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New Type of Thin Film Protects Surface of Battery Electrodes and Prolongs Battery Life

Lithium-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, with a high energy density, no memory effect and only a slow loss of charge when not in use. Beyond consumer electronics, lithium-ion batteries have also grown in popularity for military, electric vehicle and aerospace applications.

From Arizona State University 9 Mar 2015

Seminar Series Shares Progress at MIT.nano

MIT.nano is the most ambitious and disruptive construction project in the modern history of MIT. “It won’t be sneaking under anyone’s radar,” says Arne Abramson, MIT’s director of capital projects. So Abramson and his colleagues from MIT Facilities have planned a series of lunchtime talks to give members of the MIT community a window on the details of the construction process. “Because MIT.nano is changing everyone’s patterns drastically in some way or another, we thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss exactly what we’re doing and why we’re doing it,” he says.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9 Mar 2015

Activated Carbon Materials Used as Nano-Reactors Help Prepare Methane Hydrates in the Lab

The Laboratory of Advanced Materials, belonging to the University of Alicante's department of Inorganic Chemistry, has developed a technology that allows the preparation of artificial methane hydrates. The research has been published by the prestigious scientific journal Nature Communications.

9 Mar 2015

Scientists Develop Nanocarriers Capable of Transporting Medicines Specifically to Disease Site

Nanoparticles are extremely small particles that can be modified for a variety of uses in the medical field. For example, nanoparticles can be engineered to be able to transport medicines specifically to the disease site while not interfering with healthy body parts.

6 Mar 2015

Canatu Announce Multitouch, Button-Free Automotive Panels with Carbon NanoBud® Films

Canatu, a leading manufacturer of transparent conductive films, has in partnership with Schuster Group and Display Solution AG, showcased a pioneering 3D encapsulated touch sensor for the automotive industry.

From Canatu 5 Mar 2015

New Report on the World Market for Nanomaterials

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market for Nanomaterials" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 5 Mar 2015

Touch-Sensitive Flexible Silicone Stickers Worn on the Skin Can Help Control Mobile Devices

Someone wearing a smartwatch can look at a calendar or receive e-mails without having to reach further than their wrist. However, the interaction area offered by the watch face is both fixed and small, making it difficult to actually hit individual buttons with adequate precision. A method currently being developed by a team of computer scientists from Saarbrücken in collaboration with researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the USA may provide a solution to this problem. They have developed touch-sensitive stickers made from flexible silicone and electrically conducting sensors that can be worn on the skin.

5 Mar 2015

Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator Fabric Harnesses Human Motion to Generate Energy

From light-up shoes to smart watches, wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these gadgets' versatility is still held back by the stiff, short-lived batteries that are required. These limitations, however, could soon be overcome. In the journal ACS Nano, scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy. It can also self-charge batteries or supercapacitors without an external power source and make new commercial and medical applications possible.

From American Chemical Society 5 Mar 2015

NIST Issues New Silver Nanoparticle Reference Material for Studying Associated Environmental, Health and Safety Risks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new silver nanoparticle reference material to support researchers studying potential environmental, health and safety risks associated with the nanoparticles, which are being incorporated in a growing number of consumer and industrial products for their antimicrobial properties. The new NIST test material is believed to be the first of its kind to stabilize the highly reactive silver particles in a freeze-dried, polymer coated, nanoparticle cake for long-term storage.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 5 Mar 2015

Light Guided Through Nanometer-Thick Metal Films to Propagate Light with Plasmon Waves

What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and power consumption? That's just one possibility that could one day result from an international research collaboration that's exploring how to improve the performance of plasmonic devices.

4 Mar 2015

Nanomaterials News

New Type of Thin Film Protects Surface of Battery Electrodes and Prolongs Battery Life

Seminar Series Shares Progress at MIT.nano

Activated Carbon Materials Used as Nano-Reactors Help Prepare Methane Hydrates in the Lab

Scientists Develop Nanocarriers Capable of Transporting Medicines Specifically to Disease Site

Canatu Announce Multitouch, Button-Free Automotive Panels with Carbon NanoBud® Films

New Report on the World Market for Nanomaterials

Touch-Sensitive Flexible Silicone Stickers Worn on the Skin Can Help Control Mobile Devices

Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator Fabric Harnesses Human Motion to Generate Energy

NIST Issues New Silver Nanoparticle Reference Material for Studying Associated Environmental, Health and Safety Risks

Light Guided Through Nanometer-Thick Metal Films to Propagate Light with Plasmon Waves

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

New High-Energy X-Ray Imaging Technique for Nanomaterials

Amino Acid-Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

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

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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