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Bruker Announces Acquisition of High-Speed, 3D Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Company Vutara

Bruker announced that it has acquired Vutara Incorporated, a technology leader in high-speed, three-dimensional (3D), super-resolution fluorescence microscopy for life science applications. Transaction details were not d...

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 11 Aug 2014

Using Molecular Seeds To Synthesize Pure Carbon Nanotubes

Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are typically 1nm in diameter and exhibit drastic changes in their electronic properties even if their structure undergoes the slightest change. Hence, making structurally homogeneous SWCNTs is the subject of intense research.

By G.P. Thomas 8 Aug 2014

TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application Modified to Partial Clinical Hold

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has verbally confirmed they have modified the full clinical hold placed on the TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to a partial clinical hold. This action enables the potential use of TKM-Ebola in individuals infected with Ebola virus.

8 Aug 2014

CNSE-Girls Inc. Eureka! Program Completes Third Year

The newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)/SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) and Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region (Girls Inc.) today announced that 80 girls will complete the third year of the CNSE-Girls Inc. Eureka!® program, with M&T Bank joining RBC Capital Markets, SEFCU, and CNSE/SUNYIT in providing combined funding exceeding $520,000 for the nation’s pioneering initiative that gives young women the opportunity to explore the exciting world of nanotechnology.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 8 Aug 2014

NIH/NCI Awards $1.15 Million Grant for Study on ‘Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences’

Physics Professor Srinivas Sridhar has received a $1.15 million grant titled “CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences” funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health. This 5-year grant is a collaboration between Northeastern University and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

8 Aug 2014

Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics Honors Pioneering Achievements in Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Dr. Harry A. Atwater (Caltech Pasadena, USA) and Dr. Albert Polman (FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) for their pioneering achievements in plasmonics and novel nanophotonic routes to ultrahigh-efficiency solar energy conversion.

8 Aug 2014

UCSD Nanoengineering Professor Named National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow

The U.S. Defense Department recently named Jian Luo, professor of nanoengineering and materials science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego as one of 10 new National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows (NSSEFF). The award provides up to $3 million over five years to develop a new materials design tool called interfacial phase diagrams.

8 Aug 2014

Abakan Tests Nanocomposite Liquid Metal Corrosion-Resistant Coating on Full-Sized Production Equipment

Abakan Inc. ("Abakan"), an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that it has completed initial field-testing, on full-sized production equipment, of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, with a leading steel producer.

8 Aug 2014

Physicists Employ Tessellation for 'Tuning' Fundamental Physical Properties of Thin Sheets

A challenge increasingly important to physicists and materials scientists in recent years has been how to design controllable new materials that exhibit desired physical properties rather than relying on those properties to emerge naturally, says University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist Christian Santangelo.

From University of Massachusetts Amherst 8 Aug 2014

Global Quantum Dots Market Forecast to Grow at 29.9% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Quantum Dot (QD) Market - Global Analysis, Growth, Trends, Opportunities, Size, Share and Forecast through 2020" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Aug 2014

Lasers and Carbon Nanotubes Help Look at Blood Flowing Through Living Brain

A team of Stanford scientists has developed an entirely non-invasive technique that provides a view of blood flow in the brain. The tool could provide powerful insights into strokes and possibly Alzheimer's disease.

8 Aug 2014

Shear-Resistant Scalable Nanopillar Arrays Used in High-Tech Label for Fighting Drug Counterfeiting

An outline of Marilyn Monroe's iconic face appeared on the clear, plastic film when a researcher fogs it with her breath.

8 Aug 2014

Violin Memory Offers 6100 All Flash Arrays with 19 nm Flash Technology

Violin Memory®, Inc., a leading provider of award-winning all-flash storage arrays, announced worldwide availability of three new 6100 All Flash Array models and an innovative, flexible pricing model that breaks the $100,000 street price and enables customers to align their storage investment with capacity as it is consumed.

8 Aug 2014

Individual Cells Captured by Microfluidic Device and Flown into Nano-Scale Chambers

UC San Francisco researchers have identified cells’ unique features within the developing human brain, using the latest technologies for analyzing gene activity in individual cells, and have demonstrated that large-scale cell surveys can be done much more efficiently and cheaply than was previously thought possible.

7 Aug 2014

Morgan and The University of Manchester Partner to Scale up New Graphene Manufacturing Process

Morgan Advanced Materials has announced a new joint development agreement with The University of Manchester, aimed at scaling up a new process for manufacturing graphene.

7 Aug 2014

Nanotechnology News

Bruker Announces Acquisition of High-Speed, 3D Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Company Vutara

Using Molecular Seeds To Synthesize Pure Carbon Nanotubes

TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application Modified to Partial Clinical Hold

CNSE-Girls Inc. Eureka! Program Completes Third Year

NIH/NCI Awards $1.15 Million Grant for Study on ‘Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences’

Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics Honors Pioneering Achievements in Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

UCSD Nanoengineering Professor Named National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow

Abakan Tests Nanocomposite Liquid Metal Corrosion-Resistant Coating on Full-Sized Production Equipment

Physicists Employ Tessellation for 'Tuning' Fundamental Physical Properties of Thin Sheets

Global Quantum Dots Market Forecast to Grow at 29.9% CAGR

Lasers and Carbon Nanotubes Help Look at Blood Flowing Through Living Brain

Shear-Resistant Scalable Nanopillar Arrays Used in High-Tech Label for Fighting Drug Counterfeiting

Violin Memory Offers 6100 All Flash Arrays with 19 nm Flash Technology

Individual Cells Captured by Microfluidic Device and Flown into Nano-Scale Chambers

Morgan and The University of Manchester Partner to Scale up New Graphene Manufacturing Process

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