A team of scientists led by Eugenia Kumacheva of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto has discovered a way to predict the organization of nanoparticles in larger forms by treating them much the same as ensembles of molecules formed from standard chemical reactions.

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Rice University scientists have unveiled a new method for dissolving half-millimeter-long carbon nanotubes in solution, a critical step toward the spinning of fibers from ultralong nanotubes. The breakthrough, which was reported this month in the online journal ACS Nano, is a promising development on the road to scalable methods for making strong, ultralight, highly conductive [...]

Dr. Shi’s research focuses on miniature energy harvesting technologies that could potentially power wireless electronics, portable devices, stretchable electronics and implantable biosensors.

Rice physicist Junichiro Kono and his team have been studying the Aharonov-Bohm effect — the interaction between electrically charged particles and magnetic fields — and how it relates to carbon nanotubes. While doing so, they came to the unexpected conclusion that magnetic fields can turn highly conductive nanotubes into semiconductors.

The NNI will host the Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop at the Hotel Palomar in Arlington, Va., on July 13-14, 2010. The goal of this workshop is to obtain input from stakeholders regarding the goals and objectives for an updated NNI Strategic Plan that is currently under development and scheduled for completion by December 2010.

A new tool developed by Tel Aviv University, holographic optical tweezers, use holographic technology to manipulate up to 300 nanoparticles at a time, such as beads of glass or polymer, that are too small and delicate to be handled with traditional laboratory instruments. The technology, also known as “optical tweezers,” could form the basis for [...]

Researchers at Boston College have developed a carbon nanotube biosensor, which could detect ferritin, protein used for storing iron and E7 oncoprotein. The new carbon nanotube biosensor was prepared by coating a thin layer of selected polymer and the system uses electrochemical signals that detect minute quantities of protein.
According to the multidisciplinary  team of researchers [...]

Altair Nanotechnologies based at Reno, Nevada is one of the leading providers of energy storage systems including Lithium-Titanate based battery systems. These are among the best performing energy storage systems that find applications in a number of uses including mass transit and military applications.
Altair Nanotechnology has recently announced that it will supply advanced lithium-ion battery [...]

Scientists are reporting an advance toward the next big treatment revolution in dentistry — the era in which root canal therapy brings diseased teeth back to life, rather than leaving a “non-vital” or dead tooth in the mouth. In a report in the monthly journal ACS Nano, they describe a first-of-its-kind, nano-sized dental film that [...]

Four reputed companies have come together to synchronize semiconductor manufacturing program for producing advanced chips based on 28nm process technology. IBM, Samsung Electronics, ST Microelectronics and Global Foundries are working towards standardization of advanced 28nm process technology so those consistent products are made worldwide for various applications including electronics and device manufacturers.
The 28nm process technology, [...]