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Nanoga Develops Nanoscopic Watermark to Combat Counterfeits

An EPFL-based startup, Nanoga, recently developed a new method to place a nanoscopic watermark onto ceramic or glass. It is not possible to fake products with this watermark, which is unseen by the naked eye and appears only when exposed to ultraviolet light.

28 Jun 2016

Synergy between Nanotechnology and Math can Lead to Improvement in Cancer Therapy

In the struggle against cancer treatment resistance, nanotechnology, math, and biology are becoming strange, yet effective. An innovative approach towards cancer treatment that pits a deadly mixture of drugs together into a sole nanoparticle, has been engineered by the University of Waterloo and Harvard Medical School scientists.

27 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop a Nanoparticle Testing Tool to Determine the Best Nanoparticle

The discovery power of the gene chip is coming to nanotechnology. A tool to test millions (possibly billions) of different nanoparticles in a rapid manner and at a specific time in order to determine the best particle for a particular use has been developed by researchers from the Northwestern University.

27 Jun 2016

UT’s NanoLab Performs Real Life Brain Studies

The standard Petri dish comprising of flat electrodes is deemed to be insufficient to study the working of brain cells and also to assess the impact of medication on separate cells. Cells are expected to increase within three-dimensional surroundings as far as realistic studies are concerned.

24 Jun 2016

NGI Forms Collaborative Partnership with Leading UK Graphene Manufacturer

The National Graphene Institute (NGI) has signed a collaborative partnership with a leading UK graphene company to accelerate the commercialisation of applications.

24 Jun 2016

World Scientific's New Book Highlights Advances, Challenges in Development of Nanotheranostics for Personalized Medicine

Nanomedicines demonstrate the capability to enhance drug properties by offering protection from degradation, enabling controlled release and biodistribution and increasing bioavailability.

24 Jun 2016

Cerulean Doses First Patient in Phase 1/2a Study of Tumor-Targeted Nanoparticle-Drug Conjugate

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a clinical-stage company developing nanoparticle-drug conjugates (NDCs), today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 2a stage of an ongoing Phase 1/2a clinical trial of CRLX301 in patients with advanced solid tumors.

24 Jun 2016

Scientists Demonstrate Novel Approach to Magnetomechanical Nanoactuation

Researchers of the Nanomagnetism Group and Electron Microscopy Group at CIC nanoGUNE devised and demonstrated a novel approach to nanoactuation that relies on magnetomechanics instead of the conventional electromechanics utilized in micro and nanoactuated mechanical systems. The work was reported in Small.

24 Jun 2016

Scientists Display Effect of All-Optical Switching Between Photons Using Non-Linear Metamaterials

Scientists demonstrated the effect of the all-optical switching between streams of photons using non-linear metamaterials.

24 Jun 2016

Researchers Produce Novel Drug that is Safer and Efficiently Dissolves Blood Clots

One of the primary health concerns worldwide are the critical conditions caused by the blockage of blood vessels. The main aim for emergency assistance during the onset of such conditions is to efficiently implement thrombolysis - dissolving the clot quickly. ITMO University researchers in collaboration with Mariinsky Hospital in Saint Petersburg have created a magnetically controlled drug that could condense on a blood clot due to the presence of a magnetic field.

24 Jun 2016

GraphExeter Promises Improvement of Flexible Lighting

A group of researchers from the University of Exeter has found a unique new method to improve the efficiency of flexible screens. The team consisting of physicists and engineers have made a new discovery regarding the potential of GraphExeter.

23 Jun 2016

Vesper's Latest Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Brings Advanced Quiescent Sensing to Commercial Realm

Vesper, developer of the world’s most advanced acoustic sensors, today demonstrated the first commercially available quiescent-sensing MEMS device, opening the possibility of acoustic event-detection devices at practically zero power draw.

23 Jun 2016

Researchers Discover Elegant Way to Decouple Organic Nanosheets Grown on Metal Surfaces

An international team has discovered an elegant way to decouple organic nanosheets grown on metal surfaces. After iodine intercalation, measurements at the synchrotron source BESSY II of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) showed that a network of organic molecules behaved almost as it was free-standing.

23 Jun 2016

Self-Assembling Protein Nano-Cages Could Carry Cargo into Living Cells

In the last century, a 20-sided solid was morphed into geodesic domes. This solid is likely to play a major role in synthetic biology. The geometry of the icosahedron is inspiring a team of researchers from the University of Washington Institute of Protein Design who are involved in inventing vehicles, molecular tools, and devices for medicine and other fields.

23 Jun 2016

BESSY II Scientists Observe Coexistence of Charge Density Waves and Superconductivity

A team of physicists at BESSY II analyzed an artificial structure comprising of alternating layers of ferromagnetic and superconducting materials. The team observed that the charge density waves stimulated by the interfaces were found to deeply extend into the superconducting regions, suggesting new methods to control superconductivity. The findings are featured in Nature Materials.

23 Jun 2016

Nanotechnology News

Nanoga Develops Nanoscopic Watermark to Combat Counterfeits

Synergy between Nanotechnology and Math can Lead to Improvement in Cancer Therapy

Researchers Develop a Nanoparticle Testing Tool to Determine the Best Nanoparticle

UT’s NanoLab Performs Real Life Brain Studies

NGI Forms Collaborative Partnership with Leading UK Graphene Manufacturer

World Scientific's New Book Highlights Advances, Challenges in Development of Nanotheranostics for Personalized Medicine

Cerulean Doses First Patient in Phase 1/2a Study of Tumor-Targeted Nanoparticle-Drug Conjugate

Scientists Demonstrate Novel Approach to Magnetomechanical Nanoactuation

Scientists Display Effect of All-Optical Switching Between Photons Using Non-Linear Metamaterials

Researchers Produce Novel Drug that is Safer and Efficiently Dissolves Blood Clots

GraphExeter Promises Improvement of Flexible Lighting

Vesper's Latest Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Brings Advanced Quiescent Sensing to Commercial Realm

Researchers Discover Elegant Way to Decouple Organic Nanosheets Grown on Metal Surfaces

Self-Assembling Protein Nano-Cages Could Carry Cargo into Living Cells

BESSY II Scientists Observe Coexistence of Charge Density Waves and Superconductivity

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