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Nanorods Propelled Ultrasonically Spin at a Dizzying Rate

Vibrate a solution of rod-shaped metal nanoparticles in water with ultrasound and they'll spin around their long axes like tiny drill bits. Why? No one yet knows exactly. But researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have clocked their speed—and it's fast. At up to 150,000 revolutions per minute, these nanomotors rotate 10 times faster than any nanoscale object submerged in liquid ever reported.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 22 Jul 2014

New Solution-Based Mineral Substitution Process for Making a Precursor to Transparent Thin Films

The yield so far is small, but chemists at the University of Oregon have developed a low-energy, solution-based mineral substitution process to make a precursor to transparent thin films that could find use in electronics and alternative energy devices.

22 Jul 2014

NSF Awards $360,000 Grant for Study on Metal Stainless Alloy Nanostructures

A chemist in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to study the synthesis of stainless nanoparticles.

22 Jul 2014

Platinum-Yttrium Nanoparticle Catalyst May Help Reduce Cost of Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are a promising, non-polluting way to power cars, but their platinum catalysts are so expensive that there’s no way current technology could be economically scaled up for widespread use. Now scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have developed an alternative that would use just one-fifth as much of the pricey metal.

22 Jul 2014

Haydale Announce an Agreement with Goodfellow for the Distribution of Fuctionalised Graphene Nanoplatelets

South Wales, UK (21 July 2014) – Haydale, the Company focused on enabling technology for the commercialisation of graphene, has announced a non-exclusive agreement with Goodfellow, a leading supplier and marketer o...

From Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd. 21 Jul 2014

New CC3 Porous Material Effectively Traps Radioactive Krypton and Xenon Gases

When nuclear fuel gets recycled, the process releases radioactive krypton and xenon gases. Naturally occurring uranium in rock contaminates basements with the related gas radon.

21 Jul 2014

Novel Perovskite Solar Cell Does Not Use a Hole-Transporting Layer

Perovskite solar cells show tremendous promise in propelling solar power into the marketplace. The cells use a hole-transportation layer, which promotes the efficient movement of electrical current after exposure to sunlight.

18 Jul 2014

UA Company Develops Nanofiber Mats for Extracting Uranium from the Ocean

The U.S. Department of Energy selected a University of Alabama start-up company for an approximate $1.5 million award to refine an alternative material to potentially extract uranium from the ocean.

18 Jul 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

18 Jul 2014

Researchers Analyze Yolk-Shell Structures with Sulfur Nano-Nuggets to Create Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tucked in a small laboratory at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, a team of scientists from the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) is making and testing new types of lithium-ion batteries. Their goal: create a battery five times better than the ones we use today.

18 Jul 2014

Nanomaterials News

Nanorods Propelled Ultrasonically Spin at a Dizzying Rate

New Solution-Based Mineral Substitution Process for Making a Precursor to Transparent Thin Films

NSF Awards $360,000 Grant for Study on Metal Stainless Alloy Nanostructures

Platinum-Yttrium Nanoparticle Catalyst May Help Reduce Cost of Fuel Cells

Haydale Announce an Agreement with Goodfellow for the Distribution of Fuctionalised Graphene Nanoplatelets

New CC3 Porous Material Effectively Traps Radioactive Krypton and Xenon Gases

Novel Perovskite Solar Cell Does Not Use a Hole-Transporting Layer

UA Company Develops Nanofiber Mats for Extracting Uranium from the Ocean

New Report on Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry

Researchers Analyze Yolk-Shell Structures with Sulfur Nano-Nuggets to Create Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

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

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

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

Amino Acid-Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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

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