Nanotech-Now

Rice University scientists have taken an important step toward the creation of two-dimensional electronics with a process to make patterns in atom-thick layers that combine a conductor and an insulato...

Iranian researchers produced a new type of clay-titanium oxide nanocomposite films which improve the blocking properties of normal polyethylene films, control the production of polyethylene, postpone...

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released an audit that determines that proper management of internal controls has been exercised by the Fuller Road Management Corporation (FRMC), e...

The first specialized nanotechnology laboratory for students was inaugurated in a ceremony in Avicenna Research Center in Tehran on February 2, 2013.

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL) reported today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) of a Key Smart Surface Patent.

Every day scientists learn more about how the world works at the smallest scales. While this knowledge has the potential to help others, it's possible that the same discoveries can also be used in way...

By achieving the synthesis of a novel nanohybrid structure by means of the pulsed laser ablation (PLA) technique, Professor My Ali El Khakani and his team paved the way for a new generation of optoele...

An international team of researchers has found a new method of producing molecular magnets. Their thin layer systems made of cobalt and an organic material could pave the way for more powerful storage...

Silica microwires are the tiny and as-yet underutilized cousins of optical fibers. If precisely manufactured, however, these hair-like slivers of silica could enable applications and technology not cu...

Researchers at Syracuse University's Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are studying the toxicity of commonly used nanoparticle...

Looking toward improved batteries for charging electric cars and storing energy from renewable but intermittent solar and wind, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first hig...

Ultrafast, efficient, and reliable single-photon detectors are among the most sought-after components in photonics and quantum communication, which have not yet reached maturity for practical applicat...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes that may simplify absolute measurements of laser power, especially the...

A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has shown that by bringing gold nanoparticles close to the dots and using a DNA template to control the distances, th...

Following the recent launch of the top-of-the-range Zetasizer Nano ZSP system, Malvern Instruments has published a new brochure that helps potential purchasers select the right Zetasizer Nano dynamic...