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Small, Low Cost Microfluidic Device to Rapidly Detect Allergies or Diseases

Gabriel Caballero Robledo from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)at Monterrey, Mexico, is working on the design of a small medical device capable of detecting allergies or diseases quickly and at a low cost.

9 Feb 2015

Quantum Rattles with Gold Nanoparticles Can Penetrate the Center of Cells

Researchers at Imperial College London and the Laboratoire de chimie de la matière condensée de Paris (CNRS/Collège de France/UPMC) have designed and developed hybrid gold-silica nanoparticles, which are turning out to be genuine therapeutic “Swiss Army knives”.

9 Feb 2015

Electrolysis Combined with Reversible Electroporation for Minimally Invasive Tissue Ablation Surgery

A team of researchers that includes scientists from the Quinnipiac University and the University of California, Berkeley reports a new method for minimally invasive tissue ablation surgery that combines electrolysis with reversible electroporation.

9 Feb 2015

Lundbeck Funding Enables Joint Professorship in Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine

Better utilisation of mutual competencies, new knowledge, specific results and ultimately better and more effective drugs.

9 Feb 2015

Nano-Hydrogels Transport Drugs Directly to Cancer Cells

Hydrogels are materials that are commonly used in everyday objects such as contact lenses or diapers, in order to control humidity.

9 Feb 2015

Kopin Develops Ground-Breaking Nanojet Process for Liquid Crystal Cell Assembly

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer of innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions, announced that it has developed a revolutionary NanoJet process for its liquid crystal cell assembly.

9 Feb 2015

Specially Engineered Catalysts Provide More Options in Turning Color of Light-Emitting Nanowires

A novel approach to growing nanowires promises a new means of control over their light-emitting and electronic properties. In a recent issue of Nano Letters, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) demonstrated a new growth technique that uses specially engineered catalysts.

9 Feb 2015

New Method to Explore Nanoscale Thermodynamics

Anyone who has ever toasted the top of their legs with their laptop or broiled their ear on a cell phone knows that microelectronic devices can give off a lot of heat. These devices contain a multitude of transistors, and although each one produces very little heat individually, their combined thermal output is significant and can damage the device.

9 Feb 2015

New Multi-Layer Hybrid Nano-Carrier for Multi-Drug Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

At the "Symposium on the Application of Genetic Testing in Individualized Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumor" recently held in Tianjin, the research team led by Professor Hao Jihui of the Pancreas Oncology Department of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital announced that they had achieved a major breakthrough in the field of nano-carrier drugs for pancreatic cancer.

6 Feb 2015

Hanergy Launches Global Thin-Film Solar Product Innovation Competition

Today, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. held a mobile energy strategy presentation and the launch ceremony of its global thin-film solar product innovation competition. Mobile energy, as envisioned by Hanergy, is a novel concept and strategic judgment based on the global energy development trend.

6 Feb 2015

South Dakota Scientists to Examine Living Cells at Biochemical Spatio-temporal NeTwork Resource

Scientists in South Dakota will examine living cells at a molecular level to find out how cells become cancerous, how viruses attack animals and humans and how plants can capture more nitrogen through a new collaborative research center called Biochemical Spatio-temporal NeTwork Resource (BioSNTR).

6 Feb 2015

NSF Awards $837,000 for Development of Nanoscale Sensor to Monitor Climate Change Effects on Trees

Serving as a testament to the far-reaching impact of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s commitment to maintaining New York State’s global leadership in nanotechnology innovation, SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) today announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $837,000 to support development of a first of its kind nanoscale sensor to monitor the effects of climate change on trees.

6 Feb 2015

Quantum Point Contacts Help Develop Spin-Field-Effect Transistor

Scientists have long been puzzled by the spin-field-effect transistor (spin FET) and great efforts have been put into attempt of solving the long challenged problems. Now a Tainan-based National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has successfully developed the first spin FET.

6 Feb 2015

Rainbow Coral and Nano3D Biosciences Pursue New 3D Bioprinting Opportunities, Partnerships

Rainbow Coral Corp. and Nano3D Biosciences (n3D) are lining up new 3D bioprinting opportunities and potential partnerships following a highly successful product exhibition last month at Biotech Showcase 2015 in San Francisco.

6 Feb 2015

Toshiba and SK hynix Enter Agreement to Jointly Develop Nano Imprint Lithography

Toshiba today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SK hynix on joint development of Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL). Engineers from the two companies will start development of basic technologies for the process at Toshiba’s Yokohama Complex in Yokohama, Japan in April this year, targeting practical use in 2017. Today’s announcement builds on an MOU that the companies signed in December last year.

6 Feb 2015

Nanotechnology News

Small, Low Cost Microfluidic Device to Rapidly Detect Allergies or Diseases

Quantum Rattles with Gold Nanoparticles Can Penetrate the Center of Cells

Electrolysis Combined with Reversible Electroporation for Minimally Invasive Tissue Ablation Surgery

Lundbeck Funding Enables Joint Professorship in Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine

Nano-Hydrogels Transport Drugs Directly to Cancer Cells

Kopin Develops Ground-Breaking Nanojet Process for Liquid Crystal Cell Assembly

Specially Engineered Catalysts Provide More Options in Turning Color of Light-Emitting Nanowires

New Method to Explore Nanoscale Thermodynamics

New Multi-Layer Hybrid Nano-Carrier for Multi-Drug Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Hanergy Launches Global Thin-Film Solar Product Innovation Competition

South Dakota Scientists to Examine Living Cells at Biochemical Spatio-temporal NeTwork Resource

NSF Awards $837,000 for Development of Nanoscale Sensor to Monitor Climate Change Effects on Trees

Quantum Point Contacts Help Develop Spin-Field-Effect Transistor

Rainbow Coral and Nano3D Biosciences Pursue New 3D Bioprinting Opportunities, Partnerships

Toshiba and SK hynix Enter Agreement to Jointly Develop Nano Imprint Lithography

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