New book: Ineke Malsch and Claude Emond (eds) Nanotechnology and Human Health, 13 August 2013, CRC Press, Boca Raton, www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9780849381447

A lot has been said about graphene transistors, and how they might one day enable the creation of computer chips that are hundreds of times faster than the current crop of bleeding-edge silicon-based parts. With silicon fast running out of steam and 

A walk in interview is scheduled for the position of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a DST-FAST TRACK, Govt. of India funded research project. The interested candidates are requested to Email their detailed CV directly to md.faiyazuddin@gmail.com bef

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fracture Strength and Morphology of Defective Graphene

Authors: Ming Chao Wang, Cheng Yan, Dilini Galpaya, Zheng Bo Lai, Lin Ma, Ning Hu, Qiang Yuan, Rui Xiang Bai, Li Min Zhou

Abstract: Different types of defects

Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Man-Made or Naturally Recovered: The Biomimetic Activity of Chitin Nanofibrils (Short Communications)

Dr. Pierfrancesco Morganti, Professor of Skin Pharmacology, Department of Dermatology, II University of Naples, Nap

Materials engineers at MIT have created the carbon fiber equivalent of Lego bricks or K’Nex — interlocking carbon fiber blocks that can be formed into large structures that are 10 times stiffer than comparable ultralight materials. These structures c

Two crucial tasks exist for realizing high-efficiency polymer solar cells: increasing the range of the spectral absorption of light and efficiently harvesting photo-generated excitons. In this work, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based hete

A University of Warwick scientist has conceived a new method to improve the measurement of the surfaces of components essential for use in high-precision and nanotechnology applications. With the requirement for ever higher performance of smaller and

University of Hawaii at Hilo, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy - Hilo, HI Job Title: Postdoc Fellow– Drug/siRNA delivery nanoparticle–Molecular Biology
Employer: University of Hawaii at Hilo, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy

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A Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fracture in Nanocrystalline Copper

Authors: Lin Qing Pei, Cheng Lu, Kiet Tieu, Hong Tao Zhu, Xing Zhao, Kui Yu Cheng, Liang Zhang

Abstract: A large-scale molecular dynamics simulation was used to investigate the p

Authors: Angeliki Fouriki & Jon Dobson

Abstract:

Aim: In this work, the potential of nanomagnetic transfection of primary human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and the effects of a novel nonviral oscillating magnet array system in enhancing transfecti

Authors: Rainer Wittig, Jessica M Rosenholm, Eva von Haartman, Jarl Hemming, Felicitas Genze, Lotta Bergman, Thomas Simmet, Mika Lindén & Cecilia Sahlgren

Abstract:

Aim: In this article, we use an alternative cancer model for the evaluation of nano

Continuum Solid Mechanics at Nano-Scale: How Small Can It Go? (Editorial)

Dr. Igor A. Guz, Sixth Century Professor in Solid Mechanics, Centre for Micro- and Nanomechanics, University of Aberdeen, Fraser Noble Building, King’s College, Aberdeen AB24 3

Researchers from Michigan Technological University developed a new "3D Graphene" material that can be used to replace platinum used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The new material is cheap and easy to make, and using it as an electrode the res

The NanoHELP Lab (http://fzhang.utsi.edu/) at the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at University of Tennessee is looking for a highly motivated postdoc researcher in modeling and simulation for PEM electrolyzers/fuel ce

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A Rice University laboratory has improved upon its ability to determine molecular structures in three dimensions in ways that challenge long-used standards. By measuring the vibrations between atoms using femtosecond-long laser pulses, the Rice lab o