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Researchers Find Metamaterial Improves Image Resolution in Ultrasound Imaging

University of California, Berkeley, scientists have found a way to overcome one of the main limitations of ultrasound imaging – the poor resolution of the picture.

11 Nov 2010

New Palladium Core Catalyst Enhances Reactivity in Fuel-Cell-Powered Vehicles

Stop-and-go driving can wear on your nerves, but it really does a number on the precious platinum that drives reactions in automotive fuel cells. Before large fleets of fuel-cell-powered vehicles can hit the road, sci...

11 Nov 2010

Developing High Efficiency Solar Cells by Growing Nanowire

New ultra-clean nanowires produced at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen will have a central role in the development of new high-efficiency solar cells and electronics on a nanometer scale. PhD student ...

11 Nov 2010

Chemist Bor-Sen Chiou Develops Sheet from Fish for Biomedical Use

Natural gelatin, extracted from the shiny skin of a seagoing fish called Alaskan pollock, may someday be put to intriguing new biomedical uses. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist Bor-Sen Chiou is developing s...

11 Nov 2010

mPhase Announces Assembly of Multi-Cell Smart NanoBattery

mPhase Technologies, Inc. mPhase said today that it has successfully assembled its first functional multi-cell Smart NanoBattery.

11 Nov 2010

Researchers Demonstrate New Fabrication Method for Porous Polymer Membranes

Microscopically porous polymer membranes have numerous applications in microfluidics, where they can act as filters, masks for surface patterning, and even as components in 3D devices in which the perforations in stacked membranes are aligned to form networks of channels for the flow of fluids.

10 Nov 2010

QD Vision to Develop New Platform for Quantum Dot LED Materials Along with Solvay

QD Vision, Inc. and Solvay today announced an agreement under which the companies will develop a printable electroluminescent platform for quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that will lead to a new generation of solid state lighting products.

10 Nov 2010

Development of Enhanced Nanogenerators Using Nanowire Arrays

Blinking numbers on a liquid-crystal display (LCD) often indicate that a device's clock needs resetting. But in the laboratory of Zhong Lin Wang at Georgia Tech, the blinking number on a small LCD signals the success of a five-year effort to power conventional electronic devices with nanoscale generators that harvest mechanical energy from the environment using an array of tiny nanowires.

10 Nov 2010

Nanocomp to Advance Material Manufacturing Processes for Aerospace Applications

Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of energy-saving performance materials and component products from carbon nanotubes (CNTs), today announced it has been awarded a manufacturing contract from Northrop Grumman under the U.S. Army Manufacturing Technology Program (ManTech).

10 Nov 2010

ADA Technologies to Develop Enhanced Thermal Interface Materials

ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase I research into the development of improved thermal interface materials (TIM) for use in microchips.

10 Nov 2010

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology News

Researchers Find Metamaterial Improves Image Resolution in Ultrasound Imaging

New Palladium Core Catalyst Enhances Reactivity in Fuel-Cell-Powered Vehicles

Developing High Efficiency Solar Cells by Growing Nanowire

Chemist Bor-Sen Chiou Develops Sheet from Fish for Biomedical Use

mPhase Announces Assembly of Multi-Cell Smart NanoBattery

Researchers Demonstrate New Fabrication Method for Porous Polymer Membranes

QD Vision to Develop New Platform for Quantum Dot LED Materials Along with Solvay

Development of Enhanced Nanogenerators Using Nanowire Arrays

Nanocomp to Advance Material Manufacturing Processes for Aerospace Applications

ADA Technologies to Develop Enhanced Thermal Interface Materials

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Benchtop micro-XRF System for the Elemental Analysis of Samples

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

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Ethylene Oxide Regulations: How Changes Might Play Out Under New Administration

How the Technician Shortage is Slowing Industry Expansion

Leveraging Coriolis Flow Meters for Accurate Mass Flow and Density

The Ultimate Guide to PPE for Rescue and Recovery Missions

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology News

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

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23D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5New Study Sheds Light on How Copper Catalysts Degrade During Artificial Photosynthesis

6Forge Nano Secures $40 M to Scale U.S. Battery Manufacturing and Commercial Semiconductor Equipment Businesses

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