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August 2015 Nanotechnology Press Releases

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149 press releases posted this month

August 31st, 2015

Using ultrathin sheets to discover new class of wrapped shapes: UMass Amherst materials researchers describe a new regime of wrapped shapes (AMHERST. MA) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Thin films, News and information, Physics

An engineered surface unsticks sticky water droplets (UNIVERSITY PARK, PA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Water, Aerospace/Space, Laboratories, Friction/ Tribology

New material science research may advance tech tools (BATON ROUGE, LA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Thin films, News and information, Laboratories, Magnetism/Magnons

Efficiency of Nanodrug Containing Antibiotics in Treatment of Infectious Diseases Evaluated (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

August 30th, 2015

Seeing quantum motion (PASADENA, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Artificial leaf harnesses sunlight for efficient fuel production (PASADENA, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Solar/Photovoltaic, Videos/Movies, News and information

Researchers use DNA 'clews' to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells (RALEIGH, NC) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Draw out of the predicted interatomic force (HIROSHIMA, JAPAN) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Physics

August 29th, 2015

Iranian Scientists Use Artemisia Annua Plant to Produce Breast Cancer Drugs (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Cancer

August 28th, 2015

Small but heading for the big time: Nanobiotix half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2015, in line with expectations: Major clinical achievements and corporate developments (PARIS, FRANCE) Nanomedicine, Announcements, Financial Reports, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

A new technique to make drugs more soluble (CAMBRIDGE, MA) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Chemistry, News and information

Nanocatalysts improve processes for the petrochemical industry (COL. ROMA, MEXICO) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Energy, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information

August 27th, 2015

CWRU researchers efficiently charge a lithium-ion battery with solar cell: Coupling with perovskite solar cell holds potential for cleaner cars and more (CLEVELAND, OH) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Successful boron-doping of graphene nanoribbon (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Environment, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Nanolab Technologies LEAPS Forward with High-Performance Analysis Services to the World: Nanolab Orders Advanced Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP®) Microscope from CAMECA Unit of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division (MILPITAS, CA) Announcements, Tools, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information, Imaging

National Space Society Welcomes Janet Ivey As New NSS Governor: Janet Ivey of Janet's Planet is NOW IN ORBIT as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Space Society (WASHINGTON, DC) Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Aerospace/Space, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

August 26th, 2015

National Space Society Welcomes Geoff Notkin As New NSS Governor (WASHINGTON, DC) Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Aerospace/Space, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Nanometrics to Participate in the Citi 2015 Global Technology Conference (MILPITAS, CA) Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information

50 Years of Scanning Electron Microscopy from ZEISS: ZEISS celebrates the birth of the first commercial scanning electron microscope in 1965 (OBERKOCHEN, GERMANY) Announcements, Tools, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information, Imaging

Announcing Oxford Instruments and School of Physics signing a Memorandum of Understanding (ABINGDON, UK) Announcements, Tools, Academic/Education, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging

These microscopic fish are 3-D-printed to do more than swim: Researchers demonstrate a novel method to build microscopic robots with complex shapes and functionalities (SAN DIEGO, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, 3D & 4D printing/Additive-manufacturing, News and information, Robotics

Researchers combine disciplines, computational programs to determine atomic structure (URBANA, IL) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information

Developing Component Scale Composites Using Nanocarbons (SOUTH WALES, UK) Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Industrial, Events/Classes, Research partnerships, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

August 25th, 2015

Record-high pressure reveals secrets of matter: The most incompressible metal osmium at static pressures above 750 GPa (LINKöPING, SWEDEN) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Physics

Glitter from silver lights up Alzheimer's dark secrets (MUMBAI, INDIA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, News and information

Quantum diffraction at a breath of nothing: Physicists build stable diffraction structure in atomically thin graphene (VIENNA, AUSTRIA) Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Southampton scientists find new way to detect ortho-para conversion in water (SOUTHAMPTON, UK) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Water, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Nanotechnology that will impact the Security & Defense sectors to be discussed at NanoSD2015 conference (MADRID, SPAIN) Nanoelectronics, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Sensors, Military, Energy, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Textiles/Clothing, Events/Classes, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Kwansei Gakuin University in Hyogo, Japan, uses Raman microscopy to study crystallographic defects in silicon carbide wafers (WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, UK) Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Academic/Education, News and information, Imaging

