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Using Graphene, Engineers Create DNA Sensors that Could Identify Cancer

Kansas State University engineers think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material. Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is leading research combining biological materials with graphene, a recently developed carbon material that is only a single atom thick.

13 Apr 2009

New Cooling Method Dissipates Heat by Overcoming Low Rate of Thermal Coupling between Carbon Nanotubes and Substrate

Our modern age has become accustomed to regular improvements in information technology, says Slava Rotkin from Lehigh University, but these advances do not come without a cost. Take the laptop, for example. Its compon...

13 Apr 2009

New Study Sheds New Light on Behavior of Materials

The speed at which heat moves between two materials touching each other is a potent indicator of how strongly they are bonded to each other, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

13 Apr 2009

ANI Wins Prestigious Award for the Most Significant Technical Development over the Last 24 Months

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: APNT) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) and its strategic partner in Japan have won the prestigious IDTechEx Printed Electronics Technical Dev...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 13 Apr 2009

International Conference Uniting Nanotechnology and Construction Industry

The first international conference of the Middle East uniting nanotechnology and the construction industry under one roof will be housed in Cairo on May 15-18, 2009. Prospectors from the field of nanotechnology and all areas of construction are invited to participate in establishing and maintaining a dialogue to discover how both entities may benefit from each other immediately and long-term.

13 Apr 2009

Global Organic Electronics Market is Set to Reach $34 Billion by 2015

Also called Plastic Electronics, Organic electronic deals with organic polymers or plastics that are conductive in nature. These polymers are called 'organic', as they are made from carbon-based molecules. This i...

From Global Industry Analysts 13 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology - A Thriving Area of Research and Development in 2008

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "global market for nanoscale technologies". This 828 page report provides the most comprehensive global market assessment yet of industrial application...

From Research and Markets 12 Apr 2009

New Way to Manufacture One of the Important Building Blocks of Nanotechnology

McGill researchers have succeeded in finding a new way to manufacture nanotubes, one of the important building blocks of the nanotechnology of the future. Their building material? Biological DNA. A team of research...

12 Apr 2009

Scientists Examine the Effect of Synthetic Nanoparticles

Cerium oxide is a ceramic nano-abrasive. Scientists have now examined, under conditions close to reality, what happens when it is breathed in and deposited on the lung surface. Initially, the result was rather reassuring.

12 Apr 2009

Novel Nanoparticle-Based Biopharmaceutical Company Announces New President and CEO

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel, intelligently designed, nanoparticle-based drugs, announced today that Oliver S. Fetzer has been named as President and Chief Executive Officer. He has ...

From Cerulean Pharma 11 Apr 2009