IN THIS MONTH'S E-NEWSLETTER:
-Improved-value pricing structure announced for single wall carbon nanotubes.
-Self-assembly silica nanowires may herald new generation of integrated optical devices.
-IBM reveals new antimicrobial hydrogel to fight superbugs and other resistant biofilms.
-Earthworms used to make cheap quantum dots.
-A new line of men’s suits has a nano coating.
-World record for solar cell efficiency.
-New material produces warm-white leds.
-Better rechargeable batteries made with graphene films
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New, improved-value pricing structure announced for single wall carbon nanotubes. In a move that’s sure to be welcomed by research and development labs, Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. have announced a new, improved-value pricing structure for their high quality Elicarb® Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Well-established as pioneers in the sector, Thomas Swan are encouraging growth in the industry with this new pricing structure – which is designed to open up new opportunities for Single Wall Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) applications. Read more.
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Self-assembly silica nanowires may herald new generation of integrated optical devices. Silica microwires are the tiny and as-yet underutilized cousins of optical fibers. If precisely manufactured, these hair-like slivers of silica could enable applications and technology not currently possible with comparatively bulky optical fiber. By carefully controlling the shape of water droplets with an ultraviolet laser, a team of researchers from Australia and France has found a way to coax silica nanoparticles to self-assemble into much more highly uniform silica wires. Read more.
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IBM reveals new antimicrobial hydrogel to fight superbugs and other resistant biofilms.The antimicrobial hydrogel can break through diseased biofilms and completely eradicate drug-resistant bacteria upon contact. The synthetic hydrogel, which forms spontaneously when heated to body temperature, is the first-ever to be biodegradable, biocompatible and non-toxic, making it an ideal tool to combat serious health hazards facing hospital workers, visitors and patients. Read more.
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Earthworms used to make cheap quantum dots. Quantum dots have been used to improve the efficiency of solar panels and build high-tech display screens. However, to be able to use them in the body - to track cancer cells, for example - intricate and expensive chemical processes are required that can reduce the dots' luminescence. Earthworms, fed the right chemicals, can serve as a natural production line for biocompatible quantum dots. Read more
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A new line of men’s suits has a nano coating. A new line of men's suits from a custom online menswear brand boasts a nanotech coating that repels liquid and stains and resist odours and wrinkles, all the while staying breathable and comfortable. If the suits live up to their promise, you should be able to run through a rainstorm while sweating profusely, then break a ballpoint pen over your leg -- and still show up at the board meeting looking (and smelling) no worse for the wear. Read more.
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World record for solar cell efficiency. Scientists at Empa, in a remarkable feat, have developed thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. The cells are based on CIGS semiconducting material (copper indium gallium (di)selenide) known for its potential to provide cost-effective solar electricity. The technology is currently awaiting scale-up for industrial applications. Read more.
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New material produces warm-white leds for indoor lighting. Light emitting diodes, more commonly called LEDs, are known for their energy efficiency and durability, but the bluish, cold light of current white LEDs has precluded their widespread use for indoor lighting. Now, University of Georgia scientists have fabricated what is thought to be the world’s first LED that emits warm white light using a single light emitting material, or phosphor, with a single emitting center for illumination. Read more
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Better rechargeable batteries made with graphene films. Researchers used graphene films to create the negative electrode of a lithium-ion cell and then studied the charge and discharge characteristics of this rechargeable battery. They found the graphene films grown on copper did not cycle the lithium ions and the battery capacity was negligible. But graphene grown on nickel showed improved performance because it was able to store and release lithium ions more efficiently. Read more.
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KEY NANO EVENTS and COURSES
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BioNanoMed 2013: Nanotechnology Enables Personalised Medicine. 13-15 March 2013, Krems, Austria.
Topics include: Novel nanomedical solutions, advances in nanomedicine, regenerative nanomedicine, nano- bio-technology based diagnostics, nano- bio-technology based therapy.
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Nanotechnology and Performance Clothing, 16-17 April 2013, Silverstone Circuit, UK.
Hear how nanotechnology is enabling manufacturers of workwear, corporate clothing and PPE to incorporate many new attributes into their products.
International speakers will discuss textile treatments that are 100% effective against germs; that combine ruggedness with lightweight, flexibility and heat resistance; that protect against the effects of electric arc discharge, and even respond to environmental demands.
The conference will also address new materials and techniques for creating state-of-the art workwear. Click here for conference information;
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MEng in NanoBiosciences and NanoMedicine. Danube University, Krems
This prestigious, part-time MEng course will enable students to acquire the latest knowledge at the interface between nano- and bio- medicine, and learn about future developments in this exciting multidisciplinary field. Job opportunities open to course graduates are in biomedicine, the pharmaceutical industry, drug development and sustainable energy, as well as in academic and industrial research.
Course language: English
Start Date: 30 May 2013
Final date to apply: 15 Apr 2013
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