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New Subscription Offering on Nanocomposites

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e7ab0/polymer_bulletin) has announced the addition of Rapra Technology Ltd's new subscription "Polymer Bulletin - Nanocomposites" to their offering. ...

12 Jul 2010

SoloPower to Display New Thin Film SFX1-i PV Module at InterSolar 2010

SoloPower, a California-based manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced the launch of its debut CIGS-based, thin-film, lightweight, flexible SFX1-i Photovoltaic m...

12 Jul 2010

RASIRC Supports Fraunhofer to Develop 300mm High-K Films

RASIRC®, the steam purification company, is aiding Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) in its search to develop new 300mm High-K films using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)

From RASIRC 12 Jul 2010

Presentation on Nanoparticle Production for Drug Delivery

SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, is participating at the 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Rele...

12 Jul 2010

OC-17 Protein Influences Transformation of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles

Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield have applied computing power to crack a problem in egg shell formation.

12 Jul 2010

Scientists Use Microscopy Technique to Study Electron Pairing Mechanism

In classical theory, superconductivity occurs when two electrons are bound together to form a pair, known as a Cooper pair, by lattice vibrations.

12 Jul 2010

Owlstone Nanotech Chosen for R+D 100 Award

Advance Nanotech, Inc. is pleased to learn that Owlstone Nanotech, Inc. ("Owlstone"), in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ("PNNL"), has been selected to receive an award from the R&D100 Magazine.

From Owlstone Nanotech 12 Jul 2010

Fluorescence Microscope Used to Analyze DNA Delivery into Cells

Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech have discovered how to "greatly enhance" the delivery of DNA payloads into cells.

12 Jul 2010

Study Shows Effective Anticancer Drug Delivery Using Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

The application of nanotechnology in the field of drug delivery has attracted much attention in recent years. In cancer research, nanotechnology holds great promise for the development of targeted, localized delivery of anticancer drugs, in which only cancer cells are affected.

12 Jul 2010

Graphene Nanopores Can Read Off DNA Sequence

A team of researchers from Delft University of Technology announces a new type of nanopore devices that may significantly impact the way we screen DNA molecules, for example to read off their sequence.

12 Jul 2010

Starpharma Appoints Further VP Business Development to Meet Increasing Demand for its Technology

Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL, OTCQX:SPHRY) today announced it has appointed Malcolm McColl to join the company's existing business development team as a Vice President to meet the growing market demand for pharma...

From Starpharma Holdings Ltd 12 Jul 2010

Controlling the Way Heat Moves Through Solids

For the engineers who design cell phones, solar panels and computer chips, it’s increasingly important to be able to control the way heat moves through the crystalline materials - such as silicon - that these devices are based on.

10 Jul 2010

IBBT Leads Project OSIRIS Under 7th Framework Programme of European Commission

IBBT announces that it is leading the project OSIRIS under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission. The €1.2M project brings together Public Authorities and National Champions across 13 EU Members Sta...

9 Jul 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Supports Solar Impulse with High-Tech Materials

The Solar Impulse aircraft, which is powered only by solar energy, has triumphantly completed its first night flight. The ultralight aircraft was airborne for a total of 26 hours – from 7 am on July 7 until 9 am the following day (Central European Time) – before finally landing as planned at Payerne airbase in Switzerland.

9 Jul 2010

Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using PZT Nanofibers

The journal, Nano Letters, recently published an article highlighting the fascinating nanogenerators developed by Dr. Yong Shi, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stevens Institute of Technology. The...

9 Jul 2010