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Organic, Polyurethane-Based Aerogel SLENTITE from BASF

After the initial presentation of SLENTITETM at K 2013, the world’s biggest plastics fair, last fall in Düsseldorf, the new high-performance insulating material has now been presented to the scientific media.

From BASF 30 May 2014

Researchers Exploit Intermolecular Steric Effects to Build Molecular Cages

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä report a new method of building molecular cages. The method involves the exploitation of intermolecular steric effects to control the outcome of a self-assembly reaction.

29 May 2014

Cornell CNF Facility Offers Course on Technology and Characterization at the Nanoscale

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) will offer a comprehensive, three-day course June 3-6, on broad topics of nanotechnology.

29 May 2014

SABIC and Cima NanoTech Develop Transparent Conductive Polycarbonate Film

With smart materials being one of the fastest growing areas of materials technology, SABIC and Cima NanoTech, a Singapore and US-based company, have announced the joint development of a plastics industry first: a transparent conductive polycarbonate film that has the potential to revolutionize the materials used in consumer electronics, household goods, automotive, architecture and healthcare.

29 May 2014

Challenges and Opportunities in the Nanocellulose Market

Nanocellulose (NC) is a highly versatile material with unique properties that allow it to be used in numerous industrial applications. Growth in nanotechnology has been dramatic, with some nanomaterials seeing growth rates in excess of 30% annually.

29 May 2014

CTI Nanotechnologies Provides Update on Graphene Paper Progress

American Graphite Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce it has received updates from Mike Foley, CEO of CTI Nanotechnologies LLC on its graphene paper progress.

27 May 2014

New Project Explores Electrochemical Energy Storage with Graphene-Enabled Materials

Graphene – the world’s thinnest material isolated at The University of Manchester – could make batteries light, durable and suitable for high capacity energy storage from renewable generation.

26 May 2014

Industrial Nanotech to Present at PaperTech 2014

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, is pleased to announce that they have received and accepted an invitation from the steering committee to present at PaperTech 2014, the annual conference that focuses on improvements and new technologies for use in India’s pulp and paper industry.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 26 May 2014

Scalable Manufacturing Process to Produce Graphene Directly on Glass Substrates

Graphene's promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of new applications. But one of the biggest limitations to wider use of the strong, lightweight, highly conductive material has been the hurdle of fabrication on an industrial scale.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 26 May 2014

Researchers Demonstrate Superiority of AFM Probe Tips Made from Near-Perfect GaN Nanowires

In response to requests from the semiconductor industry,* a team of PML researchers has demonstrated that atomic force microscope (AFM) probe tips made from its near-perfect gallium nitride nanowires are superior in many respects to standard silicon or platinum tips in measurements of critical importance to microchip fabrication, nanobiotechnology, and other endeavors.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 26 May 2014

Nanomaterials News

Organic, Polyurethane-Based Aerogel SLENTITE from BASF

Researchers Exploit Intermolecular Steric Effects to Build Molecular Cages

Cornell CNF Facility Offers Course on Technology and Characterization at the Nanoscale

SABIC and Cima NanoTech Develop Transparent Conductive Polycarbonate Film

Challenges and Opportunities in the Nanocellulose Market

CTI Nanotechnologies Provides Update on Graphene Paper Progress

New Project Explores Electrochemical Energy Storage with Graphene-Enabled Materials

Industrial Nanotech to Present at PaperTech 2014

Scalable Manufacturing Process to Produce Graphene Directly on Glass Substrates

Researchers Demonstrate Superiority of AFM Probe Tips Made from Near-Perfect GaN Nanowires

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

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

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

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

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