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Global Analysis on Nanomaterials Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Nanomaterials Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanomaterials in US$ Million by the following P...

18 Nov 2010

Nanoparticles Are Highly Suitable for Recovery of Contaminated Soils

Tecnalia, through its Construction Unit, aims to increase the efficiency, reduce execution times and cut operational costs associated with remedial solutions for contaminated sites and for building development itself. ...

18 Nov 2010

3-D Arrays of Semiconductor Nanopillars Enhance Solar Cells in Optical Efficiency

Sunlight represents the cleanest, greenest and far and away most abundant of all energy sources, and yet its potential remains woefully under-utilized. High costs have been a major deterrant to the large-scale applications of silicon-based solar cells.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 18 Nov 2010

Synopsys’s IC Validator Qualifies for 40 nm, 65 nm DRC/LVS Runsets of TSMC

Synopsys, Inc. a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that its IC Validator physical verification product is qualified for TSMC's 40-nm and 65-nm interoperable DRC/LVS runsets, and is immediately available to TSMC customers.

From Synopsys, Inc. 18 Nov 2010

German Scientists Deliver Anti-Cancer Drug to Cancer Cells Using Nanocarriers

Scientists in Germany have developed a way of smuggling an anti-cancer drug past the protective blood-brain barrier and into brain tumours and metastases using a nanocarrier – a tiny capsule specially designed to p...

18 Nov 2010

New NMR Techniques to Study Molecular Structures

Researchers at Queen's University have discovered the method for studying oxygen in large molecular systems. The findings will help in the study of proteins, DNA, RNA and other molecular structures. Biological mo...

18 Nov 2010

New Experimental Tool to Study Nanoscale Interactions in Molecular Devices

As electronics become smaller and smaller the need to understand nanoscale phenomena becomes greater and greater. Because materials exhibit different properties at the nanoscale than they do at larger scales, new tech...

From University of California, Los Angeles 18 Nov 2010

UBC Chemists Develop Glass Films Using Cellulose Nanocrystals

Using nanocrystals of cellulose, the main component of pulp and paper, chemistry researchers at the University of British Columbia have created glass films that have applications for energy conservation in building design because of their ability to reflect specific wavelengths of light, such as ultra violet, visible or infrared.

18 Nov 2010

California Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement for Atomic Memories

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have demonstrated quantum entanglement for a quantum state stored in four spatially distinct atomic memories.

18 Nov 2010

US Issues Patent to Nanotrope for New Cellular Mimic Technology

Nanotrope, Inc. announced today that it has been issued United States patent #7,829,272 covering its ground-breaking diagnostic test for influenza and other viral infections. The patent describes Nanotrope's cellu...

18 Nov 2010

Nanoparticles in Everyday Products Can Cause Lung Injury to Workers

Tiny particles used in a range of everyday products from computers to shampoo can adversely affect the lungs in very different ways, a study has shown. Research by the University of Edinburgh suggests that industrial ...

18 Nov 2010

MagForce Nanotechnologies Wins 2010 STEP Award for Innovative Cancer Therapy

Nanostart subsidiary MagForce Nanotechnologies AG a leader in the area of nanotechnology-based cancer treatment, has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the STEP award in the category “product/technology”.

From Coreo AG 18 Nov 2010

University of Queensland Researcher Awarded Funding for Nanotech Drug Delivery

Dr Zhao has the best possible motivation to hunt for a cancer cure, watching relatives suffer from the disease. Forest Lake chemical engineer Chunxia Zhao is researching better methods to deliver life saving drugs to cancer patients at the University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 17 Nov 2010

DNA Can Act Like Velcro for Nanoparticles

DNA can do more than direct how bodies our made — it can also direct the composition of many kinds of materials, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.

From Argonne National Laboratory 17 Nov 2010

NanoHorizons Partners with Indorama to Launch SmartSilver in India's Textile Market

NanoHorizons Inc., a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, has extended the worldwide distribution of its SmartSilver® antimicrobial products to India with sales support provided in partnership with Indorama Polyester Industries Ltd. (IPI).

17 Nov 2010