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Institute of Coal Chemistry to Use Savannah ALD Tool for Material Research

Cambridge NanoTech has reached another milestone by delivering its 300th Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) tool to the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ affiliate, the Institute of Coal Chemistry (ICC) located in Shanxi, China.

1 Mar 2012

Enerize Displays Solid State Lithium Battery Technology at 2012 Energy Innovation Summit

At the 2012 ARPA-E summit, Enerize, an emerging technology company, has showcased enhanced, flexible, low-cost, solid state lithium battery and nano structured transparent solar polymer technology.

1 Mar 2012

Elsevier Announces Name Change for European Conference of Diamond and Related Materials

A publishing company, Elsevier announced that the European Conference of Diamond and Related Materials has been renamed as the International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials (ICDCM).

From Elsevier - Materials Science & Technology Publisher 1 Mar 2012

Teijin Supplies Nanofiber to Goldwin for Producing Motorcycle and Bicycle Gloves

Teijin Fibers, the flagship company of the polyester fibers business of Teijin Group, has announced that its 700-nm-thick high-strength polyester nanofiber called Nanofront has been used by Goldwin, a Japanese manufacturer of sport apparel, for producing the palms of motorcycle and bicycle gloves.

From Teijin Limited 29 Feb 2012

Nanomaterials Produced Using Rolling Mechanism

Scientists from Harvard University, US and the NanoScience Center from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland have identified a new method for producing nanomaterials. The research has been funded by the Academy of Finland.

28 Feb 2012

Researchers Create First Physical Demonstration of Optical Circuit Using Metamaterials

A research team led by Nader Engheta from the University of Pennsylvania is working on ways to use light in place of electricity. The team has developed the first physical illustration of ‘lumped’ optical circuit elements using nanotechnology.

27 Feb 2012

Cleanfield Updates Development of Nanowires from Low-Cost Substrates

Cleanfield Alternative Energy has updated its collaborative venture of Nanowire Solar Cell on “Next Generation Solar Cell".

24 Feb 2012

Nanopatterned Surfaces Improve Efficacy of Power Plants and Desalination Systems

A study by a research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has explained the mechanism behind the formation of water droplets during condensation and ways to design harvesting surfaces at the nanoscale to accelerate the formation of these droplets.

24 Feb 2012

Study Discusses Graphene’s Use as Coating Material

A research study by Dhiraj Prasai and his colleagues has corroborated that graphene coating is the thinnest known coating in the world for preventing corrosion.

24 Feb 2012

Technology Developed at MIT Can Control Structure and Composition of Nanowires

A research team led by Silvija Gradeèak from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a novel technique capable of accurately controlling the composition, profiles and width of nanowires during their growth.

23 Feb 2012

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