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Simvastatin-Loaded Nanoparticles Target Inflamed Immune Cells Within High-Risk Arterial Plaques

A research team showed that a nanotherapeutic medicine can halt the growth of artery plaque cells resulting in the fast reduction of the inflammation that may cause a heart attack, according to a study led by researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published April 3 in Science Advances.

6 Apr 2015

Simple $1 Nanoparticle-Enabled Dynamic Light Scattering Assay Better than Standard Test for Prostate Cancer

A test that costs less than a $1 and yields results in minutes has been shown in newly published studies to be more sensitive and more exact than the current standard test for early-stage prostate cancer.

6 Apr 2015

Researchers Successfully Measure Binding Energy of Electrons Immersed in Water

Chemistry can be quite confusing. In order for the desired substance to be produced in a reaction or for two substances to interact - or not - chemists have to take into account a number of factors. Researchers at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin can now offer them additional access.

6 Apr 2015

Optical Technology Combined with Nanocomposite Thin-Films to Create Inexpensive, Highly Sensitive Gas Sensor

Engineers have combined innovative optical technology with nanocomposite thin-films to create a new type of sensor that is inexpensive, fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyze a wide range of gases.

6 Apr 2015

Researchers Develop Scalable Production Method for Novel, More Efficient Thermoelectric Alloy

A joint South Korean and American research group has developed a scalable production method for a state of the art alloy for the use in solid state thermoelectric devices. This new alloy is nearly twice as efficient as existing materials and may lead to a new host of applications.

6 Apr 2015

BIND and Pfizer Extend Global Collaboration for Accurins Targeted Therapeutics

BIND Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage nanomedicine platform company developing targeted and programmable therapeutics called Accurins™, today announced an extension of the terms of its global collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to create Accurins that optimize the therapeutic potential of two molecularly targeted oncology drugs in Pfizer’s pipeline.

6 Apr 2015

Samsung Introduces SUHD TV Featuring Cadmium-Free Nano-Crystal Technology

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the leader in home entertainment for nine consecutive years, today unveiled the availability and pricing for its 2015 line of premium TVs, including the groundbreaking series of flagship SUHD TVs.

6 Apr 2015

USPTO Awards Magnolia Solar Three Patents for Lightweight Thin-Film Flexible Solar Cells

Magnolia Solar Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., has been recently awarded three additional patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Magnolia Solar, Inc. is the assignee of US Patents No. 8,921,687, 8,969,711, and 8,981,207.

6 Apr 2015

BioDirection’s Bio-Nanowire Technology-Based Platform Selected as Finalist in Startup Showdown Competition

BioDirection, Inc. announced today that its new Tbit™ platform, a rapid, point-of-care device for the objective identification of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion), has been selected by the Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry Journal (MDDI) as a finalist in its first ever Startup Showdown Competition.

6 Apr 2015

Nanofibre Gel Drug Delivery Systems May Help Avoid Side Effects of Painkillers

A Chemistry undergraduate at the University of York has helped to develop a new drug release gel, which may help avoid some of the side effects of painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen.

3 Apr 2015

Lintec Nano-Science & Technology Center and UT Dallas Join Forces for NanoDays™ 2015

Lintec Nano-Science & Technology Center joins NanoDays™ 2015, an annual celebration that brings together university researchers and science educators to create learning experiences for children and adults, exploring the miniscule world of atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces.

3 Apr 2015

Nanotechnology News

Simvastatin-Loaded Nanoparticles Target Inflamed Immune Cells Within High-Risk Arterial Plaques

Simple $1 Nanoparticle-Enabled Dynamic Light Scattering Assay Better than Standard Test for Prostate Cancer

Researchers Successfully Measure Binding Energy of Electrons Immersed in Water

Optical Technology Combined with Nanocomposite Thin-Films to Create Inexpensive, Highly Sensitive Gas Sensor

Researchers Develop Scalable Production Method for Novel, More Efficient Thermoelectric Alloy

BIND and Pfizer Extend Global Collaboration for Accurins Targeted Therapeutics

Samsung Introduces SUHD TV Featuring Cadmium-Free Nano-Crystal Technology

USPTO Awards Magnolia Solar Three Patents for Lightweight Thin-Film Flexible Solar Cells

BioDirection’s Bio-Nanowire Technology-Based Platform Selected as Finalist in Startup Showdown Competition

Nanofibre Gel Drug Delivery Systems May Help Avoid Side Effects of Painkillers

Lintec Nano-Science & Technology Center and UT Dallas Join Forces for NanoDays™ 2015

TSMC 2015 Technology Symposium: Silvaco to Showcase Reliability Solutions from TCAD to Verification

Small Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated with miR-182 Sequences Cross Blood-Brain/Blood-Tumor Barrier

TSMC 2015 Technology Symposia: Kilopass to Highlight Antifuse NVM IP

University of Queensland Antibody for Human Hendra Virus Clinical Trial

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