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Electronica 2014: STMicroelectronics Displays Life.Augmented Solutions

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and Europe's largest semiconductor supplier is showcasing Life.Augmented this week (Nov 11-14) at Electronica in Munich, Hall A5 Booth 207.

From STMicroelectronics 11 Nov 2014

Arcturus Therapeutics Takes Part in Second International mRNA Health Conference

Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., a leading RNA medicines company pursuing orphan diseases, today announced it will present a poster at the 2nd International mRNA Health Conference being held on November 11-12, 2014 in Cambridge, MA.

11 Nov 2014

First Clinical Trial Initiated to Evaluate EnGeneIC’s EDV Nanocells Packaged with microRNAs

EnGeneIC, Ltd., an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on developing its proprietary EDV™ nanocell platform for the targeted delivery of cancer therapeutics and other therapeutic molecules, announced today that, together with the Asbestos Disease Research Institute (ADRI), it has initiated the first clinical trial evaluating its bacterially-derived and antibody-guided EDV™ nanocells packaged with microRNA for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).

From EnGeneIC Ltd 11 Nov 2014

Enrollment Begins in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Novavax’ RSV F-Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine

Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants, today announced that enrollment has begun in a Phase 1 clinical trial of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F-protein nanoparticle vaccine candidate (RSV F Vaccine), in healthy children, the first study of this vaccine candidate to be conducted in a pediatric population.

From Novavax Inc. 11 Nov 2014

New Report Covers Technologies, Applications, and Markets of Biochips and Microarrays

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Biochips and Microarrays - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

11 Nov 2014

USPTO Grants Core Patent to Sand 9 for Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones

Sand 9, Inc., a pioneer in piezoelectric micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) timing products for wireless and wired applications, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a core patent based on the use of piezoelectric MEMS for a wafer-level, chip-scale packaged (WLCSP) microphone (US20140084395 A1).

11 Nov 2014

Nano-Robots Swim through Complex Biological Fluids

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have developed nanoscale swimming bodies which are able to navigate through complicated biological fluids.

By Alexander Chilton 10 Nov 2014

Nanofabrication Research Capabilities Expanded at Top Southern USA University

Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, USA is expanding its research capabilities with the addition of an Oxford Instruments PlasmaPro® 100 Cobra plasma etch system, shortly to be installed in the University’s Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) clean-room laboratory.

10 Nov 2014

Freescale Semiconductor Announces Premium Support for MEMS Industry Group’s Open-Source Sensor Fusion Collaboration

Freescale Semiconductor today announced premium support for MEMS Industry Group’s open-source sensor fusion collaboration, Accelerated Innovation Community (AIC). In addition to contributing its industry-leading sensor fusion software, Freescale is making available its sensor fusion development kit and additional development technology based on its Freedom development platforms for Freescale Sensors and Kinetis MCUs with Bluetooth.

10 Nov 2014

MEMS Industry Group's MEMS Executive Congress Held November 5-7 in Scottsdale, Arizona

MEMS Industry Group (MIG)'s MEMS Executive Congress -- held November 5-7 in Scottsdale, AZ -- showed why the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)/sensors industry is spearheading new user experiences in consumer, environmental, healthcare/medical and industrial applications.

10 Nov 2014

Researchers Build Flexible, Solid-State Supercapacitors Using Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

Rice University scientist Matteo Pasquali and his team contributed to two new papers that suggest the nano-infused body of a car may someday power the car itself.

10 Nov 2014

Ancon Medical Seeks Funding to Further Develop Innovative Nanoparticle Biomarker Tagging Device

With medical and security professionals in the U.S. and across the world searching for a quick, portable and effective way to screen for the Ebola virus, an American medical device company is seeking funding for emerging technology that could screen for Ebola and a host of diseases within minutes, simply by testing an individual's breath.

10 Nov 2014

Researcher’s Nanoscale Work Shows Promise to Transform Energy Production, Storage, and Lighting

An avid amateur astronomer during her childhood in Vukovar, Croatia, Silvija Gradeèak, associate professor in materials science and engineering, was not content observing the physical world only from a distance: “I discovered what I really liked about science were experiments, and having the ability to make something with my hands,” she says.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 Nov 2014

Energy Control Principles for Durable and Cheap Nano-Devices

Large quantities of energy are wasted by the electronic devices in the form of heat. This is the reason behind the consumption of excess battery power by mobile phones.

By Stuart Milne 7 Nov 2014

LiqTech Subsidiary Develops LED-Based Deep UV Water Disinfection System

LiqTech International, Inc. is pleased to announce that its recently acquired subsidiary, Provital Solutions A/S, has developed a new LED-based Deep UV water disinfection system. We believe our system is the first large scale LED-based UV water disinfection system in the market.

7 Nov 2014

Nanotechnology News

Electronica 2014: STMicroelectronics Displays Life.Augmented Solutions

Arcturus Therapeutics Takes Part in Second International mRNA Health Conference

First Clinical Trial Initiated to Evaluate EnGeneIC’s EDV Nanocells Packaged with microRNAs

Enrollment Begins in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Novavax’ RSV F-Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine

New Report Covers Technologies, Applications, and Markets of Biochips and Microarrays

USPTO Grants Core Patent to Sand 9 for Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones

Nano-Robots Swim through Complex Biological Fluids

Nanofabrication Research Capabilities Expanded at Top Southern USA University

Freescale Semiconductor Announces Premium Support for MEMS Industry Group’s Open-Source Sensor Fusion Collaboration

MEMS Industry Group's MEMS Executive Congress Held November 5-7 in Scottsdale, Arizona

Researchers Build Flexible, Solid-State Supercapacitors Using Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

Ancon Medical Seeks Funding to Further Develop Innovative Nanoparticle Biomarker Tagging Device

Researcher’s Nanoscale Work Shows Promise to Transform Energy Production, Storage, and Lighting

Energy Control Principles for Durable and Cheap Nano-Devices

LiqTech Subsidiary Develops LED-Based Deep UV Water Disinfection System

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