Currently, there are 26 companies in Michigan involved in nanotechnology-related business activities. In addition, there are 20 nanotechnology and nanoscience-related research and community organizations in Michigan. There are 2 academic nanotechnology degree programs in Michigan.
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The overall aim of the NanoCelluComp project is to develop a technology to utilise the high mechanical performance of cellulose nanofibres, obtained from food processing waste streams, combined with bioderived matrix materials, for the manufacture of 100% bio-derived high performance composite materials that will replace randomly oriented and unidirectional glass and carbon fibre reinforced plastics in a range of applications including transportation, wind turbines, biomedical, sport and consumer goods.
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New findings expand the understanding of how one type of immune cell - known as a T helper 17 or Th17 cell - develops, and how its growth influences the development of immune responses. By figuring out how these cells are "wired", the researchers make a surprising connection between autoimmunity and salt consumption, highlighting the interplay of genetics and environmental factors in disease susceptibility.
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An air-breathing bio-battery has been constructed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The core element providing the new power source with relatively high voltage and long lifetime is a carefully designed cathode taking up oxygen from air and composed of an enzyme, carbon nanotubes and silicate.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student Ming Ma has developed a new method to manufacture light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that are brighter, more energy efficient, and have superior technical properties than those on the market today. His patent-pending invention holds the promise of hastening the global adoption of LEDs and reducing the overall cost and environmental impact of illuminating our homes and businesses.
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Pennsylvania has a burgeoning research and commercial nanotechnology environment. The University of Pennsylvania, Penn State and Drexel University have large and well-respected nanotechnology research programs. Currently, there are 58 companies in Pennsylvania involved in nanotechnology-related business activities. In addition, there are 40 nanotechnology and nanoscience-related research and community organizations in Pennsylvania. There are 8 academic nanotechnology degree programs in Pennsylvania.
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In this process, molecules with a diamond-like structure are linked together inside a carbon nanotube.
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Tiny biomolecular chambers called nanopores that can be selectively heated may help doctors diagnose disease more effectively if recent research proves effective. Though the findings may be years away from application in the clinic, they may one day improve doctors' ability to search the bloodstream quickly for indicators of disease - a longstanding goal of medical research.
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They can absorb vast amounts of oil or organic compounds, yet they are nearly as light as air: highly porous solids made of a three-dimensional network of carbon nanotubes.
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Hybrid inorganic-organic photovoltaic devices are attractive as next generation high efficiency thin film solar cells, but the photovoltaic performance is still low level compared with inorganic solar cells of Si, Cu(InGa)Se2 , and organic solar cells of C60.
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Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) composed of helical shaped carbon nanofibers have potential applications including mechanical springs, nano-solenoids, and field emitters. Researchers have now described the CNC fracturing properties of eight CNCs using focused ion beam modification.
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This new, patent-pending technology could lead to improved microwave communications and radar, and more notably to new and improved X-ray imaging systems for security and health-care applications.
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In a step toward understanding and exploiting an exotic form of matter that has been sparking excitement for potential applications in a new genre of supercomputers, scientists are reporting the first identification of a naturally occurring topological insulator.
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Micrometre-level naked-eye detection of caesium ions, a major source of contamination in the vicinity of radioactive leaks, is demonstrated in a material developed by researchers in Japan.
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Significant progress in EUV lithography as well as demonstrations of DSA advancements were among highlights at SPIE Advanced Lithography, the industry's leading annual forum on state-of-the-art lithographic tools, resists, metrology, materials characterization, and design and process integration. Researchers and developers from around the world met in San Jose, California, to report on advances in chip-making technologies that enable computers, smartphones, and other vital applications.
Mar 6th, 2013
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