Nanomaterials

DOE allocates another $327M to labs, schools

By / August 5, 2009

In its final round of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-based awards, the DOE says it is going to provide money for science research projects at 10 federal labs and schools.…

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Piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity to power nanoscale devices

By / August 2, 2009

According to a press release, a team of University of Houston scientists has set out with the goal to use piezoelectrics to create nanodevices that can power electronics, such as…

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Fuel cell catalysts go subnano

By / August 1, 2009

Nature Chemistry reported that Japanese researchers have created subnano scale platinum clusters with high catalytic activity for use in fuel cell applications. The tiny catalyst particles – the smallest of…

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New Zealand develops roadmap to address nanoparticle safety

By / July 29, 2009

Tiny particles in consumer products pose health and environmental risks and need to be tracked, a group of New Zealand scientists say. Amid growing worldwide concern about the potential effects…

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Strong growth forecast for nanotechnology food packaging

By / July 28, 2009

Nanotechnology is poised to have a big impact in food and beverage packaging, according to a report published by IRAP. A thin layer of nanoparticles is sufficient to change the…

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Nanotechnology could help harness geothermal power

By / July 24, 2009

Earth’s molten mantle is a potentially inexhaustible source of energy that could meet 10 percent of the nation’s energy needs, but cost and safety concerns have hampered the growth of…

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National labs top list of R&D 100 award recipients

By / July 21, 2009

R&D Magazine hosts the R&D 100 Awards, which are presented annually to researchers who have developed the year’s 100 most outstanding advances in applied technologies. ACerS just learned that 49…

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Hitachi helps Canada expand nano center

By / July 21, 2009

Someone must have declared this nano investments week (see other recent posts). The latest news is that Hitachi is lending its support to a new research and product development center…

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Nano center produces jobs, growth for Albany

By / July 20, 2009

Seems to be good news, so other cities are starting to take notice. From the Utica Observer-Dispatch: To understand the potential for the new nanotechnology initiative at SUNYIT in Marcy,…

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Spain, Portugal open new joint nano center

By / July 20, 2009

Spanish and Portuguese officials hope the $140 million, 160,000 square-foot center, opened on Friday, will pole-vault their nations into the fields of “nanomedicine, environmental monitoring, nanoelectronics and molecular nanomanipulation,” according…

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