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Nanonics 3TB4000 AFM/SEM/FIB Wins Microscopy Today Innovation Award 2013

Nanonics is proud to announce that our triple beam integrated AFM/SEM/FIB system, the Nanonics 3TB4000, was judged one of the ten best microscopy innovations in 2013 and is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Microscopy Today Innovation Award.

From Nanonics Imaging Ltd. 3 Sep 2013

Microspheres Loaded With Brain Cancer Drug May Help Improve Delivery to Tumor Site

Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.

3 Sep 2013

Butterfly's Interconnected Nano-Scale Coiled Springs Inspire Development of Unique Photonic Crystal Device

By mimicking microscopic structures in the wings of a butterfly, an international research team has developed a device smaller than the width of a human hair that could make optical communication faster and more secure.

2 Sep 2013

DNA Nanoscale ‘Cages’ Can Encapsulate and Release Small-Molecule Drugs

Nanoscale “cages” made from strands of DNA can encapsulate small-molecule drugs and release them in response to a specific stimulus, McGill University researchers report in a new study.

2 Sep 2013

Researchers Discover Highly-Sensitive, Super-Bright, Photostable, Background-Free Nanocrystals

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light. These super-bright, photostable and background-free nanocrystals enable a new approach to highly advanced sensing technologies using optical fibres.

2 Sep 2013

Novel Optoelectronic Technique May Help Improve Nanomaterial-Based Photovoltaics

Sunlight absorbed by organic solar cells must first navigate a nanoscale gauntlet before becoming useable electricity. After hitting the light-absorbing material of the solar cell, called the photoactive layer, absorbed sunlight excites electrons, freeing them to find their way through a maze filled with twists, turns, dead-ends, and collisions.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 31 Aug 2013

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals Highlight Results Enabled by Tekmira's Lipid Nanoparticle Technology

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, announced the publication of two articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals — the Journal of Infectious Diseases and New England Journal of Medicine — that highlight results enabled by Tekmira's lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology.

31 Aug 2013

MEMS-Based Silicon Timing Solutions Provider, Discera, Acquired by Micrel

Micrel, Inc., an industry leader in high performance linear and power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Discera Inc., a leading provider of silicon timing solutions.

31 Aug 2013

New Global Report on Production Volumes and Consumption of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Metal oxide nanoparticles have novel electronic, optical, magnetic, chemical catalytic and mechanical properties from the high surface to volume ratio, and quantum size effect. Nanomaterials are being applied across a raft of high-tech industries and technologies due to their outstanding magnetic, optical, catalytic and electronic properties, which depend greatly on their size, structure, and shape.

31 Aug 2013

Nano Labs and CIMVA Enter Agreement to Develop Nanotechnologies

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to announce the Company has signed a Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Agreement with CIMVA (Advanced Materials Research Center) to review, identify, develop and market products based on the industrial application of nanotechnologies and advanced materials.

31 Aug 2013

Measurement Specialties’ New MEMS-Based High Temperature Accelerometer for Harsh Environment Applications

Measurement Specialties, an expert in sensor design and manufacturing, now offers a robust, DC-response accelerometer that operates in temperatures from -55 degrees C to +170 degrees C.

From TE Connectivity Corporation 31 Aug 2013

BioNanovations Wins Pitch Competition at NewME Accelerator Regional Pop-Up

As a graduate student in professor Todd Giorgio‘s biomedical engineering laboratory, Charleson Bell played a central role in developing a novel nanotechnology system that can detect bacterial inflections within a matter of minutes, compared to current tests that take several days to complete.

31 Aug 2013

Nanotechnology News

Nanonics 3TB4000 AFM/SEM/FIB Wins Microscopy Today Innovation Award 2013

Microspheres Loaded With Brain Cancer Drug May Help Improve Delivery to Tumor Site

Butterfly's Interconnected Nano-Scale Coiled Springs Inspire Development of Unique Photonic Crystal Device

DNA Nanoscale ‘Cages’ Can Encapsulate and Release Small-Molecule Drugs

Researchers Discover Highly-Sensitive, Super-Bright, Photostable, Background-Free Nanocrystals

Novel Optoelectronic Technique May Help Improve Nanomaterial-Based Photovoltaics

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals Highlight Results Enabled by Tekmira's Lipid Nanoparticle Technology

MEMS-Based Silicon Timing Solutions Provider, Discera, Acquired by Micrel

New Global Report on Production Volumes and Consumption of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Nano Labs and CIMVA Enter Agreement to Develop Nanotechnologies

Measurement Specialties’ New MEMS-Based High Temperature Accelerometer for Harsh Environment Applications

BioNanovations Wins Pitch Competition at NewME Accelerator Regional Pop-Up

Samsung Commences Mass Production of 20nm-Class DDR4 Memory Modules

Pioneering Work in Inorganic Nanoparticle Synthesis Honored with ACS Schoellkopf Medal

New Publication by Woodhead Publishing on the Application of Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering

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Covalent Organic Nanosheets Boost Sodium-Ion Battery Life

Maximizing Vinegar's Power to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Nanoparticles That Boost Tomato Plant Growth

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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