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Viscotek Introduces New Photodiode Array Detector for TDAmax GPC/SEC System

A new photodiode array (PDA) detector for the TDAmax™ gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) system from Viscotek, a Malvern company, provides a powerful and flexible tool for the rap...

24 Feb 2009

Tool Allows Nanotechnology Researchers Explore Properties of New Materials with Unprecedented Sensitivity

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed

24 Feb 2009

Fujitsu Wins IT and Electronics Award at nano tech 2009 International Exhibition and Conference

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that they have been awarded the IT and Electronics Award at the nano tech 2009 International Exhibition and Conference, the largest international nanotechn...

23 Feb 2009

Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network Selected as New Business-Led Network Funded by Government

FPInnovations is pleased to announce that ArboraNano - the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network has been selected as one of four new Business-led Networks funded by the Government of Canada. ArboraNano is receiving $8.9 million over four years.

23 Feb 2009

Newly Tested Method for Producing Super Dense, Defect-Free, Thin Polymer Films

Researchers say a newly tested method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films is the fastest, most efficient method ever achieved and it may dramatically improve microelectronic storage capabilities su...

23 Feb 2009

Brain Stimulation Using Light-Activated Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going "wireless." And it's a uniq...

23 Feb 2009

Monocrystalline Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Detect Dying Cancer Cells

Two years ago, researchers at the University of South Australia discovered a new molecular marker specific for chemotherapy-induced cancer cell death. Now, those same investigators have used this marker to develop an ima...

23 Feb 2009

Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles to Image Tumors

In an attempt to decrease the amount of cancer-targeting nanoparticle needed to image tumors, a team of investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has developed a simple method for cre...

23 Feb 2009

Lockheed Martin to Hold Special Innovation Symposia on Nanotechnology at TechConnect World

TechConnect World, in association with the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI), and the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI), today announced that Lockheed Martin will hold a Special Innovation Symposia at TechConnect World in Houston, Texas, May 3-7, 2009.

23 Feb 2009

Gold Nanospheres "Search and Destory" Melanoma

Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light. When heated with lasers, the actively targeted hollow go...

23 Feb 2009