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Nanowire Coating Increases Effectiveness of Titanium as a Biomaterial

University of Arkansas researchers have found a simple, inexpensive way to create a nanowire coating on the surface of biocompatible titanium that can be used to create more effective surfaces for hip replacement, dental...

20 Aug 2007

Oxford Instruments Acquire Manufacturer of Cryogen Free Products

Oxford Instruments plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of VeriCold Technologies GmbH. VeriCold manufacture and market a range of cryogen free products based on their pulse tube cooler technology. These products wi...

20 Aug 2007

Hypershort Flash of Light Allows Motion of Electrons To Be Captured In Real Time

No flash of light can be shorter than the time it takes the wave carrying the flash to perform a full oscillation. A team headed by Prof. Ferenc Krausz of the Max Planck Institute has now succeeded in generating – ...

20 Aug 2007

Nanotoxicology Study Shows No Pulmonary Toxicity Issues For Type of Carbon Nanotube

Findings by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee bode well for using single-walled carbon nanohorns, a particular form of engineered carbon-based nanoparticles, for dru...

20 Aug 2007

Nanotech Lab Design Specialist to Share Expertise at NanoTX'07

Architect John Weinman, leader of internationally renowned architecture firm Perkins+Will’s Nanoscience + Engineering Laboratory Group, will share his knowledge in master planning, programming and designing laborat...

18 Aug 2007

Nanoreactors Allow Multiple Reactions to Run Simultaneously

Living cells are highly complex synthetic machines: Numerous multistep reactions run simultaneously side by side and with unbelievable efficiency and specificity. For these mainly enzymatic reactions to work so well coll...

18 Aug 2007

Japanese Manufacturer Buys Tegal Etch System to Make Photoresist Strip

Tegal Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of integrated circuits, MEMS, and nanotechnology devices, today announced that it has received an order ...

From Collabrx, Inc. 17 Aug 2007

Tailoring the Resistance of Semiconductors Using a Nano Blasting Technique

A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented terriers, may be the key to a new class of magnetic sensors, enab...

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Aug 2007

New Soft Tapping Mode AFM Probes from BudgetSensors

BudgetSensors®, a Bulgarian manufacturer of silicon and silicon nitride probes, as well as AFM accessories for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), announces a new AFM probes type - the Soft Tapping Mode AFM Probes Tap150...

17 Aug 2007

Nanovations Brings Advanced Technology To Sealing Masonry and Concrete

Nanovations Pty Ltd , has introduced a new product for the protection of high quality concrete, masonry, pavers and concrete roof tiles. For decades, concrete surface sealer have been used, to add protective propertie...

17 Aug 2007

Sensor For Cargo Ships Contract Awarded By Homeland Security To Nano-Proprietary

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI), has been awarded an SBIR Phase II contract for the continued development of a "Dual Sensor Module for Human Detection" from th...

17 Aug 2007

Does The US Government Have An Adequate Risk Strategy For Nanotechnology Research and Commercialisation

Does the U.S. government have an adequate risk research strategy to ensure that nanotechnology is being commercialized safely? Today, the government will issue its prioritized nanotechnology risk research needs. These ne...

17 Aug 2007

Breaking String Holds Key To Breaking Cables, Dielectric and Superconductivity Breakdown Plus Tunneling Resistivity

What do a centuries old gambling puzzle, thread and catastrophic failure have in common? A simple experiment conducted by Kent State chemical physics professor Peter Palffy-Muhoray and graduate student Jake Fontana revea...

17 Aug 2007

Nanobac About To Start Manufacturing Nanotechnology Based Diagnostic Tests

Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Inc. announces that its proprietary CE marked Nano-Capture ELISA assay and Nano-Sero IgG ELISA assay currently manufactured by the Company’s subsidiary in Kuopio, Finland, will be made in th...

17 Aug 2007

Report Examines The Impact of Nanotechnology on Energy and Environmental Technologies

With the fevered search for new clean technologies, attention is turning to nanotech’s potential in energy and environmental innovation. Nanotechnology’s impact on cleantech is growing, and happens both throu...

17 Aug 2007