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ACS Nano, a very prestigious Nanotechnology journal, has highlighted the Nanocenter’s most recently published article on the “Catalytic Conversion of Graphene into Carbon Nanotubes via Gold Nanoclusters at Low Temperatures”.  In their highlight we were categorized as “Very Cool” and that is cool! Follow the link for the highlight!

The prestigious academic journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Science” (PNAS) has published an article by UALR scientists Mariya Khodakovskaya and Alex Biris, UAMS professor Dr. Vladimir Zharov; and their respective teams, detailing a novel progress for studying the interaction of plants and nanoparticles. Understanding the nature of interactions between engineered nanomaterials and plants … UALR Details Nanoparticle-Plant Interactions

Our scientific article “Design and Synthesis of Biomimetic Multicomponent All-Bone-Minerals Bionanocomposites”, published in Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 2545–2549 , made the October 25th, ACS Noteworthy Chemistry News Web Portal. Follow the link here

The Economist, a prestigious British magazine, has included the research paper published by Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya and Dr. Alex Biris and other colleagues  at the ACS Nano Journal titled “Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth” Click here to view the article at the Economist.