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Graphene Makes a Promising Base Materials for Capturing Hydrogen

Stacked sheets of graphene may be a promising material for capturing and storing hydrogen for future fuel-cell systems according to recent research at NIST and the University of Pennsylvania.

17 Mar 2010

Radical New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer--known as the most fatal cancer with no known effective treatment--requires a radical new therapy. A promising approach may come in the form of tiny gold nanoparticles--loaded with a therapeutic agent t...

16 Mar 2010

Open Access Chinese Nano Research Journal Makes it into Science Citation Index

Thomson ISI has announced that Nano Research, an English-language journal jointly published by Springer and Tsinghua University Press, is now listed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-E). The academic journal, f...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 16 Mar 2010

Nanofilm Offer Real World Advice to Manuacturers Looking to Incorporate Nanotechnologies

In Taking the Nanopulse, his monthly column for IndustryWeek.com, Dr. Scott Rickert, President of the nanotechnology company Nanofilm, offers real-world advice to manufacturers considering incorporating nanotechnology into their products.

15 Mar 2010

Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Could Dramatically Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Performance

A new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable electronics.

15 Mar 2010

New Band Excitation Technique Results in 8 New Grants for SPM and AFM Users

Asylum Research, the technology leader in Scanning Probe and Atomic Force Microscopy (SPM/AFM), has announced eight new grants for early adopters to explore the capabilities and applications of the unique new Band Excita...

15 Mar 2010

mPhase Technologies to Participate in NanoBusiness Alliance Roundtable

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL), the global leader in the development of nanotech-based reserve battery technology, today announced that its executives will attend the Ninth Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Washingto...

15 Mar 2010

Value of Nanotechnology in Coatings and Adhesives Market Expected to be Worth $3.7 Billion in 2010

According to a new technical market research report, NANOTECHNOLOGY IN COATINGS AND ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS: GLOBAL MARKETS from BCC Research, the global market value for nanotechnology in coatings and adhesives is an estimated $3.7 billion in 2010, but is expected to increase to nearly $19.2 billion in 2015.

12 Mar 2010

New Concept for OLEDs Uses Graphene as the Transparent Conductor

Researchers at Stanford University have successfully developed a brand new concept of organic lighting-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a few nanometers of graphene as transparent conductor.

12 Mar 2010

Thomas Swan Now Producing Commercial Quantities of Carbon Nanotubes in the US

Leading manufacturer of carbon nanotubes Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. has achieved commercial scale production to meet growing demand in the USA. This success has been marked by the company's announcement that it has i...

10 Mar 2010

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