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Researchers Investigate Nanofoams for Structural Protection

News - 26 Mar 2013

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nanofoams that could be used to make better body armor; prevent traumatic brain injury and blast-related lung injuries in soldiers;...

MIT Researchers Develop Stable Nanocrystalline Metals

News - 27 Aug 2012

Most metals, irrespective of their application, are composed of crystals or orderly, repetitive arrangements of molecules. The performance of the metals is largely determined by the size of the...

Nanocomp Expounds Production Capacity to Meet Demand for Carbon Nanotube Products

News - 2 Aug 2012

Nanocomp Technologies, a manufacturer of carbon nanotube-based component products and performance materials, has opened its new headquarters in Merrimack, New Hampshire, marking the conclusion of the...

NC State Researchers Describe Nanoscale Technique to Create Aluminum Alloy

News - 9 Sep 2010

A North Carolina State University researcher and colleagues have figured out a way to make an aluminum alloy, or a mixture of aluminum and other elements, just as strong as steel. That's...

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Orders GE’s Ultrapure Water System for Computer Chip Factory

News - 16 Jun 2010

GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has signed a contract to supply an ultrapure water system to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ new semiconductor manufacturing facility currently under construction at the...

CSM and CU-Boulder to Collaborate Within BIC's Entrepreneurial Support Program, Angel Investor Network

News - 23 Mar 2010

The Boulder Innovation Center (BIC), one of America's premier entrepreneurial support organizations, will expand and share its CU-Boulder-based research commercialization program with the Colorado...

Planar's Thin Film Electroluminescent Display Ideal Complement to UK-Based Military Manufacturer

News - 11 Feb 2010

Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today announced that its proprietary thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) display technology has been chosen by...

$1.6 Million to Advance Implantable Neuroprosthetics

News - 5 Jan 2010

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a terrible legacy: more than 1,200 returning American soldiers have lost one or more limbs. To address this growing national need, researchers at...

Producing High Strength and Light Weight Magnesium Sheet using Innovative Nanotechnology

News - 16 May 2009

Thixomat, Inc., an Ann Arbor, MI based technology development company, is introducing its new Nanomag technology for the production and marketing of high strength, light weight magnesium sheet with...

Tiny Nanoparticles Could Be Twice as Likely to Stick to Interface of Two Non Mixing Liquids

News - 16 Feb 2009

Chemistry researchers at the University of Warwick have found that tiny nanoparticles could be twice as likely to stick to the interface of two non mixing liquids than previously believed. This opens...