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NNI Publishes Report on Workshop to Assess Status of Nanotechnology EHS Risk Science

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) today published the report from the workshop, "Stakeholder Perspectives on Perception, Assessment, and Management of the Potential Risks of Nanotechnology" (R3 Workshop), which was held September 10-11, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

23 Mar 2015

NanoSun’s Advanced Membrane Technology to Treat Wastewater in Qingdao Industrial Development Zone

Singapore's water membrane technology is taking a big step in China, following a S$4.3 million joint venture between Nanyang Technological University Singapore's (NTU Singapore) spin-off NanoSun and the China Commerce Group for International Economic Cooperation (CCIEC), a majority state-owned enterprise headquartered in Beijing.

23 Mar 2015

New Technique to Produce Better Graphene at Room Temperature

Scientists at Caltech have developed a new process to produce graphene at room temperature. This advancement could lead to development of graphene-based solar cells, light-emitting diodes, flexible electronics, and large-panel displays in a commercially feasible manner.

20 Mar 2015

Researchers Fine-Tune Gold Nanorod Coating Method Using Silica Shells

NC State University researchers have perfected a method of coating gold nanorods using silica shells. This technique is capable of producing nanorods on a large scale without imparting remarkable control over the shell thickness.

From North Carolina State University 20 Mar 2015

N1 Technologies Announces Plans for Chain of Upscale Quick Oil Change Centers

The directors and management of N1 Technologies Inc. reveal plans for a chain of upscale quick oil change centers. Nano Second Oil & Lube http://www.NanoSecond.co has been under development for months. Each aspect of the futuristic concept has been refined and the end product should provide a comfortable and painless process for all customers.

20 Mar 2015

Comprehensive Guide to the Global Market for Graphene

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market for Graphene to 2025: Market size, production volumes, applications, products, prospects, research and companies" report to their offering.

20 Mar 2015

Cerulean Reports Top-Line Results from CRLX101-Avastin Combination Phase 1b/2 Trial for Relapsed Renal Cell Carcinoma

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in Dynamic Tumor Targeting™, today announced that a Phase 1b/2 trial of its lead nanoparticle-drug conjugate, CRLX101, in combination with Avastin® in relapsed renal cell carcinoma (RCC) achieved its primary endpoint of at least 50% of patients achieving four months of progression free survival (PFS).

20 Mar 2015

Rice University Researchers Win R.W. Wood Prize for Groundbreaking Work in Nanophotonics

The Optical Society has awarded Rice University researchers Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander the prestigious 2015 R.W. Wood Prize for their groundbreaking work in nanophotonics.

20 Mar 2015

New Report on the Global Nanocellulose Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Nanocellulose Market to 2025: Market prospects, applications, companies and research" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 20 Mar 2015

Nanotechnology and Transdermal Drug Delivery to Treat Acne

Acne, a scourge of adolescence, may be about to meet its ultra high-tech match. By using a combination of ultrasound, gold-covered particles and lasers, researchers from UC Santa Barbara and the private medical device company Sebacia have developed a targeted therapy that could potentially lessen the frequency and intensity of breakouts, relieving acne sufferers the discomfort and stress of dealing with severe and recurring pimples.

20 Mar 2015

Materials Challenge NanoScreen Sponsors PhD Project

Materials Challenge NanoScreen is sponsoring a PhD project with 180 kCHF in funding to address the modelling and simulation of solid inorganic particle behaviour in biological environments.

20 Mar 2015

ROHM Establishes Process for Piezoelectric MEMS Utilizing Thin-Film Piezoelectric Elements

ROHM has recently established a process for MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System, hereinafter ‘piezoelectric MEMS’) utilizing thin-film piezoelectric elements, and implemented the industry’s first* foundry business that integrates product design and manufacturing processes, from wafer pulling to mounting, in order to meet a variety of customer needs.

20 Mar 2015

Nano Carbon Places Order for AIXTRON’s AIX G5 WW Reactor for Graphene Production on Silicon Carbide

AIXTRON SE, a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced that Nano Carbon (Poland) has ordered AIXTRON’s AIX G5 WW reactor for graphene production on silicon carbide. Nano Carbon owns a low-cost patented technique for epitaxial graphene that can be implemented on the AIXTRON system.

From AIXTRON SE 20 Mar 2015

Novel Fluorescence Microscopy Technique Shows Where Proteins are Produced

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and their international collaborators have developed a novel fluorescence microscopy technique that for the first time shows where and when proteins are produced. The technique allows researchers to directly observe individual messenger RNA molecules (mRNAs) as they are translated into proteins in living cells.

20 Mar 2015

Nanofabrication Facility at University of Alberta Expanded with ZEISS Electron and Helium Systems

ZEISS announces that it assisted University of Alberta enhance its open access micro and nano scale fabrication facility (nanoFAB) by providing ZEISS helium and electron systems.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 19 Mar 2015

Nanotechnology News

NNI Publishes Report on Workshop to Assess Status of Nanotechnology EHS Risk Science

NanoSun’s Advanced Membrane Technology to Treat Wastewater in Qingdao Industrial Development Zone

New Technique to Produce Better Graphene at Room Temperature

Researchers Fine-Tune Gold Nanorod Coating Method Using Silica Shells

N1 Technologies Announces Plans for Chain of Upscale Quick Oil Change Centers

Comprehensive Guide to the Global Market for Graphene

Cerulean Reports Top-Line Results from CRLX101-Avastin Combination Phase 1b/2 Trial for Relapsed Renal Cell Carcinoma

Rice University Researchers Win R.W. Wood Prize for Groundbreaking Work in Nanophotonics

New Report on the Global Nanocellulose Market

Nanotechnology and Transdermal Drug Delivery to Treat Acne

Materials Challenge NanoScreen Sponsors PhD Project

ROHM Establishes Process for Piezoelectric MEMS Utilizing Thin-Film Piezoelectric Elements

Nano Carbon Places Order for AIXTRON’s AIX G5 WW Reactor for Graphene Production on Silicon Carbide

Novel Fluorescence Microscopy Technique Shows Where Proteins are Produced

Nanofabrication Facility at University of Alberta Expanded with ZEISS Electron and Helium Systems

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