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University of Manchester Spins Out Company for High-Quality Graphene Production

Article - 19 Jun 2013

The University of Manchester is well-known as the place where graphene was invented - now it has stepped into the commercial realm with 2-DTech, a new spin-out aiming to commercialize high quality...

Nanotechnology in Wyoming, USA: Market Report

Article - 9 May 2013

Wyoming, situated in the mountainous regions of Western United States, covers a total area of 253,348 km2, making it the 10th largest state.

Nanotechnology in Oklahoma, USA: Market Report

Article - 2 May 2013

Oklahoma, situated in the South Central region, spans a total area of 181,195 km2. The state had a population of 3,814,820 as of 2012.

Torsion Fracture Testing of Carbon Nanocoils (CNCs)

Article - 26 Apr 2013

In this Thought Leader interview, Dr Yoshiyuki Suda, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, talks to...

Molecular Nanowires: Nanoelectronic Components

Article - 30 Sep 2014

In 2001, molecular nanowires millions of times tinier than a human hair were developed. Researchers discovered that nudging these tubes with a sharp tube can modify their ability to carry an electric...

Nanoparticle Superlattices - Properties and Applications

Article - 3 Jun 2015

Crystalline nanoparticle arrays and superlattices can be synthesized with perfectly defined geometries using appropriate electrostatic, hydrogen bonding or biological recognition interactions.

Nanomesh – Properties and Applications of 2D Boron Nitride

Article - 28 Feb 2013

Boron nitride nanomesh is a novel inorganic two-dimensional material discovered at the University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2003.

Medical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Article - 25 Jan 2013

Magnetic nanoparticles are a group of nanoparticles that can be manipulated with a magnetic field. These particles commonly comprise magnetic particles like nickel, cobalt, iron and their chemical...

Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites

Article - 16 Dec 2012

For years, there has been a growing demand for materials that are lightweight with high strength. Metal matrix nanocomposites are often better in these areas than pure metals or alloys, and CNTs are...

Colloids and Clays - The Pre-History of Nanotechnology

Article - 23 Aug 2012

Nanotechnology is though of as a recent development in science, but we have been using the advantageous properties of nanoscale materials for centuries.