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Exploring and Developing Nanotechnology-Based Energy Storage Devices for Electric Vehicles

Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today that it has formed Agonn Systems Corporation to explore, develop and commercialize nanotechnology-based energy storage devices for electric vehicles and other large format a...

10 Jul 2008

Agreement Provides Opportunities to Expand Performance and Applications of Nanomaterials

Zyvex Performance Materials, a recognized worldwide leader in nanomaterials applications, announced an agreement with Lockheed Martin for nano-enhanced composite materials. The cooperation agreement between Lockheed Mart...

10 Jul 2008

Microfluidics Announces Methods for Processing Bulk Carbon Nanotubes

Microfluidics, a wholly owned subsidiary of MFIC Corporation, announces methods for processing bulk carbon nanotubes. Microfluidics has devised a methodology to process, deagglomerate, and facilitate purification and stabilization of carbon nanotubes so they can be used in an optimal manner, thus achieving enhanced functionality and performance.

10 Jul 2008

New Antimicrobial Coatings with Potential to Prevent Diseases from Spreading on Contaminated Surfaces

A team of researchers in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has produced new antimicrobial coatings with potential to prevent diseases from spreading on contaminated surfaces - possibly solving a growing problem not only in hospitals but also in schools, offices, airplanes and elsewhere.

9 Jul 2008

Sensor Will Be Useful in Airports and Other High-Risk Areas

Chemical and Environmental Engineering Professor Yushan Yan is part of a multidisciplinary team working to develop an "electronic nose" - an ultra-sensitive sensor system that is designed to quickly detect trace quantities of explosives in high-traffic high-risk security areas, such as airports.

8 Jul 2008

New Range of SEMs from FEI Offer Sub-Nanometer Resolution

With its announcement today of the Magellan Family, FEI Company introduced a new class of instruments called extreme high-resolution scanning electron microscopes (XHR SEMs). The Magellan XHR SEM allows scientists and engineers to quickly see things they could not see before, such as 3D surface images at many different angles and at resolutions below one nanometer.

8 Jul 2008