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Nanosys and In-Q-Tel High-Performance Electronics Collaboration Expanded

Nanosys, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to further expand its collaboration with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technologies to support the miss...

From Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc 23 Aug 2007

Leaching Problem In Microsphere Cancer Treatment Solved

Oncologix Tech Inc. announced today that it has qualified a new design of its Oncosphere product in response to the "leaching" problem found in its previous design. The improved design was developed and qualifi...

23 Aug 2007

Summary of Potential Nanotechnology Caused Health and Environmental Problems

Nanotechnology, no longer the stuff of science fiction, abounds in electronics, lotions, and even medications we use daily. Nanomaterials are in clothing, sunscreen, paint, window glass, tennis rackets, washing machines,...

23 Aug 2007

North American Industry Supports Common Regulations For Chemicals

Three national consumer products industry associations from Canada and the United States (U.S.) said today they welcome and support the agreement reached between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. concerning North American regu...

23 Aug 2007

Nanoscience Expert To Become Rensselaer Head

Susan P. Gilbert, a renowned expert in cell biology, biophysics, and nanoscience, will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the head of the Biology Department on Sept. 1, 2007. Gilbert joins the Rensselaer faculty af...

23 Aug 2007

Hard Disc Drive Maker Orders Nano Imprint System

Molecular Imprints, Inc. (MII), the technology and market leader in nano-imprint lithography, today announced another order for its Imprio® 1100 system from a new customer in the hard disk drive (HDD) industry. Compa...

23 Aug 2007

Industrial Nanotech Developing Electricity Generating Thermal Insulation

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company is now in the development stage of a thermal insulation material that will generate electricity. “After al...

23 Aug 2007

Photovoltaic Company Chooses Manufacturing Software To Reduce Time To Market of New Solar Cell Technologies

Eyelit, Inc., a manufacturing software provider for visibility, control and coordination of manufacturing operations for the aerospace & defense, electronics, life sciences, semiconductor and solar industries announc...

23 Aug 2007

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Detects Oral Cancer Marker in Minutes

Using a microfluidic device designed to capture and enrich cells from biological samples, a research team at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a test that can detect an important early marker for oral squam...

23 Aug 2007

Nanotweezers Unlock Anticancer Drug Secrets

The annoying bulges of an overwound telephone cord that shorten its reach and limit a caller’s motion help explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigators...

23 Aug 2007

Metal Nanoshells Respond to Near-Infrared Light for Tumor Imaging and Therapy

Using metal nanoshells designed to both absorb and scatter near-infrared light, a team of investigators at Rice University has shown that such nanoparticles can both image and treat tumors in animals. Their experiments r...

23 Aug 2007

Nanotubes Enable New Approach to Cancer Radiotherapy

Radioactive elements, or radionuclides, are well-established anticancer agents whose main limitation is that they kill healthy cells almost as easily as they do tumors. But because nanoparticles can be targeted to tumors...

23 Aug 2007

Multifunctional Nanoparticles Combine Ultrasound Imaging and Targeted Anticancer Therapy

A new targeted drug delivery method, which combines two nanoparticles into one larger one, uses ultrasound to image tumors and release the anticancer drug doxorubicin from “nanobubbles” into the same tumors. ...

23 Aug 2007

Targeting Quantum Dots To Deliver SiRNA Therapy

Take a quantum dot, add a coating of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and attach a homing peptide and a piece of small interfering RNA (siRNA), and the result is a targeted nanoparticle that can stop the production of a spec...

23 Aug 2007

UVISEL VUV Phase Modulated Spectroscopic Ellipsometer From HORIBA Scientific Extended Down To 140nm

The introduction of the UVISEL VUV phase modulated spectroscopic ellipsometer from HORIBA Scientific extends the performance capabilities of the UVISEL series down to 140 nm. This energy range is becoming increasingly im...

From HORIBA 22 Aug 2007