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Rice University – Homogeneous nano-scale dip coating – Carbon nanotube films show promise for next generation touch-screens
Researchers at Rice University (RU), USA, have potentially hit upon a method to produce almost transparent films of electrically conductive carbon nanotubes (CNT) - a milestone R&D step sought by many nano-technologists around the world. Dr Matteo...
IBM nano-technique – Scientists peer within Carbon nanotubes to see atomic structure in 3-D
New York Stock Exchange: International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) researchers have demonstrated a new approach to Carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, which could open-up the path for commercial nano-fabrication of gradually smaller, faster and more...
Rubber Stiffing by Silver nanoparticles – Potential inactivation of HIV & other STDs/STIs
Research just published in Canada by researchers at the University of Manitoba - International Journal of Nanotechnology - have shown that Siliver nanoparticles (AgNP) when soaked or plastered on polyurethane condoms can...
A*STAR Singapore – Gold nano-cluster arrays developed for commercial applications as a high-performance sensing technique
Since its first observance Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has shown potential for detection of cancerous tumors, food pathogens and bio-security threats. However, with having to meet ever-increasing commercialisation demands - SERS...
University of Notre Dame – Research reveals that nano-sensors can detect contaminants in water
Low-level concentration of organic contaminants in air and drinking water is a key sensor industry. Recent research published at University of Notre Dame (UoND) by the laboratory of Professors Prashant V. Kamat and John A. Zahm could provide a beneficial...
Rice University – Gold starfruit shaped nanorods for medical imaging – chemical sensing
Starfruit shaped Gold (Au) nanorods synthesised at Rice University's BioScience Research Collaborative could potentially reveal nano-applications that rely on SERS. The Rice researchers found that nanoparticles returned SERS signals 25 times stronger than similar...
IBM integrated Silicon nano-photonics – Moving from lab to the fab
IBM announced on Monday 10/12/2012 a major advancement in optical communications by claiming to verify a manufacturing environment in the use of light instead of electrical signals to transmit information for future computing. IBM's breakthrough technology is...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Nanoparticles amplify cancer tumor signals – detection in the urine
Research published by teams at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Nature Biotechnology 16/12/2012 - have claimed to have found means to diagnose cancer tumors earlier within a patient's...
Iranian University – Unveils new system for purifying waste water using nanotechnology
Similar to a news article entitled "Innovative nano-sensors: Detection of trace containments in water" - on 18/12/2012 a northern Iranian university unveiled (with Iranian President Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in attendance) a new system for purifying...
