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Alnylam Reports Positive Results from Tekmira LNP Technology-Enabled Patisiran Clinical Trial

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today reported that Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALNY) presented positive results from its Phase II clinical trial with patisiran (ALN-TTR02), an RNAi therapeutic targeting transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR), which is enabled by Tekmira's lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology. The program represents the most clinically advanced application of Tekmira's proprietary LNP delivery technology.

11 Nov 2013

Cal Nano Receives Large Order from Major Sports Shoe Manufacturer

California Nanotechnologies Corp ("Cal Nano" and "CNO") is pleased to announce the Company's largest order to date. These components will be utilized by adidas in their flagship commercial product line, the adiZero Prime SP track spike, which has become known worldwide as the lightest commercially available track and field shoe. This order is over three times the size of previous orders for this product and will generate revenue for the Company of over $89,000 US ($92,900 CAD).

11 Nov 2013

New Report on Microscopy Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microscopy Markets" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 11 Nov 2013

Panacea Presents Papers on Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine at SITC Annual Meeting

Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presents three papers regarding its Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting at National Harbor, MD held November 8-10, 2013.

11 Nov 2013

Nano Labs Updates Patent for Next-Generation Nano Paint Coating

Nano Labs is pleased to announce the Company has amended and updated the patent for the Company's next-generation coating (previously announced on November 13, 2012).

11 Nov 2013

New NIOSH Recommendations for Controlling Worker Exposures to Nanomaterials

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued new recommendations on Nov. 8 for controlling worker exposures to engineered nanomaterials during the manufacture and industrial use of those materials. The recommendations are based on technologies now applied in the various industries that use nanomaterials, and on control methods that have been shown to be effective in reducing occupational exposures in other industries.

11 Nov 2013

High Pitch and Frequencies Increase Efficiency of Solar Cells Containing Nanorod Clusters

The high frequencies and pitch found in pop and rock music cause vibrations that enhanced energy generation in solar cells containing a cluster of ‘nanorods’, leading to a 40 per cent increase in efficiency of the solar cells.

8 Nov 2013

PHI Optics Receives $250,000 Seed Funding for Development of Optical Microscopes

Phi Optics, Inc., a company that develops imaging solutions for life sciences and bio-pharma researchers, has secured $250,000 in seed funding from venture capital funds. The seed series was led by Champaign-based Serra Ventures and includes New Jersey-based Newport Holdings LP and Champaign-based Illinois Ventures LLC.

8 Nov 2013

Leading Research Institutes and Charitable Foundations Contract with imec for Neuroscience Research

Nanoelectronics research center imec announced today that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and University College London (UCL) have committed 4.2 million Euro ($5.5 million) in R&D collaboration contracting with imec to develop and manufacture a state-of-the-art sensor array for recording neural activity in animal brains.

From IMEC 8 Nov 2013

Researchers Report Nanoparticles Filled with Chemotherapeutic Drugs Can Destroy Breast Cancer

Nanoparticles filled with chemotherapeutic drugs can kill drug-resistant breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the scientific journal Biomaterials.

8 Nov 2013

German-Finnish Researchers Develop New Technique for Self-Assembly of Patterned Nanoparticles

Animal and plant cells are prominent examples of how nature constructs ever-larger units in a targeted, preprogrammed manner using molecules as building blocks. In nanotechnology, scientists mimic this ‘bottom-up’ technique by using the ability of suitably structured nano materials to ‘self-assemble’ into higher order architectures.

8 Nov 2013

Kionix Announces its Latest MEMS Motion-Sensing Technology – FlexSet Performance Optimizer

Kionix, Inc., a leading supplier of MEMS inertial sensors and software solutions, today announced its latest breakthrough in MEMS motion-sensing technology – FlexSetTM performance optimizer. The innovative FlexSetTM technology enables system designers, for the first time, to set and dynamically adjust power and noise values to meet their system’s unique requirements and obtain optimal performance.

From ROHM 8 Nov 2013

Vishay Intertechnology Launches Two New 940 nm High-Speed Infrared Emitting Diodes in Compact Side-View Packages

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of two new 940 nm high-speed infrared emitting diodes in compact 3.2 mm by 2.51 mm by 1.2 mm clear SMD side-view packages. Based on GaAIAs surface emitter and multi quantum well (MQW) technologies, the VSMY14940 and VSMB14940 combine high radiant intensity and optical power with fast switching times.

8 Nov 2013

Metamaterial Cells by Duke Engineers to Provide Efficient Electric Power Comparable to Solar Panels

Using inexpensive materials configured and tuned to capture microwave signals, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have designed a power-harvesting device with efficiency similar to that of modern solar panels.

From Duke University - Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics 8 Nov 2013

ASU and 7 Research Universities to Setup New Science and Technology Center Sponsored by NSF

Arizona State University is teaming up with seven other research universities to establish a new Science and Technology Center (STC), sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with an initial five-year, $25-million grant (extendable for another five years).

From Arizona State University 8 Nov 2013

Nanotechnology News

Alnylam Reports Positive Results from Tekmira LNP Technology-Enabled Patisiran Clinical Trial

Cal Nano Receives Large Order from Major Sports Shoe Manufacturer

New Report on Microscopy Markets

Panacea Presents Papers on Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine at SITC Annual Meeting

Nano Labs Updates Patent for Next-Generation Nano Paint Coating

New NIOSH Recommendations for Controlling Worker Exposures to Nanomaterials

High Pitch and Frequencies Increase Efficiency of Solar Cells Containing Nanorod Clusters

PHI Optics Receives $250,000 Seed Funding for Development of Optical Microscopes

Leading Research Institutes and Charitable Foundations Contract with imec for Neuroscience Research

Researchers Report Nanoparticles Filled with Chemotherapeutic Drugs Can Destroy Breast Cancer

German-Finnish Researchers Develop New Technique for Self-Assembly of Patterned Nanoparticles

Kionix Announces its Latest MEMS Motion-Sensing Technology – FlexSet Performance Optimizer

Vishay Intertechnology Launches Two New 940 nm High-Speed Infrared Emitting Diodes in Compact Side-View Packages

Metamaterial Cells by Duke Engineers to Provide Efficient Electric Power Comparable to Solar Panels

ASU and 7 Research Universities to Setup New Science and Technology Center Sponsored by NSF

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