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Allele Biotech Releases New Class of Nano-Antibodies Against Crucial Biological Targets

Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Inc., a San Diego based life sciences company with a focus on novel technology development, releases the first group of a brand new class of antibodies against crucial biological targets to the research market.

27 Aug 2015

Miniscule Nano-Fibre Polymer Scaffolding Units Help Study Behavior of Individual Plant Cells

Miniscule artificial scaffolding units made from nano-fibre polymers and built to house plant cells have enabled scientists to see for the first time how individual plant cells behave and interact with each other in a three-dimensional environment.

27 Aug 2015

Renewable Carbon Nanotube Filter for Heavy Metal Removal Wins 2015 Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, congratulates Perry Alagappan of Houston, Texas, the winner of the 2015 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious international student competition for water-related research.

27 Aug 2015

Supercomputers Help Create Virtual Atomic Models of Nanomaterials for Oil, Mining and Energy Industries

By using supercomputers the team creates virtual atomic models that interact under different conditions before being taken to the real world, allowing savings in time and money.

27 Aug 2015

Oxford Instruments and University of Bristol School of Physics Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

On Thursday the 20th of August, representatives of Oxford Instruments, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, entered into a strategic relationship with the School of Physics at the University of Bristol.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 26 Aug 2015

New Strategy to Improve Thermal Stability of Small-Molecule-Based Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics

Using flexible aliphatic chains to link conjugated molecular semiconductors Andrea Gasperini devloped a polymeric material that possesses defined conjugated segments but extended covalent connectivity that enhances crystallinity and thermal stability in field-effect transistors and bulk heterojunction solar-cell devices when used as an additive. The results are pulished in Advanced Materials.

26 Aug 2015

Laser Light and Fat-Coated Silver Nano-Particles Reveal Elusive Toxic Form of Alzheimer's Molecule

Scientists have caught a glimpse of the elusive toxic form of the Alzheimer's molecule, during its attempt to bore into the outer covering of a cell decoy, using a new method involving laser light and fat-coated silver nano-particles.

26 Aug 2015

Berkeley Lab Team Makes Progress in the Quest for Hybrid Artificial Photosynthesis

Berkeley Lab researchers, who are involved in the development of a bioinorganic hybrid method for artificial photosynthesis, have accomplished yet another breakthrough.

By Stuart Milne 25 Aug 2015

Researchers Synthesize Nanocomposites Using Physiological Conditions

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Louisiana Tech University has created a novel nanocomposite for the first time using physiological conditions.

By Stuart Milne 25 Aug 2015

Undesirable Defects of Graphene Oxide Provide Remarkable Mechanical Properties

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that the inherent defects of graphene oxide provide the material surprising mechanical properties.

25 Aug 2015

LG NanoH2O Becomes Part of LG Water Solutions Business Unit

LG NanoH2O, Inc., manufacturer of the most efficient and cost-effective reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for desalination, announces that it is now part of the newly launched LG Water Solutions business unit created by its parent company, LG Chem.

25 Aug 2015

New Way to Screen Blood Samples for Traces of Precancerous Polyps in the Colon

Canadian researchers have found a way to screen blood samples for molecular traces that indicate the presence of precancerous polyps in the colon, a key warning sign for colon cancer.

25 Aug 2015

Researchers Create Linkages of Polymer Nanotubes That Resemble Nerve Structure

Using a succession of biological mechanisms, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have created linkages of polymer nanotubes that resemble the structure of a nerve, with many out-thrust filaments poised to gather or send electrical impulses.

25 Aug 2015

nanoGriptech Launches Setex Gecko-Inspired Adhesive

Carnegie Mellon University spinoff nanoGriptech has announced the launch of Setex™, the first commercially available gecko-inspired adhesive. Because it is dry and can repeatedly grip to surfaces without leaving a residue, Setex™ addresses the needs of many industries, including automotive, manufacturing, medical, defense, aerospace and apparel.

25 Aug 2015

Hot Chips Symposium: AMD to Highlight Carrizo Accelerated Processing Unit and Fiji GPUs

Top technologists from AMD are detailing the engineering accomplishments behind the performance and energy efficiency of the new high-performance Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), codenamed "Carrizo," and the new AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury family of GPUs, codenamed "Fiji," at the prestigious annual Hot Chips symposium starting today.

25 Aug 2015

Nanotechnology News

Allele Biotech Releases New Class of Nano-Antibodies Against Crucial Biological Targets

Miniscule Nano-Fibre Polymer Scaffolding Units Help Study Behavior of Individual Plant Cells

Renewable Carbon Nanotube Filter for Heavy Metal Removal Wins 2015 Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Supercomputers Help Create Virtual Atomic Models of Nanomaterials for Oil, Mining and Energy Industries

Oxford Instruments and University of Bristol School of Physics Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

New Strategy to Improve Thermal Stability of Small-Molecule-Based Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics

Laser Light and Fat-Coated Silver Nano-Particles Reveal Elusive Toxic Form of Alzheimer's Molecule

Berkeley Lab Team Makes Progress in the Quest for Hybrid Artificial Photosynthesis

Researchers Synthesize Nanocomposites Using Physiological Conditions

Undesirable Defects of Graphene Oxide Provide Remarkable Mechanical Properties

LG NanoH2O Becomes Part of LG Water Solutions Business Unit

New Way to Screen Blood Samples for Traces of Precancerous Polyps in the Colon

Researchers Create Linkages of Polymer Nanotubes That Resemble Nerve Structure

nanoGriptech Launches Setex Gecko-Inspired Adhesive

Hot Chips Symposium: AMD to Highlight Carrizo Accelerated Processing Unit and Fiji GPUs

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