Nanotechnology News

RSS

Physicists Measure How Surfaces of Glassy Materials Flow Like a Liquid

University of Waterloo physicists have succeeded in measuring how the surfaces of glassy materials flow like a liquid, even when they should be solid.

3 Mar 2014

New Forecast Report on Nanocomposites Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanocomposites (Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer Metal Fiber, Nanofibers, Graphene, Nanoplatelet And Others) Market - Forecasts to 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Mar 2014

$Nanodiffraction Enables Study of Living Biological Cells$

Nanodiffraction Enables Study of Living Biological Cells

Göttingen-based scientists working at DESY's PETRA III research light source have carried out the first studies of living biological cells using high-energy X-rays. The new method shows clear differences in the internal cellular structure between living and dead, chemically fixed cells that are often analysed.

3 Mar 2014

INRS Researcher Becomes Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Professor Federico Rosei, director of the INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications research centre, has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC). This international organization brings together eminent researchers and engineers wishing to work together to promote science and technology and contribute to social and economic development.

3 Mar 2014

Investissement Québec Commits $13M for Expansion of Teledyne DALSA’s MEMS and Infrared Imaging Capabilities

Teledyne DALSA, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced today that it has received a financial commitment totaling $13 million from Investissement Québec to expand the Company’s MEMS and Infrared Imaging capabilities in the Province of Québec.

From Teledyne Technologies Inc. 3 Mar 2014

Advanced Wavelength Scanning Interferometer to be Installed at CPI’s National Printable Electronics Centre

As part of the FP7 NanoMend project, The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), IBS Precision Engineering and The University of Huddersfield have been working together to design and manufacture a state-of-the-art Wavelength Scanning Interferometer system that enables the fast surface measurement of low contrast defects at pre-industrial scale.

From CPI Head Office 3 Mar 2014

Increasing Adoption of Mobile Devices Drives Global Wafer-level Packaging Equipment Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Wafer-level Packaging Equipment Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Mar 2014

U.Va. nanoSTAR Gets Nanotechnology Expert as New Co-Director

Recognizing the potential of microscopic nanotechnology to revolutionize the field of medicine, the University of Virginia has recruited one of the nation’s top experts to serve as co-director of the Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research, or nanoSTAR.

3 Mar 2014

Rice Paper on Graphene Oxide Formation Selected as ‘ACS Editor’s Choice’

A new Rice University paper that details the mechanism behind the formation of graphene oxide has been selected as an “Editor’s Choice” because of its significance to the global science community, according to the American Chemical Society (ACS).

3 Mar 2014

New Class of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts Discovered

A big step in the development of next-generation fuel cells and water-alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nanocatalysts that are an order of magnitude higher in activity than the target set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for 2017.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 28 Feb 2014

New Report Analyses International Biochip/Microarray Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Concise Analysis of the International Biochips and Microarrays Market" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 28 Feb 2014

Two-Photon Laser Triggers Nanoparticles to Release Chemotherapy Drugs Directly in Tumor Cells

Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative cancer-fighting technique in which custom-designed nanoparticles carry chemotherapy drugs directly to tumor cells and release their cargo when triggered by a two-photon laser in the infrared red wavelength.

From University of California, Los Angeles 28 Feb 2014

Invenios Ambient Temperature Bonding Micro-System Production Process Now Supports Silicon, Metal Substrates

Invenios, an advanced technology micro-fabrication foundry specializing in microfluidics, MEMS, and 3D microstructures announced the addition of silicon and metal substrates to the range of materials utilizing the firm's innovative Ambient Temperature Bonding (ABT) micro-system production process for the permanent bonding of substrates, such as silicon-to-glass, metal-to-glass, and glass-to-glass at room temperatures without the use of electrostatics, heat or adhesives.

28 Feb 2014

Rainbow Coral to Extend Investment Position in Nano3D Biosciences

With analysts around the globe predicting incredible growth in the 3D printing sector in the coming years, Rainbow Coral Corp. announced today that it will extend its investment position in Nano3D Biosciences (n3D), a company on the cutting edge of the 3D bioprinting revolution.

28 Feb 2014

Nano-Silver Can Penetrate Human Cells and Cause Damage

Endocrine disrupters are not the only worrying chemicals that ordinary consumers are exposed to in everyday life. Also nanoparticles of silver, found in e.g. dietary supplements, cosmetics and food packaging, now worry scientists. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that nano-silver can penetrate our cells and cause damage.

28 Feb 2014