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Better Understanding of How Heat is Transported through Nanometer-Scale Materials

A growing interest in thermoelectric materials ?which convert waste heat to electricity ?and pressure to improve heat transfer from increasingly powerful microelectronic devices have led to improved theoretical and experimental understanding of how heat is transported through nanometer-scale materials.

25 Jun 2015

New Versatile Technique to Rapidly Create Nano-Structured Grids for Functional Materials

Down at the nanoscale, where objects span just billionths of a meter, the size and shape of a material can often have surprising and powerful electronic and optical effects. Building larger materials that retain subtle nanoscale features is an ongoing challenge that shapes countless emerging technologies.

25 Jun 2015

Graphene Week 2015: Graphene and 2D Technologies Hold Biggest Promise for Industrial Applications

Scientists must focus on graphene and 2D technologies that hold the biggest promise in terms of industrial applications, conference delegates told.

24 Jun 2015

New Method to See Inside Supercapacitors at the Atomic Level

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, together with French collaborators based in Toulouse, have developed a new method to see inside battery-like devices known as supercapacitors at the atomic level. The new method could be used in order to optimise and improve the devices for real-world applications, including electric cars, where they can be used alongside batteries to enhance a vehicle’s performance.

24 Jun 2015

Nano-Packaged Drug Can Halt and Reverse Progression of Atherosclerosis in Rodents

In what may be a major leap forward in the quest for new treatments of the most common form of cardiovascular disease, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have found a way to halt and reverse the progression of atherosclerosis in rodents by loading microscopic nanoparticles with a chemical that restores the animals' ability to properly handle cholesterol.

24 Jun 2015

Inkjet Technology for Printing Electronic Nanomaterials onto Flexible Substrates

Researchers at Binghamton University are focusing on printed electronics: using inkjet technology to print electronic nanomaterials onto flexible substrates. When compared to traditional methods used in microelectronics fabrication, the new technology conserves material and is more environmentally friendly.

23 Jun 2015

Quantum Effect Found in Atomically Thin Diode

Researchers at Penn State, UT-Dallas, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, have found that a novel quantum mechanical transport phenomenon demonstrated at room temperature in an atomically thin layered material could help develop new nanoelectronic devices and circuits.

23 Jun 2015

MUAS Honors INRS Professor Ruediger with Prestigious Fellowship

Professor Andreas Peter Ruediger of the Energy Materials Telecommunication Research Centre at INRS has been made an honorary Fellow of the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS).

22 Jun 2015

Industrial Nanotech Launches LeadX Clear Lead Encapsulation Coating for Lead Abatement

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced the official launch of the Company's LeadX™ clear lead encapsulation coating for lead abatement. This product is a version of their earlier LDX coating that incorporates new state of the art resin technology and includes improved adhesion to an even wider variety of surfaces.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 22 Jun 2015

Easy Method to Make Carbon Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered an easy method to produce carbon nanoparticles for biomedical applications. These carbon nanoparticles can be made at home within a couple of hours using easily available ingredients and molasses. Comparatively, other existing methods require days for production and also need costly purification processes and equipment.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 19 Jun 2015

Nanomaterials News

Better Understanding of How Heat is Transported through Nanometer-Scale Materials

New Versatile Technique to Rapidly Create Nano-Structured Grids for Functional Materials

Graphene Week 2015: Graphene and 2D Technologies Hold Biggest Promise for Industrial Applications

New Method to See Inside Supercapacitors at the Atomic Level

Nano-Packaged Drug Can Halt and Reverse Progression of Atherosclerosis in Rodents

Inkjet Technology for Printing Electronic Nanomaterials onto Flexible Substrates

Quantum Effect Found in Atomically Thin Diode

MUAS Honors INRS Professor Ruediger with Prestigious Fellowship

Industrial Nanotech Launches LeadX Clear Lead Encapsulation Coating for Lead Abatement

Easy Method to Make Carbon Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

New High-Energy X-Ray Imaging Technique for Nanomaterials

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

Amino Acid-Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

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