A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have published a technique for studying exotic ferroelectric materials, revealing details on a sub-atomic level. The research could open up possibilities for compact, efficient devices based on a new generation of nanoelectronics.
Researchers of the California Nanosystems Institute at UCLA along with researchers from UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a scalable technique for the damage-free fabrication of self-aligned graphene transistors.
A recently published study on failing metal-to-metal hip implant devices reveals that the genotoxic nanoparticles released could cause severe damage to cell DNA.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Jul 2012
Novavax, the biopharmaceutical company that develops vaccines for a range of diseases, announced that its Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Gregory Glenn, M.D., presented the findings of the preclinical and clinical study for Novavax’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine development program at the first conference on Modern Vaccines Adjuvants and Delivery Systems at Copenhagen in Denmark.
A novel biomimetic approach for direct delivery of clot-dissolving nanotherapeutics to the site of obstructed blood vessels has been devised by researchers from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
By Will Soutter
7 Jul 2012
Market research information and reports provider, Research and Markets has announced the inclusion of the "The 2012 Hematology and Flow Cytometry Markets: US, Europe, Japan Emerging Opportunities and Business Expansion Strategies" to its report portfolio.
A group of bioengineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has devised a microfluidic platform for the mechanical confinement of cancer cells to investigate the impact of three-dimensional (3-D) microenvironments on mammalian cell division or mitosis events.
A research team headed by Bahram Jalali and Dino Di Carlo from UCLA has devised a new optical microscope that allows easier detection of rare cells such as circulating cancer cells.
The CIC nanGUNE Research Center has placed its new research group into operation, focused on theoretical and computational physics of material, under the direction of Professor Emilio Artacho, Ikerbasque researcher from the University of Cambridge, where he worked at the Department of Physics Cavendish Laboratory.
After years of extensive research activities, researchers and technologists are exploring the ways for measuring and controlling matter in order to develop basically different electronic devices. Three experts have analyzed the dynamics that make this achievable in a special discussion.
By Will Soutter
6 Jul 2012
Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Photonics (CQP) at the University of Bristol have shown that quantum interference between photons can be fine-tuned by employing Berry’s phase.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Jul 2012
Reportlinker.com has included a new market report, “Nanotechnology for the Textile Market” to its report offering. Latest research by Cientifica predicts a surge in the market for smart textiles.
By Will Soutter
6 Jul 2012
Market research and information solutions provider, Research and Markets has announced the inclusion of a new report, “The Chinese R&D landscape – Micro-structural and Nanotechnology” to its existing offering. There has been significant interest in the field of micro-structural and nanotechnology in China over the last 10 years which is demonstrated by the increasing R&D activities.
Research and Markets has included a new book, titled ‘Carbon Meta-Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties and Applications,’ from John Wiley and Sons to its catalogue.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Jul 2012
Research and Markets has reported the inclusion of a new report titled ‘Adverse Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials. Exposure, Toxicology, and Impact on Human Health’ to its catalogue.
By Will Soutter
5 Jul 2012