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Nanotechnology and the Food Industry - The Pros and Cons of Nanofoods

Nanotechnology has the potential to improve the foods we eat, making them tastier, healthier and more nutritious. Yet little is known about how nanoparticles behave in the body, or what kind of toxic effects they could have.

19 Feb 2009

Specialist in Thin Film Thermoelectrics Introduces World's First Thermoharvester-Driven Wireless Sensor Node

Micropelt GmbH, Freiburg, Germany-based specialist in thin film thermoelectrics, announces immediate commercial availability of the world's first thermo-powered wireless sensor system, the TE-Power NODE.

19 Feb 2009

New Technique May Revolutionize Microelectronic Storage and Photovoltaics

Like many creative but essentially conservative scientists, Tom Russell of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in more than 30 years of polymer science research, would rarely use the term "truly transformative&...

19 Feb 2009

Researchers Discover Bright New Approach to Directing Nanoparticle Self-Assembly

For researchers on the cutting edge of chemistry and materials science, learning how to manipulate particles hundreds of times smaller than the diameter of a human hair and how to direct their self-assembly in a predictable way has been a formidable but exciting challenge.

19 Feb 2009

Examining Current State of Thin-Film Photovoltaics Internationally

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Worldwide Thin-Film Photovoltaics - Current Status and R+D" report to their offering. Conventional bulk silicon based PV cells have been used since th...

From Research and Markets 19 Feb 2009

Leader in Development of Nanotechnology-Enabled Coating Launches New Website

Ecology Coatings, Inc. (OTC:ECOC) (BULLETIN BOARD: ECOC), a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultra-violet curable advanced coatings, has positioned itself within the industry as the inno...

19 Feb 2009

Brookhaven Lab and BioSET Issued Patent on Synthetic Peptide That Enhances Bone Growth

Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that operates and manages the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), and Biosurface Engineering Technologies, Inc. (BioSET), have been issued a U.S. patent on a synthetic peptide, called B2A.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 19 Feb 2009

CVD Equipment Corporation Introduces EasyTube Systems for Solar and Energy

CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq: CVV) announces the introduction of a family of EasyTube™ Systems with a focus on Quality Control and Research & Development for next generation process development in the Sola...

From CVD Equipment Corporation 19 Feb 2009

Report Examines Worldwide Nanotechnology Electric Vehicle Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Worldwide Nanotechnology Electric Vehicle (EV) Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009 to 2015" to their of...

19 Feb 2009

UD Professor Receives NSF Award for Work on Quantum Dot Molecules

Matthew Doty, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work on quantum dot molecules.

19 Feb 2009

Innovative Method of Self-Assembling Nanoscale Elements Open Doors to Dramatic Improvements in Data Storage Capacity

An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media, according to scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).

19 Feb 2009

Material has Potential to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency and Computer Chip Design

Physicists at Rutgers University have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar cell efficiency and computer chip design. The scientists determined that a crystal made ...

19 Feb 2009

Trials Promise New Era of Solar Cells that are Printed like Money

Trials commencing today promise a new era of solar cells that are printed like money. World leading research from CSIRO's Future Manufacturing Flagship as part of the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOS...

19 Feb 2009

Duralor Perfected Cubic Boron Nitride Composite Coatings for Metal Cutting Tools

Following seven years of intensive research and development, Duralor has perfected cubic boron nitride (cBN) composite coatings for metal cutting tools and is now marketing those coatings as TuffTek® to tool makers. ...

19 Feb 2009

Nano 'Bubble' Targetting Cancer Cells

For millions of Americans with cancer, the side effects of chemotherapy and other treatment drugs can be devastating. But new drug-delivery research based on nano- and microtechnology from Tel Aviv University might provide much-needed relief, as well as more effective cancer treatment.

19 Feb 2009