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Gold Nanoparticles Help Tag Shape and Structure of Viruses

Researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) of University of Jyväskylä in Finland have developed a novel method to study enterovirus structures and their functions. The method will help to obtain new information on trafficking of viruses in cells and tissues as well as on the mechanisms of virus opening inside cells. This new information is important for example for developing new antiviral drugs and vaccines.

17 Jan 2014

NanoMech Announces New Factory and Expanded Headquarters

Today NanoMech announced it has purchased its existing factory and will build an adjoining state-of-the-art facility in east Springdale. The approximate 25,000 square foot building will triple the size of current operations and will serve as the company’s world headquarters.

From VinTech Nano Materials 17 Jan 2014

Nano-Clear Industrial Coating Enhances and Preserves Painted, Oxidized Paint Surfaces

Advancements in nanotechnology currently offer organizations with cargo ships, fleet vehicles, trains and industrial equipment a long-term alternate to conventional paints. Nanovere Technologies introduces Nano-Clear for Industrial Applications, designed to dramatically improve corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance and prevent the underlying paint from UV degradation. Nano-Clear is the only industrial coating in the marketplace to restore, enhance and preserve newly painted or highly oxidized paint surfaces by 10 years!

16 Jan 2014

Nanoparticles Promise Months of Drug Delivery from a Single Injection

As if being sick weren't bad enough, there's also the fear of frequent injections, side effects and overdosing on you medication. Now a team of researchers from University of Copenhagen, Department of Chemistry, Nano- science center and the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), have shown that reservoirs of anti-viral pharmaceuticals could be manufactured to bind specifically to infected tissue such as cancer cells for the slow concentrated delivery of drug treatments.

16 Jan 2014

Novel Nanoparticle Method Converts Sun's Energy into Hydrogen Fuel for Later Usage

Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest. Now researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have built a system that converts the sun's energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and stores it for later use, allowing us to power our devices long after the sun goes down.

16 Jan 2014

TEM and APT Combined to Study Development of Hierarchical Microstructure of Superalloys

Researchers have observed for the first time in detail how a hierarchical microstructure develops during heat treatment of a superalloy

16 Jan 2014

ESI Group Develops New Simulation Technologies to Achieve More Energy Efficient HVAC Systems

ESI Group, pioneer and world-leading solution provider in Virtual Prototyping for manufacturing industries, announces the development of new simulation technologies to achieve more energy efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC). This research activity will take place as part of the EnE-HVAC project, granted by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Program.

16 Jan 2014

Micro-Sphere and NanoMaterials Technology Combine Spray Drying with High Gravity Controlled Precipitation Technology

Micro-Sphere SA (MS) and NanoMaterials Technology Private Limited (NMT) jointly announced today that both have formed technology partnership in combining MS's spray drying technology and NMT's High Gravity Controlled Precipitation (HGCP) Technology to provide development and manufacturing services to pharmaceutical, skincare and cosmetic companies.

16 Jan 2014

Novel Way to Measure Mass of Particles with Better than Attogram Resolution

MIT engineers have devised a way to measure the mass of particles with a resolution better than an attogram — one millionth of a trillionth of a gram. Weighing these tiny particles, including both synthetic nanoparticles and biological components of cells, could help researchers better understand their composition and function.

16 Jan 2014

New Study on Resonant Secondary Light Emission from Plasmonic Nanostructures

"Plasmonic nanostructures are of great current interest as chemical sensors, in vivo imaging agents, and for photothermal therapeutics," explained David G. Cahill, a Willett Professor and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

16 Jan 2014

Major Project to Investigate Safety of Nanoparticles in Facade Paint

Five Empa laboratories were involved in the EU «NanoHouse» project, along with four other European research institutes and four industrial partners. The aim of the project was to investigate the opportunities and risks presented by the nanomaterials used in the surface coatings applied to building façades. For the first time not only were freshly manufactured products studied to see if they set free nanoparticles, but also aged samples.

16 Jan 2014

3D nanoSIMS Project to Develop Label-Free Molecular Imaging for Measuring Intracellular Drug Distribution

3D nanoSIMS project will provide high-resolution label-free imaging to reliably see where drugs go to in cells for the first time.

16 Jan 2014

ERC Awards Consolidator Grant to imec Researcher for SCALPEL Project

Imec, a world leading nanoelectronics research center, proudly announces that Prof. Dr. Liesbet Lagae, R&D Manager Life Science Technologies at imec and professor in Nanobio Physics at KU Leuven, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant for her research project SCALPEL by the European Research Council (ERC).

From IMEC 16 Jan 2014

SEMICON Korea: QuantumClean and ChemTrace to Exhibit at the 2014 Tradeshow

QuantumClean® and ChemTrace® today announced that they will be exhibiting at the SEMICON Korea tradeshow, held at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea from February 12th through February 14th, 2014.

15 Jan 2014

NantBioScience to License Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Technology from Celgene

NantBioScience, subsidiary of NantWorks, LLC, a company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for diseases with high unmet medical needs, today announced a strategic collaboration with Celgene to advance bold research programs to benefit cancer patients in need of new therapeutic solutions. As part of the transaction, Celgene will pay $75 million in funding to NantBioScience as an upfront option fee and equity investment.

15 Jan 2014