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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Welcome EYP/Energy Group to CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany and Einhorn Yaffee Prescott ("EYP") Architecture and Engineering PC of Albany today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the EYP/energy group to CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.

14 Dec 2009

Laboratory Chip with Nanoscopic Grooves and Ridges Capable of Growing Cardiac Tissue

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers, working with colleagues in Korea, have produced a laboratory chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges capable of growing cardiac tissue that more closely resembles natural heart muscle.

14 Dec 2009

NanoMech Awarded Contract to Develop New Nanostructured Lubricant

The Navy aims to increase durability and improve energy efficiency of naval components and systems through use of this advanced technology. NanoGlide is a unique multi-component, extreme-pressure nanoparticle-based additive that originated from nanomanufacturing research at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

14 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology and Ski Building 101

Nanotechnology seems a daunting subject, but for mechanical engineering students at the University of Nevada, Reno, it has taken on a real world approach - in Ski Building 101.

14 Dec 2009

New Behaviours Could Lead to Faster Optical Information Processing and Cooler Computers

University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that...

14 Dec 2009

Nanoparticle Could Allow Diagnosis and Treatment in One Visit

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have created a single nanoparticle that can be tracked in real time with MRI as it homes in on cancer cells, tags them with a fluorescent dye and kills them with heat.

14 Dec 2009

Tiny Nanoprobes Effective in Delivering Cancer Drugs More Directly to Tumor Cells

Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are gettin...

14 Dec 2009

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals and TheraTarget Forms Nanotechnology Collaboration Agreement

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, and TheraTarget, Inc., a developer of innovative polymer therap...

14 Dec 2009

Unidym Enters into Joint Development Agreement with Major LCD Manufacturer

Unidym, Inc, a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), announced today that it has entered into a joint development agreement with a major liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturer.

14 Dec 2009

SmartKem Appoints The Scott Partnership to Drive PR Campaign

B2B PR agency The Scott Partnership has been appointed by innovative new start-up company SmartKem to drive a public relations campaign aimed at launching the innovative new company.

14 Dec 2009

Organization Advancing Research, Development, and Commercialization of Energy and Environmental-Specific Nanotechnologies

Senior policymakers and experts in the defense and cleantech industries got a boost today with the announced formation of the NanoAssociation for Natural Resources and Energy Security (NANRES). NANRES is a trade organiza...

14 Dec 2009

Industrial Nanotech's Nansulate on Display at Chicago Center for Green Technology

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the Company's patented Nansulate® thermal insulation and energy saving coatings have been acc...

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 14 Dec 2009

Scientists Resolve Question About How a Popular Class of Drugs Work Using Biosensors

Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical communication in the brain.

13 Dec 2009

Researchers Use Nanosensors to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Whole Blood for First Time

A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear December 13 in the advanced online publication of Nature Nanotechnology.

13 Dec 2009

Scientists Reveal Microscopic Mechanism Behind Superinsulation

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the microscopic mechanism behind the phenomenon of superinsulation, the ability of certain materials to completely block the flow of electric current at low temperatures. The essence of the mechanism is what the authors termed "multi-stage energy relaxation."

From Argonne National Laboratory 12 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology News

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Welcome EYP/Energy Group to CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex

Laboratory Chip with Nanoscopic Grooves and Ridges Capable of Growing Cardiac Tissue

NanoMech Awarded Contract to Develop New Nanostructured Lubricant

Nanotechnology and Ski Building 101

New Behaviours Could Lead to Faster Optical Information Processing and Cooler Computers

Nanoparticle Could Allow Diagnosis and Treatment in One Visit

Tiny Nanoprobes Effective in Delivering Cancer Drugs More Directly to Tumor Cells

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals and TheraTarget Forms Nanotechnology Collaboration Agreement

Unidym Enters into Joint Development Agreement with Major LCD Manufacturer

SmartKem Appoints The Scott Partnership to Drive PR Campaign

Organization Advancing Research, Development, and Commercialization of Energy and Environmental-Specific Nanotechnologies

Industrial Nanotech's Nansulate on Display at Chicago Center for Green Technology

Scientists Resolve Question About How a Popular Class of Drugs Work Using Biosensors

Researchers Use Nanosensors to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Whole Blood for First Time

Scientists Reveal Microscopic Mechanism Behind Superinsulation

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