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‘Smart’ Nanoparticles Can Sense Hydraulic Fracking Chemicals

Two Colorado State University researchers are examining how nanoparticles move underground, knowledge that could eventually help improve recovery in oil fields and discover where hydraulic fracking chemicals travel.

22 Aug 2014

New Tech Valley High School at Albany NanoTech Complex

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the new Tech Valley High School, which focuses on providing students with a solid foundation in science, technology, engineering and math skills, which are increasingly important as New York continues to expand its leadership in the development of next generation technologies.

21 Aug 2014

Ovoid Structure Made of Nanocrystalline Iron-Rich Clay Discovered in Nakhla Martian Meteorite

A new ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla Martian meteorite is made of nanocrystalline iron-rich clay, contains a variety of minerals, and shows evidence of undergoing a past shock event from impact, with resulting melting of the permafrost and mixing of surface and subsurface fluids.

21 Aug 2014

Wayne State Professor Named ACS Fellow for Research on Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials

Wayne State University Professor of Chemistry Stephanie Brock is among a select group of scientists to be named to the prestigious 2014 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellows Program.

21 Aug 2014

Novel Technology for Study of Atomic Vibration in Small Particles

Physicists at the University of York, working with researchers at the University of Birmingham and Genoa, have developed new technology to study atomic vibration in small particles, revealing a more accurate picture of the structure of atomic clusters where surface atoms vibrate more intensively than internal atoms.

21 Aug 2014

Magnetic Properties of Inorganic Materials Could be Modulated Through Organic Photoactive Molecules

A research conducted by the Institute for Molecular Science of the Universitat de València and of the Institute for Chemical Technology of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Spanish National Research Council, confirms for the first time the possibility of modulating the magnetic properties of an inorganic material through organic photoactive molecules activated by light.

21 Aug 2014

Global Nanocomposites Market Forecast to Grow at 17.69% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanocomposites Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

21 Aug 2014

Critical Advance in Creating Medical Nanorobots

Researchers from the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MIPT have made an important step towards creating medical nanorobots.

20 Aug 2014

Collaborative Project on Ultrafast Dynamics of Atoms, Molecules, and Nanostructures

Kansas State University physicists and computer scientists are involved in a collaborative project to understand a long-lasting mystery: how light interacts with matter.

19 Aug 2014

BASF’s Tinosorb A2B Nanoparticle-Sized UV Filter Receives EU Approval for Use in Cosmetics

Tinosorb®A2B* is the first UV filter to be included in the positive list (Annex VI) of the new EU Cosmetics Regulation. Therewith, BASF’s highly efficient broadband filter is also the first UV filter with particle sizes smaller than 100 nanometers approved for use in cosmetics in Europe.

19 Aug 2014

Nanomaterials News

‘Smart’ Nanoparticles Can Sense Hydraulic Fracking Chemicals

New Tech Valley High School at Albany NanoTech Complex

Ovoid Structure Made of Nanocrystalline Iron-Rich Clay Discovered in Nakhla Martian Meteorite

Wayne State Professor Named ACS Fellow for Research on Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials

Novel Technology for Study of Atomic Vibration in Small Particles

Magnetic Properties of Inorganic Materials Could be Modulated Through Organic Photoactive Molecules

Global Nanocomposites Market Forecast to Grow at 17.69% CAGR

Critical Advance in Creating Medical Nanorobots

Collaborative Project on Ultrafast Dynamics of Atoms, Molecules, and Nanostructures

BASF’s Tinosorb A2B Nanoparticle-Sized UV Filter Receives EU Approval for Use in Cosmetics

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

Amino Acid-Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

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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