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Real-Time X-Ray Scattering Techniques Help Observe Key Step in Protein Crystal Nucleation

A major hurdle in structural biology and pharmacology is growing crystals to determine the structure of the biomolecules and pharmaceuticals under study. Researchers at the University of Tübingen, working with colleagues from Oxford and Grenoble, have now observed a key step in the nucleation and growth of some protein crystals.

22 Jan 2015

UMC Licenses Cypress's SONOS Embedded Flash Memory IP for 40nm Process Technology Node

Cypress Semiconductor Corp., a leading provider of embedded nonvolatile memory solutions, and United Microelectronics Corporation, a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that UMC licensed Cypress's SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded Flash memory intellectual property (IP) for the 40-nanometer process technology node.

22 Jan 2015

New Report on Micro Electromechanical Systems Markets in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Markets in China" report to their offering.

22 Jan 2015

New Book on Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials and Devices

Nanomedicine has been developing rapidly in recent years, particularly in the development of novel nano tools for medical diagnosis and treatment. For instance, a new trend is becoming prevalent in developing nanosystems for simultaneous tumor diagnosis and therapy.

22 Jan 2015

Carbohydrate Coating Could Reduce Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles When They Penetrate Cells

The use of colloidal silver to treat illnesses has become more popular in recent years, but its ingestion, prohibited in countries like the US, can be harmful to health. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have now confirmed that silver nanoparticles are significantly toxic when they penetrate cells, although the number of toxic radicals they generate can vary by coating them with carbohydrates.

22 Jan 2015

Tekmira Commences Dosing in TKM-HBV Phase I Clinical Trial for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, announced today that it has dosed the first subject in a Phase I clinical trial of TKM-HBV, a therapeutic agent designed to reduce hepatitis B surface antigen in patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV).

22 Jan 2015

Researchers Isolate Single Manganese Oxide Nanowire as Li-Ion Battery's Functional Electrode Element

A Virginia Commonwealth University professor has received a five-year, $505,000 award from the National Science Foundation to make lithium-ion batteries -- which power electric vehicles and portable electronic devices -- far more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly.

22 Jan 2015

INM Researchers Produce Antimicrobial Abrasion-Resistant Coatings with Long-Term Effect

Researchers at the INM have now produced antimicrobial abrasion-resistant coatings with both silver and copper colloids with a long-term effect that kill germs reliably and at the same time prevent germs becoming established. The coatings are particularly suitable for the application on large and solid surfaces, on doorhandles and for textiles.

22 Jan 2015

Nanoscale Motors Twist Chains in Polymer Gel When Activated by Light

Living systems have the ability to produce collective molecular motions that have an effect at the macroscale, such as a muscle that contracts via the concerted action of protein motors.

22 Jan 2015

Solar-Tectic Funds Research on Highly Textured Silicon Crystalline Thin-Film on Buffered Soda-Lime Glass by E-Beam Evaporation

Solar-Tectic LLC announced today that research it funded has led to a breakthrough technology which will be published in the February 1 2015 edition of the journal Materials Letters.

22 Jan 2015

nano tech 2015: Entire Touchscreen Circuitry Produced in One Step Through Photometallization

The researchers at the INM are now presenting a novel process that allows microscopic and macroscopic conductor tracks to be produced in one step.

22 Jan 2015

Global MEMS Pressure Sensors Market Forecast to Grow at 9.1% CAGR

MEMS pressure sensors provide an interface that can sense, process, and control the external environment of the system on which they are installed. These devices contain tiny electrical and mechanical components on a single chip, and work on the principle of change in resonant frequency to calculate the pressure.

22 Jan 2015

Micromeritics’ ASAP 2020 Plus Features Chemical Adsorption Capability

The ASAP 2020 Plus Chemisorption model includes the ability to obtain valuable information about the physical and chemical properties of catalysts, catalyst supports, adsorbents, and other materials.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 21 Jan 2015

Research-Grade Surface Characterization Results with Micromeritics’ Versatile ASAP 2020 Plus

Micromeritics’ ASAP 2020 Plus integrates a variety of automated gas sorption techniques into a single, research-grade, table-top instrument.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 21 Jan 2015

Viscotek GPC/SEC from Malvern Instruments Delivers Performance-Defining Information for University Team Developing Polymer Coated Nanoparticles

Researchers at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, are using Viscotek multi-detector Gel Permeation/Size Exclusion Chromatography (GPC/SEC) (Malvern Panalytical, UK) to analyze performance defining polymer features in the development of novel polymer coatings for metal nanoparticles.

From Malvern Panalytical 21 Jan 2015

Nanotechnology News

Real-Time X-Ray Scattering Techniques Help Observe Key Step in Protein Crystal Nucleation

UMC Licenses Cypress's SONOS Embedded Flash Memory IP for 40nm Process Technology Node

New Report on Micro Electromechanical Systems Markets in China

New Book on Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials and Devices

Carbohydrate Coating Could Reduce Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles When They Penetrate Cells

Tekmira Commences Dosing in TKM-HBV Phase I Clinical Trial for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Researchers Isolate Single Manganese Oxide Nanowire as Li-Ion Battery's Functional Electrode Element

INM Researchers Produce Antimicrobial Abrasion-Resistant Coatings with Long-Term Effect

Nanoscale Motors Twist Chains in Polymer Gel When Activated by Light

Solar-Tectic Funds Research on Highly Textured Silicon Crystalline Thin-Film on Buffered Soda-Lime Glass by E-Beam Evaporation

nano tech 2015: Entire Touchscreen Circuitry Produced in One Step Through Photometallization

Global MEMS Pressure Sensors Market Forecast to Grow at 9.1% CAGR

Micromeritics’ ASAP 2020 Plus Features Chemical Adsorption Capability

Research-Grade Surface Characterization Results with Micromeritics’ Versatile ASAP 2020 Plus

Viscotek GPC/SEC from Malvern Instruments Delivers Performance-Defining Information for University Team Developing Polymer Coated Nanoparticles

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