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NanoBusiness Alliance Announces Final Line-Up of Keynote Speakers

The NanoBusiness Alliance, the industry association for the emerging nanotechnology industry, has announced its final line-up of keynote speakers for its 8th Annual Conference, being held at McCormick Place in Chicago fr...

27 Aug 2009

OBDUCAT Wins Order from Russian Academy of Sciences for NIL Eitre 6 System

OBDUCAT AB, world-leading supplier of lithography solutions based on NanoImprint Lithography and Electron Beam Lithography, has won an order from the Russian Academy of Sciences for a NIL Eitre® 6 system worth slightly more than SEK 3 million.

From Obducat AB 27 Aug 2009

Lipid-Coated Nanocircuits Could Lead to Development of New Classes of Bio-Sensing Tools

A hybrid of silicon nanocircuits and biological components that mimics some of the processes that control the passage of molecules into and out of cells has been created by a team of scientists from UC Davis, Lawrence Li...

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 27 Aug 2009

Researchers Inject siRNA into Bloodstream

Small interfering RNA (siRNA), a type of genetic material, can block potentially harmful activity in cells, such as tumor cell growth. But delivering siRNA successfully to specific cells without adversely affecting other cells has been challenging.

27 Aug 2009

Metal Catalysts Used to Create Carbon Nanotubes Can Block Key Signaling Pathway in Neurons

Carbon nanotubes hold many exciting possibilities, some of them in the realm of the human nervous system. Recent research has shown that carbon nanotubes may help regrow nerve tissue or ferry drugs used to repair damaged neurons associated with disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and perhaps even paralysis.

27 Aug 2009

Method May Help Identify Conditions Needed to Get Current Flowing at Higher Temperatures

A team of U.S. and Japanese scientists has shown for the first time that the spectroscopic "fingerprint" of high-temperature superconductivity remains intact well above the super chilly temperatures at which these materials carry current with no resistance.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 27 Aug 2009

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Introduces SWeNT CG 200

SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), a leading developer and manufacturer of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT) and Specialty Multiwall Nanotubes, today introduced its newest, most electrically conductive grade of SWCNT...

27 Aug 2009

PI Extends E-616 Multi-Channel Controller Line for Piezo Based Steering and Stabilization Mirror Platforms

Piezo system specialist PI has extended its E-616 multi-channel controller line for piezo based steering + stabilization mirror platforms. Four open and closed-loop models are now available in bench-top and OEM module versions.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 27 Aug 2009

Raytheon Awarded $7 Million Follow-On Contract from Office of Naval Research

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $7 million follow-on contract from the Office of Naval Research for work on the Compound Semiconductor Materials on Silicon (COSMOS) program. Funded by the Defense Advanced ...

27 Aug 2009

Industrial Nanotech Receives Reorder of Nansulate Coating from Government Customer

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Greenbuilding Council and the American Solar Energy Society, today announced that the company has received a reorder of their patented Nansulate® LDX lead encapsulation coating from a government customer in Portsmouth, Virginia.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 27 Aug 2009

Europe's Largest Annual Nanotechnology Conference Attracts Many High-Quality Speakers

Europe's largest annual nanotechnology conference and exhibition, Nanotech Europe takes place in Berlin, Germany's capital city at the heart of Europe. In its fifth year, Nanotech Europe will be held on 28 - 30 S...

27 Aug 2009

Demand for Nanotechnology in Japan

Bharatbook.com included a new report on "Outlook for Nanotechnology in Japan" gives latent demand for nanotechnology in Japan. The 2009-2014 Outlook for Nanotechnology in Japan This econometric study cov...

27 Aug 2009

Projects Receive Research Funding from NRF

Six project proposals from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have received research funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF), following its second call for proposals under the Proof of Concept (POC) scheme.

27 Aug 2009

Using Smart Polymer Materials as Sensors to Detect Biological Materials and Pollutants

A University of York scientist has been awarded a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship for her research on smart polymer materials that could eventually be used as sensors to detect biological materials and pollutant...

27 Aug 2009

Environmental Effects of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

The fourth international conference on "Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials" will be held in Vienna, Austria from September 6 to 9, 2009. Distinguished scientists from America, Asia and Europe will convene for scientific presentations and discussions concerning both the potential environmental hazards and the potential advantages of nanotechnology.

27 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology News

NanoBusiness Alliance Announces Final Line-Up of Keynote Speakers

OBDUCAT Wins Order from Russian Academy of Sciences for NIL Eitre 6 System

Lipid-Coated Nanocircuits Could Lead to Development of New Classes of Bio-Sensing Tools

Researchers Inject siRNA into Bloodstream

Metal Catalysts Used to Create Carbon Nanotubes Can Block Key Signaling Pathway in Neurons

Method May Help Identify Conditions Needed to Get Current Flowing at Higher Temperatures

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Introduces SWeNT CG 200

PI Extends E-616 Multi-Channel Controller Line for Piezo Based Steering and Stabilization Mirror Platforms

Raytheon Awarded $7 Million Follow-On Contract from Office of Naval Research

Industrial Nanotech Receives Reorder of Nansulate Coating from Government Customer

Europe's Largest Annual Nanotechnology Conference Attracts Many High-Quality Speakers

Demand for Nanotechnology in Japan

Projects Receive Research Funding from NRF

Using Smart Polymer Materials as Sensors to Detect Biological Materials and Pollutants

Environmental Effects of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

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