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Developing a modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system
A $478,000, five-year CAREER award from the National Science Foundation is funding the creation of a modular, multi-functional drug delivery system.
October 5, 2007 Read more
Penn State, Chevron launch energy alliance
Penn State's expanded initiative in energy sciences and engineering is launching a major research alliance with one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, Chevron Energy Technology Company, to research coal conversion technologies.
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Nanofabrication method paves way for new optical devices
An innovative and inexpensive way of making nanomaterials on a large scale has resulted in novel forms of advanced materials that pave the way for exceptional and unexpected optical properties. The new fabrication technique, known as soft lithography, offers many significant advantages over existing techniques, including the ability to scale-up the manufacturing process to produce devices in large quantities.
October 5, 2007 Read more
Peter Cummings to receive the 2007 AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award
Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt, will receive the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award at the institute's annual meeting in November.
October 5, 2007 Read more
Division of Bioengineering and Physical Science transferred to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) today announced the integration of the Division of Bioengineering and Physical Science (DBEPS), formerly part of the NIH Office of Research Services, into the NIBIB Intramural Research Program.
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Scientists develop innovative dual action anthrax vaccine-antitoxin combination
The immune response generated in rats by the new agent protects against lethal toxin exposure after only one injection, and is faster and stronger than any currently available vaccine.
October 4, 2007 Read more
Nanotechnology part of the EU's proposed Joint Technology Initiatives
Europe's research ministers hope to adopt a final decision on Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) in November, enabling the four JTIs proposed so far to get underway in 2008.
October 4, 2007 Read more
Researchers shed light on light-emitting nanodevice
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors.
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US launch of international consultation for new 'responsible nanocode'
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies will host the U.S. launch of an international consultation on a new Code for Responsible Nanotechnology aimed principally at businesses and research organizations.
October 4, 2007 Read more
New plastic is strong as steel, transparent
By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent.
October 4, 2007 Read more
One-day course: What is nanomedicine?
The Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) and Cranfield University are pleased to announce a one-day training course "What is nanomedicine?" to be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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NIBIB invests in nanotechnology research
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the award of more than $12 million in grants to support research and development of potentially high-impact, innovative technologies to advance health care.
October 4, 2007 Read more
AIBN team involved in early detection tools for breast cancer
Women with advanced breast cancer are the targets of a multi-million dollar grant awarded to the University of Queensland to develop a new and more accurate technique of determining whether or not cancer has spread through the body.
October 4, 2007 Read more
Micro and nanotechnology based aerospace system pilot project fund launched
CANEUS has launched a "pre-seed" fund to provide partial funding for the system-level development projects recommended by the CANEUS Board. Contributors gain privileged access to downstream investment opportunities.
October 3, 2007 Read more
Experts to explore environmental and health risks of nanotechnology products
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will address minimizing the environmental and human health risks associated with the manufacture and use of nanotechnology products.
October 3, 2007 Read more
Stopping atoms
A new paper demonstrates how a group of physicists have found a way to slow down, stop and explore a much wider range of atoms than ever before.
October 3, 2007 Read more
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