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Researchers Develop Novel Nanoribbon Production Method Using Carbon Nanotubes

The University of Nottingham researchers have developed a new method of investigating and producing molecules that could lead to the manufacture of novel nanomaterials for applications in the latest-generation ultra speed and compact data storage devices and computers.

From Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham 11 Aug 2011

Nanocomp’s Carbon Nanotube Sheet Protects Juno Spacecraft Against Electrostatic Discharge

Nanocomp Technologies, a producer of carbon nanotube-based energy-efficient component products and performance materials, declared that the NASA’s Juno spacecraft has integrated Nanocomp’s EMSHIELD, a novel carbon nanotube-based sheet material, to protect the spacecraft from electrostatic discharge during its Jupiter mission.

10 Aug 2011

Study on Enamel Formation Helps Develop Novel Production Methods for Biomaterials

A research study on the tooth enamel biomineralization process by the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine researchers can develop unique nanoscale processes for manufacturing biomaterials.

10 Aug 2011

Comprehensive Report on Global Photonic Crystals Market

According to a research report on photonic crystals titled, ‘Photonic Crystals: Materials, Technologies and Global Markets’, the photonic crystals market is growing swiftly and is expected to grow at a compou...

9 Aug 2011

Researchers Develop Heart Model to Study Impact of Artificial Nanoparticles on Heart Function

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have developed a heart model called Langendorff heart to demonstrate the impact of artificial nanoparticles on the heart rhythm and heart rate.

3 Aug 2011

Researchers Develop Nanowire Energy Storage Devices

Professor Pulickel Ajayan and his team from the Rice lab have built a complete lithium ion energy storage device in a single nanowire. The innovation is published in a paper in the American Chemical Society journal.

30 Jul 2011

Flow Polymers Receives SBIR Grant to Develop Nano-Filler Technology for Tires

Flow Polymers, an Ohio-based company, announced that it has secured a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation to create innovative nano-filler technology for application in tire innerliners.

30 Jul 2011

Scientist Design Micro-Thermophotovoltaics Power Generator Using Novel Material

Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a micro-thermophotovoltaics (TPV) power generator using a material whose surface is etched with billions of nanoscale ridges or cavities that help the surface to emit light with wavelengths suitable for producing optimum electricity by the device.

30 Jul 2011

Roll-to-Roll Naoimprint Mass Production to be Put to the test

The Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON), which is helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)...

26 Jul 2011

New Study Reveals More about Graphene’s Electronic Properties

The University of Manchester researchers, who identified graphene in 2004, have published a detailed report about the electronic properties of the material in the Nature Physics journal.

26 Jul 2011

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