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Researchers Develop Fat-Fighting Nanoparticles that Show Promise for Treating Obesity

Fat-fighting nanoparticles that are capable of directly delivering anti-obesity drugs to fat tissues have been recently developed by scientists at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. When the research team used these nanoparticles to treat overweight mice, the animals lost 10% of their body weight over a period of 25 days and did not show any sign of adverse side effects.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 May 2016

Recent Developments in the Raman Microscope Range at WITec

The German nanotechnology company WITec has announced the launch of the new alpha300 access micro-Raman system in conjunction with a thorough revision of the long-established alpha300 series.

From Oxford Instruments WITec 4 May 2016

Envisia Reports Positive Interim Results of Proprietary PRINT Nanoparticle Formulation in Glaucoma Patients

Envisia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel extended-release therapies in ophthalmology, today reported positive results from an interim three-month analysis of an ongoing 12-month safety and efficacy evaluation of the low dosage form of ENV515 XR (travoprost).

4 May 2016

Imec Honors Dr. Gordon Moore with “Lifetime of Innovation Award”

Join ITF Brussels on May 24-25 and watch a unique in-depth interview with Dr. Gordon Moore and Luc Van den hove Leuven (Belgium) – May 3, 2016 - World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec has announced t...

From IMEC 4 May 2016

Researchers Explore the Intrinsic Properties of Phosphorene

Phosphorene, a 2D phosphane, has been identified as a promising new material for semiconducting transistors in powerful and faster computers. One disadvantage of using this material is that many of its key useful properties, such as its potential to control electrons, are all anisotropic - they change based on the orientation of the crystal.

3 May 2016

Researchers Successfully Create Stable Version of Phosphorene

Two years ago, Northwestern Engineering’s Mark Hersam discovered a way to stabilize exfoliated black phosphorus — or phosphorene — a layered semiconductor that chemically degrades in open air but shows great promise for electronics. By encapsulating it in aluminum oxide, he was able to stabilize phosphorene’s reactivity to oxygen and water.

3 May 2016

Researchers Directly Visualize Nuclear Pore’s Selective Barrier and Dynamic Behavior Using High-Speed AFM

Using an ultra fast-scanning atomic force microscope, a team of researchers from the University of Basel has filmed “living” nuclear pore complexes at work for the first time. Nuclear pores are molecular machines that control the traffic entering or exiting the cell nucleus. In their article published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers explain how the passage of unwanted molecules is prevented by rapidly moving molecular “tentacles” inside the pore.

3 May 2016

New Sensor Technology to Capture Nanoscale Images with High Sensitivity and Spatial Resolution

If using a single atom to capture high-resolution images of nanoscale material sounds like science fiction, think again.

3 May 2016

Hybrid Nanoantennas Developed for Next-Generation Optical Computers

A unique approach to manipulate light at the nanoscale using hybrid metal-dielectric nanoantennas has been developed.

By Jake Wilkinson 3 May 2016

New Method Can Help Identify Minute Amounts of Nanomaterials in Environmental Samples

It is still unclear what the impact is on humans, animals and plants of synthetic nanomaterials released into the environment or used in products. It’s very difficult to detect these nanomaterials in the environment since the concentrations are so low and the particles so small.

2 May 2016

Researchers Find Golden Key to Achieve Efficient Heat Transport Using Graphene Nanoflake-Based Film

Heat dissipation in electronics and optoelectronics is a severe bottleneck in the further development of systems in these fields. To come to grips with this serious issue, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an efficient way of cooling electronics by using functionalized graphene nanoflakes. The results are being published in the renowned journal, Nature Communications, on 29 April.

2 May 2016

Nanoparticle Technology Can Help Reduce Use of Fertilizer, Create More Sustainable Way to Grow Crops

Scientists are working diligently to prepare for the expected increase in global population — and therefore an increased need for food production— in the coming decades. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has found a sustainable way to boost the growth of a protein-rich bean by improving the way it absorbs much-needed nutrients.

2 May 2016

Researchers Develop One-Step, Facile Method to Pattern Graphene

A new method to design graphene has been developed by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This single-step method is performed in an easy way by utilizing oxygen plasma reactive-ion etching, stencil mask, and polymer-free direct transfer to flexible substrates.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 29 Apr 2016

Fast, High-Load Hexapod for Motion Simulation, Stabilization, and Cancellation

PI’s newest hexapod, driven by brushless servo motors, easily handles loads to 130 lbs.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 28 Apr 2016

RISE Correlative Microscopy Now Compatible with ZEISS SEM Systems

The award-winning WITec RISE microscopy mode for correlative Raman-SEM imaging is now compatible with the scanning electron microscope ZEISS MERLIN.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 28 Apr 2016

Nanotechnology News

Researchers Develop Fat-Fighting Nanoparticles that Show Promise for Treating Obesity

Recent Developments in the Raman Microscope Range at WITec

Envisia Reports Positive Interim Results of Proprietary PRINT Nanoparticle Formulation in Glaucoma Patients

Imec Honors Dr. Gordon Moore with “Lifetime of Innovation Award”

Researchers Explore the Intrinsic Properties of Phosphorene

Researchers Successfully Create Stable Version of Phosphorene

Researchers Directly Visualize Nuclear Pore’s Selective Barrier and Dynamic Behavior Using High-Speed AFM

New Sensor Technology to Capture Nanoscale Images with High Sensitivity and Spatial Resolution

Hybrid Nanoantennas Developed for Next-Generation Optical Computers

New Method Can Help Identify Minute Amounts of Nanomaterials in Environmental Samples

Researchers Find Golden Key to Achieve Efficient Heat Transport Using Graphene Nanoflake-Based Film

Nanoparticle Technology Can Help Reduce Use of Fertilizer, Create More Sustainable Way to Grow Crops

Researchers Develop One-Step, Facile Method to Pattern Graphene

Fast, High-Load Hexapod for Motion Simulation, Stabilization, and Cancellation

RISE Correlative Microscopy Now Compatible with ZEISS SEM Systems

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