Water-shedding surfaces can be made to last
New approach to hydrophobic material could benefit power plants, cooling systems.
Sep 20th, 2013
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Building bridges between nanowires
Place a layer of gold only a few atoms high on a surface bed of germanium, apply heat to it, and wires will form of themselves. They are no more than a few atoms in height and are separated by no more than 1.6 nanometres. Nanotechnologists bridge this small gap with a copper-phthalocyanine molecule.
Sep 20th, 2013
Read more'Nanoprospecting' project seeks to reveal impacts of nanomaterials
Three Arizona State University faculty members will lead a research project to help improve methods of gathering accurate information about the fate of nanomaterials and predicting when, where and how they may pose a hazard.
Sep 20th, 2013
Read moreIn water as in love, likes can attract
Berkeley Lab researchers have shown that, contrary to the scientific axiom that only opposite charges attract, when hydrated in water, positively charged ions can pair up with one another.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreHow new substances form
Researchers simulate processes in bubble column.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreSuccess in elucidating reduction reaction mechanisms of lithium-ion battery electrolytes
Scientists succeeded in elucidating, on the atomic level, reaction mechanisms of the reductive decomposition and binding of electrolytes toward formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the interface between electrolyte and electrode, by using the K computer, the current flagship supercomputer in Japan.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreContainer's material properties affect the viscosity of water at the nanoscale
Water pours into a cup at about the same rate regardless of whether the water bottle is made of glass or plastic. But at nanometer-size scales for water and potentially other fluids, whether the container is made of glass or plastic does make a significant difference.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreWie riskant sind Nanopartikel? Online-Plattform gibt Antworten
Das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) fördert das Projekt DaNa2.0. für weitere vier Jahre mit 2,1 Millionen Euro. DaNa2.0 ist eine Plattform für alle Fragen rund um Nanomaterialien.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreHoney, natural polymer to produce wound-dressing nanofibers
Researchers applied electrospinning process and produced a drug-carrying nanofibrous web to be used in wound dressing by using an artificial and biodegradable polymer and honey as a natural polymer.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreNANOTEC signed 4th NANO Plus Center in Thailand with PSU
The MOU for the 4th and final NANO Plus (TTN Network Center) was signed this morning between NANOTEC and Prince of Songkla University (PSU) at NANOTEC. Signing on behalf of PSU was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wilaiwan Chotigeat, Dean of Faculty of Science and Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, Executive Director of NANOTEC.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreNew delivery system for drugs and fragrances with microscopic bottles and corks
Microscopic, bottle-like structures with corks that melt at precisely-controlled temperatures could potentially release drugs inside the body or fragrances onto the skin, according to a recently published study.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreNanoparticle-treated fibers clean dye-polluted waters
A cheap and simple process using natural fibers embedded with nanoparticles can almost completely rid water of harmful textile dyes in minutes, report Cornell and Colombian researchers who worked with native Colombian plant fibers.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreNanoscale neuronal activity measured for the first time
A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has been developed by a researcher at Queen Mary University of London.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreReport availabe from Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology
The OECD and the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) held an international symposium entitled Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology. The symposium report is now available for download.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreTriboelectric nanogenerator harvests wind energy
Researchers report a triboelectric nanogenerator that plays dual roles as a sustainable power source by harvesting wind energy and as a self-powered wind vector sensor system for wind speed and direction detection.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreNanocrystal catalyst transforms impure hydrogen into electricity
Brookhaven Lab scientists use simple, 'green' process to create novel core-shell catalyst that tolerates carbon monoxide in fuel cells and opens new, inexpensive pathways for zero-emission vehicles.
Sep 18th, 2013
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