A research team led by Linda Pilarski, who serves as Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Nanotechnology as well as an oncology professor at the University of Alberta, has developed a microfluidic chip that is capable of analyzing up to 80 various cancer genetic markers, paving the way to conduct low-cost and user-friendly diagnostic tests at remote locations.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Jan 2012
Enpirion and JiangyinChangdian Advanced Packaging (JCAP) have signed a strategic collaboration deal to produce silicon-based magnetics using the micro-electronic magnetic silicon (MEMS) technology of Enpirion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Jan 2012
Brooks Automation has declared that it has wrapped up the purchase of the Celigo Cell Cytometer, a product line of life sciences firm, Cyntellect located in San Diego, for roughly $9.2 million.
Microscope.com and BigC.com have partnered to debut the Dino-Lite AM4113T-GFBW, the latest member of the Dino-Lite series. The AM4113T-GFBW is a portable fluorescence microscope. Fluorescence takes place when light having one wavelength is re-emitted at a different wavelength by matter.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jan 2012
A research team led by Dr. Jennifer Schmidt of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT located in Munich, Germany, has developed novel nanosensors that are capable of decreasing the count of experiments conducted on animals.
The development of stimulated emission depletion (STED) confocal microscopes has paved the way to overcome the diffraction limit of optical microscopes, which causes a restriction in studying objects having size below 200 nm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Jan 2012
Graphene has the tendency to stack together to form graphite. A method developed by scientists from the University of Cambridge, DSO National Laboratories and the National University of Singapore (NUS) prevents graphene sheets from re-stacking by bonding alkyl surface chains on them, while maintaining the characteristics of their nano-graphene pockets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jan 2012
Tegal has declared that it has issued patents of its nanolayer deposition (NLD) patent portfolio for three bid lots to several bidders. The total number of bid lots offered for sale is four, which is valued at roughly $4 million. So far, the company has received roughly $3.6 million.
Dog Gone Smart Pet Products has announced that it will introduce many nanotechnology-based pet products at Global Pet Expo to be conducted from February 29 to March 2, 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jan 2012
A novel method has been developed by a research team led by Thomas Bein, a Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen (LMU), and Dr. Markus Lackinger from the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM), to create superior quality polymer networks utilizing boron acid molecules.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Dec 2011
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded Tomowave Laboratories a small business innovation research (SBIR) phase I grant in order to evaluate the health risks caused due to nanotechnology applications in medicine and industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Dec 2011
Laura Conforti, who serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati, has been awarded two grants to study the defects in the immune system function, paving the way for developing gene therapies to prevent the growth of tumor and for systemic lupus erythematosus.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
27 Dec 2011
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