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White House Wants to Broaden Applications of Nanotechnology

The White House is making efforts to garner public support for its plans for a $1.8 billion research and development program aimed at broadening the applications of nanotechnology. The National Nanotechnology Initiati...

4 Nov 2010

Medvedev Fosters Nanotechnology Growth in Russia

Reiterating its presence in the world of nanotechnology, Russia announced its plans for the establishment of an indigenous, full fledged nanotechnology branch on Wednesday. The announcement came from Russian President Dm...

4 Nov 2010

Interesting Properties of Graphene Oxide Can Support Future Transmission Electron Microscopes

The single layer material Graphene was the subject of a Nobel prize this year but research led by a team of researchers at the University of Warwick has found molecular hooks on the surface of its close chemical cousin, Graphene Oxide, that will potentially provide massive benefits to researchers using transmission electron microscopes.

2 Nov 2010

2010 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Presents Lecture at Nanotechnology Forum

Noble Prize-winning physicist Konstatin Novoselov spoke today at the Third Nanotechnology International Forum. His lecture was titled “Graphene: Physics and Applications.” Immediately after speaking, Dr. Novo...

1 Nov 2010

New Research Project to Explore Potential of Graphene-Based Thermoplastics

New research will demonstrate the significant improvements in mechanical, electrical, thermal and barrier properties of thermoplastics that can be achieved by introducing graphene to the polymer. The reinforcement of...

1 Nov 2010

New Method Use Water Molecules for Tuning Band Gap in Graphene

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene, opening the door to new graphene-based transistors and nanoelectronics.

From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 27 Oct 2010

K-State Professor's Graphene Research Shares Connection With Nobel Laureates

When two scientists were recently awarded the Nobel Prize for physics for their work with graphene, a Kansas State University professor was thrilled with the recognition of the new two-dimensional material. Vikas Berr...

22 Oct 2010

Research Underway to Mass Produce Cheap, High-Quality Graphene

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics went to the two scientists who first isolated graphene, one-atom-thick crystals of graphite. Now, a researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is trying to ...

20 Oct 2010

Nobel Team Reunites for Rice's Buckyball Discovery Conference

One simple conversation may have spread the legend of the buckyball farther and wider than the nearly quarter-century of learning and teaching that preceded it.

19 Oct 2010

UCR Researchers Advance Graphene Technology

Researchers at the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have built and successfully tested an amplifier made from graphene that could lead to more efficient circuits in electronic chips, such as those used in Bluet...

From University of California at Riverside 19 Oct 2010