The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for a contributed oral or poster presentation for Pittcon 2013, which which will be held March 17-21, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreNanochallenge and Polymerchallenge is the unique international business plan competition, completely focused on nanotechnology and polymer-based materials. It awards one of the largest worldwide prizes for the creation of new high tech enterprises.
May 31st, 2012
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A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreChances of survival of prostate cancer depend strongly on the stage at which the disease is diagnosed. Now scientists have developed new methods relying on an electronic nose and optoacoustics to improve the diagnosis techniques and avoid fatal treatment delays.
May 31st, 2012
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Researchers showed how size and environment unexpectedly alter quantum dots' structure.
May 31st, 2012
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Mildred S. Dresselhaus is recognized with the Kavli Prize for Nanoscience for her seminal contributions to the science of carbon-based nanostructures and for her elucidation of the electron-phonon interaction on the nanoscale.
May 31st, 2012
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For more than three decades scientists have been investigating magnetic nanoparticles as a method of drug delivery. Now by combining three metals - iron, gold and platinum - pharmacists at the University of Sydney believe they have discovered a method for magnetically directing drugs through the body.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreThe 4th and final ObservatoryNANO Report on Regulation and Standard for Nanotechnologies is now available online. It provides a concise overview of initiatives in more than 20 countries, worldwide, with reference to hard regulation, voluntary measures, standards and international cooperation in the field.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreScientists at the University of Glasgow have created an unusual tribute to Her Majesty the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee - the world's smallest commemorative coin, made from a tiny sliver of diamond.
May 31st, 2012
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Eine neuartige Methode zur umweltfreundlicheren und effizienteren Beschichtung von Oberflaechen mit Nanopartikeln wurde am Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf entwickelt.
May 31st, 2012
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High-temperature superconductivity doesn't happen all it once. It starts in isolated nanoscale patches that gradually expand until they take over.
May 31st, 2012
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Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) and King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi have successfully developed a target drug delivery system using folate-conjugated pluronic F127/chitosan core-shell nanoparticles to deliver doxorubicin (DOX) to target cancer cells focusing on breast cancer.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreA project for the risk assessment of nano materials.
May 31st, 2012
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A re-structured funding landscape and the succeeding financial crises may hamper the innovative strength of the microtechnology industry in Germany.
May 31st, 2012
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a plaster that accelerates wound healing and is easily removed from the wound at any time. Burn victims in particular may profit from this invention in the future.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreEdmonton is Canada's nanotechnology centre of excellence.
May 31st, 2012
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