A research team from the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science of the Northwestern University has developed a novel technique for chemically modifying graphene, paving the way to design thinner, faster flexible electronics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Feb 2012
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has announced the presentation of DNA sequence data for the first time utilizing its proprietary superior performance electronic devices, MinION and GridION, and its innovative nanopore 'strand sequencing' technique.
Critical Pharmaceuticals, a spin-out company of the University of Nottingham, has entered into a £545,000 partnership with the university to create a nano-enabled intranasal formulation of teriparatide for treating osteoporosis.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Feb 2012
In the Design West event, to be held at San Jose in California by the last week of March, 2012, a design summit on sensors has been included.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Feb 2012
Nanosolar, a manufacturer of advanced thin-film solar cells and panels, has declared the closing of a $20-million funding round that involved new investor aeris CAPITAL and existing investors OnPoint Technologies and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Feb 2012
In recent times, image acquisition technology and microscopy have been modernized.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Feb 2012
Next Alternative’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert Ireland has announced that the company’s emulsion-fuel or NAI-Fuel is one of the most powerful formulas, thanks to the utilization of carbon nanotubes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Feb 2012
His Royal Highness, The Duke of York has made a visit to the University of Manchester to understand more about graphene and its commercializing research.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Feb 2012
A research team led by Professor Michel Meunier from the Polytechnique Montréal has developed a novel transfection technique using gold nanoparticles and a femtosecond laser to change cancer cells’ genetic material.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
Accelerator Nordic’s subsidiary, AddBIO has developed a proprietary bioactive nanolayer called Zolidd for dental and orthopedic implants that releases a bone strengthening drug called bisphosphonate.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
Harvard’s Wyss Institute researchers have developed a novel robotic device from DNA. The device has the capability to target specific cells and instructs them for self destruction, especially the cancerous cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
A research team from the Brown University has developed a first-of-its-kind three-dimensional live tissue model of a glioma or brain tumor surrounded with a network of blood vessels to assess the efficacy of brain cancer drugs. The research findings have been reported in the journal Theranostics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
A team of international scientists led by Pat Thiel from the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy has revealed a new kind of structural irregularity or defect that can be found in quasicrystals, which are materials that have crystal-like properties but a more intricate structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
Researchers from the Cornell University have studied the iron absorption in chicken after intake of nanoparticles. The effects of FDA-approved polystyrene nanoparticles, which have been used in numerous food substances ranging from vitamins to food additives, have been studied.
A research team at the Luleå University of Technology has developed an economical and eco-friendly process to manufacture cellulose nanofibers by recycling cellulose sludge released by Domsjo Fabrikerna, a Swedish company manufacturing special cellulose for use in the production of viscose fibers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012