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Copper Nanowires Hold Potential for Robust, Inexpensive Fuel Cells

Copper adorns the Statue of Liberty, makes sturdy, affordable wiring, and helps our bodies absorb iron. Now, researchers at Duke University would like to use copper to transform sunlight and water into a chemical fuel.

25 Nov 2013

Researchers Develop Nanotherapeutic Capable of Penetrating Blood-Brain Barrier

The University of Delaware’s Emily Day is a part of a team of researchers that has developed a nanotherapeutic capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier.

25 Nov 2013

Flaws in Nanodiamonds Show Promise for Nanoscale MRI

By exploiting flaws in miniscule diamond fragments, researchers say they have achieved enough coherence of the magnetic moment inherent in these defects to harness their potential for precise quantum sensors in a material that is 'biocompatible'.

25 Nov 2013

UB’s Paras Prasad Earns Honorary Doctorate for His Pioneering Work in Biophotonics

UB faculty member Paras Prasad has received an honorary doctorate from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden (KTH) for his pioneering work in areas including the use of light-based technologies to address important, global health problems.

25 Nov 2013

XEI Scientific Receive Patent for their Oxidative Cleaning Method for SEM and High-Vacuum Equipment

XEI Scientific is pleased to announce that the company has been granted a new US patent # US8507879B2 which describes a new oxidative cleaning method and system for electron microscopes and other high vacuum instrumentation using UV excitation in an oxygen radical source.

From XEI Scientific 22 Nov 2013

Naturally Occurring Nano-Material Within Cells May Lead to Engineered Bio-Composites for Drug Delivery

A team of researchers has uncovered critical information that could help scientists understand how protein polymers interact with other self-assembling biopolymers. The research helps explain naturally occurring nano-material within cells and could one day lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue, bio-sensing, or cancer diagnosis.

22 Nov 2013

New Book on Nanomedical Device and Systems Design

Aubrey de Grey (Chairman and Chief Science Officer of the Methuselah Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the high-impact journal Rejuvenation Research) offers some affirmative comments below, subsequent to a review of the upcoming book: Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis) http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9780849374982 edited by Frank J. Boehm, which is slated for release on November 25, 2013.

22 Nov 2013

NiCutX-SmartRelease Stencils Win 2013 Global Technology Award in Stencils and Nano-Coatings Category

Photo Stencil, LLC, a leading full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, announces it has won the 2013 Global Technology Award in the stencils, stencil holders, and nano-coatings category for its NiCutX-SmartRelease™ stencils. The award recognizes the best new innovations in the printed circuit assembly and packaging industries.

22 Nov 2013

Forecast Report on Nanotechnology in Global Touch Panel Transparent Conductive Film Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Global Touch Panel Transparent Conductive Film: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 22 Nov 2013

MPS Probe Can Help Determine Proper Dosage of Nanoparticle-Based Drugs

The development of a probe to measure the body’s immune function could lead to more accurate, individualized doses for cancer patients prescribed nanoparticle-based drugs, according to research conducted at the University of North Carolina.

22 Nov 2013

Grand Challenges Explorations Grant Funds Development of Graphene Condoms

Wonder material graphene faces its stiffest challenge yet – providing thinner, stronger, safer and more desirable condoms.

22 Nov 2013

Magnetic Replicas of Sunflower Pollen Grains Possess Natural Adhesion Properties over Nanoscale Distances

Researchers have created magnetic replicas of sunflower pollen grains using a wet chemical, layer-by-layer process that applies highly conformal iron oxide coatings. The replicas possess natural adhesion properties inherited from the spiky pollen particles while gaining magnetic behavior, allowing for tailored adhesion to surfaces.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 22 Nov 2013

Nanotechnology News

Copper Nanowires Hold Potential for Robust, Inexpensive Fuel Cells

Researchers Develop Nanotherapeutic Capable of Penetrating Blood-Brain Barrier

Flaws in Nanodiamonds Show Promise for Nanoscale MRI

UB’s Paras Prasad Earns Honorary Doctorate for His Pioneering Work in Biophotonics

XEI Scientific Receive Patent for their Oxidative Cleaning Method for SEM and High-Vacuum Equipment

Naturally Occurring Nano-Material Within Cells May Lead to Engineered Bio-Composites for Drug Delivery

New Book on Nanomedical Device and Systems Design

NiCutX-SmartRelease Stencils Win 2013 Global Technology Award in Stencils and Nano-Coatings Category

Forecast Report on Nanotechnology in Global Touch Panel Transparent Conductive Film Market

MPS Probe Can Help Determine Proper Dosage of Nanoparticle-Based Drugs

Grand Challenges Explorations Grant Funds Development of Graphene Condoms

Magnetic Replicas of Sunflower Pollen Grains Possess Natural Adhesion Properties over Nanoscale Distances

Researchers Study 1700-Year-Old Glass Cup for New Ways to Embed Nanoparticles in Glass

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Developer, Graetzel, Wins Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy

SPIE Publishes New Book on Quantum Optoelectronic Devices - ‘Wonder of Nanotechnology’

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