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Report Provides Deep Insight into the Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Nanotechnology industry is available in its catalogue. The Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes Nanotechnology can be described as manipulating...

20 Feb 2009

Activation of Neurons Using Nanostructured Semiconductor Photoelectrodes

Understanding the mechanisms by which the brain functions is one of the most complex challenges in science. One important aspect is the electrical conduction of stimuli in nerve cells. In order to study neuronal circuits, a sharp metal electrode is usually inserted into the brain to introduce a current.

20 Feb 2009

Researchers Discover Bright New Approach to Directing Nanoparticle Self-Assembly

For researchers on the cutting edge of chemistry and materials science, learning how to manipulate particles hundreds of times smaller than the diameter of a human hair and how to direct their self-assembly in a predictable way has been a formidable but exciting challenge.

19 Feb 2009

UD Professor Receives NSF Award for Work on Quantum Dot Molecules

Matthew Doty, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work on quantum dot molecules.

19 Feb 2009

Innovative Method of Self-Assembling Nanoscale Elements Open Doors to Dramatic Improvements in Data Storage Capacity

An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media, according to scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).

19 Feb 2009

Broad Accessory Portfolio to Characterize Suspensions and Emulsions

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of comprehensive rheology solutions for the cosmetic industry to fully characterize suspensions and emulsions.

19 Feb 2009

Diamond-Like Carbon Films Probing the Far Boundaries of the Solar System

Diamond-like carbon films created at Sandia National Laboratories are helping probe the far boundaries of the solar system as part of a NASA mission to study how the sun's solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium - the matter that exists between the stars within a galaxy.

18 Feb 2009

Glowing Nanoparticles Can Show Surgeons Location of Tumors

Brightly glowing nanoparticles known as "Cornell dots" are a safe, effective way to "light up" cancerous tumors so surgeons can find and remove them.

18 Feb 2009

Nanometrics Appoints New CFO

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology equipment to customers in the semiconductor, silicon wafer, data storage, solar photovoltaic and HB-LED industries, announc...

18 Feb 2009

Researchers Coaxed Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Materials to Form Intricate Nano-Structures

As shapes, both possess certain symmetries that are easily recognizable in the natural world. Now, at an extremely small level, researchers from Duke University and the University of Massachusetts have created a unique set of conditions in which tiny particles within a solution will consistently assemble themselves into these and other complex shapes.

18 Feb 2009