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Global Markets and Applications of Nanotechnology in the Automotive Sector

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Markets and Applications of Nanotechnology in the Automotive Sector" report to their offering. The automotive industry is an early adopter of n...

From Research and Markets 10 Mar 2009

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create Nano-Sized Photocatalyst for Artificial Photosynthesis

For millions of years, green plants have employed photosynthesis to capture energy from sunlight and convert it into electrochemical energy. A goal of scientists has been to develop an artificial version of photosynthesis that can be used to produce liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and water.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 10 Mar 2009

Twin Nanoparticle Showing Greater Success at Killing Breast Cancer While Minimizing Anti-Cancer Drug's Side Effects

Breast cancer patients face many horrors, including those that arise when fighting the cancer itself. Medications given during chemotherapy can have wicked side effects, including vomiting, dizziness, anemia and hair loss. These side effects occur because medications released into the body target healthy cells as well as tumor cells.

10 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology Coated Brain Implants Could Improve Treatment for Deafness, Paralysis and Parkinson's Disease

Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.

10 Mar 2009

Energenics Discloses Strategic Relationship with Cerion Energy

Energenics, a Singapore-based supplier of alternative energy solutions and technologies, has committed $500,000 to lead Cerion Energy's $4,000,000 Series B investment round. Closing of the B Round is scheduled for Ma...

10 Mar 2009

Study Finds Nanotube Structures Could Improve Electric Motors

New research from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, finds that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators.

10 Mar 2009

Ultra-Thin Chip Embedding for Wearable Electronics

At today's Smart Systems Integration Conference in Brussels (Belgium), technologists from IMEC and its associated laboratory at Ghent University present a new 3D integration process enabling flexible electronic systems with a thickness of less than 60 micrometer.

10 Mar 2009