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Sand 9 Introduces MEMS Timing Products for Mobile and Wireless Connectivity Devices

Sand 9, Inc., today announced the first micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) timing products specifically designed to meet the stringent performance, cost, size and reliability requirements of high volume mobile applications such as 3G/4G cellular and GPS/GNSS as well as low-power wireless connectivity applications such as Bluetooth® Smart.

4 Sep 2013

NanoViricides Seeks Orphan Drug Designation for DengueCide in the European Union

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that the European associates of the consulting firm Cote´ Orphan Consulting, on behalf of NanoViricides, have submitted an Orphan Drug Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for DengueCide™, a drug candidate for the treatment of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever.

From NanoViricides, Inc 4 Sep 2013

Clay-Based Supercapacitor Operates at Very High Temperatures

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures, according to Rice University researchers who have developed such a device.

4 Sep 2013

NTA Used By Santen SAS To Study Nanoemulsions In Ophthalmic And Pharmaceutical Products

NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being used at French company, Santen SAS, to use different nanoemulsions for applications in the treatment of the human eye.

3 Sep 2013

imec and Veeco Partner to Reduce Production Cost of GaN-on-Si-Based Power Devices, LEDs

Nanoelectronics research centre imec of Belgium and Veeco Instruments Inc. are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) -based power devices and LEDs.

From IMEC 3 Sep 2013

Certain Bacteria Demonstrate Aggression on the Nanoscale

A nano-machine cell killer: researchers at the EPFL Faculty/School of Life Sciences decipher the attack strategy of certain bacteria, including the infamous Staphylococcus aureus.

3 Sep 2013

Trends in Nanotechnology 2013 Begins in Seville on September 9th - Last Few Days to Register

Seville (Spain) will host the 14th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT 2013) from the 9th until the 13th of September 2013. Currently, 42 keynote speakers from all over the world are ...

3 Sep 2013

Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Use NanoWizard3 AFM to Investigate Biomaterials

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how the Laboratory for Mechanobiology and Bioengineering at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan use the NanoWizard®3 AFM to investigate biomaterials.

From Bruker BioAFM 3 Sep 2013

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

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Sand 9 Introduces MEMS Timing Products for Mobile and Wireless Connectivity Devices

NanoViricides Seeks Orphan Drug Designation for DengueCide in the European Union

Clay-Based Supercapacitor Operates at Very High Temperatures

NTA Used By Santen SAS To Study Nanoemulsions In Ophthalmic And Pharmaceutical Products

imec and Veeco Partner to Reduce Production Cost of GaN-on-Si-Based Power Devices, LEDs

Certain Bacteria Demonstrate Aggression on the Nanoscale

Trends in Nanotechnology 2013 Begins in Seville on September 9th - Last Few Days to Register

Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Use NanoWizard3 AFM to Investigate Biomaterials

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

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