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Colour Changing Gel Could Lead to a New Type of Sensor

MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity. Among other applications, the stru...

22 Oct 2007

Funding Increase of $505000 for Micromem

Micromem Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has raised approximately $505,000 by way of arms length and non-arms length private placements at $0.45 per share. The shares issued will be subject to Rule 144. ...

22 Oct 2007

Carbon Nanotubes to Revolutionise Lighting and Photovoltaics

Organic based solution processable devices are promising to revolutionise the lighting and photovoltaic industries of the future. The move away from traditional inorganic materials is driven not only by cost consid...

22 Oct 2007

Drug Delivery Revolution Powered by Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery systems (DDS) are dramatically reshaping the way existing drugs are delivered, establishing new opportunities for drug formulation and creating a host of new DDS companies resulting i...

22 Oct 2007

Nanosys and Sharp Expand and Extend Fuel Cell Partnership

Nanosys, Inc. has announced the expansion and extension of its collaborative agreement with Sharp Corporation, of Osaka, Japan, to develop nanotechnology enabled fuel cells incorporating Nanosys' proprietary nanostru...

From Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc 19 Oct 2007

N-TER Nanoparticle siRNA Transfection System Delivers siRNA into Difficult-to-Transfect Cell Types

Sigma-Aldrich announced today the global release of the N-TER Nanoparticle siRNA Transfection System. N-TER allows researchers to reproducibly interrogate gene function, via siRNA transfection, in model cell types that h...

19 Oct 2007

Leading 4x4 MIMO RF Test System for R+D and Production Testing of Next Generation RF Communications Devices

Keithley Instruments, Inc., a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, has released the industry's leading 4X4 MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) RF test system for R&D and production testing of ne...

From Tektronix 19 Oct 2007

Keithley Instruments Announces a New C-V Measurement Instrument for its Powerful Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System

Keithley Instruments, Inc. a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces a new C-V measurement instrument for its powerful Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System. The Model 4200-CVU instru...

From Tektronix 19 Oct 2007

Piezo Linear Motors Move Family of Low Profile Linear Stages

Piezo motor specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. offers a new family of ultrasonic piezo-motor-driven linear stages: Models M-663, M-664 and M-682 provide travel ranges to 50 mm in a very compact package. Featu...

19 Oct 2007

New Paradigms in the Research of the Biomolecular Composition of Water

Water nurtures life in all its forms, but not all water in our life systems is equal. Water in a lake, in the sea or in a cup of tea is different from the water in our bodies. This much we do know. Yet science does not y...

19 Oct 2007

Nanospikes Could Lead to More Successful Hip and Bone Replacements, Better Solar Power and Prevent Computer Overheating

New technology in development at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your...

19 Oct 2007

Nano Named One of The Most Confusing Yet Frequently Cited High Tech Words of 2007

In a worldwide internet and media analysis, The Global Language Monitor has found the most confusing yet frequently cited high tech buzzwords in 2007 to be iPOD, Flash, Cookie, Nano and Kernel followed by Megahertz, Cell...

18 Oct 2007

Alternative Power and Energy Storage Service Launched

Solar and biofuel technologies have been the investment darlings of the past two years in the cleantech field. But now alternative power and energy storage technologies - including advanced batteries, supercapacitors, an...

18 Oct 2007

World's First First Carbon Nanotube Radio

Researchers in California report development of the world’s first working radio system that receives radio waves wirelessly and converts them to sound signals through a nano-sized detector made of carbon nanotubes....

18 Oct 2007

Talking to the Public About the Possible Risks and Benefits Of Nanotechnology in Consumer Products

The Wilson Center’s Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, in collaboration with Consumers Union - publishers of Consumer Reports magazine and Consumer Reports Online - announces a major effort to reach out to the A...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 18 Oct 2007