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Scientists Utilize Single-Molecule Florescence Microscopy to Study Transformer-Like Spliceosome

Certain diseases such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy are linked to genetic mutations that damage the important biological process of rearranging gene sequences in pre-messenger RNA, a procedure called RNA splicing.

27 Sep 2013

IEEE Holm Conference 2013: Coto Highlights Microfabricated MEMS-Based Magnetic Reed Switch

Stephen Day, PH.D, Science & Engineering Specialist for Coto Technology, Inc. served as a key presenter at the 59th IEEE Holm Conference on September 25, 2013 in Newport, Rhode Island. The IEEE Holm Conference provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest developments in the field of electric contacts and the application of recent advances in materials and processes in electric, electronic and telecommunication equipment.

27 Sep 2013

University of Massachusetts Order AIXTRON Deposition System for Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Research

AIXTRON SE today announced a new purchase order from the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell, USA, for a BM deposition system equipped for processing 4-inch substrates.

From AIXTRON SE 26 Sep 2013

Preclinical Data Demonstrates Potent Anti-Viral Activity of TKM-Marburg Therapeutic Treatment

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, announced today that preclinical data demonstrating potent anti-viral activity of TKM-Marburg were presented at DIA/FDA Oligonucleotide-based Therapeutics Conference taking place in Washington, DC from September 25-27, 2013 by Tekmira's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Ian MacLachlan.

26 Sep 2013

Graphene Nanodrapes Enhance Water-Resistant Properties of Materials with Rough Surfaces

Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new drape made from graphene—the thinnest material known to science—which can enhance the water-resistant properties of materials with rough surfaces.

From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 26 Sep 2013

Wormlike Hematite Nanostructure Photoanode Delivers Record Solar Hydrogen Efficiency

A research team of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, developed a "wormlike" hematite photoanode that can convert sunlight and water to clean hydrogen energy with a record-breaking high efficiency of 5.3%.

26 Sep 2013

Semiconductor Nano-Antennas Sense Molecules Resonating in the Infrared Spectrum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed arrays of tiny nano-antennas that can enable sensing of molecules that resonate in the infrared (IR) spectrum.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 26 Sep 2013

Smartphone Microscope Enables Fluorescent Imaging of Single Nanoparticles and Viruses

Scientists are reporting an advance in smartphone-based imaging that could help physicians in far-flung and resource-limited locations monitor how well treatments for infections are working by detecting, for the first time, individual viruses. Their study on the light-weight device, which converts the phone into a powerful mini-microscope, appears in the journal ACS Nano.

From American Chemical Society 26 Sep 2013

Innovative Nanotechnology Converts Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags into Carbon Nanotube Membranes

University of Adelaide researchers have developed a process for turning waste plastic bags into a high-tech nanomaterial.

26 Sep 2013

TUM Researchers Create Carbon Nanotube-Based Flexible Gas Sensors

Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) are showing the way toward low-cost, industrial-scale manufacturing of a new family of electronic devices. A leading example is a gas sensor that could be integrated into food packaging to gauge freshness, or into compact wireless air-quality monitors.

26 Sep 2013

Children in Scotland Discover the World of Microfluidics

Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at Heriot-Watt's School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, led a unique science project for children when she ran 'Microworld and Microflows', the first Microfluidic activity for children in Scotland, at the Borders Science festival 'Bang goes the Borders'.

26 Sep 2013

New Photoresist Technology Enables Submicron Patterns on Organic Semiconductors

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) and imec (CEO: Luc Van den hove) have developed a new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors that enables the realization of submicron patterns.

26 Sep 2013

Basic Computer Built Using Carbon Nanotubes

A team of Stanford engineers has built a basic computer using carbon nanotubes, a semiconductor material that has the potential to launch a new generation of electronic devices that run faster, while using less energy, than those made from silicon chips.

26 Sep 2013

Northwestern Nanoscientist Named Citation Laureate in “Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates” Study

Northwestern University nanoscientist Chad A. Mirkin today (Sept. 25) was named a 2013 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate in the annual pre-Nobel Prize “Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates” study.

26 Sep 2013

Grafen and Microphase Join Forces to Develop CVD systems for CNT and Graphene Production

Microphase Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Grafen Chemical Industries Co. have entered into a strategic alliance to cooperate on the development, production and commercialization of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems suitable for both practical and advanced research of carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene.

From Grafen Chemical Industries 25 Sep 2013

Nanotechnology News

Scientists Utilize Single-Molecule Florescence Microscopy to Study Transformer-Like Spliceosome

IEEE Holm Conference 2013: Coto Highlights Microfabricated MEMS-Based Magnetic Reed Switch

University of Massachusetts Order AIXTRON Deposition System for Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Research

Preclinical Data Demonstrates Potent Anti-Viral Activity of TKM-Marburg Therapeutic Treatment

Graphene Nanodrapes Enhance Water-Resistant Properties of Materials with Rough Surfaces

Wormlike Hematite Nanostructure Photoanode Delivers Record Solar Hydrogen Efficiency

Semiconductor Nano-Antennas Sense Molecules Resonating in the Infrared Spectrum

Smartphone Microscope Enables Fluorescent Imaging of Single Nanoparticles and Viruses

Innovative Nanotechnology Converts Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags into Carbon Nanotube Membranes

TUM Researchers Create Carbon Nanotube-Based Flexible Gas Sensors

Children in Scotland Discover the World of Microfluidics

New Photoresist Technology Enables Submicron Patterns on Organic Semiconductors

Basic Computer Built Using Carbon Nanotubes

Northwestern Nanoscientist Named Citation Laureate in “Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates” Study

Grafen and Microphase Join Forces to Develop CVD systems for CNT and Graphene Production

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