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Georgia Tech Scientists Find Anti-Fungal Compounds in Seaweed

A group of chemical compounds used by a species of tropical seaweed to ward off fungus attacks may have promising anti-malarial properties for humans.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 22 Feb 2011

MIT Engineers Create New Vaccine-Delivering Nanoparticles for Many Diseases

MIT engineers have designed a new type of nanoparticle that could safely and effectively deliver vaccines for diseases such as HIV and malaria.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 22 Feb 2011

Applied Materials Delivers 2,000th Wire Saw System to Major Solar Wafer Manufacturer

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that its Precision Wafering Systems division has set an industry record, shipping its 2,000th wire saw system.

From Applied Materials Inc. 22 Feb 2011

Penn Researchers Enhance Cerasomes Using Nanotechnology to Target Cancer Cells

Nanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

22 Feb 2011

DuPont Microcircuit Materials Announces Collaboration for Printed Electronics Research

DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronics & Communications, has announced a key collaboration with Holst Centre, an independent open-innovation R&D center, focused on printed electronics.

From DuPont 22 Feb 2011

MEMSCAP Completes Die Level Testing on MEMS-Based Variable Optical Attenuators

MEMSCAP the leading provider of innovative solutions based on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology, including optical components, today announces it has successfully completed die level reliability testing beyond 200 millions cycles on its Thermally Actuated Variable Optical Attenuators.

From MEMSCAP 22 Feb 2011

Global Report on Nanomaterials and Lithium Ion Battery Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanomaterials and the World Lithium Ion Battery Market: Applications, Products, End User Markets, Companies and Revenues" report to their offering. Li...

22 Feb 2011

Spin Electronics and Molecular Electronics Combine for World's Smallest Magnetic Sensor

For the first time, a team of scientists from KIT and the Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) have now succeeded in combining the concepts of spin electronics and molecular electronics in a single component consisting of a single molecule.

21 Feb 2011

Professor Develops Bio-Inspired Sensors Using Nanofabrication Technology

To build the next generation of sensors – with applications ranging from medical devices to robotics to new consumer goods – Chang Liu looks to biology.

21 Feb 2011

New Technology for Developing Quantum Dot Solar Cells

The sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the high cost of solar cells has been a major barrier to their widespread use.

21 Feb 2011

ASU Scientist Demonstrates Controlling Electrical Conductance of Single Molecules

In research appearing in today's issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology, Nongjian "NJ" Tao, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, has demonstrated a clever way of controlling electrical conductance of a single molecule, by exploiting the molecule's mechanical properties.

From Arizona State University 21 Feb 2011