The precautionary matrix for synthetic nanomaterials by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health is geared toward industry and trade. A precautionary matrix is a method for assessing the nano-specific health and environmental risks of nanoproducts. The matrix is regularly revised based on experiences and new scientific knowledge.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read moreThe 'Ultrawire' project aims at producing a material that conducts electricity better than any known electrical conductor.
Nov 19th, 2013
Read moreA nanocatalyst made of zinc sulfide which increases the effectiveness of purification process of chemical pollutants wastewater.
Nov 19th, 2013
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New work by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, could soon transform the building blocks of modern electronics by making nanomagnetic switches a viable replacement for the conventional transistors found in all computers.
Nov 18th, 2013
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Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a new approach to information storage and processing.
Nov 18th, 2013
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By creating nanoparticles with controlled shape, engineers believe smaller, more powerful and energy efficient batteries can be built.
Nov 18th, 2013
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An interdisciplinary team of Engineering at Illinois researchers has set its sights on improving the materials that make solar energy conversion/photocatalysis possible. Together, they have developed a new form of high-performance solar photocatalyst based on the combination of the titanium dioxide and other "metallic" oxides that greatly enhance the visible light absorption and promote more efficient utilization of the solar spectrum for energy applications.
Nov 18th, 2013
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Study reveals origins of an exotic phase of matter
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreTechnology Research Association for Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (TASC) - a consortium of nine companies and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - is developing voluntary safety management techniques for carbon nanotubes.
Nov 18th, 2013
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A new test facility from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) for breakthrough research into thin-film solar cells will be opened on Wednesday 27 November 2013. The new lab is part of the Solliance alliance, and includes a high-resolution transmission electron microscope that will allow atom-by-atom study of the components of solar cells.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreIn support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's blueprint to prepare students for educational and career opportunities in New York's growing nanotechnology economy, more than 60 Capital Region school superintendents and other academic leaders took part in an educational forum at the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering on Monday, November 18.
Nov 18th, 2013
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Sometimes big change comes from small beginnings. That's especially true in the research of Anatoly Frenkel, a professor of physics at Yeshiva University, who is working to reinvent the way we use and produce energy by unlocking the potential of some of the world's tiniest structures: nanoparticles.
Nov 18th, 2013
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Although certain liquid crystals mainly comprise water, a spontaneous alignment of electrical dipoles could incur in them and consequently a spontaneous electrical polarisation could occur macroscopically.
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreResearchers grow graphene on silver
Nov 18th, 2013
Read moreA team of Columbia Engineering researchers has taken advantage of graphene's special properties - its mechanical strength and electrical conduction - and created a nano-mechanical system that can create FM signals, in effect the world's smallest FM radio transmitter.
Nov 18th, 2013
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Cambridge scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which bacteria build their surface propellers (flagella) - the long extensions that allow them to swim towards food and away from danger.
Nov 18th, 2013
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