmission electron microscopes with integrated scanning probe microscope sample stages is permitting unprecedented nanoscale observation and analysis of materials. Jianyu Huang of Sandia National ...

21 Oct 2008

TopChim Signs Research Agreement for Developing Polymer Nanoparticles

To extend its research and development projects on polymer nanoparticles, TopChim n.v. has signed an agreement with the "Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders" (IWT) an...

21 Oct 2008

Nanoparticles Withstanding Extreme Stress and Deformation

Because they are riddled with defects, bulk crystalline materials never achieve their ideal strength; nanocrystals, on the other hand, are so small there's no room for defects. Yet while nanocrystalline materials may approach ideal strength in their resistance to stress, most nanostructures have shown only a limited ability to withstand large internal strains before they fail.

21 Oct 2008