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Designing Opto-Electronic Nanomaterials Using First Principles Simulations

Williamson A.J., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US

The results of recent first principles simulations of the structural and opto-electronic of semiconductor nanomaterials will be presented. We will show how the opto-electronic properties of silicon nanomaterials can be controlled by altering their size, [...]

Laser pyrolysis – a platform technology to produce functional nanoscale materials for a range of applications

Chiruvolu S., Li W., Ng M., Du K., Ting N.K., McGovern W.E., Kambe N., Mosso R., Drain K., NanoGram Corporation, US

Nanoscale materials continue to generate ever increasing levels of interest for applications in a broad-range of fields. Concurrently variety of synthesis methods are being explored and developed for the synthesis and production of nanoparticles including [...]

Nanotechnology and the Environmental: Will Emerging Environmental Regulatory Programs Stifle the Promise?

Kalpin M.C., Hoffer M.A., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, US

This paper discusses and contrasts the environmental regulatory programs that are emerging in the United States and the European Union with respect to nanomaterials and nanoproducts, and provides recommendations for addressing potential inconsistencies that may [...]

Converting of Nanoparticles in Industrial Product Formulations: Unfolding the Innovation Potential

Schaer S., Arnosti G., Pilotek S., Tabellion F., Naef H., Buhler AG, CH

Potential users of nanoparticles want the particles in a ready-to-use form. The market currently offers practically only raw materials and standard nanoparticles not tailored to a specific application. A newly developed chemo-mechanical converting process for [...]

New Product Development for Nanomaterials Systems and Solutions

Varga G., Kroell M., Degussa AG, DE

In the past several years there has been a tremendous increase in activities in the field of Nanomaterials Technology. This recent increase in activity is a result of improved analytical methods which allow scientists and [...]

Theoretical Investigations of Intermolecular Interactions Involving Pi-Systems and Their Utility in the Design of Novel Functional Nanomaterials

Tarakeshwar P., Kim K.S., Pohang University of Science and Technology, KR

The design and development of novel functional nano-systems has received great attention because of their potential applications in electronics, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine. An effective design strategy requires a thorough understanding of various interaction [...]