Nanofilm’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Scott Rickert has discussed about six nanotechnology topics to be looked at in the fiscal year 2012 and their impact on the US economy in his nanotechnology column in Industry Week.
A research team at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a safer, efficient and economical method to coat contrast agents made of nanoparticles comprising iron oxide in order to make them interfere only with the tumor’s acidic environment, paving the way for eliminating the potential health risks and limitations of heavy or radiation metals that are commonly used as contrast agents in cancer imaging technologies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Dec 2011
Quanterix, which uses its innovative single molecule array (SiMoA) technology for developing future molecular diagnostic tests, has developed a novel technique to determine single proteins inside the microfabricated polymer arrays fabricated by Sony DADC.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Dec 2011
LSI has declared that it has demonstrated the TrueStore RC5100, a first-of-its-kind 28 nm read channel, to OEM customers producing hard disk drives (HDD).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Dec 2011
A research team led by Xiuling Li, who serves as a Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has developed a low-cost method to fabricate high-aspect-ratio, large-area III-V nanostructures for applications in advanced optoelectronic devices such as lasers and solar cells.
Using plasmonic nanoantenna arrays, Purdue University researchers have demonstrated new ways of accurately manipulating the propagation of light by modifying its phase, opening the door for new class of optical advancements such as powerful computers, telecommunications and microscopes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
A research team comprising Rawil Fakhrullin and his colleagues has developed a novel method using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles to supply therapeutic human cells to disease-affected body parts, paving the way for accelerating the utilization of cell therapy wherein stem cells or normal cells are delivered into the body to cure diseases.
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has granted Natcore Technology a patent license agreement for developing and commercializing black silicon products. NREL and Natcore also intend to sign a cooperative research and development agreement for the development of commercial prototypes of NREL's black silicon inventions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
ResearchMoz has added a new report titled, ‘The World Market for Nanocoatings’ to its list of offering. In the worldwide coatings field, nanocoatings pave the way for potential opportunities.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
An article titled, ‘The race is on for a better mammogram’ written by Sierra Jiminez in the online Fortune Magazine on 19 December 2011 has described the nanotechnology-based early breast cancer detection technology of Edward R. Flynn, who serves at Manhattan Scientifics.
A research team led by Prashant Kamat, who serves as an investigator at the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) of the University of Notre Dame as well as John A. Zahm Professor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, has utilized quantum dots, which are semiconducting nanoparticles, to develop a low-cost solar paint for generating energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
ItN Nanovation, a portfolio company of Nanostart, has announced that its nanocoating product dubbed Nanocomp Metcast has successfully passed field trials conducted by IRKAZ, RUSAL’s aluminum smelter located in Irkutsk, and experts at the Engineering and Technology Center of RUSAL.
GMZ Energy, a company specializing in nanotechnology-based thermoelectric materials, has declared that it has received $14 million through the Series C funding headed by Mitsui Ventures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
A research team led by Peidong Yang, a chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a nanowire endoscope by integrating a waveguide of tin oxide nanowire with an optical fiber’s tapered end, paving the way for capturing optical images of the inside of an individual live cell at high resolution or accurately delivering drugs, proteins, genes or other cargo without causing damage to the cell.
Nano3d Biosciences has developed a novel product called the Bio-Assembler system to facilitate unprecedented three-dimensional cell culture growth, paving the way for the advancement of cell research as well as initiate the entry of Rainbow Coral into the worldwide biotechnology industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011