Penn Reserchers Use Holographic Lithography To Mimic Color Of Butterfly Wings
The colors of a butterfly's wings are unusually bright and beautiful and are the result of an unusual trait; the way they reflect light is fundamentally different from how color works most of the time.
http://www.azonano.com/news.aspx?newsID=25703
 
Nano-Data Storage A Step Closer

This morning, the leaders of Jilin Province visited the Centre for Nano Metrology and  Manufacturing Technologys (CNM).

Solar cells made from black silicon
Solar cells convert three-quarters of the energy contained in the Sun's spectrum into electricity -- yet the infrared spectrum is entirely lost in standard solar cells. In contrast, black silicon solar cells are specifically designed to absorb this part of the Sun's spectrum -- and researchers have recently succeeded in doubling their overall efficiency.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121009111231.htm

Today, Professor Guanjie Zhai from Dezhou University visited CNM, and reported the current research on fly ash.

Supported by EU FP7 LaserNaMi and ECNANOMAN projects, a delegation of CUST, headed by President Huadong Yu, visited Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Tampere University of Technology, Technical University of Denmark, University of Oldenburg, and University of Bedfordshire on 26 September - 10 October 2012. The visits aimed to enhance close collaboration between the universities. 

Supported by EU FP7 LaserNaMi and ECNANOMAN projects, Miss Litong Dong (MEng), Miss Wenjun Li (MEng) and Miss Limeng Wang (PhD) are seconded to Tampere University of Technology, and Mr Yue Sun (MEng) to Technical University of Denmark for two months, working on the EU projects. (2012.10.02)