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Carbon Nanotubes Could be Used to Create Artificial Muscles

The ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand repeated stress yet retain their structural and mechanical integrity is similar to the behavior of soft tissue, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute....

3 Jul 2007

Nanocatalyst Could Revolutionize Biodiesel Production

Line up 250 billion of Victor Lin’s nanospheres and you’ve traveled a meter. But those particles – and just the right chemistry filling the channels that run through them – could make a big differ...

3 Jul 2007

Nanosenors Updates Use of Biosensor for Detecting E.Coli and Salmonella

NanoSensors, Inc., a nanotechnology development company that is developing a biosensor device to detect e.coli and salmonella announced today an update regarding its product development timeline for its biosensor. The Co...

3 Jul 2007

Malvern's Zetasizer Nano Particle Sizer with Flow-Mode Chromatography on Show at Protein Society Meeting

The new ‘chromatography flow-mode’ option for Malvern Panalytical’s market-leading Zetasizer Nano particle and molecular characterization system will be on display at the 21st Symposium of the Protein Society being h...

From Malvern Panalytical 2 Jul 2007

Linear Nanotube Arrays Could Result in New Electronic Devices

Despite the attractive electrical properties and physical features of single-walled carbon nanotubes, incorporating them into scalable integrated circuits has proven to be a challenge because of difficulties in manipulat...

2 Jul 2007

UCSB Receives Grant from Tegal to Establish An Endowed Chair for Director of CNSI

UC Santa Barbara has received a $350,000 gift from Tegal Corporation, of Petaluma, to establish an endowed chair for the director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). The professorship, which is pending app...

From Collabrx, Inc. 2 Jul 2007

A Bio-Friendly Nano-Sized Light Source

A bio-friendly nano-sized light source capable of emitting coherent light across the visible spectrum, has been invented by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Labo...

2 Jul 2007

Xradia Announce The Sale of Transmission X-Ray Microscopes to Semiconductor Manufacturers

Xradia, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of ultra-high-resolution x-ray imaging systems for 3D tomography and nanotechnology applications, today announced the sale of three of its MicroXCTTM 3D Transmission X-ray Micro...

2 Jul 2007

US Universities to Use Nanoelectronics to Design Replacement for the Silicon Transistor

Purdue University's Network for Computational Nanotechnology will share $2 million in grants from the National Science Foundation and a consortium of electronics companies to advance nanoelectronics research. Cen...

2 Jul 2007

Iroko Pharmaceuticals Acquire Worldwide Rights to Encapsulated Organic Nanoparticle Technology

Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC and iCeutica, Inc. announce Iroko’s acquisition of worldwide rights to two products formulated by iCeutica’s proprietary Encapsulated Organic Nanoparticle (EON™) Platform tech...

2 Jul 2007

NanoDynamics to Exhibit at SEMICON West

NanoDynamics, Inc. develops and markets products, advanced materials and process technologies that provide clean technology solutions for today’s global challenges. To further illustrate these capabilities, the com...

2 Jul 2007

UAlbany NanoCollege Professor Honored as Woman of Excellence

UAlbany NanoCollege professor Dr. Fatemeh (Shadi) Shahedipour-Sandvik was among eight women honored by the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce as a Woman of Excellence at a luncheon on June 28, 2007. Dr. Shahe...

2 Jul 2007

CNSE and NIST to Establish National Nanotechnology Research Center

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany ("UAlbany") announced that Senator Charles Schumer, in partnership with Senator Hillary Clinton, has secured $1 mi...

2 Jul 2007

Naturalnano Successfully Test Nanotube Containing Adhesives and Coatings

NaturalNano, Inc., a materials science company, today announced the successful formulation and testing of adhesives and protective coatings using high loadings of halloysite nanotubes (HNTTM) in a variety of polymers. At...

30 Jun 2007

Sumitomo Precision Products Acquire Manufacturer of MEMS Etch Release Equipment

Sumitomo Precision Products Co. Ltd. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Primaxx, Inc. of Allentown, PA, USA, a venture-funded leading high technology manufacturer of MEMS etch release equipment, in ...

30 Jun 2007