The controlled synthesis of complex structures in the nanometer range and their integration into modern technologies represents a challenge with high potential. A group of German and Spanish scientists succeeded now in synthesizing materials which form two-dimensional nanostructures by self-organization mechanisms.

The State University of New York (SUNY), in partnership with The Research Foundation of SUNY and SUNY campuses statewide, has launched five regional 'Technology Transfer' hubs across the SUNY research enterprise as part of a novel effort to spur new high-tech business opportunities and stimulate economic growth across New York State.

EnerG2, an innovative seven-year-old company focused on introducing advanced nano-structured materials for next-generation energy storage, today announced the groundbreaking of the world's first facility dedicated to the commercial-scale production of synthetic high-performance carbon electrode material.

Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data.

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. announced today the completion of its largest all-glass vapor chamber, certified and implemented by DFI in Spain for its licensee CRISTEC VIPLA S.L., a highly-reputable Cataluna-based company dedicated to the fabrication and processing of a wide-range of glass products reaching a diversity of market segments, including aluminum, PVC, furniture, and other industries.

An international team of scientists and industrialists is to meet at the University of Leicester to develop of a revolutionary new technique for harnessing green energy.

So far no imaging technique has been up to the task of defining the melanoma's boundaries accurately enough to guide surgery. Instead surgeons tend to cut well beyond the visible margins of the lesion in order to be certain they remove all the malignant tissue. Two scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed technologies that together promise to solve this difficult problem.

A new paper by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsar Janko and colleagues offers an important new understanding of an enduring mystery in chemical physics.

As part of its ongoing series of live webinars on AFM technology and advancements, Veeco Instruments Inc. will be hosting a free online seminar on 'Atomic Force Microscopy Techniques in Food Research'.

In a development that holds potential for both data storage and biomedical imaging, Ohio State University researchers have used a new technique to obtain the highest-ever resolution MRI scan of the inside of a magnet.

Enjoying the materials innovation success it has realized with its first DEK Galaxy system, Cary, North Carolina-based LORD Corporation recently expanded its development capacity with the addition of a second Galaxy equipped with DEK's new Wafer Transport Solution.

Oerlikon Solar demonstrates energy efficient transportation and Swiss engineering excellence around the world in 80 days.

Harry Kroto, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996, is the latest to take part in the 'Ask a Nobel Laureate' series on YouTube and Facebook. 'Ask a Nobel Laureat' gives online viewers worldwide the unique opportunity to put their questions directly to a Nobel Laureate and see the responses.

A European team of researchers has now developed a method that allows to observe the motions of electrons.

A 'smart' nanomaterial recently developed at the University of Dayton Research Institute for multi-purpose use in aircraft coatings, wind turbines and other large-scale commercial applications may also lead to a significant breakthrough in glaucoma treatment.

Teijin Limited announced today that it has wholly acquired NanoGram Corporation, a Silicon Valley company specializing in novel nanomaterials design technology, to function as a U.S. base for the development of silicon inks with semiconductor properties and the processes to manufacture such inks.

Scientific knowledge has been shared in the same way for centuries. A European research project advocates replacing papers and peer reviews with a new process inspired by the social Web.

Advance in metamaterials leads to a new semiconductor laser suitable for security screening, chemical sensing and astronomy.

Using 'dark channel' fluorescence, scientists can explain how biochemical substances carry out their function.

American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of micro nano silicon based products, announced today that the Company has applied in China for a national patent for their new concrete enforcement and accelerator agent.