A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University sheds light on how a technique that is commonly used for making single-metal nanoparticles can be extended to create nanoparticles consisting of two metals and that have tunable properties.

Rice University researchers say they have discovered a way to determine the temperature of a molecule or flowing electrons by using Raman spectroscopy combined with an optical antenna.

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London (UK) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have shown that a magnetically polarized current can be manipulated by electric fields.

University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) engineers developed the first ultra compact, low power pulse compressor on a silicon chip to be described in the scientific literature.

University of California, San Diego NanoEngineers won a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop the tools to manufacture biodegradable frames around which heart tissues -- functional blood vessels included -- will grow.

University of Michigan-Dearborn mechanical engineering Prof. Pravansu Mohanty's start-up company, CSquared Innovations, won a $25,000 Next Gen Manufacturing Award. The company uses nano-structured films and materials for diverse applications.

ActaCell Inc. was awarded up to $3 million over a 3-year period in funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NIST. The funding will focus on production scale up of nanocomposite alloy anode materials for lithium-ion batteries to be used in electric vehicles and other demanding applications.

Under the terms of the agreement, JinkoSolar will purchase silicon ink from Innovalight and license Innovalight's processing technology to produce solar cells with higher conversion efficiencies.

Speaker Armin W. Knoll, IBM Research, will share insights on use of nanofabrication techniques to make 3D structures during the keynote address at Pan Pacific 2011, January 18-20 in Hawaii.

Nanostart AG (OTCQX: NASRY) is investing in Microlight Sensors Pte Ltd. Founded in 2006, Microlight Sensors develops, manufactures, and sells optical systems, instruments, and components for sensor technologies. Its roadmap includes exploitation of nanomaterials for ultrasensitive sensors.