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GE’s Nanocoatings Significantly Delay Ice Formation Under Extreme Conditions

GE Global Research has reported the latest research results of its nano-textured anti-icing surfaces at the 2012 March Meeting of the American Physical Society.

8 Mar 2012

Book Analyzes Use of Nanomaterials in Corrosion Protection and Control

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Corrosion Protection and Control Using Nanomaterials’ from Woodhead Publishing to its offering.

8 Mar 2012

Superthin Nanoglue for Next-Generation Microchip Fabrication

A research team comprising Tingrui Pan and his colleagues from the University of California, Davis has developed an ultrathin ‘nanoglue,’ which finds applications in the fabrication of new-generation microchips.

7 Mar 2012

Study Results Pave Way to Engineer and Process Nanomaterials

Theoretical insights of a study conducted by a research team led by Junqiao Wu from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have explained in detail about the formation of nano-patterns called ‘alien’ crop circles during the annealing of a gold nanolayer over a flat silicon surface.

3 Mar 2012

DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials to Become a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Air Products

Air Products has announced that it has inked a definitive agreement to buy DuPont’s 50% stake in DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials. Terms of the deal were not revealed.

3 Mar 2012

UC Berkeley to Demonstrate Graphene-Based Optical Modulators at OFC/NFOEC 2012

A research team from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has found that graphene provides a superior active media for optical modulators.

3 Mar 2012

Metamaterial Can Make High-Power Electromagnetism Systems Safer

Electromagnetism consists of electric and magnetic fields. Sources of alternating current produce these fields.

2 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop Novel Technique for Producing Nanofibers from Proteins

A research team at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) has discovered a novel technique for producing nanofibers from proteins, paving the way to advance drug delivery systems for treating Alzheimer's disease, heart disorders and cancers, and help in the recreation of human cartilage, bone and tissue.

2 Mar 2012

Comprehensive Book on Advances in Carbon Nanomaterials

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Advances in Carbon Nanomaterials: Science and Applications’ to its database.

2 Mar 2012

Novel Measuring Methods Help Improve Nanoparticle Production Process

The findings of research studies conducted at the lab of James E. Hutchison from the University of Oregon utilizing small-angle X-ray scattering and high-precision microscopy techniques will be helpful in using green chemistry in nanotechnology in order to improve efficiency and yield, and significantly decrease waste and risk to environment and human health.

1 Mar 2012

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