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Discovery of Circulating Nano-Sized Extracellular Vesicles Helps Advance Brain Cancer Diagnosis

The recent discovery of circulating "nano-sized extracellular vesicles" (EVs) carrying proteins and nucleic acids derived from brain tumors may lead to exciting new avenues for brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment, according to a special article in the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

9 Apr 2013

Ill-Conceived Cuts Could Set Back Progress in Nanotechnology

Cuts in federal funding of nanotechnology research threaten to slow progress toward some of the field's greatest promises, including commercialization of sustainable new energy sources that do not contribute to global warming, an international authority in the field cautioned here today.

From American Chemical Society 9 Apr 2013

TSMC, Cadence to Develop Design Infrastructure for 16-nm FinFET Technology

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced an ongoing multi-year agreement with TSMC to develop the design infrastructure for 16-nanometer FinFET technology, targeting advanced node designs for mobile, networking, servers and FPGA applications.

From Cadence Design Systems 9 Apr 2013

Researchers Seek Ways to Synthesize Shape-Specific Nanoparticles

Controlling the shapes of nanometer-sized catalytic and electrocatalytic particles made from noble metals such as platinum and palladium may be more complicated than previously thought.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 9 Apr 2013

New Method to Evaluate Toxicity of Nanoparticles

Earlier efforts to determine the health and environmental effects of the nanoparticles that are finding use in hundreds of consumer products may have produced misleading results by embracing traditional toxicology tests that do not take into account the unique properties of bits of material so small that 100,000 could fit in the period at the end of this sentence.

From American Chemical Society 9 Apr 2013

Micro & Nano Letters Journal Receives Two New Co-Editors-In-Chief

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has today announced the appointment of two new co-editors-in-chief for its Micro & Nano Letters journal. Professor Peter Dobson, specialising in the area of nano-scale science and Professor Gwo-Bin Vincent Lee specialising in micro-scale science, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this rapid publication online journal.

8 Apr 2013

Nanowire Solar Cells Demonstrate Better Efficiency than Silicon for Energy Production

Capture up to 12 times more light to produce more energy? Nanowires do just that and surpass expectations on solar energy production.

8 Apr 2013

Scientists Make Progress in Producing Fully Functional Nanocellulose for Biofuels

Genes from the family of bacteria that produce vinegar, Kombucha tea and nata de coco have become stars in a project — which scientists today said has reached an advanced stage — that would turn algae into solar-powered factories for producing the "wonder material" nanocellulose.

From American Chemical Society 8 Apr 2013

Calcified Nanoparticles Beginning of Kidney Stones Formation in the Fruit Fly

Kidney stones usually make their presence known suddenly, often sending a person to the hospital in excruciating pain. Each year in the U.S. more than a million people seek medical attention for kidney stones, technically called nephrolithiasis. The total annual cost of treatment exceeds $2.1 billion, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

8 Apr 2013

Aruvian Research Presents Comprehensive Analysis of Altair Nanotechnologies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis of Altair Nanotechnologies" company profile to their offering.

From Research and Markets 6 Apr 2013

Molecular Medicine Researchers Detect Substance That Can Prevent Edema Formation

Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) and the Leibniz Institute of Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) in Berlin-Buch, Germany, have now detected a substance that can prevent the accumulation of fluid in body tissue and thus edema formation.

6 Apr 2013

Gigaphoton to Promote Business Opportunities in China through Komatsu as New Service Representative

Gigaphoton, Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that as of April 1, 2013, it has delegated Komatsu (China) Ltd. ("Komatsu (China)") to take the place of Scientech Corp. Shanghai ("Scientech") as its new service representative in China, and has commenced business operations under the former.

6 Apr 2013

UB Researchers Participate in Launch of Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center

What does it take to launch two major international HIV/AIDS research initiatives involving UB and the University of Zimbabwe?

6 Apr 2013

Canada Invests in Nanotechnology and Research to Increase Global Food Security

Scientific research developed through an innovative fund will help find solutions to combat world hunger and poverty. Today, Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Julian Fantino, announced Canada's contribution to the second phase of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF).

6 Apr 2013

Italian SIS to Manufacture and Distribute Nano Labs’ Nano Paint and Coating Products

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to announce today the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with SIS Consulting of Rome, Italy for the manufacturing and distribution of the Company's nano paint and coating products under licensing arrangements to be negotiated between the parties.

6 Apr 2013

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Discovery of Circulating Nano-Sized Extracellular Vesicles Helps Advance Brain Cancer Diagnosis

Ill-Conceived Cuts Could Set Back Progress in Nanotechnology

TSMC, Cadence to Develop Design Infrastructure for 16-nm FinFET Technology

Researchers Seek Ways to Synthesize Shape-Specific Nanoparticles

New Method to Evaluate Toxicity of Nanoparticles

Micro & Nano Letters Journal Receives Two New Co-Editors-In-Chief

Nanowire Solar Cells Demonstrate Better Efficiency than Silicon for Energy Production

Scientists Make Progress in Producing Fully Functional Nanocellulose for Biofuels

Calcified Nanoparticles Beginning of Kidney Stones Formation in the Fruit Fly

Aruvian Research Presents Comprehensive Analysis of Altair Nanotechnologies

Molecular Medicine Researchers Detect Substance That Can Prevent Edema Formation

Gigaphoton to Promote Business Opportunities in China through Komatsu as New Service Representative

UB Researchers Participate in Launch of Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center

Canada Invests in Nanotechnology and Research to Increase Global Food Security

Italian SIS to Manufacture and Distribute Nano Labs’ Nano Paint and Coating Products

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