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Researchers Demonstrate How Nanotechnology can be Incorporated onto a Disc in Order to Increase Data Capacity

Futuristic discs with a storage capacity 2,000 times that of current DVDs could be just around the corner, thanks to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. For the first time researchers from the university's Centre for Micro-Photonics have demonstrated how nanotechnology can enable the creation of 'five dimensional' discs with huge storage capacities.

20 May 2009

Nanotechnology Offers Unprecedented Advantage in Enhancing the Efficacy of Non-Viral Gene Delivery

University at Buffalo researchers have identified a new mechanism that plays a central role in adult brain stem cell development and prompts brain stem cells to differentiate into neurons. Their discovery, known as Integ...

20 May 2009

Nanotechnology Scientists Develop Method of Detecting, Tracking, and Killing Cancer Cells in Real Time with Carbon Nanotubes

Nanotechnology scientists at two Arkansas research institutions have developed a method of detecting, tracking, and killing cancer cells in real time with carbon nanotubes. The discovery opens the prospect of a new, m...

20 May 2009

Researchers Create New Type of Invisibility Cloak that is Simpler than Previous Designs

Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in "transformation optics."

20 May 2009

Company Develope Environmentally Friendly Nanocoating that Acts to Protect Silver Against Tarnishing

Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc, the advanced materials company, announced that it has developed a 1nm thick, environmentally friendly Onto® coating that acts to protect silver against tarnishing. The effect o...

20 May 2009

Organic Electronics Pioneer Named CTO of Nano Terra

Dr. Graciela Blanchet, a pioneer in the field of organic electronics, has been named Chief Technology Officer at Nano Terra, Inc., a leading surface engineering and nanotechnology development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

20 May 2009

Tinted See-Thru Coating for Generating Electricity on Glass Windows Makes Use of Ultra-Small Solar Cells

New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), today announced that, in addition to the active development of its MotionPower™ technologies for generating electricity by harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles, the Company is continuing to further advance the development of its tinted transparent glass SolarWindows™ capable of generating electricity by coating glass surfaces with the world’s smallest known organic solar cells.

20 May 2009

NuSil Technology Introduces LS-3140 Encapsulating Gel

NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone-based materials for aerospace, aircraft, electronics and photonics industries, is set to release its LS-3140 at EuroLED 2009. LS

20 May 2009

DFG Establishes 14 New Research Training Groups from Physics to Nanotechnology

Doctoral Researchers To Earn Doctorates in Topics such as Globalisation, Nanostructures and Civil Security Applications in Structured Programmes To further promote young researchers in Germany, the Deutsche Forschungs...

20 May 2009

Changing the Way Microscopic Particles are Manipulated

The way cells and biomolecules are moved from one position to another could be transformed thanks to a grant of £4 million. The EPSRC 4-year grant has been awarded to a collaborative research team led by Bruce Drinkwater, Professor of Ultrasonics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol.

20 May 2009

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Researchers Demonstrate How Nanotechnology can be Incorporated onto a Disc in Order to Increase Data Capacity

Nanotechnology Offers Unprecedented Advantage in Enhancing the Efficacy of Non-Viral Gene Delivery

Nanotechnology Scientists Develop Method of Detecting, Tracking, and Killing Cancer Cells in Real Time with Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers Create New Type of Invisibility Cloak that is Simpler than Previous Designs

Company Develope Environmentally Friendly Nanocoating that Acts to Protect Silver Against Tarnishing

Organic Electronics Pioneer Named CTO of Nano Terra

Tinted See-Thru Coating for Generating Electricity on Glass Windows Makes Use of Ultra-Small Solar Cells

NuSil Technology Introduces LS-3140 Encapsulating Gel

DFG Establishes 14 New Research Training Groups from Physics to Nanotechnology

Changing the Way Microscopic Particles are Manipulated

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Sustainable ZnO Nanoparticles for Methylene Blue Cleanup

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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