We chat to Ben Wang, founder of Svaya Nanotechnologies, about turning research into companies and the differences between Silicon Valley and academia.
X-ray techniques to peek into nanoparticle synthesis
The advantages and disadvantages of the available X-ray techniques for real-time testing of the colloidal nanoparticle synthesis are reviewed.
Thinking Big to Think Small: US Nanoscale Science Research Centres
Scanning probe microscopy in the US Department of Energy Nanoscale Research Centers: status, perspectives, and opportunities.
Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis opens at TU Dresden, Germany
The Technische Universität Dresden has celebrated the official opening of a new analytics center – the Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis.
Nanowires on their way to highly efficient photovoltaic devices?
Review paper analyzes opportunities and obstacles for III-V nanowires in solar energy harvesting.
Advances in Electrospun Functional Nanofibers
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering has published a new special issue on functional nanofibers, guest-edited by Il-Doo Kim.
UM nanotech researcher elected to Royal Society
Paul O’Brien’s research centres on developing new chemical processes for thin films and nanoparticles, especially of chalcogenide-containing materials.
Look Both Ways: Metallic Janus Particles Reviewed
Patchy particles, and Janus particles in particular, already have such broad application potential that it’s hard to believe they are a relatively young concept to nanoscience.
"Smart" nano-network can control insulin release for diabetes treatment
Researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise.
Process turns carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals
Rice University strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films.