A little light interaction leaves quantum physicists beaming (TORONTO, CANADA) Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Quantum nanoscience, News and information

Cervical cancer detection goes portable (PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Cancer

August 24th, 2015

Antibacterial Nanocomposite Prevents Transmission of Infectious Diseases (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Provides Update On Hospital Project, PCAOB Audit, and New Heat Shield™ Line (NAPLES, FL) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Military, Energy, Industrial, News and information

Louisiana Tech University researchers discover synthesis of a new nanomaterial: Interdisciplinary team creates biocomposite for first time using physiological conditions (RUSTON, LA) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Cancer

'Magic' sphere for information transfer: Professor at the Lomonosov Moscow State University made the «magic» sphere for information transfer (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Intractable pain may find relief in tiny gold rods (KYOTO, JAPAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Graphene oxide's secret properties revealed at atomic level: A research team found that graphene oxide's inherent defects give rise to a surprising mechanical property (EVANSTON, IL) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

August 23rd, 2015

Superlattice design realizes elusive multiferroic properties: New design sandwiches a polar metallic oxide between an insulating material (CLEVELAND, OH) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Research partnerships, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons

New Step towards Breast Cancer Treatment by Herbal Compounds (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, News and information, Cancer

August 22nd, 2015

Nanostart AG: First-half figures 2015 published and new supervisory board elected : Publication of first-half figures 2015 - Shareholders' meeting elected new supervisory board (FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY) Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Financial Reports, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

August 21st, 2015

Novel nanostructures for efficient long-range energy transport (BAYREUTH, GERMANY) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

August 20th, 2015

Iranian Scientists Utilize Nanomembranes to Purify Wastewater of Olive Oil Plants (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Water, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Portfolio Company, AgBiome, Secures $34.5 Million Series B Financing Led By Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (NEW YORK, NY) Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

Abstract Submission Deadline for “2nd International Conference on Infectious Diseases & Nanomedicine (December 15-18, 2015, Kathmandu, NEPAL)” has been extended to Sept 15. (KATHMANDU, NEPAL) Nanomedicine, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Revolutionary MIT-Developed Nanotechnology Company Showcases at CAMX in Dallas (CAMBRIDGE, MA) Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Events/Classes, News and information

Nanofilm Introduces Clarity AR Lens Cleaner for Anti-Reflective Superhydrophobic Lenses (VALLEY VIEW, OH) Products, Announcements, Personal Care/Cosmetics, News and information

Lighting up cancer cells to identify low concentrations of diseased cells: New study published in inaugural issue of Applied Materials Today describes development of 'Heavy metal cancer spies' (OXFORD, UK) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Cancer

Laser-burned graphene gains metallic powers: Rice University scientists find possible replacement for platinum as catalyst (HOUSTON, TX) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Energy, Fuel Cells, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Electrospray solves longstanding problem in Langmuir-Blodgett assembly: The electrospray spreads water-soluble solvents on water while minimizing mixing (EVANSTON, IL) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Thin films, Chemistry, News and information

Manchester team reveal new, stable 2-D materials: Dozens of new 2-dimensional materials similar to graphene are now available, thanks to research from University of Manchester scientists (MANCHESTER, UK) Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

August 19th, 2015

'Diamonds from the sky' approach turns CO2 into valuable products (BOSTON, MA) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Industrial, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Events/Classes, News and information

Warning to DIY enthusiasts & construction workers as dangerous dust emissions (GUILDFORD, UK) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

How UEA research could help build computers from DNA (NORWICH, UK) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Nanobiotechnology, Research partnerships, News and information, Hardware

'Quantum dot' technology may help light the future (CORVALLIS, OR) Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum Dots/Rods, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information

High-precision control of nanoparticles for digital applications (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND) Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information, Friction/ Tribology

Sonocatalysts Able to Purify Organic Pollutants of Wastewater (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Water, News and information

August 18th, 2015

Cave snail from South Korea suggests ancient subterranean diversity across Eurasia (SOFIA, BULGARIA) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging

High Precision, High Stability XYZ Microscope Stages, with Capacitive Feedback (AUBURN, MA) Announcements, Tools, Sensors, Videos/Movies, News and information, Imaging, Software

Biophysics: Formation of swarms in nanosystems (MUENCHEN, GERMANY) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Nanobiotechnology, Physics

