Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, a specialist in RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics announced that Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has reported final results from its Phase I clinical study of an RNAi therapeutic for transthyretin (TTR) called ALN-TTR01 that uses Tekmira’s lipid nanoparticle delivery technology to treat TTR-mediated amyloidosis and is produced by Tekmira.
By G.P. Thomas
14 May 2012
Nanotechnology scientists at the University of Connecticut and the University of Michigan have introduced a new version of the well-known ‘packing problem’ dubbed as the ‘filling problem.’
By Will Soutter
14 May 2012
A multi-institutional research team has developed a carbon nanotube sponge that is capable of absorbing oil spilled in water with an unprecedented efficiency using computational models created on supercomputers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Research and Markets has included a new research report titled ‘Global Market for Nano Silver’ to its database.
The development of a new copolymer, combining sugar-based with oil-based macromolecules, makes it possible to design ultra-thin films capable of self-organization on a scale of just 5 nm. This opens up new horizons for increasing the capacity of hard discs and the speed of microprocessors.
MiniFAB will provide a seminar on designing, prototyping, developing, and manufacturing polymer microfluidic devices at the Broad Institute on Monday, May 14, 2012.
A research team from the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy has created a new electrocatalyst using low-cost materials for the production of clean hydrogen gas from water.
A research team led by Professor Jackie Y. Ying from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has devised a miniaturized biological assay or biochip dubbed as the Droplet Array technology to explore the impact of anti-cancer medicines on cancer stem cells (CSCs).
Researchers at three Fraunhofer Institutes have devised key components for EUV lithography.
Reportlinker.com has announced the addition of a new report titled ‘Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2013-2023’ to its offering.
By G.P. Thomas
11 May 2012
Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has unveiled first-of-its-kind CrystalFree piezoelectric MEMS (pMEMS) LVDS / LVPECL oscillators for use in superior-performance industrial, cloud, consumer, and communication applications.
By Will Soutter
11 May 2012
In a paper, ‘Anomalous Nuclear Quantum Effects in Ice,’ reported in the Physical Review Letters journal, a team of scientists from the Stony Brook University Department of Physics & Astronomy and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) has for the first time explained about a mystifying water anomaly in ice.
By Will Soutter
11 May 2012
Nanoco Group, which develops and produces nanomaterials such as cadmium-free quantum dots, has announced the successful production of a batch of 1 kg green cadmium-free quantum dots for a key company based in Japan, generating $2million in revenues for Nanoco.
By Will Soutter
11 May 2012
Light-emitting diodes at infrared wavelengths are the magic behind such things as night vision and optical communications, including the fiber-optic backbone of the internet. Researchers at Cornell University have advanc...
PTC Alliance’s subsidiary, Enduro Industries has extended its license exclusivity term for Nanovate CoP, a nanocrystalline cobalt electroplating process developed by Integran Technologies, in the US market for fluid power by five more years.