Multi-partner team led by Argonne National Laboratory selected for award of $120 million to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub.
Nanoparticles combined with antibodies to combat cancer
Silicon nanoparticles functionalised with antibodies have been shown to efficiently kill cancer cells in vitro.
Improved materials for all-optical signal processing
Alex Jen and co-workers publish work describing a new series of anionic polymethine dyes, designed for application in improved guest-host materials.
Persimmon Technologies Awarded NSF Grant
Persimmon Technologies awarded NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop soft magnetic material and fabrication process.
AAAS Recognizes Stanford Professor for Printed and Flexible Materials Work
Professor Zhenan Bao named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
AAAS Honors Nano-Photonics Expert Shawn Yu-Lin
Nano-photonics expert Shawn Yu-Lin has been selected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
AAAS Recognizes North Carolina State University Professor for Nanotechnology Work
Dr. Yuntian T. Zhu, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named a Fellow of the AAAS.
Greener storage for green energy
ARPA-E grant will support research into next-generation flow batteries to solve wind/solar intermittency problem.
Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV
Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers can dissolve to release drugs, providing a platform for cheap, discrete and reversible protection.
Using nanocrystals to predict metal fatigue
New work from researchers in Germany shows how light-emitting nanocrystals can reveal damage to material.