Engineers identify how to keep surfaces dry underwater: Research team is first to identify surface 'roughness' required to achieve amazing feat (EVANSTON, IL) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Water, Videos/Movies, News and information

Setting ground rules for nanotechnology research: Two new projects set the stage for nanotechnology research to move into Big Data (DURHAM, NC) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Environment, Water, Research partnerships, News and information, Software, Nanoinformatics

JPK reports on the use of a NanoWizard® AFM-SECM system at the Université Paris Diderot looking at nanoscale biostructures (BERLIN, GERMANY) Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Academic/Education, News and information, Imaging

August 17th, 2015

Major innovation in molecular imaging delivers spatial and spectral info simultaneously: Berkeley Lab scientist invents technique to combine spectroscopy with super-resolution microscopy, enabling new ways to examine cell structures and study diseases (BERKELEY, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

Charge transport in hybrid silicon solar cells (BERLIN, GERMANY) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Bionic liver micro-organs explain off-target toxicity of acetaminophen (Tylenol): Israeli-German partnership aims to replace animal experiments with advanced liver-on-chip devices (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Sensors, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Human Interest/Art, Research partnerships, News and information, Lab-on-a-chip

Effects of Nanoparticles on Polymeric Blends Studied in Iran (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

A thin ribbon of flexible electronics can monitor health, infrastructure (BOSTON, MA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Aerospace/Space, Events/Classes, News and information, Flexible Electronics

Scientists achieve major breakthrough in thin-film magnetism (SINGAPORE) Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, Thin films, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons

August 15th, 2015

Attosecond physics: Attosecond electron catapult: Physicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich studied the interaction of light with tiny glass particles (MUENCHEN, GERMANY) Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Physics

Drexel engineers 'sandwich' atomic layers to make new materials for energy storage (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories, Graphene/ Graphite

Surprising discoveries about 2-D molybdenum disulfide: Berkeley Lab researchers use award-winning campanile probe on promising semiconductor (BERKELEY, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Laboratories

August 14th, 2015

New optical chip lights up the race for quantum computer (BRISTOL, UK) Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, News and information, Lab-on-a-chip

Black phosphorus surges ahead of graphene: A Korean team of scientists tune BP's band gap to form a superior conductor, allowing for the application to be mass produced for electronic and optoelectronics devices (DAEJEON, KOREA) Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Exercise-induced hormone irisin is not a 'myth' (CAMBRIDGE, MA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

August 13th, 2015

Attosecond Electron Catapult (GARCHING, GERMANY) Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Lehigh University-DuPont tribology research seeks to reduce wear and waste (BETHLEHEM, PA) Discoveries, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, Aerospace/Space, Industrial, Research partnerships, News and information, Friction/ Tribology

Rice, Penn State open center for 2-D coatings: National Science Foundation selects universities to develop atom-thin materials with industry partners (HOUSTON, TX) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Research partnerships, Thin films, News and information

Advance in photodynamic therapy offers new approach to ovarian cancer (CORVALLIS, OR) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Cancer

Nano-Scientists' Efforts Lead to Curing Nerve Injuries (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Possibility to Produce Nanofibers with Controlled Size (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Water, Textiles/Clothing, Chemistry, News and information

Sediment dwelling creatures at risk from nanoparticles in common household products (EXETER, UK) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

August 12th, 2015

Aculon Launches “Loaded” Ecommerce Site (SAN DIEGO, CA) Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, News and information

New spectroscopy technique provides unprecedented insights about the reactions powering fuel cells Nanotech-enabled chip developed at UCLA can analyze chemical reactions more accurately than large machines (LOS ANGELES, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Military, Energy, Fuel Cells, News and information

Quantum computing advance locates neutral atoms (UNIVERSITY PARK, PA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, News and information, Physics

Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch (video) (WASHINGTON, DC) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Nanobiotechnology, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, Videos/Movies, News and information

August 11th, 2015

Markus Lusser is New President of Leica Microsystems (WETZLAR, GERMANY) Announcements, Tools, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, News and information, Imaging

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. CEO Announces PCAOB Audit, Next Generation Of Current Products, New Products, New Website, New Global Outreach Program (NAPLES, FL) Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Financial Reports, Industrial, News and information

Nanotech wound healing in diabetes (SINGAPORE) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging

