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NIST and NCI Propose Online Community To Speed Up Development of Nanotechnology Standards

Federal government and U.S. industry scientists say they are forging ahead with plans for an international, online collaboration to speed up creation of critically needed nanotechnology standards, including the underpinn...

13 Nov 2008

Nanosoccer at 2009 RoboCup in Austria

The World Cup may be two years away, but soccer aficionados can get an early start at satisfying their yen for global competition when the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the RoboCup Federation host the second-ever international nanosoccer contest next summer.

13 Nov 2008

Cutting-Edge "Tweezers" for Detecting and Measuring Very Small Concentrations of Biological Substance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has licensed a patented "optical tweezers" technique for detecting and measuring very small concentrations of a biological substance-such as a virus on a surface.

13 Nov 2008

New Method of Focusing a Stream of Ions into a Point as Small as One Nanometer

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a radical new method of focusing a stream of ions into a point as small as one nanometer (one billionth of a meter).

13 Nov 2008

Researchers Measure Nanoparticles Emitted by Common Household Appliances

Extremely small nanoscale particles are released by common kitchen appliances in abundant amounts, greatly outnumbering the previously detected, larger-size nanoparticles emitted by these appliances, according to new findings by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

13 Nov 2008

Innovative Microdroplet-Based Solutions Povider Introduces Sequence Enrichment Solution

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today officially introduced its Sequence Enrichment Solution for targeted sequencing applications...

13 Nov 2008

Company Accepts Invitation to Discuss Its Latest Technological Breakthrough - Nansulate EPX

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (PINK SHEETS: INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced it has been chosen to present a white paper entitled "Innovations in Coating" at the upcoming Pipeline...

13 Nov 2008

Nanosafe Launches Nanosafe Tested Program

NANOSAFE INC. is pleased to announce the launch of its NANOSAFE TESTED(TM) Program and companion nanotechnology product registry-the NANOTECH REGISTER(TM). The first product to receive the NANOSAFE TESTED(TM) designation and be added to the NANOTECH REGISTER(TM) is the Labconco Inc. XPert® Nano(TM) System, which recently was shown to contain 99.99% of a 20 nm aerosol challenge.

13 Nov 2008

Tegal Receives Follow-On Order for 901ACS Plasma Etch System from Leading LED Manufacturer

Tegal Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of LEDs, MEMS, integrated circuits, and nanotechnology devices, announced today that it received another follow-on order for an additional Tegal 901ACS unit from a leading opto-semiconductor / LED manufacturer.

From American Chemical Society 13 Nov 2008

Researchers Developed New Nanofibers May Lead to Scar-Free Healing

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a strong, flexible, bio-material that may be used someday to close wounds with minimal scarring and rejection by the immune system. Spun from a co...

13 Nov 2008

First Experimental Evidence that Plants Can Take up Nanoparticles and Accumulate Them in Tissues

Researchers at the University of Delaware have provided what is believed to be the first experimental evidence that plants can take up nanoparticles and accumulate them in their tissues.

13 Nov 2008

Development of Nano-Based Advanced Biomaterials for a New Generation of Implants

The TECNALIA Technological Corporation is taking part in the Cénit Intelimplant project, the goal of which is to develop advanced biomaterials based on innovative technologies (microtechnologies, nanotechnologies, t...

13 Nov 2008

BASF Invests in US Startup Company NanoMas Technologies

BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Ludwigshafen, has invested in the US startup company NanoMas Technologies Inc. NanoMas develops inks containing silver nanoparticles that are easily processed to electrical circuits in printed ...

From BASF 13 Nov 2008

Book Discusses Major Types of Membranes such as Microfiltration and Nanofiltration Membranes

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Advanced Membrane Technology and Applications" to their offering. This book covers the fundamental principles of ...

13 Nov 2008

In the Neverland Between Molecule and Metal, Scientists Discover "Nano Alloys"

They turned out to be steelworkers, running their steel mill in the nanoworld - the chemists around Prof. Dr. Roland A. Fischer (faculty of chemistry of RUB). In the neverland between molecule and metal they discovered a new family of compounds. The prototype of these new "nano alloys" is a compound containing one central molybdenum atom binding twelve zinc atoms.

12 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology News

NIST and NCI Propose Online Community To Speed Up Development of Nanotechnology Standards

Nanosoccer at 2009 RoboCup in Austria

Cutting-Edge "Tweezers" for Detecting and Measuring Very Small Concentrations of Biological Substance

New Method of Focusing a Stream of Ions into a Point as Small as One Nanometer

Researchers Measure Nanoparticles Emitted by Common Household Appliances

Innovative Microdroplet-Based Solutions Povider Introduces Sequence Enrichment Solution

Company Accepts Invitation to Discuss Its Latest Technological Breakthrough - Nansulate EPX

Nanosafe Launches Nanosafe Tested Program

Tegal Receives Follow-On Order for 901ACS Plasma Etch System from Leading LED Manufacturer

Researchers Developed New Nanofibers May Lead to Scar-Free Healing

First Experimental Evidence that Plants Can Take up Nanoparticles and Accumulate Them in Tissues

Development of Nano-Based Advanced Biomaterials for a New Generation of Implants

BASF Invests in US Startup Company NanoMas Technologies

Book Discusses Major Types of Membranes such as Microfiltration and Nanofiltration Membranes

In the Neverland Between Molecule and Metal, Scientists Discover "Nano Alloys"

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