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Grant to Analyze Nanomedicine Prototypes for Treating Allergies and Inflammatory Diseases

Luna Innovations Incorporated announces the award of a $1.6 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the use of fullerene-based nanomedicines as a pathway to treat ...

22 Jul 2008

Injection–Molded Cell Packaging Generates Power and is Fuel Cell Chemistry Compatible

Neah Power Systems, Inc., a leading developer of fuel cells for military, industrial and consumer portable electronic devices, announced today that it successfully demonstrated a reliable, automated process for bonding t...

22 Jul 2008

BNL Chemist Recognized for Outstanding Contribution in Electrocatalysis for Fuel Cells

Radoslav Adzic, a senior chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has received a 2008 DOE Hydrogen Program R+D Award, which recognizes him for his "outstanding contributions in electrocatalysis for fuel cells." Adzic was honored in June with a plaque at a DOE ceremony held in Washington, D.C.

22 Jul 2008

Nansulate EPX to Feature in August '08 Issue of JPCL

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company's new Nansulate® EPX product, a patented material with industry leading thermal resistance, corrosion preve...

22 Jul 2008

New Near-Infrared Imaging Camera Ideal for Spectroscopy and Infrared Analysis

Electrophysics has introduced a new near-infrared imaging camera for use with spectroscopy, laser beam profiling and infrared analysis in the wavelength range from visible to 2 microns. The new MicronViewer 7292M is extr...

22 Jul 2008

Forum Focuses on Voluntary Measures in Nano Risk Governance

For the fourth time, the NanoEurope fair and symposium in St.Gallen (Switzerland) will be the venue for the NanoRegulation Conference. As a leading international platform in the area of nanotechnology safety and regulation, the conference will offer a forum to discuss this year's topic of "Voluntary Measures in Nano Risk Governance" (such as Voluntary Reporting Schemes, Codes of Conduct, Risk management systems etc.).

22 Jul 2008

Fluid Logic Sold its Grinding and Fabrication Fluids Business to Ferro Corp.

Fluid Logic LLC, of Portland, Oregon announced today that it has sold its grinding and fabrication fluids business for brittle materials to Ferro Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not released. The primary pr...

22 Jul 2008

Carbon Nanotube Radio Receiver Can Detect and Weigh Individual Gold Atoms

Carbon nanotubes that act like miniature radio receivers can detect and weigh individual gold atoms, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley. Researchers say that the sensors could one day be...

22 Jul 2008

Providing Absolute Molecular Weights Without Extrapolation or Correction

Viscotek have announced new technical data that demonstrates how their unique Low Angle Light Scattering (LALS) detector achieves results not possible using traditional light scattering technologies. Operating at an ...

22 Jul 2008

First STM Spectroscopy of Graphene Flakes Yields New Surprises

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene flakes equipped with a "gate" electrode.

22 Jul 2008

Quantum Mechanical Triplet May Lead to Superconductivity at High Temperatures

Physicists at Rutgers and Columbia universities have gained new insight into the origins of superconductivity - a property of metals where electrical resistance vanishes - by studying exotic chemical compounds that conta...

22 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology's Success Depends on Addressing Safety Questions

A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of emer...

22 Jul 2008

Innovative Nanotechnology Products Addressing Health Care, Industry and Government Needs

A unique affiliation of national and international scientists, university and government research laboratories, and entrepreneurs has launched Ceres Nanosciences LLLP, a Virginia biotechnology company created to introduc...

22 Jul 2008

Powerful Tool Helping Students Perform Research in Nanobiotechnology

Alabama State University is gaining a powerful tool that will help faculty and students perform world-class research in nanobiotechnology.The Center for Nanobiotechnology Research at ASU recently purchased a $72,000 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This was made possible through part of a $4.9 million grant received in 2007 from the National Science Foundation.

22 Jul 2008

World's First Paper Interstrate Thin Film Transistors

Elvira Fortunato and colleagues from the Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Cenimat/I3N), at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, made the first Field Effect Transistor (FET) with a paper "interstrate" layer.

21 Jul 2008