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Oxford Instruments Acquire Leading Supplier of HVPE Technology and Processes

Oxford Instruments plc has announced the acquisition of Technologies and Devices International Inc (TDI), a world leader in the development of Hydride Vapour Phase Epitaxy (HVPE) technology and processes.

10 Apr 2008

Delivering Molecules via Biodegradable Microspheres Enhances the Efficiency and Purity of Stem Cell Differentiation

New research shows that delivering molecules within aggregates of embryonic stem cells via biodegradable microspheres enhances the efficiency and purity of differentiation, which is the process the cells undergo to become more specialized.

10 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Report Highlights Local Options for Overseeing Nanotech Development Risks

State and local governments often have adopted trailblazing initiatives to address environmental, health and safety concerns in advance or in lieu of federal action. With nanotechnology, an emerging field of science with unknown risks, this practice is continuing, a landmark study has found

10 Apr 2008

Strategic Investment for Quantum Dot Based Display and Solid State Lighting Solutions Company

QD Vision has announced a strategic investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the b...

10 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Meets Tradition With Carbon Nanotubes Being Made into Flexible, High Tech Stained Glass

Researchers at Northwestern University have used metallic nanotubes to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a variety of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass

10 Apr 2008

Superinsulators are a New Matter State That Can Hold a Charge Forever, Leading to Huge Leaps in Microelectronics and Condensed Matter Physics

Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly-discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) A...

9 Apr 2008

Buckyball Clumping Altered With Citrate May Hold Environmental Solutions for Nanoparticles

Fullerenes, also fondly known as buckyballs, are showing an ugly side. Since being discovered in 1985, the hollow carbon atoms have been adapted for nanotechnology and biomedical applications ranging from electronics to ...

9 Apr 2008

Even if Carbon Nanotubes are Environmentally Safe and Non Toxic, Production Processes May Cause Pollution Problems.

Carbon nanotubes are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair, yet stronger than steel and more durable than diamonds. They conduct heat and electricity with efficiency that rivals copper wires and silicon chips, with poss...

9 Apr 2008

Buckyball Carbon Nanoparticles Found to be Harmless to Environmental Cleanup Microbes

Even large amounts of manufactured nanoparticles, also known as Buckyballs, don't faze microscopic organisms that are charged with cleaning up the environment, according to Purdue University researchers.

9 Apr 2008

NanoDynamics to Showcase Products for Printed Electronics Industry

NanoDynamics will display its selection of metal flakes and powders for printed electronics industry applications at Printed Electronics Europe, April 8-9, 2008 in Dresden, Germany. “With rapid advancement towar...

9 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Engineers Creating Tiny Wireless Device to Track Cancer Tumors and Improve Cancer Treatments

Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors the precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position of tumors during treatment

9 Apr 2008

Nanoco Showcases Quantum Dots to Automotive, Photovoltaic, Electronics and Chemical Industries in Germany

Nanoco showcased its quantum dot technology to an audience of British and German representatives from industry and academia at the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network event held in Berlin on 10 March 2008. De...

9 Apr 2008

NanoDynamics Announces New VP and General Manager plus Staff Promotions

NanoDynamics, Inc. announced today the hire of Gary Krall as V.P. and general manager. With 25 years of experience working with intermediate material suppliers to industrial markets, including Owens Corning and Reichhold, Krall will oversee the transition of several of the company’s technologies from the research stage into commercialization.

9 Apr 2008

Next Generation AnaLight 4D Dual Polarisation Interferometer Available from Farfield

The latest generation of Dual Polarisation Interferometer from Farfield, the AnaLight® 4D, sets the performance standard for laboratory based real time biophysical characterisation of proteins, lipids and other biomo...

9 Apr 2008

Budget Sensors Adds DLC-Coated AFM Probes to Product Range

BudgetSensors, a Bulgarian manufacturer of silicon and silicon nitride probes, as well as AFM accessories for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), announces the introduction of a range of Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) coated AFM ...

9 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology News

Oxford Instruments Acquire Leading Supplier of HVPE Technology and Processes

Delivering Molecules via Biodegradable Microspheres Enhances the Efficiency and Purity of Stem Cell Differentiation

Nanotechnology Report Highlights Local Options for Overseeing Nanotech Development Risks

Strategic Investment for Quantum Dot Based Display and Solid State Lighting Solutions Company

Nanotechnology Meets Tradition With Carbon Nanotubes Being Made into Flexible, High Tech Stained Glass

Superinsulators are a New Matter State That Can Hold a Charge Forever, Leading to Huge Leaps in Microelectronics and Condensed Matter Physics

Buckyball Clumping Altered With Citrate May Hold Environmental Solutions for Nanoparticles

Even if Carbon Nanotubes are Environmentally Safe and Non Toxic, Production Processes May Cause Pollution Problems.

Buckyball Carbon Nanoparticles Found to be Harmless to Environmental Cleanup Microbes

NanoDynamics to Showcase Products for Printed Electronics Industry

Nanotechnology Engineers Creating Tiny Wireless Device to Track Cancer Tumors and Improve Cancer Treatments

Nanoco Showcases Quantum Dots to Automotive, Photovoltaic, Electronics and Chemical Industries in Germany

NanoDynamics Announces New VP and General Manager plus Staff Promotions

Next Generation AnaLight 4D Dual Polarisation Interferometer Available from Farfield

Budget Sensors Adds DLC-Coated AFM Probes to Product Range

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