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IRDEP Showcases Photon's Photovoltaic Hyperspectral Analyzer

Photon etc. and the Institute for Research and Development of Photovoltaic Energy (IRDEP) in France have agreed to showcase Photon etc's Photovoltaic (PV) Hyperspectral Analyzer in order to demonstrate its performanc...

6 Oct 2010

Hiden Introduce Compact Benchtop Mass Spectrometer for Continuous Gas Monitoring

Hiden Analytical introduce the new QGA compact benchtop mass spectrometer configured for continuous real-time multi-species analysis of both gases and vapours in the pressure range from 2 bar to 100mbar absolute.

From Hiden Analytical 6 Oct 2010

Russian-Kazakhstan Nanotechnology Venture Fund Moves Closer to Founding

RUSNANO, Kazyna Capital Management (Republic of Kazakhstan), VTB Capital, and I2BF Holdings have signed a memorandum of intent to establish the Russian-Kazakhstan Nanotechnology Venture Fund. The fund’s target size...

6 Oct 2010

Researchers Use Nanosight NTA to Size and Count Cellular Microvesicles and Exosomes

Researchers from Oxford have recently presented exciting new data applying nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) from Nanosight to size and count both cellular microvesicles and exosomes at a low concentration and, when used in conjunction with fluorescent labels, to selectively determine and analyse specific types of vesicle within a complex sample.

6 Oct 2010

Researchers and Entrepreneurs to Start Nanotechnology Cooperation In Tomsk

Nanotechnology is considered in Russia as an engine for innovation and growth of the technology sector. To compensate for developmental deficits and create international competitiveness, an ambi-tious government program ...

6 Oct 2010

New Research Report on Nanobiotechnology Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nanobiotechnologies- applications, markets and companies Summary Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materia...

6 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology Firm Liquidia Begins Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Influenza Vaccine

Liquidia Technologies, a privately held nanotechnology company developing particle-based vaccines and therapeutics, today announced the initiation of human dosing of its lead vaccine product candidate, LIQ-001, in a Phase 1 clinical trial.

From Liquidia Technologies, Inc. 6 Oct 2010

Catalyst and Hydrogen Interaction Helps Growth of Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes -- long, hollow cylinders of carbon billionths of a meter in diameter -- have many potential uses in nanotechnology, optics, electronics, and many other fields. The exact properties of nanotubes depen...

6 Oct 2010

Global MEMS Market to Reach $8 Billion in 2010

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Status of the MEMS Industry 2010" report to their offering. The growth is back, but the industry infrastructure has changed: a limited number of compa...

6 Oct 2010

New Microfluidic Device to Test Anti-Cancer Drugs

A prototype device developed in Hong Kong will allow laboratory researchers to non-invasively test drugs for their ability to kill tumors by subjecting cancerous cells with different concentration gradients. The new d...

6 Oct 2010

Entanglement Paves Way for Quantum Computer Development

An important step –– one that is essential to the ultimate construction of a quantum computer –– was taken for the first time by physicists at UC Santa Barbara. The discovery is published in the c...

6 Oct 2010

mPhase Technologies to Demonstrate Smart NanoBattery at ORNL Workshop

mPhase Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has been invited to present at the symposium on "Scalable Energy Storage Beyond Li-Ion: Materials," to be held Oct. 7-8, 2010, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

From MyPebble 6 Oct 2010

UC’s Electrofluidics Breakthrough Enhances Image Capabilities of Electronic Devices

Today's Oct. 4 issue of the high-impact journal, Applied Physics Letters, contains a new electrofluidics design from the University of Cincinnati and start-up company Gamma Dynamics that promises to dramatically reshape the image capabilities of electronic devices.

6 Oct 2010

New Microscopy Technique Enables Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Researchers from Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by examining cheek cells in humans using pioneering biophotonics t...

6 Oct 2010

Development of Diamond-Coated Electrodes for Implants

Diamonds adorning tiaras to anklets are treasures but these gemstones inside the body may prove priceless. Two Case Western Reserve University researchers are building implants made of diamond and flexible polymer tha...

6 Oct 2010