XEI Scientific appoints EM Resolutions as Distributor for the UK & Irish markets (REDWOOD CITY, CA) Announcements, Tools, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Deben reports on the use of their CT5000 tensile/compression stage at the Centre for X-ray Tomography at Ghent University (UGCT) Belgium (WOOLPIT, UK) Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

Paving the way for a faster quantum computer: Unordered quantum computation: Improved efficiency (VIENNA, AUSTRIA) Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Physics

Discovery in growing graphene nanoribbons could enable faster, more efficient electronics (MADISON, WI) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Conformal transfer of graphene for reproducible device fabrication (SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN) Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Research partnerships, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, RFID, Graphene/ Graphite

New mathematics advances the frontier of macromolecular imaging: Berkeley Lab's M-TIP solves the reconstruction problem for fluctuation X-ray scattering (BERKELEY, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Imaging

August 10th, 2015

ILIUM Technology Introduces Flow-through Conductivity Probe: The ultra-wide, ultra-low range probe provides measurements in applications where real-time, dynamic measurements are required (MEDFORD, MA) Announcements, Tools, News and information

Bruker Introduces Opterra II Multipoint Scanning Confocal Microscope: High-Speed Confocal System Provides Most Quantitative and Flexible Live-Cell Imaging (BILLERICA, MA) Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

Harris & Harris Group Reports Financial Statements as of June 30, 2015, and Announces a Stock Repurchase Program (NEW YORK, NY) Possible Futures, Investments/IPO's/Splits, Quantum Computing, Announcements, Financial Reports, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information, Internet-of-Things

New hydrogel stretches and contracts like a heat-driven muscle (WAKO, JAPAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information, Hydrogels

Camera for the nano-cosmos: Dresden researchers develop an all-purpose optical method for observing physical, chemical or biological processes at the nanoscale (DRESDEN, GERMANY) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Chemistry, News and information, Imaging

New ORNL hybrid microscope offers unparalleled capabilities (OAK RIDGE, TN) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

Tantalizing discovery may boost memory technology: Rice University scientists make tantalum oxide practical for high-density devices (HOUSTON, TX) Memory Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, Videos/Movies, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Caltech Announces Discovery in Fundamental Physics (PASADENA, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics, Laboratories

Nano Electrolyte Additives Increase Efficiency of Solar Cells (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Scientists Apply Semi-Conductive, Magnetic Photocatalysts to Purify Wastewater (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Water, News and information

August 9th, 2015

Pouring fire on fuels at the nanoscale (OKINAWA, JAPAN) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Energy, Fuel Cells, News and information

Charge density and optical properties of multicomponent crystals (CHESTER, UK) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

New research may enhance display & LED lighting technology: Large-area integration of quantum dots and photonic crystals produce brighter and more efficient light (URBANA, IL) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Quantum Dots/Rods, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, 3D & 4D printing/Additive-manufacturing, News and information

August 8th, 2015

Copper clusters capture and convert carbon dioxide to make fuel (ARGONNE, IL) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Energy, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information

August 7th, 2015

Laboratorial Production of High-Temperature Ceramic Nanofibers in Iran (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Aerospace/Space, News and information

Silicone Nanostructures Increase Capacity, Durability of Lithium Ion Batteries (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information

August 6th, 2015

Flexible dielectric polymer can stand the heat (UNIVERSITY PARK, PA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Automotive/Transportation, Aerospace/Space, Research partnerships, News and information

Researchers develop drug-loaded nanocapsules that hijack the body’s clotting agents and then self-destruct (MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information

Oxford Instruments is ‘Bringing the Nanoworld Together (BTNT)’ in India for the fourth time (ABINGDON, UK) Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information, Imaging

Global Nano Calcium Carbonate Industry 2015: Acute Market Reports (PUNE, INDIA) Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

August 5th, 2015

Lightning reshapes rocks at the atomic level, Penn study finds (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Tools, Aerospace/Space, News and information, Imaging

Keystone Nano Awarded Contract from National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop Novel Influenza Therapy (STATE COLLEGE, PA ) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Announcements, News and information

Sandcastles inspire new nanoparticle binding technique (RALEIGH, NC) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Molecular Nanotechnology, Military, News and information, Robotics

Molecular trick alters rules of attraction for non-magnetic metals (LEEDS, UK) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Memory Technology, Nanomedicine, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Industrial, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics, Imaging

