Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology News

RSS

Device Allows for Testing at Virtually Any Loading Rate and Temperature

The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign has developed a novel testing device for understanding the tensile properties of single nanofibers. In addition to the ability to test a single nanofiber, the technology allows...

5 Aug 2008

FEI Announces Collaboration Enabling Scientists to Acquire High-Res TEM Images

FEI Company, a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, and Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry, a leading biochemical research institution, announced today their collaboration on a correl...

5 Aug 2008

UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project Moved a Major Step Closer to Completion

The UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project moved a major step closer to completion today when the first neutrons were created in the ISIS Second Target Station. After five years of planning and construction, the first neutrons were detected by the Inter instrument at 1308 BST. ISIS, the world-renowned neutron facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, is operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

5 Aug 2008

Domina Cascade Model Shows That Lithium Iron Phosphate Could be Used in Batteries of the Future

Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries,
conduct electricity despite being an insulating material?

2 Aug 2008

New Nanomaterial Makes Plastics Stiffer, Lighter and Stronger

A Michigan State University
researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic
stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes
and cars.

2 Aug 2008

Scientists Probe the Struture of Aerogels for the First Time Using High-Resolution XRD

A multi-institutional team of scientists has used beamline 9.0.1 at the Advanced
Light Source to perform high-resolution x-ray diffraction imaging of an aerogel
for the first time.

2 Aug 2008

China is becoming a Scientific Super Power

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists
in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of
the world's scientific power houses.

2 Aug 2008

Cavendish Laboratories Opens New Advanced Scanning Electron Microscope Facility

Hitachi has opened a new Advanced Scanning Electron Microscope Facility in the Cavendish Laboratories, Cambridge University. The long standing research collaboration between Hitachi and the Cambridge University has been enhanced with the installation of three state of the art scanning electron microscopes.

2 Aug 2008

Industrial Nanotech Signs up African Distributor for Its Energy Saving Coatings

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. continued its international expansion with the announcement today that the exclusive distributor in Africa for the Company's patented Nansulate energy saving coatings.

1 Aug 2008

Could Graphene Take Over where Silicon Finishes off in Electronics?

Due to its remarkable electronic properties, few layer graphene, or FLG, has emerged as a promising new material for use in post-silicon devices that incorporate the quantum effects that emerge at the nanoscale. Now, phy...

1 Aug 2008

Editorial Highlights

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

Device Allows for Testing at Virtually Any Loading Rate and Temperature

FEI Announces Collaboration Enabling Scientists to Acquire High-Res TEM Images

UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project Moved a Major Step Closer to Completion

Domina Cascade Model Shows That Lithium Iron Phosphate Could be Used in Batteries of the Future

New Nanomaterial Makes Plastics Stiffer, Lighter and Stronger

Scientists Probe the Struture of Aerogels for the First Time Using High-Resolution XRD

China is becoming a Scientific Super Power

Cavendish Laboratories Opens New Advanced Scanning Electron Microscope Facility

Industrial Nanotech Signs up African Distributor for Its Energy Saving Coatings

Could Graphene Take Over where Silicon Finishes off in Electronics?

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

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

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

Sponsored Content

Moisture, Volatiles and Ash Determination in Coal & Coke

Powering the Future: The Solid-State Battery Revolution

What is the Gold Foil Covering Spacecraft and Satellites?

Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

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

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

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

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

1Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

2Perovskite and Copper System Creates C2 Chemicals from CO2

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4DS Smith Partner With TPV Automotive to Create a Sustainable Fiber-Based Packaging for the Protection of Car Wheel Carriers

5The COM4PHA project develops new biodegradable bioplastics for cosmetics, food and agricultural packaging

6Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

Sponsored Content

Editorial Highlights