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Creating Nanoscale Structures that Will Help to Speed Up Computers

Smaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers.

26 Sep 2008

Directing Visitors and Answering Questions will be the Job for AToM during nanotxUSA'08

In keeping with the theme of this year's event, Accelerating Nanotechnology Commercialization, the duties of greeting visitors and answering questions will be performed by a robot named AToM - short for "Advance...

26 Sep 2008

Report of the 4th NanoRegulation Conference Published

The final report of the 4th NanoRegulation Conference held on from September 16-17 in St.Gallen is now available online on the website of the Innovation Society. The document gives an overview of the presentations, works...

26 Sep 2008

Malvern's Zetasizer APS Measures Nanoparticles in Solution Enabling Accurate Size Determination

Malvern Panalytical has launched the Zetasizer APS, a new dynamic light scattering (DLS) system which automates size measurements of samples in 96- or 384-well microplates. Designed primarily for protein specialists, the new system is fully automated, simply requiring users to insert the plate and press start.

From Malvern Panalytical 25 Sep 2008

Drug Discovery Market in Western Europe Expects to reach $42 Billion by 2014

The total drug discovery market in Western Europe was worth $17.40 billion in 2007, and Frost + Sullivan expects this to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.5% to reach $42.08 billion by 2014. Researchers wor...

25 Sep 2008

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Sandia Among Buildings Recognised for Green Credentials

Sandia National Laboratories recently recognized five green-certified buildings in a brief ceremony organized by the Labs' Environmental Planning Department.

From Sandia National Laboratories 25 Sep 2008

Innolume Receives 2008 Frost + Sullivan Technology Innovation of the Year Award

Innolume announced today that it received the 2008 Frost + Sullivan North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award. The Award was presented at the 2008 Growth Excellence Awards Banquet on September 16, 2008 in Sa...

From Innolume 25 Sep 2008

I-Flow Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Oxygenated Topical Dressing

I-Flow Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary AcryMed Inc., announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its oxygen enriched topical hydrophilic closed ce...

25 Sep 2008

Hospital Trauma Centers to Use QuikClot Combat Gauze in Clinical Trials

Z-Medica Corporation (Z-Medica), a medical products company focused on innovative hemostatic nano-technologies, today announced that it has been awarded a $2.9 million contract from the United States Navy and Marine Corp...

25 Sep 2008

Case Western Reserve University co-sponsors 2008 Cleveland NanoMedicine Summit

Smaller than a spot on a ladybug...one nanometer is a length scale invisible to the naked eye, but one which has opened up a world of new science and engineering. From tennis balls with super bouncibility to nanosized pa...

25 Sep 2008

Dr. Robert Magnusson Appointed Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics

Dr. Robert Magnusson has been appointed to the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics, a $5 million endowed chair for The University of Texas at Arlington.

25 Sep 2008

HSE Releases NanoAlert Bulletin

HSE in the UK has released their NanoAlert bulletin. This bulletin aims to provide an overview of publications of studies that have examined the exposure and potential health effects of nanomaterials, particularly in ...

25 Sep 2008

CTT's Nanoparticle Bone Biomaterial Attracting Additional Investment

Competitive Technologies, Inc. today announced that Soteira Inc., has completed a second fund raise for a total of approximately $18 million in Series A and B financing. Massachusetts-based Soteira, a privately-held deve...

25 Sep 2008

Conversion of Energy Through Molecular Platforms Program Helps Students Address Energy Challenges

A new program funded by the National Science Foundation means UC Santa Barbara is now able to offer graduate students deep and broad experience in solving the energy challenges facing the country.

25 Sep 2008

Symposium on RNAi in Human Therapy

The EU-funded research project RIGHT ('RNA interference technology as human therapeutic tool') and the European Science Foundation (ESF) will hold a symposium on ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) in human ther...

25 Sep 2008