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EPSRC Grants £678,000 for Project on Radiation Damage in Nanoporous Nuclear Materials

SCIENTISTS are investigating the use of man-made sponge-like materials as a new way of solving important engineering challenges for future generations of nuclear reactors, such as the accumulation of gas, which can lead to structural weakness. Now, a research project at the University of Huddersfield has been awarded major funding to explore the possibilities.

6 May 2015

Loading Antigens into Silicon Microparticles Could Boost Effectiveness of Cancer Vaccines

The effectiveness of cancer vaccines could be dramatically boosted by first loading the cancer antigens into silicon microparticles, report scientists from Houston Methodist and two other institutions in an upcoming Cell Reports (early online).

6 May 2015

Study Analyzes North American Market for Optical Microscopes

The inverted microscope, one of the types of optical microscopes, accounted for the largest market share of 35.0% in 2014 followed by stereo microscope in North America. The inverted microscope is used in research, clinical, and industrial applications. It is designed for live cell observation, epi-fluorescence and video microscopy, and in-vitro fertilization.

6 May 2015

QuantumSphere’s FeNIX Nano Catalyst Product Validated in Production-Scale Ammonia Plant

QuantumSphere, Inc. (QSI), today announced commercial validation of its proprietary nano iron catalyst (Product Name: FeNIX™) in a production-scale ammonia plant in China. QSI is a leader in nanoscale catalyst technology used to increase production efficiency in multi-billion dollar industrial chemical processes.

6 May 2015

Prior Introduces Lumen 300-LED Illumination Source for Fluorescence Microscopy

Prior Scientific offers a range of highly reliable, high performance LED illumination sources for brightfield and fluorescence microscopy.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 6 May 2015

DELMIC Reports on Nanoscale Optical Tomography Research with Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy (SPARC)

DELMIC develops and manufactures products which are focused on high performance, user friendly, integrated microscopy solutions. Users of Delmic's SPARC technology from Stanford University and the FOM Institute AMOLF in the Netherlands are using cathodoluminescence measurements for nanoscale optical tomography.

From Delmic B.V. 5 May 2015

Inexpensive Polymer Lens Transforms Smartphone Camera into a Microscope

Researchers at the University of Houston have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to magnify images by a magnitude of 120, all for just 3 cents a lens.

5 May 2015

Immune and STC Collaborate to Develop Antibody Nanoparticle Conjugates for Targeted Chemo-Therapeutics Delivery

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical stage bio-pharmaceutical company with a first-in-class monoclonal antibody, bertilimumab, for the treatment of auto-immune diseases, and STC Biologics, a biotechnology development company led by alumni of Genentech, Shire, Novartis and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, announced today that they are entering into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of NanomAbs, a new generation of Antibody Nanoparticle Conjugates allowing the targeted delivery of chemo-therapeutics.

5 May 2015

Europe Optical Microscopy Market Estimated to Register 3.7% CAGR During 2014 - 2019

The objective of this report is to identify various applications, types, and usage patterns of optical microscopes across industries and to analyze the complete ecosystem of the optical microscopy market in Europe. The Europe optical microscopy market is estimated to register a CAGR of 3.7% during the forecast period. The growth of Europe optical microscopy market is driven by its increasing adaption in life sciences and material sciences application market. The inverted microscope and stereo microscope types are estimated to be the highest revenue generators and lead the market among all types of optical microscopes.

5 May 2015

Exosomes Deliver Potent Antioxidant to the Brain to Treat Parkinson's Disease

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used exosomes -- tiny bubbles of protein and fat produced naturally by cells -- to bypass the body's defenses and deliver a potent antioxidant directly to the brain to treat Parkinson's disease.

5 May 2015

Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Could Affect Colon Gut Microbiota

Exposure of a model human colon to metal oxide nanoparticles, at levels that could be present in foods, consumer goods, or treated drinking water, led to multiple, measurable differences in the normal microbial community that inhabits the human gut. The changes observed in microbial metabolism and the gut microenvironment with exposure to nanoparticles could have implications for overall human health, as discussed in an article published in Environmental Engineering Science, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Environmental Engineering Science website until June 1, 2015.

5 May 2015

SEMATECH and Exogenesis Enter Alliance to Commercialize Accelerated Neutral Atom Beam Technology for Nanoelectronics Applications

SEMATECH and Exogenesis Corp. have agreed to a strategic alliance to commercialize Exogenesis' Accelerated Neutral Atom Beam (ANAB) technology and their nAcceltm accelerated particle beam equipment platform. "The chip industry is in the era of atomic scale processing. The applications of ANAB being developed will enable better controlled and more efficient manufacturing and open up new functionality for semiconductor devices," said Ron Goldblatt, Ph.D., SEMATECH CEO and President.

5 May 2015

Momentum Introduces Complete CNG Fuel System Solution with Nanoparticle-Enhanced Matrix Resin Technology Tanks

Momentum Fuel Technologies is pleased to introduce the industry's first complete compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system solution for Class 6 to Class 8 trucks, offering support from design and manufacturing, to sales and ongoing service throughout the product life cycle.

5 May 2015

Wormwood-Extract Silver Nanoparticles Can Help Combat Lethal Plant-Killing Fungus

Deep in the soil, underneath more than 400 plant and tree species, lurks a lethal fungus threatening Florida’s $15 billion a year ornamental horticulture industry.

5 May 2015

Beam Tracking with Mirror Tip- and Tilting Piezostage PKS1

In biology applications a laser beam is used for cell stimulation. First the laser beam is redirected onto 2 mirrors then directed to the cells. An important requirement, to hold the laser beam onto the cell is very d...

From Piezosystem Jena, Inc. 4 May 2015

Nanotechnology News

EPSRC Grants £678,000 for Project on Radiation Damage in Nanoporous Nuclear Materials

Loading Antigens into Silicon Microparticles Could Boost Effectiveness of Cancer Vaccines

Study Analyzes North American Market for Optical Microscopes

QuantumSphere’s FeNIX Nano Catalyst Product Validated in Production-Scale Ammonia Plant

Prior Introduces Lumen 300-LED Illumination Source for Fluorescence Microscopy

DELMIC Reports on Nanoscale Optical Tomography Research with Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy (SPARC)

Inexpensive Polymer Lens Transforms Smartphone Camera into a Microscope

Immune and STC Collaborate to Develop Antibody Nanoparticle Conjugates for Targeted Chemo-Therapeutics Delivery

Europe Optical Microscopy Market Estimated to Register 3.7% CAGR During 2014 - 2019

Exosomes Deliver Potent Antioxidant to the Brain to Treat Parkinson's Disease

Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Could Affect Colon Gut Microbiota

SEMATECH and Exogenesis Enter Alliance to Commercialize Accelerated Neutral Atom Beam Technology for Nanoelectronics Applications

Momentum Introduces Complete CNG Fuel System Solution with Nanoparticle-Enhanced Matrix Resin Technology Tanks

Wormwood-Extract Silver Nanoparticles Can Help Combat Lethal Plant-Killing Fungus

Beam Tracking with Mirror Tip- and Tilting Piezostage PKS1

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