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Global Nanotechnology Market Expected to be Worth $27b in 2015

According to a new technical market research report, NANOTECHNOLOGY: A REALISTIC MARKET ASSESSMENT from BCC Research, the global market value for nanotechnology is an estimated $15.7 billion in 2010, but is expected to increase to nearly $27 billion in 2015.

From BCC Research 23 Sep 2010

Arrowhead Research Corp Increases Ownership of Calando Pharmaceuticals

Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR) (“the Company”) today announced that it has increased its ownership of majority owned subsidiary Calando Pharmaceuticals through the exchange of Calando Series A P...

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 23 Sep 2010

University Of Illinois Professor Receives NSF Grant to Develop New Battery

There's a big buzz today over future nanostructure devices performing specialized jobs in everything from electronics to medicine. But what's still needed are unconventional ways to power these tiny machines. ...

23 Sep 2010

Tekmira Amends License Agreement for Lipid Nanoparticle Technology

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leader in RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, announced today that is has amended its license agreement with Hana Biosciences, Inc.

23 Sep 2010

DoD Grant Helps to Test Efficacy of Molecules to Fight Against Infections

A new $1.8 million grant from the Department of Defense will allow North Carolina State University researchers to work with the Walter Reed Institute of Research to further test the effectiveness of molecules that have shown great promise in combating antibiotic-resistant infections.

From North Carolina State University 23 Sep 2010

Raman Spectroscopy Finds Potential Applications in Medical Sector

Portable devices that use a laser beam to probe bones, teeth, and other parts of the body for early signs of diseases like osteoporosis and tooth decay may seem like something out of science fiction. But those devices ar...

23 Sep 2010

Dr. Warwick Bowen Honored for Quantum Mechanics Research

Dr Warwick Bowen, from UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics in the Faculty of Science, received his award at a special ceremony at Customs House on Wednesday, September 22, as part of UQ's annual Research Week.

23 Sep 2010

Graphene Devices Secures State and Federal Funding

Graphene Devices, a Niagara Falls-based start-up, has secured more than $600,000 in state and federal awards to explore novel uses for graphene, a carbon nanomaterial, and ways to optimize its production using processes ...

23 Sep 2010

RCMI Grant Supports UTSA's New Nanotechnology and Human Health Laboratory

The University of Texas at San Antonio announced today its College of Sciences will receive a five-year, $12 million Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) grant from the National Institutes of Health to strengthen UTSA basic and applied health research.

23 Sep 2010

Nanocomposite Coating Developer MesoCoat Receives Recognition from the U.S. Army

Abakan Inc.'s management is pleased to announce that the U.S. Army has recognized MesoCoat, Inc., an Abakan portfolio company, as one of the most successful companies in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) prog...

23 Sep 2010

UQ Researchers Win Excellence Awards for Nanotechnology Research

ELEVEN young University of Queensland researchers have been honoured at the 2010 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards. A record total $910,000 in research funding comes with this year's awards, which were announc...

23 Sep 2010

Broadcom’s 65nm CMOS-Based GPS Receiver Supports New Quasi-Zenith Satellite System

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its single-chip global positioning system (GPS) solution for mobile devices supports the new Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) launched by Japan earlier this month.

23 Sep 2010

UIC Professor Receives Three-Year Grant to Develop New Nano-Battery

23 Sep 2010

TUM Researchers Develop New Nano-Tomography Method

A novel nano-tomography method developed by a team of researchers from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, the Paul Scherrer Institute and the ETH-Zurich opens the door to computed tomography examinations of minute structures at nanometer resolutions.

23 Sep 2010

Illuminex Fabricates Crystalline SiNW Array PV Materials for Commercial Solar Devices

Illuminex, a nanotechnology company developing processes to manufacture functional nanomaterials for sustainable energy applications, is applying recent advancements in its patented anodic aluminum oxide nanowire array p...

23 Sep 2010