Nanotechnology firm makes reverse merger
Increasing numbers of nanotechnology companies see reverse mergers as relatively easy and inexpensive way to raise money, without having to meet listing requirements of an exchange and pay an underwriter for an IPO.
Posted: Jun 4th, 2007
Read moreHarvard is licensing more than 50 patents to a nanotechnology start-up
Today, Harvard and Nano-Terra Inc., a company co-founded by Professor Whitesides, plan to announce the exclusive licensing for more than 50 current and pending Harvard patents to Nano-Terra.
Posted: Jun 4th, 2007
Read moreLong-distance record: 'quantum keys' sent 200 kilometers
Particles of light serving as "quantum keys" - the latest in encryption technology - have been sent over a record-setting 200-kilometer fiber-optic link
Posted: Jun 3rd, 2007
Read moreAtomic spectroscopy on a chip
Researchers have performed atomic spectroscopy with integrated optics on a chip for the first time, guiding a beam of light through a rubidium vapor cell integrated into a semiconductor chip.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreNanoparticle delivery method of insulin gene to combat juvenile diabetes
A safer method to deliver the insulin gene to diabetes patients using nanoparticles, was presented today at the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) in Seattle.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology gains ground in Czech Republic
The emerging nanotechnology field is gaining ground in the Czech Republic with successes reported by local researchers and the commercial sector.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology investing - who do you trust?
If you are looking to balance all the good news and the hype about nanotechnology stocks with a real sober and negative take then you should read last Sunday's Berko column in The Oklahoman.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology is one way to combat the counterfeit supply chain
Counterfeit products are depriving manufacturers of revenue, harming brand integrity and, in some cases, compromising safety. Accordingly, manufacturers and brand owners are fighting to keep phony goods out of their supply chains.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreFrance to study effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials on health and the environment
The Observatory for Micro and Nano Technologies (OMNT) has announced the setting up of a multidisciplinary working group responsible for providing a scientific watch on the effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials on health and the environment.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology tapped to boost hybrid car efficiency
Nissan opened a facility to explore cutting-edge science like nanotechnology in its quest for environmentally friendly vehicles.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2007
Read moreSingle spinning nuclei in diamond offer a stable quantum computing building block
Surmounting several distinct hurdles to quantum computing, physicists have found that individual carbon-13 atoms in a diamond lattice can be manipulated with extraordinary precision to create stable quantum mechanical memory and a small quantum processor.
Posted: May 31st, 2007
Read morePractical protein nanotubes
Chemists in Japan have used a widely available protein and a straightforward technique to make nanotubes that can bind reversibly to oxygen, just like haemoglobin.
Posted: May 31st, 2007
Read moreGolden glue
A single gold atom might be able to serve as a versatile glue to bind together different kinds of monomers into completely unknown structures.
Posted: May 31st, 2007
Read moreSwitchable two-color light source on a silicon chip
Physicists have managed to make silicon shine red and blue in an alternating fashion.
Posted: May 30th, 2007
Read moreRegulated drug release thanks to nano bubbles
A new method for making the surface of metal stents highly nano porous by producing millions of nano bubbles underneath.
Posted: May 30th, 2007
Read moreCanadian nanotechnology policy framework
CIELAP, the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, held a one-day workshop in Toronto to explore policy considerations for nanotechnology.
Posted: May 30th, 2007
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