Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
While the chemistry, physics, and optical properties of simple atoms and molecules are quite well understood, this new book demonstrates that there is much to be learned about the optics of nanomaterials.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
The talk will include highlights from a recent article 'Spontaneous Dispersion of Particles on Liquid Surfaces'.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Arizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A nanogenerator that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas.
It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
With a bit of leverage, Cornell researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the optical properties of the structure from opaque to transparent.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") presented its first-ever 'Nano in the Mall' program on November 14, highlighting the role of nanotechnology in enabling energy efficiency and conservation.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Cornell University announced today that the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) in partnership with Purdue University has received a National Science Foundation award to deploy The MathWorks MATLAB on the TeraGrid as an experimental computing resource.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Scientists have developed a simple, cheap, accurate test to find undetected landmines. Students from the University of Edinburgh have created a custom-made bacteria that glows green when it comes into contact with chemicals leaked by buried explosives.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
The new objective lens is designed and optimized to serve high-level biomedical research such as the analysis of whole animals, brain slices and similar neuronal preparations with the immersion medium BABB (Benzyl Alcohol Benzyl Benzoate, 1:2).
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Juelich physicists have presented their prototype of a new detector that can reliably and rapidly distinguish between liquid explosives and harmless substances.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
The detection and documentation of low light fluorescence signals in live cell experiments is a particular challenge for digital cameras. To meet this demand, Leica Microsystems adds the new Leica DFC345 FX to its portfolio of powerful digital cameras.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that Dakota County Technical College, in Rosemount, Minn., will serve as the inaugural pilot site of the NanoProfessor NanoScience Education Program.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
The freezing of suspensions of particles is not always a uniform phenomenon; in certain conditions it leads to a modification of the redistribution of particles and the growth of crystals.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
For the first time, it has been possible to measure electron density in individual molecular states using what is known as the photoelectric effect.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
SEMATECH, the global consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, today announced that it has named Daniel Armbrust to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Armbrust will succeed Michael R. Polcari, who has been appointed SEMATECH's Chairman of the Board.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
NanoViricides, Inc., announced today that the Company's President, Anil R. Diwan, PhD, has been invited to give a talk at the Nano and Green Tech 2009 Conference on November 18, 2009.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Jena scientists from different disciplines founded a new network in order to utilize so-called nanocontainers for applications in the biomedical field. The research collaboration is now being funded by the State of Thuringia for the next 3 years with EUR 1.25 million.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Das Exzellenznetzwerk fuer Biophotonik Photonics4Life, bisher bestehend aus 13 europaeischen Forschungsinstituten, hat sich heute um sechs neue Partner verstaerkt.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so it can be removed by sand filters.
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Posted on: Nov 16th, 2009
Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart.
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Posted on: Nov 15th, 2009
The NX-2600 will be used as a tool for nanomanufacturing and nano/micro fabrication at UML in the cutting edge research of nanostructure-based chemical and biological sensors, nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, solar cells, MEMS and template-based nanomanufacturing.
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Posted on: Nov 15th, 2009
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first 'universal' programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics using two quantum bits (qubits) of information.
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Posted on: Nov 15th, 2009
In order to effectively fight pathogens, even at remote areas of the human body, immune cells have to move quickly and in a flexible manner. Scientists have now deciphered the mechanism that illustrates how these mobile cells move on diverse surfaces.
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Posted on: Nov 15th, 2009
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing and KACST, the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, today signed an agreement to work together to promote a knowledge-based society in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Posted on: Nov 14th, 2009
The Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (C-CCNE) has announced the fourth cycle of its Pilot Grant Program in Cancer Nanotechnology. Proposal must be submitted by December 14, 2009
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Posted on: Nov 14th, 2009
Seattle-based Modumetal announced that it has received a Small Business Innovative Research contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate application of its nanolaminate and functional gradation technology to structures that would improve the longevity and safety of Gen IV nuclear power plants.
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Posted on: Nov 13th, 2009
The impact of nanotechnology developments on the current state of medicine and their implications for the future will be explored at the third annual Global Symposium on NanoBioTechnology, 'New Directions in NanoHealth: Diagnostics, Therapies, Drug Delivery, NanoSafety' on November 19-20, 2009 at California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
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Posted on: Nov 13th, 2009
A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced the creation of two focused business groups -- one dedicated to the transportation market and the other to cell design and development -- to best serve customers across all of A123's vertical markets.
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