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Selective Modification of Nanoscale Rods Using Gold Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology appears to be an unstoppable trend and it requires defined nanoscale building blocks and patterns. “A typical difficulty with the synthesis of nanostructures is the modification of nanoscale objects ...

10 Apr 2007

Zyvex Spins Off Nanomaterials Business

Zyvex, the first molecular nanotechnology company, today announced its first company spinout: Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM). The new company leverages Zyvex’s long-standing reputation as an industry leader, its...

From Zyvex 10 Apr 2007

Plextronics Wins $340K Grant from Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center

Plextronics, a world leader in developing and delivering active layer technology for electronic devices, announced it has been awarded a $340,500 grant from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center (the Ce...

10 Apr 2007

Carbon Nanotube Pipettes Could Become Key to in-situ DNA Sequencing

Drexel University College of Engineering researchers have successfully developed carbon nanotube-tipped pipettes that could become key to cell biology in-situ DNA sequencing and organelle-targeted drug delivery. Acco...

10 Apr 2007

Nanotextured Implant Materials

Biomedical engineers are constantly coming up with ways to repair the human body, replacing defective and worn out parts with plastic, titanium, and ceramic substitutes - but the body does not always accept such substitu...

10 Apr 2007

DC Nanogenerator Fabricated Using an Array of Zinc Oxide Nanowires

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibr...

From Nanogen 10 Apr 2007

Argonne and University of Illinois Develop Flexible Electronic Structures

Flexible electronic structures with the potential to bend, expand and manipulate electronic devices are being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University...

4 Apr 2007

Bayer MaterialScience and Nanoledge Join Forces

During the JEC Composites Show, taking place from April 3rd to April 5th in Paris, Bayer MaterialScience, one of the world's leading producers of polymers and high-performance plastics and Nanoledge, the European lea...

4 Apr 2007

Atomistic Model Helps Students Visualize Nanoscale Problems

Civil engineers by tradition are concerned with the big picture, but some are refocusing their vision, zooming in to solve minute problems we can't see with the naked eye, like tiny fractures in polymers, silicon or ...

4 Apr 2007

Delft University Scientists Predict How Nanostructuring Affects Performance of Li-ion Batteries

Researchers at Delft University of Technology can predict how nanostructuring - the extreme reduction of structure - will affect the performance of Li-ion batteries. The nanostructuring of battery materials is likely to ...

4 Apr 2007