Latest Nanofiber Stories

Carbon nanofibers hold promise for technologies ranging from medical imaging devices to precise scientific measurement tools, but the time and expense associated with uniformly creating nanofibers of the correct size has been an obstacle "“ until now. A new study from North Carolina State University demonstrates an improved method for creating carbon nanofibers of specific sizes, as well as explaining the science behind the method."Carbon nanofibers have a host of potential applications,...

Nanofibers: they're invisible to the human eye, but their strength and robustness will be meticulously measured. MemPro looks to new uses for ceramic nanofiber materials. Broomfield, CO (PRWEB) January 11, 2011 MemPro Ceramics Corporation, a nanotech manufacturing company, will measure unique characteristics of ceramic nanofibers for its customers. MemPro, whose development phase was funded by The National Science Foundation, today announced this benefit from the federal government....

FibeRio Technology Corporation "“ The Force For Nanofibers - is announcing the launch of the first ever nanofiber production equipment utilizing Forcespinningâ„¢ Technology at the Filtration 2010 and Materials Research Society conferences in Philadelphia and Boston, respectively, from November 30 - December 2. McAllen, TX (PRWEB) November 4, 2010 FibeRio Technology Corporation "“ The Force For Nanofibers - is announcing the launch of the first ever nanofiber production equipment...

Conductive plastic coatings could lead to new solar cells, windows, sensorsBy Mike Rodewald, UCLAOil and water don't mix, but add in some nanofibers and all bets are off. A team of UCLA chemists and engineers has developed a new method for coating large surfaces with nanofiber thin films that are both transparent and electrically conductive. Their method involves the vigorous agitation of water, dense oil and polymer nanofibers. After this solution is sufficiently agitated it spreads over...

EDINBURG, Texas, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Texas - Pan American (UTPA) has launched a start-up company that may revolutionize manufacturing. FibeRio Technology Corporation is perfecting a new technology called ForceSpinning (TM) to create the microscopic nanofibers used to produce everything from traditional textiles and personal care products to medical supplies and aerospace materials, with potential applications ranging from tissue engineering to drug delivery. How are...

Discovery has Potential Applications in Tissue Regeneration and High-Performance TextilesIn Nature, cells and tissues assemble and organize themselves within a matrix of protein fibers that ultimately determines their structure and function, such as the elasticity of skin and the contractility of heart tissue. These natural design principles have now been successfully replicated in the lab by bioengineers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the School of...

Offering increased control and higher output, device could be a boon for industrial applications, from biocompatible materials to air filtersHailed as a "cross between a high-speed centrifuge and a cotton candy machine," bioengineers at Harvard have developed a new, practical technology for fabricating tiny nanofibers.The reference by lead author Mohammad Reza Badrossamay to the fairground treat of spun sugar is deliberate, as the device literally"”and just as easily"”spins,...

In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.These nano-sized generators have "piezoelectric" properties that allow them to convert into electricity the energy created through mechanical stress, stretches and twists."This technology could eventually lead to wearable 'smart clothes' that can power hand-held...

Nanofiber-based lighting technology provides high-efficiency, environmentally friendly lighting RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- RTI International has developed a revolutionary lighting technology that is more energy efficient than the common incandescent light bulb and does not contain mercury, making it environmentally safer than the compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb. At the core of RTI's breakthrough is an advanced nanofiber structure that provides...

A team of researchers from the University of Vigo, Rutgers University in the United States and Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, has developed "laser spinning", a novel method of producing glass nanofibers with materials. They have been able to manufacture bioglass nanofibers, the bioactive glass used in regenerating bone, for the first time."Laser spinning makes it possible to produce glass nanofibers of compositions that would be impossible to obtain using other...