Two spin liquids square off in an iron-based superconductor: Changes in short-range, transient order in competing liquid-like phases precede onset of superconductivity (UPTON, NY) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories, Superconductivity

“Yolks” and “shells” improve rechargeable batteries: Aluminum could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries (CAMBRIDGE, MA) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Research partnerships, News and information

Arrowhead to Present at Jefferies 2015 Hepatitis B Summit (PASADENA, CA) Nanomedicine, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

August 4th, 2015

Omni Nano and Time Warner Cable Partner to Provide Nanotechnology Education to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles: A $10,000 Donation to Benefit Youth of Los Angeles County's Boys & Girls Clubs (LOS ANGELES, CA) Announcements, Human Interest/Art, Events/Classes, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Pixelligent Launches New PixClear® Light Extraction Materials for OLED Lighting (BALTIMORE, MD) Products, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

The annual meeting on High Power Diode Lasers & Systems will be held as part of the Enlighten Conference, October 14th & 15th (EFFINGHAM, UK) Announcements, Events/Classes, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Atomic view of microtubules: Berkeley Lab researchers achieve record 3.5 angstroms resolution and visualize action of a major microtubule-regulating protein (BERKELEY, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Laboratories

World's quietest gas lets physicists hear faint quantum effects (BERKELEY, CA) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Artificial blood vessels become resistant to thrombosis (ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Engineering a better 'Do: Purdue researchers are learning how (WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Textiles/Clothing, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Videos/Movies, News and information

Proving nanoparticles in sunscreen products (MUENCHEN, GERMANY ) Discoveries, Announcements, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Global Carbon Nanotubes Industry 2015: Acute Market Reports (PUNE, INDIA) Possible Futures, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Nanoparticles Give Antibacterial Properties to Machine-Woven Carpets (TEHRAN, IRAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Textiles/Clothing, News and information

August 3rd, 2015

University of Puerto Rico announces August 11th as the launch date for their NASA mission to look for life in space – XEI reports (REDWOOD CITY, CA) Announcements, Tools, Aerospace/Space, Research partnerships, News and information

Small tilt in magnets makes them viable memory chips (BERKELEY, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Better together: Graphene-nanotube hybrid switches (HOUGHTON, MI) Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Vaccine with virus-like nanoparticles effective treatment for RSV, study finds (ATLANTA, GA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

MIPT researchers clear the way for fast plasmonic chips (MOSCOW, RUSSIA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Quantum states in a nano-object manipulated using a mechanical system (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, NEMS, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Nanoparticles used to breach mucus barrier in lungs: Proof-of-concept study conducted in mice a key step toward better treatments for lung diseases (BALTIMORE, MD) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Promising Step Taken in Iran towards Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Diagnosis of Salmonella Bacterium-Caused Food Poisoning by Biosensors (TEHRAN, IRAN) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, News and information

Thin films offer promise for ferroelectric devices: Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology demystify the ferroelectric properties observed in hafnium-oxide-based thin films, revealing a potentially useful device material (TOKYO, JAPAN) Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Industrial, Thin films, News and information, Imaging

August 1st, 2015

Gold-diamond nanodevice for hyperlocalised cancer therapy: Gold nanorods can be used as remote controlled nanoheaters delivering the right amount of thermal treatment to cancer cells, thanks to diamond nanocrystals used as temperature sensors (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, News and information, Cancer

Shaping the hilly landscapes of a semi-conductor nanoworld (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Solid state physics: Quantum matter stuck in unrest (MUENCHEN, GERMANY) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Self-assembling, biomimetic membranes may aid water filtration (UNIVERSITY PARK, PA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Military, Water, News and information

Transparent, electrically conductive network of encapsulated silver nanowires: A novel electrode for optoelectronics (BERLIN, GERMANY) Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Portfolio Company, HZO, Announces Partnerships with Dell and Motorola (NEW YORK, NY) Investments/IPO's/Splits, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

Advances and Applications in Biosensing, Sensor Power, and Sensor R&D to be Covered at Sensors Global Summit (NEEDHAM, MA) Announcements, Sensors, Events/Classes, News and information

The National Space Society Pays Tribute to Dr. Kalam -- One Of Our Leading Lights Has Joined The Stars (WASHINGTON, DC) Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Aerospace/Space, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

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