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Installation of World-Class Nanoindenter Crucial for New Engineering Research Program

Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) School of Engineering is gearing up for the first intake of Mechanical Engineering students next year with the installation of a high-tech new nanoindenter at the state-of-the-art Mat...

22 Sep 2008

Broadcom Announces Industry's First Family of 65 nm 10G Physical Layer Devices

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first family of 65 nanometer (nm) 10 Gigabit (10G) physical layer (PHY) devices that suppo...

22 Sep 2008

NIH Increases Support of High-Impact Research with Pioneer and New Innovator Awards

The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has increased its support of high-impact research with 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards to 47 scientists, many of whom are in the early stages of their careers. The grants, estimated to be up to $138 million over five years, enable recipients to pursue exceptionally innovative approaches that could transform biomedical and behavioral science.

22 Sep 2008

IBM Scientists Forged Breakthrough in Understanding Intriguing Phenomenon in Physics

Scientists at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA have forged a breakthrough in understanding an intriguing phenomenon in fundamental physics: the Kondo effect. They report their findings today in the scienti...

22 Sep 2008

Low-Cost Disposable Cartridges Could Speed Up Diagnosis and Treatment

Low-cost, disposable cartridges that would let doctors perform diagnostic tests at the point-of-care could speed up diagnosis and treatment while lowering costs. European researchers are rapidly closing in on that goal. ...

21 Sep 2008

Financing Allows Product Commercialization and Expanded Research and Development

NanoH2O, Inc., developer of next generation reverse osmosis membranes for desalination and water reuse, today announced that it has secured $15 million in funding from Oak Investment Partners and Khosla Ventures. The fun...

21 Sep 2008

Natco Pharma Launches Nanotechnology Drug for Treatment of Breast Cancer

Natco Pharma, an Indian pharmaceutical company, has launched Albupax, its first nanotechnology drug. Albupax is the first generic version of the international brand – Abraxane of Abraxis BioSciences, USA, with sale...

20 Sep 2008

"Nano 101" Reaches Out to High School Students

Alexis Abramson, Ph.D., NorTech Fellow in Nanotechnology, Co-Director of the Nano-Network, and Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, will be speaking at six local...

20 Sep 2008

Oxonica Signs Strategic Agreement Relating to Nanoplex Technology with BD

Oxonica plc, a leading international nanomaterials group, today announces that it has signed a strategic agreement relating to its Nanoplex(TM) technology with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical...

From Oxonica Inc. 20 Sep 2008

Nanotechnology Shows Promise in Quest for Improved Power Storage Devices

Car batteries as we know them today may soon be relics. Storing energy in clunky containers with limited shelf lives has plagued car makers and military engineers who need lightweight, powerful and reliable means to crank engines into life, enliven radios and operate other electronic appliances.

20 Sep 2008

World's Thinnest Balloon, Just 1 Atom Thick

Using a lump of graphite, a piece of Scotch tape and a silicon wafer, Cornell researchers have created a balloonlike membrane that is just one atom thick -- but strong enough to contain gases under several atmospheres of pressure without popping.

20 Sep 2008

BioAlliance Pharma Receives Prestigious Award from the French State

BioAlliance Pharma SA, the specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of opportunistic infections in cancer and AIDS, today announced that Madame Dominique Costantini, President of the company's Execut...

20 Sep 2008

Applied Nanoscience to Assist EFP in Response to FDA Comments

Applied Nanoscience Inc., a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, today announced that it has committed to fully assist its future merger partner Emergency Filtration Products, Inc. (EFP), the developer of...

From Applied Nanoscience Inc. 20 Sep 2008

Conducting DNA Tests Quickly and Inexpensively Using New "Lab on a Chip" Technology

Using new "lab on a chip" technology, James Landers hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public to quickly and inexpensively conduct DNA tests from almost anywhere, without need for a complex and expensive central laboratory.

20 Sep 2008

Firms Specializing in Nanotechnology from Israel the Single Largest Pavilion at NanotxUSA’08

Anyone wanting to do business with Israel’s scientific community will be able to meet all the important companies in one place, event organizers in Dallas announced today. Firms specializing in nanotechnology from ...

20 Sep 2008