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New Nanotube Biosensor Detects Protein Molecules

A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins, which could provide a crucial new...

28 Jun 2010

Study Shows Individual Cells React Differently to Complex Stimulus

Using new technology that allows scientists to monitor how individual cells react in the complex system of cell signaling, Stanford University researchers have uncovered a much larger spectrum of differences between each cell than ever seen before.

28 Jun 2010

MagForce Nanotechnologies Receives Regulatory Approval for Medical Use of Nano-Cancer Therapy Throughout EU

Following more than 20 years of research and development efforts, MagForce Nanotechnologies AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: MF6), a majority-owned subsidiary of Nanostart AG, has received regulatory approval for medical us...

From Coreo AG 28 Jun 2010

How Not to Blow Up a Molecule

Free-electron-laser light sources, such as the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, arrived on the scene promising a unique scientific capability: "single-shot imaging."

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 25 Jun 2010

Noodle-Shaped String of Aligned Nanofibers Promises Better Tissue Regeneration

A big question in regenerative medicine is how to most effectively deliver stem cells -- as well as other beneficial cells, proteins and large molecules -- to damaged tissues such as the spinal cord, heart and brain. ...

25 Jun 2010

DFI Nanotechnology Plays Safe at FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), announced today the specification and utilization of its flagship Diamon-Fusion® patented nano-coating as an added safety feature on all its transportation coaches carrying the support groups for the FIFA World Cup 2010™, currently underway in South Africa.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 25 Jun 2010

Center Will Enable Nanoscale Innovations for Clean Energy and Smart Grid Solutions

Crompton Greaves and CG Power ("CG"), a global leader in power transmission and distribution headquartered in India, and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany today announced a partnership to establish a world-class center at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex that will enable nanotechnology innovations for smart grid solutions, creating over 100 high-tech jobs in upstate New York and fueling development and use of clean and renewable energy technologies.

25 Jun 2010

Research on Nanoviscosity Using Dynamic Light Scattering

At a snail's pace – this is how proteins should move inside living cells where viscosity of environment exceeds the viscosity of water even by million times.

25 Jun 2010

Researchers Develop Mechanism Enabling Metallic Glasses to Become Ductile Under Tensile Loading

Metallic glasses are -just as other types of glasses- brittle materials. This property sets a limit to the possibilities of their technical use. Researchers have now developed a mechanism that enables metallic glasses to...

25 Jun 2010

Altairnano Receives Purchase Order from Proterra

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) oday announced it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Proterra Inc. to supply advanced lithium-ion battery modules for incorporation into Proterra's all-electric and hybrid-electric buses.

From Altair Nanotechnologies 25 Jun 2010

FSI to Ship ORION Single Wafer Processing System to Asia's Leading Foundry

FSI International, Inc., a leading supplier of surface conditioning equipment for microelectronics manufacturing, announced today that it has received an order for its ORION single wafer processing system from a second major semiconductor foundry based in Asia.

25 Jun 2010

High-Purity Thin Films of Material Can Increase Fuel Cell Efficiency

A surprising MIT laboratory finding about the behavior of a thin sheet of material — less than a thousandth of the thickness of a human hair — could lead to improved ways of studying the behavior of electrodes and perhaps ultimately to improvements in the rate of power production from one type of fuel cell, according to a report published this week.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 25 Jun 2010