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Novel Nanoshell Protects Foreign Enzymes That Starve Cancer Cells

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy. Their work is featured on the June 2014 cover of the journal Nano Letters.

18 Jun 2014

Ultraviolet Photons Emitted by the Sun May Cause Water Molecules to Break Apart

Water is thought to be embedded in the moon’s rocks or, if cold enough, “stuck” on their surfaces. It’s predominantly found at the poles. But scientists probably won’t find it intact on the sunlit side.

17 Jun 2014

Leyden’s Intellectual Property in Lithium Titanate Battery Materials Acquired by A123 Systems

A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, today announced its completion of a transaction to acquire certain intellectual property and technical staff of Leyden Energy.

17 Jun 2014

Virus Helps Shed New Light on Nanopores for DNA Sequencing

Nanopores may one day lead a revolution in DNA sequencing. By sliding DNA molecules one at a time through tiny holes in a thin membrane, it may be possible to decode long stretches of DNA at lightning speeds. Scientists, however, haven't quite figured out the physics of how polymer strands like DNA interact with nanopores. Now, with the help of a particular type of virus, researchers from Brown University have shed new light on this nanoscale physics.

17 Jun 2014

Water Molecules Caged in Fullerenes for Study of Magnetic Nuclei in Hydrogen Atoms

Scientists are using a pioneering method of 'caging' and cooling water molecules to study the change in orientation of the magnetic nuclei at the centre of each hydrogen atom - a process which transforms the molecule from one form of water to another.

17 Jun 2014

New Computer Programming Language to Automate Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies used in DNA Sequencing

A research team at the University of California, Riverside has created a computer programming language that will automate “laboratory-on-a-chip” technologies used in DNA sequencing, drug discovery, virus detection and other biomedical applications.

From University of California at Riverside 17 Jun 2014

Eagle Roofing Products to Produce Ultra-Premium Concrete Roof Tile with Industrial Nanotech’s Penetrating Roof Coating

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement with Eagle Roofing Products, a division of Burlingame Industries and the leading U.S. manufacturer of quality concrete roof tiles.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 17 Jun 2014

New Report on the Global Market for Graphene

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Graphene: The Global Market To 2024" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 17 Jun 2014

Novel Method to Design, Simulate and Optimize Photonic Crystal Nanocavities

Just as electronic circuits work with electrical charges, optical circuits process pulses of light, which gives them a distinct advantage in terms of speed. Optical technologies are therefore the object of intense research, aiming to develop novel optical devices that can control the flow of light at the nanometer scale.

17 Jun 2014

LiqTech Receives Major Order for SiC Membrane Technology

LiqTech International, Inc. ("LiqTech") is pleased to announce that the company received a $275,000 order from a Middle East customer to be delivered this year. The end-user placed the order to confirm the benefits of the LiqTech SiC membrane technology for various upstream produced water applications.

17 Jun 2014

Researchers Create Silicon Light-Trapping Nanostructure

Physicists at the University of Rochester have created a silicon nanocavity that allows light to be trapped longer than in other similarly-sized optical cavities. An innovative design approach, which mimics evolutionary biology, allowed them to achieve a 10-fold improvement on the performance of previous nano cavities.

17 Jun 2014

NanoMech’s TuffTek Wins 2014 Best in SBIR Award

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that NanoMech’s TuffTek® is a winner of the coveted 2014 Best in SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) Award. This award places TuffTek® in an elite class of innovative products and recognizes it as one of the most technologically significant products introduced in the marketplace of the past year.

From VinTech Nano Materials 17 Jun 2014