INNI of Israel, a combined initiative of Ministry of Trade and Industry, Israel and Forum for National Infrastructures for Research & Development (TELEM), Israel, is planning to set national goals and give preference for the advancement of nanotechnology at Israel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
University of Miami has announced that it will construct the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, using a significant gift amount received from Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation. The new multidisciplinary institute will develop nanotechnological applications for clinical use.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Research team from the University of Washington has developed a nanoscale sensor to read the DNA sequencing electronically. This rapid method may offer cost-effective medicine for individuals and may reveal predispositions for addiction, diabetes and cancer.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Researchers from the Tel Aviv University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have developed a novel technique to introduce chemical residues in the immune system.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Research and Markets has added a new book, titled, "Nanotechnology in Health Care" to its collection.
Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven conducted a nanoscale study on friction. They observed that an object not only slides over another object during friction but also moves up and down slightly. The phenomenon was termed as lift-up hysteresis.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
A research team comprising Drs. Bengt Eliasson and Padma Kant Shukla from the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB) has discovered a new phenomenon in quantum plasmas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Nanocomposites: Vol 2 of the American Society of Composites Series’ to its catalogue.
A team of scientists from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and Case Western Reserve University has developed a new technique to mass-produce superior quality graphene nanosheets at a lower cost by adding a small amount of dry ice to a simple industrial process.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
When it made its entry into the beauty market, BIONOVA promised to offer healthy skin with unprecedented results through life science nanotechnology. Today, the company has succeeded in delivering the results it promised and has become one of the most trusted and well-known skincare brands.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Pratt & Whitney Canada based in Montreal has licensed Integran Technologies’ nano cobalt electroplating process (Nanovate CoP) to deploy as a replacement for hard chromium electroplating used in gas turbine power plant for aerospace applications.
Avid Nano Limited (High Wycombe, UK), manufacturers of innovative dynamic light scattering (DLS) systems are to develop new technology for identification and size measurement of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment.
The Pittcon 2012 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that this year's conference and exposition for laboratory science attracted 15,754 attendees (conferees and exhibitor personnel) to the annual event, which was held in Orlando, Florida, March 11-15.
The open-access facility for state-of-the-art nanotechnology-related research, NanoLab@TU/e in the Netherlands, continues to expand its capabilities, with the recent addition of two new Oxford Instruments plasma systems.
According to Samuel I. Stupp, Ph.D., regenerative medicine can have a significant impact on healthcare cost and the quality of life.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
27 Mar 2012