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CN Probes Selects First Nano to Complete Flagship Product

Carbon Nanoprobes, Inc. (CN Probes) and First Nano have signed an agreement that enables CN Probes to finish development of their high-tech nano imaging platform. CN Probes has selected First Nano's Applications ...

From CVD Equipment Corporation 17 Jun 2008

The Effects of Synthetic Nanoparticles on the Environment

Recently over a hundred scientists from all over the world met at Empa's invitation on the «Mountain of Truth» - Monte Verità near Ascona - to discuss the effects of synthetic nanoparticles on the en...

17 Jun 2008

NanoBoost Fast Becoming A NASCAR Standard

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that a fourth NASCAR race team has purchased the Company's patented nanotechnology based coating, NanoBoost, for use on race cars to control heat transfer and improve performance.

17 Jun 2008

New Methods for Measuring Biological Activity of Nanomaterials

As researchers develop an ever-expanding toolkit of nanoparticles for use as drug and imaging agent delivery vehicles, there is a growing need to understand how a given nanoparticle's physical and chemical properties...

17 Jun 2008

NanoViricides Anti-HIV Drug Candidate Demonstrated Superior Survival Time

NanoViricides, Inc., said that its lead anti-HIV drug candidate demonstrated markedly superior survival results in the test animals when compared to those animals given the anti-HIV "combo cocktail" in a double...

From NanoViricides, Inc 17 Jun 2008

Companies Aim to Make Solar Energy Affordable and Easy to Use

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. and IBM are collaborating to establish new, low-cost methods for bringing the next generation of solar energy products to market -- products that will be more affordable and easier to install t...

17 Jun 2008

Manufacture of Silver Nanorod and Nanowire on the Kilogram Scale

Seashell Technology, a La Jolla, California based nanotechnology development company, announced today that it has successfully scaled manufacturing processes for silver nanorod and nanowire production to kilogram scale quantities.

17 Jun 2008

Breakthrough in Ultra Low-Cost Plastic Memory Material

Researchers at the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen have developed a technology for a plastic ferro-electric diode which they believe will achieve a breakthrough in the development o...

17 Jun 2008

Mechanism Behind Computing's Elusive Holy Grail

Michigan Technological University physicist Ranjit Pati and his team have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch. If born out experimentally, ...

17 Jun 2008

Nanotechnology Paving the Way Toward Improved Solar Cells

Nanotechnology is paving the way toward improved solar cells. New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower cost. Researchers have found a surprising way to give the nanotubes the properties they need: add defects.

17 Jun 2008

Researchers Testing New Way to Kill Cancer Cells

Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light. Biomedical scientists at UT Southwestern...

17 Jun 2008

Intel Invests in Solar Cell Technology

To spur new development and demand for renewable energy sources, Intel Corporation is spinning off key assets of a start-up business effort inside Intel's New Business Initiatives group to form an independent company...

17 Jun 2008

Zero Emission, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Roll off Line for First Time

Today, the FCX Clarity - Honda's advanced hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle - came off the line at the world's first dedicated fuel cell vehicle manufacturing facility in Japan. After 19 years of development, the arrival of this 'real world' fuel cell car marks the beginning of a new era of cleaner motoring.

16 Jun 2008

XsunX Secures Key Material for High Efficiency Tandem Solar Cell Production

XsunX, Inc., a solar technology company, announced today that it has secured supply of Germane gas required for its thin film deposition process for the manufacture of solar panels. The Germane, manufactured by Voltaix, LLC, is a key material for production of high efficiency tandem solar cells. XsunX is refurbishing an existing 90,000 sq. ft. building, located in Wood Village, near Portland, Oregon, to house its new multi-megawatt integrated TFPV manufacturing operations.

16 Jun 2008

A Potential Hydrogen Storage Material

An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles - a potential hydrogen storage material. Th...

16 Jun 2008