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Tiny Gyroscopes at the Heart of Next-Generation Personal Navigation and Vehicle Stabilisation Tools

Tiny devices made possible by combining the latest advances in mechanical and electronics technology could be at the heart of next-generation personal navigation and vehicle stabilisation tools thanks to European researc...

7 Dec 2009

Photon Management Improves Efficiency of Solar Panels

Extremely thin, flexible high-efficiency silicon solar cells are the solar cells of the future, according to Professor Miro Zeman. This is the gist of the inaugural address he will be giving to mark his appointment as Professor of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices at TU Delft.

7 Dec 2009

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Acquires Private Biotechnology Company

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it has acquired Hermes Biosciences, Inc. a private biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California. Hermes specializes in targeted drug delivery techno...

7 Dec 2009

First-Ever Device Highlights the Potential of 'Self-Assembling' Patterning for Transistors Smaller Than 22 Nanometers

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, and researchers from Stanford University and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturin...

7 Dec 2009

Micromeritics Laser Particle Sizer Provides Unrivalled Resolution and Sensitivity

Utilizing a state-of-the-art CCD detector containing over three million detector
elements, Mie theory, and unique design and data reduction features, the Saturn
DigiSizer II High-Definition Digital Particle Size Analyzer provides an extremely
high level of resolution and sensitivity not available in other laser particle
sizing systems.

From Micromeritics International Sales 6 Dec 2009

New Generation of Optical Sensors Enables Development of Lighting-Fast Trace Gas Detectors

A new generation of optical sensors is enabling the development of robust, long-lasting, lighting-fast trace gas detectors for use in a wide range of industrial, security and domestic applications. It was not so long...

6 Dec 2009

BNC Key Collaborators Recognised for Scientific Contributions to Nanomechanics

Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), the specialist bio-nanotechnology product development consultancy, is delighted to announce that one of their key collaborators has been specifically recognised for her scientific contributions...

4 Dec 2009

Atomic-Level Explorations of How Disease and Aging Affect Bone

A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone.

4 Dec 2009

Triplet of Awards in the Offing for Specialist Bio-Nanotechnology Product Development Consultancy

Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), the specialist bio-nanotechnology product development consultancy, is delighted to be heading into only their second year of trading with one award already under their belt and two further awar...

From Bio Nano Consulting 4 Dec 2009

Students Provided with Firsthand Look at the Emerging Science of Nanotechnology

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany hosted more than 300 middle- and high-school students from upstate New York for NanoCareer Day on December 3, providing a firsthand look at the emerging science of nanotechnology.

4 Dec 2009

Applied Materials to Present at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) announced today that the company will participate in the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference to be held in San Francisco, Calif.

From Applied Materials Inc. 4 Dec 2009

New Method May Revolutionize Synthesis of Natural Products and Therapeutic Drugs

A team at The Scripps Research Institute has made major strides in solving a problem that has been plaguing chemists for many years: how best to break carbon-hydrogen bonds and then to create new bonds to join molecules ...

4 Dec 2009

Biosensor that can Identify Immune System Cells that Actively Suppress Tumour Growth

An EU-funded research team has developed a biosensor that can identify immune system cells that actively suppress tumour growth. This biosensor can help patients use their immune systems to fight cancer. The COCHISE (&#3...

4 Dec 2009

Scientists Take Theoretical Research on 'Nasty' Molecule to Next Level

Some atoms don't always follow the rules. Take the beryllium dimer, a seemingly simple molecule made up of two atoms that University of Delaware physicists Krzysztof Szalewicz and Konrad Patkowski and colleague Vladimír Spirko of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic report on in the Dec. 4 edition of the journal Science.

4 Dec 2009

Using Nanotechnology for Dieting Purposes

Several Finnish universities have joined forces to develop an innovative drug delivery method that utilises silicon to transport drugs in the human body. Among other advances, the project has been able to sustain the eff...

4 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology News

Tiny Gyroscopes at the Heart of Next-Generation Personal Navigation and Vehicle Stabilisation Tools

Photon Management Improves Efficiency of Solar Panels

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Acquires Private Biotechnology Company

First-Ever Device Highlights the Potential of 'Self-Assembling' Patterning for Transistors Smaller Than 22 Nanometers

Micromeritics Laser Particle Sizer Provides Unrivalled Resolution and Sensitivity

New Generation of Optical Sensors Enables Development of Lighting-Fast Trace Gas Detectors

BNC Key Collaborators Recognised for Scientific Contributions to Nanomechanics

Atomic-Level Explorations of How Disease and Aging Affect Bone

Triplet of Awards in the Offing for Specialist Bio-Nanotechnology Product Development Consultancy

Students Provided with Firsthand Look at the Emerging Science of Nanotechnology

Applied Materials to Present at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference

New Method May Revolutionize Synthesis of Natural Products and Therapeutic Drugs

Biosensor that can Identify Immune System Cells that Actively Suppress Tumour Growth

Scientists Take Theoretical Research on 'Nasty' Molecule to Next Level

Using Nanotechnology for Dieting Purposes

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Scientists Develop Rapid, Low-Cost Method to Assess Graphene Oxide Quality

Graphene Oxide in Concrete: How the Nano-Scale is Revolutionizing the Macro-scale

Targeting Nanoparticles for Heart Repair

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Style Over Substance: Nanofiber Morphology Drives Lung Toxicity

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

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