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Bourns Engineering Team Receives Grant from GM to Create Stronger, Lighter and Safer Bodies

A two-year grant is allowing researchers at UCR's Bourns College of Engineering to unlock the secrets behind the enormous strength of the inner pearly layer (nacre) of the abalone shell so it can be replicated in man-made materials.

18 Sep 2008

DFI Nanotechnology Awarded Contract to Apply Diamon-Fusion Coating to NIKE HQ

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today it was awarded the exclusive contract to apply the Diamon-Fusion® nano-coating to the NIKE building world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon near Portland.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 18 Sep 2008

First Life Science Company to Publish in Peer-Reviewed Video Journal JoVE

Sigma-Aldrich today announced the publication of its first peer-reviewed video protocol in the PubMed accessible Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). This makes Sigma-Aldrich the first life science company to submit...

18 Sep 2008

CDSCO Approved Four New ABL Antimicrobial Wound Care Products for Sale in India

American Biotech Labs (ABL), creator of a new class of products based on the company's patented nano-catalytic SilverSol Technology(TM), today announced that the agency responsible for drug and medical device oversig...

18 Sep 2008

Centers will Focus on Environmental Effects of Nanotechnology and its Applications

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have made awards to establish two Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN).

18 Sep 2008

microRNAs Have Roles That Go Well Beyond What Was Previously Thought

In a paper published today online in the journal Nature, IBM and the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) reported findings from a joint research study that provides new information on how stem cell differentiation is con...

18 Sep 2008

Applied Nanotech Showcases New Nanotechnology Products at nanoTX USA 2008

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, Inc. ("ANI"), will showcase several new advanced nanotechnology products at nanoTX USA'08 to be held October 2-3 in Dallas, T...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 18 Sep 2008

Breakthrough Research in Microfluidics May Enable Self-Cleaning Surfaces

Leading microfluidics and nanotechnology specialist mPhase Technologies, Inc., today said its breakthrough research in microfluidics on understanding how micro- and nanostructured surfaces could be engineered to have pro...

18 Sep 2008

Ecology Coatings Appoints New CEO

Ecology Coatings, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultra-violet curable advanced materials, today announced that it appointed Robert G. Crockett as its Chief Executive Officer. M...

18 Sep 2008

Consortium to Study Nanotechnology and the Environment

Researchers from geosciences and civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech are part of a consortium of four principal universities and five other schools awarded a multi-million dollar grant to study nanotechnology and the environment.

18 Sep 2008

IBM and Mentor Graphics to Jointly Develop 22nm Computational Lithography Solution

IBM and Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced an agreement to jointly develop and distribute next-generation computational lithography (CL) software solutions to enhance the imaging capability of lithographic syste...

18 Sep 2008

EnerDel Awarded $4 Million R+D Contract to Develop New Hi-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

EnerDel, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Lithium-ion batteries for automotive, defense and other energy storage markets, has been awarded a $4 million research and development contract by the U.S. Department of ...

18 Sep 2008

Technique Sees into Tissue at Greater Depth

By coupling a kicked-up version of microscopy with miniscule particles of gold, Duke University scientists are now able to peer so deep into living tissue that they can see molecules interacting. If future studies in ...

18 Sep 2008

Center to Study the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have awarded $14.4 million to create the Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) to explore the potential ecolog...

18 Sep 2008

Researchers Developed Method to Rapidly and Inexpensively Copy Biological Surface Structures

Someday, your car might have the metallic finish of some insects or the deep black of a butterfly's wing, and the reflectors might be patterned on the nanostructure of a fly's eyes, according to Penn State researchers who have developed a method to rapidly and inexpensively copy biological surface structures.

18 Sep 2008