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Microsensor to Answer One of the Weightiest Questions in Biology

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, have developed a new kind of microsensor to answer one of the weightiest questions in biology – the relationship between cell mass and growth rate. The team, led by Rashid Bashir, published its results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

17 Dec 2010

Research Team Creates "Nanobioconjugate" Drug to Target Brain Tumors

Nine years ago, scientists at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute detected a subtle shift occurring in the molecular makeup of the most aggressive type of brain tumors, glioblastoma multiforme. With ...

17 Dec 2010

Geometrical Confinement of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Nanoporous Particles Enhances T1 Contrast

A porous, disk-shaped "nest" for nanotubes may help magnetic resonance imaging become better than ever at finding evidence of cancer if the results of research led by investigators at Rice University are any in...

17 Dec 2010

Nanotechnology Scientists Develop First Injectable Hydrogel with Variable Stiffness

Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed the first injectable hydrogel system with variable stiffness that can control cell proliferation and differentiation in a two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cell culture environment.

17 Dec 2010

Nanometrics to Supply UniFire 7900 Metrology System to A Leading Foundry

Nanometrics Incorporated a leading provider of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the fabrication of semiconductors, high-brightness LEDs, data storage devices and solar photovoltaics, today announced that a leading semiconductor foundry has ordered a UniFire™ 7900 metrology system for advanced 3D wafer-scale packaging process control.

17 Dec 2010

Silicon Biosystems Opens New Business to Commercialize DEPArray Technology in California

Silicon Biosystems, S.p.A., a provider of specialized molecular and cell biology technology, today announced that it has formed a U.S. subsidiary operation, Silicon Biosystems, Inc., to be headquartered in San Diego, California.

17 Dec 2010

Nanoparticle with Genetic Instructions Can Aid in Cancer Treatment

In a proof of principal study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an "ignition switch" to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment.

17 Dec 2010

New Database on Nanotechnology Research

Maven Semantic announces updates to their Nanotechnology research database. The new database is now available to marketing, business development, competitor intelligence, KOL, medical affairs and related departments in ...

17 Dec 2010

Professors Develop Superlenses Using Metamaterials

AMES, Iowa – Advancements in fabrication technologies may lead to superlenses and other designer optical materials, according to an Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory physicist.

17 Dec 2010

Research Team Demonstrates Device for Developing Future Spin Computers

A research team from the Institut Català de Nanotecnologia (ICN), in Barcelona, has demonstrated a device that induces electron spin motion without net electric currents, a key step in developing the spin computers of the future.

17 Dec 2010

Scientists Discover New Behavior of an Electricity-Generating Material at Nanoscale

Scientists have discovered that a class of materials known to convert heat to electricity and vice versa behaves quite unexpectedly at the nanoscale in response to changes in temperature. The discovery - described in ...

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 17 Dec 2010

New Nanoscale X-Ray Computed Tomography Method to Understand Earth's Inner History

To answer the big questions, it often helps to look at the smallest details. That is the approach Stanford mineral physicist Wendy Mao is taking to understanding a major event in Earth's inner history.

17 Dec 2010

Future Market Announces Analysis on Applications of Nanocoatings in Various Industries

Market Publishers Ltd informs that new in-demand market research reports by Future Markets, Inc have been added to its catalogue. Nanocoatings for the Aerospace Industry. This research presents a detailed analysis of ...

17 Dec 2010

Philips Lumileds Starts Mass Production on 150 mm Wafers for LED Industry

Philips Lumileds is the first power LED manufacturer in mass production on 150 mm wafers and is now producing millions of GaN based LEDs weekly on the larger substrates.

17 Dec 2010

Veeco Ship 200th TurboDisc MOCVD System to Asian LED Manufacturer

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), announced today that it has shipped its 200thTurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System to a leading LED manufacturer located in Asia. "W...

From Veeco 16 Dec 2010

Nanotechnology News

Microsensor to Answer One of the Weightiest Questions in Biology

Research Team Creates "Nanobioconjugate" Drug to Target Brain Tumors

Geometrical Confinement of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Nanoporous Particles Enhances T1 Contrast

Nanotechnology Scientists Develop First Injectable Hydrogel with Variable Stiffness

Nanometrics to Supply UniFire 7900 Metrology System to A Leading Foundry

Silicon Biosystems Opens New Business to Commercialize DEPArray Technology in California

Nanoparticle with Genetic Instructions Can Aid in Cancer Treatment

New Database on Nanotechnology Research

Professors Develop Superlenses Using Metamaterials

Research Team Demonstrates Device for Developing Future Spin Computers

Scientists Discover New Behavior of an Electricity-Generating Material at Nanoscale

New Nanoscale X-Ray Computed Tomography Method to Understand Earth's Inner History

Future Market Announces Analysis on Applications of Nanocoatings in Various Industries

Philips Lumileds Starts Mass Production on 150 mm Wafers for LED Industry

Veeco Ship 200th TurboDisc MOCVD System to Asian LED Manufacturer

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