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Nanotechnology Helps Identify Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS

A nanotechnology developed by a University at Buffalo professor has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig&#...

5 Sep 2007

Nanotechnology Awareness Poll Results Released

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are two of the hottest fields in research, investment, and manufacturing. Some hail nanotechnology as enabling The Next Industrial Revolution. But how many Americans know what nanotechn...

5 Sep 2007

CHF 1 Million Balzan Prize Awarded for Nanoscience

One of the four International Balzan Prizes 2007, which have a prize fund of CHF 1 million (EUR 610 thousand), is to be awarded for research in the area of nanoscience to Sumio Iijima, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. ...

4 Sep 2007

First Stand-Alone Solution for Localized Thermal Analysis at the Micron Scale

Anasys Instruments, the pioneers of nanoscale thermal measurements, announce the release of VESTA, the first stand-alone solution for Localized Thermal Analysis (LTA) measurements at the micron scale. This is ideal for t...

4 Sep 2007

Farfield Scientific Granted Five More Patents Related to Dual Polarisation Interferometry

Farfield Scientific Ltd is delighted to announce it has recently been granted five further international patents related to its proprietary Dual Polarisation Interferometry (DPI) technology. Farfield prides itself in its...

4 Sep 2007

Nanoparticles Aid Processing of PBT Plastics

Slim, elegant and casual it rests on its inclined legs. Its creator enjoys worldwide acclaim, its forerunners are design icons: the object of interest is the "Myto" cantilever chair – the brainchild of mu...

4 Sep 2007

Low Volume Cuvette Allows the Malvern Zetasizer Nano to Analyse Proteins

A new low volume disposable polystyrene cuvette for the Malvern Panalytical® Zetasizer Nano S and ZS particle characterization systems enables the size measurement of as little as 40 microlitres of sample. This is le...

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Sep 2007

New Electronics Design Centre to Benefit from Close Links to Nanotechnology

A new £5million Electronics Design Centre aimed at boosting the electronics design industry in Scotland will open at the University of Glasgow on 4 September 2007. The new Electronics Design Centre for Heteroge...

4 Sep 2007

Cysteine Lead Nanowires That Look Like Nano Dandelions Show New Way To Produce Ordered Nanostructures On A Large Scale At Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure

Under an electron microscope they look like dandelions. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Xiao-Fang Shen and Xiu-Ping Yan explain their nanoscopic bouquets: They consist of spread-out bundles of nanowires made of lead an...

4 Sep 2007