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Study Confirms Hazardous Effects of Nanoparticles on Brain and Nervous System of Fish

The University of Plymouth scientists have for the first time confirmed the detrimental impact of nanoparticles on an animal’s brain and other spots of the central nervous system.

20 Sep 2011

Study Reveals Cause of Trouble by Nanomaterials on Cells

Brown University researchers have revealed the mystery behind the interest of cells on asbestos fibers and similar materials at the nanoscale even though they cannot be completely ingested by the cells.

20 Sep 2011

Researchers Reveal Details of Photovoltaic Process in Ferroelectric Materials

Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have revealed the details of the photovoltaic process in ferroelectric materials using bismuth ferrite or BFO ultra thin films.

17 Sep 2011

University of Leicester Researches on Effects of Volcanic Ash on Aircrafts

A new study at the University of Leicester is utilizing a new technology to research the effects of volcanic ash on airplanes that fly across the volcanic eruption zones.

17 Sep 2011

Researches Use Carbon Nanotubes for Producing Graphene Nanoribbons

Scientists at the Aalto University and Umeå University have developed a simple and easily scalable method to fabricate graphene nanoribbons directly within single-walled carbon nanotubes.

16 Sep 2011

RUB Physicists Experimentally Confirm Spin Pumping Effect in Magnetic Layers

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Zabel of Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum (RUB) has for the first time experimentally confirmed the spin pumping effect, an important physical phenomenon, in magnetic layers.

15 Sep 2011

Researchers Discover Nanoblades’ Properties for Hydrogen Storage

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have found that nanoblades, a unique nanomaterial, can store and discharge hydrogen exceptionally quickly and at relatively low temperatures when compared to similar type of materials. They can also be recharged several times.

15 Sep 2011

Oxford Instruments to Showcase MQC Benchtop NMR Analyzer at 125th AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition

Oxford Instruments will highlight the key applications for the MQC, which include measurement of oil and moisture in seeds, fat in foodstuffs, hydrogen in fuel, spin finish on textile fibers, and fluoride in toothpaste.

From Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance 14 Sep 2011

New Materials Research Center of UW-Madison Gains NSF Support

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) is receiving NSF funding for more than six years to expand its mission.

12 Sep 2011

University of Utah’s New Materials Research Centre Receives NSF Grant

The University of Utah is establishing a new Centre of Excellence in Materials Research and Innovation and it has selected other universities, which include Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern and Michigan for the new round of grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

12 Sep 2011

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