The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded a grant worth £1.2 million to researchers at The University of Nottingham to engineer nanomaterials for medical applications.
By Will Soutter
20 Jul 2012
An accidental discovery at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics has led to the development of a technique to fabricate uniform spheres of size varying from nanoscale to pinhead from a range of materials. Traditional methods of microscopic spherical particle creation involve growing spheres from even tinier spheres.
Using the Zetasizer µV dynamic light scattering (DLS) system from Malvern Panalytical, Professor Mario L. Calcagno and his team at the Biochemistry Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico) have been able to distinguish allosteric transition [structural rearrangements] in a single E. coli protein.
Zyvex Marine, a division of Zyvex Technologies, the world's first molecular nanotechnology company, today announced the global launch of the LRV-17. The advanced Long Range Vessel is designed for fuel efficiency and rough sea stabilization with a sprint speed over 40 knots and a range of over 1,500 nautical miles, more than three times the range of comparatively sized vessels.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for Nanosafe 2012 will
be on the 30th July.
Solar3D has successfully developed an initial prototype of its three-dimensional (3D) solar cell with the help of Panasonic equipment. The company used its economical fabrication process to accurately make 3D light capturing and converting nanostructures over a silicon wafer.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Jul 2012
Genisphere has announced the adaption of its breakthrough 3DNA dendrimer signal amplification technology for use in lateral flow (LF) point-of-care (POC) assays, delivering enhanced sensitivity and facilitating a variety of new POC tests.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Jul 2012
Engineers at John Hopkins Medical Institute have built nanoscale fiber scaffolds that could facilitate cartilage repair. Cartilage is the lining present in elbows and knees and acts as a shock absorber.
By Will Soutter
19 Jul 2012
Engineers at Drexel University have been carrying out research to identify potential applications of carbon nanotubes. These nanotubes have a structure similar to straws and their thickness is thousand times smaller than a single human hair. In a recent development to the ongoing study at Drexel, the engineers have employed carbon nanotubes to separate liquids in a solution.
By Will Soutter
19 Jul 2012
A multi-institute research team has created a synthetic nanotube that functions as a nanoscale sieve as it allows selective ion transport like Mother Nature's potassium ion channels, which are essential components of almost all living cells.
By Will Soutter
19 Jul 2012
Developer of smart surface technology, mPhase Technologies has entered into a partnership agreement with New Jersey-based Steven Institute of Technology to jointly seek research and development projects and business opportunities with industry and government.
Taking a leaf out of nature’s book, a team of multinational researchers have engineered synthetic pores that imitate natural pores in the human body. Pores or cellular ion channels play an important role in human health by controlling the type of substances that go through the cells.
By Will Soutter
19 Jul 2012
Klean Industries, a provider of industrial, sustainable energy solutions, has established Klean Carbon through which the company will supply Nanocarbon that will be manufactured by Klean. Marketing of the Nanocarbon materials will be carried out on a global level through the new e-procurement web portal set up for Klean Carbon.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jul 2012
Gas company Naturgas leads the Evalgas project, focused on the construction of an intelligent network of wireless sensors by means of microtechnologies to evaluate the quality of gases both with respect to its supply and its consumption.
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Infochemistry: Information Processing at the Nanoscale’ to its catalogue.