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‘Impossible’ Molecule Undergoes Improbable Chemistry

An unusual molecule once thought to be too strained to exist has been transformed into another contorted compound by RIKEN chemists, testing the limits of how far carbon-based molecules can be distorted by combining them with metal atoms.

12 Sep 2008

MonoSol Rx Granted Patent for Pharmaceutical Thin Film Manufacturing Process

MonoSol Rx, a drug delivery company specializing in quick dissolving thin film pharmaceutical products, today announced that it has been granted U.S. patent No. 7,425,292 from the United States Patent and Trademark Offic...

12 Sep 2008

Nanometer-Sized 'Cargo Ships' Targetting and Destroying Tumors

Scientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer drugs and markers into tumors that might otherwise go untreated or undetected.

12 Sep 2008

MEMS Switch Applications For Semiconductor Test Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Expert Interview: MEMS Switch Applications For Semiconductor Test Market" report to their offering. This interview was conducted with a technology pro...

12 Sep 2008

High-Res Snapshot of Transformation of Nanoscale Structures

Researchers have achieved a milestone in materials science and electron microscopy by taking a high-resolution snapshot of the transformation of nanoscale structures.

12 Sep 2008

Grants Support R+D in Fabrication of Micro/Nanoscale Sensors, Actuators and Devices

A team from Stevens Institute of Technology has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project, "MRI: Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching System for Nano/Micro Device Fabr...

12 Sep 2008

Results Clearly Indicate Superconductivity is a Condition Required to Establish Magnetic Order

When an electrical current passes through a wire it emanates heat - a principle that's found in toasters and incandescent light bulbs. Some materials, at low temperatures, violate this law and carry current without a...

12 Sep 2008

Nuclear Materials Detection Technology Wins Homeland Security Award

New technology under development at Idaho National Laboratory has been proven to safely detect hidden nuclear materials smuggled into ports and across borders. Now, the research being conducted by a team of INL and Idaho...

12 Sep 2008

Developer of the NanoNose Establishes Operations in Research Triangle

QualSec, developer of the NanoNose, is pleased to announce it has moved operations from North Logan, Utah to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chapel Hill is part of North Carolina's acclaimed Research Triangle; the c...

11 Sep 2008

$300 Billion Market for Printed Electronics is Emerging via Thin Film Electronics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Inorganic and Composite Printed Electronics 2008-2018" report to their offering. This report is suitable for all companies developing or interested in...

From Research and Markets 11 Sep 2008

Destroying Tumor Cells Using Nanoparticles and Light

Researchers at the University of Virginia have discovered a method for destroying tumor cells by using nanoparticles and light. Wensha Yang’s technique is actually dealing with quantum dots. Quantum dots are se...

11 Sep 2008

Wales Invests $1 Trillion in Nanotechnology

Wales is investing in the research and development of this new technology that could be worth more than $1 trillion worldwide in less than a decade, First Minister Rhodri Morgan told an international conference of scient...

11 Sep 2008

Bio-Coatings Now Available for Co-Development and Licensing

Accelr8 Technology Corporation announced today that two teams of university research collaborators report new methods for scalable production with the company's patented OptiChem® bio-coatings. Led by Dr. David G...

11 Sep 2008

Global Shortages of Radio Isotopes for Cancer Diagnosis Could be a Thing of the Past

Thanks to a newly-developed technology at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, global shortages of radio isotopes for cancer diagnosis could be a thing of the past. This is the message from Prof. Bert Wolterbeek of Delft University of Technology's Reactor Institute Delft (RID) in an article in university journal Delta.

11 Sep 2008

Calando Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of Nanoparticle-Based IT-101

Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation, announced today that it has initiated a Phase II clinical trial in the United States evaluating the safety and efficacy of its...

11 Sep 2008