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Nanotechnologists Use Gold ‘Nanodrills’ for DNA Analysis

Scientists from the University of Twente have developed spherical gold particles which are capable of drilling a nano-diameter tunnel in a ceramic material upon heating.

26 Jan 2015

NanoViricides Ships anti-Ebola Broad-Spectrum Drug Candidates for BSL-4 Level Testing

NanoViricides, Inc., a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reported that it has shipped several anti-Ebola nanoviricide® drug candidates to a hi-security bio-containment facility in the US that is capable of performing evaluation of these drug candidates in the required biological safety level 4 (BSL-4) environment.

From NanoViricides, Inc 23 Jan 2015

Global Carbon Nanotubes Market Expected to Grow at 14.84% CAGR

TechNavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the Global Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.84 percent from 2014-2019.

23 Jan 2015

BIND Therapeutics Co-Founder Provides Vision of Therapeutic Improvements in “Science and Medicine: Nanotechnology”

BIND Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage nanomedicine platform company developing targeted and programmable therapeutics called Accurins™, today announced the publication of an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) co-authored by Robert S. Langer, Sc.D, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of BIND and one of seven individuals to have received both the United States National Medal of Science and the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

23 Jan 2015

Graphene@Manchester Business Director Writes About Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

James Baker, Business Director for Graphene@Manchester writes about the forthcoming Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre following a recent visit to leading UK materials manufacturing facilities.

23 Jan 2015

New Report Analyzes Markets for Smart Coatings

NanoMarkets has announced the release of a new report titled, "Smart Coatings Markets 2015-2022," a report that continues the firm's coverage of the smart coatings market, dating back to 2010.

23 Jan 2015

INM to Present New Conductive Coatings for Flexible Touchscreens at nano tech 2015

Mobile phones and smart phones still haven‘t been adapted to the carrying habits of their users. That much is clear to anyone who has tried sitting down with a mobile phone in their back pocket: the displays of the innumerable phones and pods are rigid and do not yield to the anatomical forms adopted by the people carrying them.

23 Jan 2015

Nacre-Inspired Nanocomposite Has Glass-Like Transparency and High Gas Barrier

Natural materials have extraordinary mechanical properties, which are based on sophisticated arrangements and combinations of multiple building blocks. One key aspect of today’s materials research therefore is to develop bio-inspired materials reaching to the properties of natural materials – or even exceeding those in certain functionalities.

23 Jan 2015

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

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Nanotechnologists Use Gold ‘Nanodrills’ for DNA Analysis

NanoViricides Ships anti-Ebola Broad-Spectrum Drug Candidates for BSL-4 Level Testing

Global Carbon Nanotubes Market Expected to Grow at 14.84% CAGR

BIND Therapeutics Co-Founder Provides Vision of Therapeutic Improvements in “Science and Medicine: Nanotechnology”

Graphene@Manchester Business Director Writes About Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

New Report Analyzes Markets for Smart Coatings

INM to Present New Conductive Coatings for Flexible Touchscreens at nano tech 2015

Nacre-Inspired Nanocomposite Has Glass-Like Transparency and High Gas Barrier

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

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