The University of Maryland (UMd) in partnership with a multi-institute team of scientists has developed an innovative alloy material through the combination of advanced material research and a very old metallurgy process, paving the way to produce magnetic micromechanical devices and sensors.
Brown University researchers in partnership with Korean scientists have identified unique properties in nanoscale folds and wrinkles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
mPhase Technologies has devised a smart surface technology that uses the electrowetting phenomenon or the capability to electronically control the behavior of liquids during their contact with a porous or solid surface.
The healthcare market is poised to see some of the earliest benefits of nanotechnology. Over the next decade, it will be one of nanotech's highest growth sectors. Targeted drug delivery therapies for the treatment of...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, talk about the particle characterisation work performed by Professor Steve Armes and his team in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield.
A research team at UCLA has developed a novel process for making highly conductive, flexible, transparent electrodes utilizing silver nanowires and other nanomaterials.
Crystal Research Associates has released the first exclusive research report titled ‘Nanotechnology & the Built Environment: the Transition to Green Infrastructure’ for the clients of Livingston Securities as part of a partnership between the two companies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
A research team at Purdue University is devising a technique using an atomic force microscope to determine the mechanical characteristics of live cells, paving the way to efficiently analyze biological processes and diagnose human diseases.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
Market Publishers has released a new market research report titled ‘The World Market for Nanocoatings’ prepared by Future Markets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
Selecta Biosciences has started the Phase 1 clinical study for the evaluation of pharmacodynamic profile, tolerability and safety of its nicotine nanoparticle vaccine candidate called SEL-068 for relapse prevention and smoking cessation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
Time Magazine has selected a program co-financed by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) for its 2011 List of Best Inventions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
Researchers belonging to the Aalto University in Finland and the University of Washington have created a prototype contact lens that can provide hands-free information updates to the wearer. Terminator-style information-vision is making progress towards reality.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
Nanometrics, a provider of advanced process control metrology solutions and inspection systems for fabrication of LEDs, semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and data storage devices has acquired Nanda Technologies of Munich, Germany.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
A research team at Monash University located in Australia, in partnership with researchers at CSIRO Process Science and Engineering has developed a potential and easily producible substitute for plastics known as amorphous bulk metallic glass (ABM), paving the way to overcome the drawbacks of field emission devices based on carbon nanotubes embedded in plastics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, has announced that Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has reported preliminary results of a Phase I clinical study of an RNAi therapeutic targeting transthyretin (TTR) called ALN-TTR01 for TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) using the lipid nanoparticle technology (LNP) of Tekmira.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2011