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Nano-Sized Glass Beads Focus Light in Fully Integrated, Interactive Virtual Presenter

Imagine a world in which you don’t need to speak to a car salesperson to get a trade-in quote, or a restaurant hostess to find out the wait time, or a hotel concierge to find the hottest city attraction. This world of dynamic digital merchandising is now possible as 3M debuts its first fully integrated, interactive Virtual Presenter at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW).

11 Mar 2013

Support for Nanotechnology Based on Definition

Even small tweaks in how scientists describe scientific breakthroughs can significantly change how the public perceives their work, a new study indicates.

11 Mar 2013

Nobel Laureate to Keynote at Nanomedicine for Imaging and Treatment Conference

Nobel laureate Roger Tsien, PhD, will keynote Cedars-Sinai’s March 15 and 16 Nanomedicine for Imaging and Treatment Conference, which will assemble a multidisciplinary group of nationally and internationally renowned academic researchers, clinicians and representatives from private industry and the National Institutes of Health.

11 Mar 2013

CleanEquity Monaco 2013: Gasplas to Present in Conjunction with Cambridge Nanosystems

Gasplas AS in conjunction with Cambridge Nanosystems Ltd will present at CleanEquity Monaco 2013 on March 7th & 8th at the Sporting d'Hiver, Monaco.

11 Mar 2013

Presentations on Nano-Pigments and Nano-Composites Invited for The Pigment and Colour Science Forum

Smithers Rapra have created The Pigment and Colour Science Forum to unite the pigment industry behind colour science and design.

11 Mar 2013

Selective Heating of Nanopores Improves Disease Diagnosis

Tiny biomolecular chambers called nanopores that can be selectively heated may help doctors diagnose disease more effectively if recent research by a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Wheaton College, and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) proves effective.

11 Mar 2013

Researchers Image Atomic Collapse States around Super-Large Atomic Nuclei on Graphene

The first experimental observation of a quantum mechanical phenomenon that was predicted nearly 70 years ago holds important implications for the future of graphene-based electronic devices.

11 Mar 2013

Cymer Announce Development Milestone for EUV Lithography

A significant milestone in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography was reported by Cymer's David Brandt last week at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2013 in San Jose. The event, which drew more than 2200 attendees, ran Feb. 24-28.

From Cymer, Inc. 8 Mar 2013

Scientists View Neuron Activity after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Scientists have watched a mild traumatic brain injury play out in the living brain, prompting swelling that reduces blood flow and connections between neurons to die.

8 Mar 2013

Evolution of Dendrites to be Studied in the Absence of Gravity

Northwestern University research has a wide reach. This month, it went all the way to outer space.

8 Mar 2013

Multilayer Graphene Films Help Probe Low-Frequency Electronic Noise

A University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor and a team of researchers published a paper today that shows how they solved an almost century-old problem that could further help downscale the size of electronic devices.

From University of California at Riverside 8 Mar 2013

Plasmonic Nanoparticles Improve Efficiency of Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics

A new technique developed by U of T Engineering Professor Ted Sargent and his research group could lead to significantly more efficient solar cells, according to a recent paper published in the journal Nano Letters.

8 Mar 2013

Grant for Organizing Enzymes to Create Electricity Using Nanoscale Devices

An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering has recently received a $360,000 grant to better organize enzymes on electrodes to create nanoscale devices that more efficiently convert the chemical energy of sugars and complex carbohydrates in to electricity.

From University of California at Riverside 8 Mar 2013

Bee Venom Toxin Loaded onto Nanoparticles Effectively Kills Tumor Cells

Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown. The finding is an important step toward developing a vaginal gel that may prevent the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

8 Mar 2013

Carbon Nanotubes Facilitate Electron Transport in Biocathode for Miniaturized Biofuel Cells

An air-breathing bio-battery has been constructed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The core element providing the new power source with relatively high voltage and long lifetime is a carefully designed cathode taking up oxygen from air and composed of an enzyme, carbon nanotubes and silicate.

8 Mar 2013

Nanotechnology News

Nano-Sized Glass Beads Focus Light in Fully Integrated, Interactive Virtual Presenter

Support for Nanotechnology Based on Definition

Nobel Laureate to Keynote at Nanomedicine for Imaging and Treatment Conference

CleanEquity Monaco 2013: Gasplas to Present in Conjunction with Cambridge Nanosystems

Presentations on Nano-Pigments and Nano-Composites Invited for The Pigment and Colour Science Forum

Selective Heating of Nanopores Improves Disease Diagnosis

Researchers Image Atomic Collapse States around Super-Large Atomic Nuclei on Graphene

Cymer Announce Development Milestone for EUV Lithography

Scientists View Neuron Activity after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Evolution of Dendrites to be Studied in the Absence of Gravity

Multilayer Graphene Films Help Probe Low-Frequency Electronic Noise

Plasmonic Nanoparticles Improve Efficiency of Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics

Grant for Organizing Enzymes to Create Electricity Using Nanoscale Devices

Bee Venom Toxin Loaded onto Nanoparticles Effectively Kills Tumor Cells

Carbon Nanotubes Facilitate Electron Transport in Biocathode for Miniaturized Biofuel Cells

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