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Nanotech Researchers Reveal Poroelasticity Behavior of Animal Cells

Animal cells behave like fluid-filled sponges in response to being mechanically deformed according to new research published today in Nature Materials.

8 Jan 2013

NanoKnife Technology Employed to Treat Cancerous Tumors

Interventional radiologists at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern) performed the first Nanoknife procedure in Illinois, using electricity to target hard to access tumors. The technology, called NanoKnife®, uses electrical impulses to effectively break up tumors and destroy cancer cells that may otherwise be inoperable or allow for few treatment options due to their proximity to major arteries, airways and other vulnerable tissues. The NanoKnife procedure is commonly used to treat tumors located in the liver or pancreas.

8 Jan 2013

Researchers Obtain Molecular View of Polymer/Fullerene Solar Film

Why are efficient and affordable solar cells so highly coveted? Volume. The amount of solar energy lighting up Earth's land mass every year is nearly 3,000 times the total amount of annual human energy use. But to compete with energy from fossil fuels, photovoltaic devices must convert sunlight to electricity with a certain measure of efficiency. For polymer-based organic photovoltaic cells, which are far less expensive to manufacture than silicon-based solar cells, scientists have long believed that the key to high efficiencies rests in the purity of the polymer/organic cell's two domains – acceptor and donor. Now, however, an alternate and possibly easier route forward has been shown.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 8 Jan 2013

Panasonic Introduces Advanced Photo and Video Hybrid Camera with Nano Surface Coating Technology

The new LUMIX DMC-ZS30 is Panasonic's most advanced photo and video hybrid compact camera to date. With exceptional image quality and a host of features, including a 20x Optical Zoom, 60p Full HD video recording and Wi-Fi connectivity, it's ideal for those looking for a camera that does it all without compromise.

8 Jan 2013

High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Movies Help Understand Protein Systems

High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is providing the means to produce dramatic footage of moving biomolecules, and scientists at Kanazawa University leading the field. This research is also described in the inaugural December issue of the Kanazawa University Research Bulletin: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/index

8 Jan 2013

New Market Report on TiO2 in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "TiO2 China Monthly Report 1210" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 7 Jan 2013

Liquipel Unveils Smartphone Nanotechnology Protection Solution at CES

Liquipel LLC, the sole owner and licensor of the Liquipel technology, announced today new scientific breakthroughs in nanotechnology protection, dubbing them "Liquipel 2.0." The science behind Liquipel 2.0 represents significant advancements in durability, corrosion resistance and water protection. Extensive company testing has shown Liquipel 2.0 to be up to 100 times more effective than its predecessor, Liquipel 1.0, while maintaining component integrity and RF sensitivity.

7 Jan 2013

Packaging Lithography Company Rudolph to Participate in Needham Growth Conference

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Company’s management will participate in the following investor events in January 2013: Rudolph’s Company Sponsored Analyst Event and the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference. At each event, management will provide an overview of the Company and will discuss its competitive position and future prospects.

From Onto Innovation 7 Jan 2013

NIMS’ Materials Nanoarchitectonics Center and UCLA Partner to Develop On-Demand-Type Device

The NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), in joint research with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), succeeded in developing an on-demand-type device which possesses a diverse range of functions, including those of a diode, switch, capacitor, brain-type memory device, in a single device, and realizes the new concept of enabling switching of those functions in response to the user’s needs.

From University of California, Los Angeles 7 Jan 2013

Novel Technique to Spy on Inner Lives of Cells

An EPFL team has developed a technique for spying on the inner lives of cells. For the first time, scientists have used a near-infrared, light-sensitive biocompatible molecule to mark and observe the activity of proteins inside living cells.

7 Jan 2013

Nanotechnology-Based Portable Power Device for Consumer Electronics

Lilliputian Systems, Inc., a developer of portable power products for consumer electronics, and Brookstone, a multichannel lifestyle specialty retailer and product development company, announced today the launch of Nectar™, a revolutionary Mobile Power System that will fundamentally transform the way in which consumers keep their increasingly power-hungry mobile devices charged. Lilliputian Systems also announced today that Nectar Mobile Power System has been awarded the prestigious Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations Award for Design and Engineering in the Portable Power category.

7 Jan 2013

National Medal of Science to be Bestowed on Two UT Professors

Two professors from The University of Texas at Austin will be honored by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Science. Allen Bard, in the College of Natural Sciences, and John Goodenough, in the Cockrell School of Engineering, are two of 12 eminent researchers who will receive the medal this year, bringing the university’s overall total to five since 1962.

7 Jan 2013

Nano Labs Introduces Automated Technology to Improve Crop Yields

Nano Labs Corp. today announced yet another high-tech advance relating to greenhouse (GH) farming and agriculture, this being automated technology to control the dynamics of GH CO2 for improved crop yields, reduced energy consumption, and decreased environmental hazards.

7 Jan 2013

Finetech to Showcase Lambda Bonder with Sub-Micron Placement Accuracy at SPIE Photonics West

Finetech will showcase the sub-micron placement accuracy FINEPLACER® Lambda bonder in Booth #4626 at the upcoming SPIE Photonics West exhibition, scheduled for February 5-7, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

7 Jan 2013

Nanomedicine Researcher to Deliver Inaugural Presentation at ACS Kavli Foundation Lecture

A noted researcher in nanomedicine — preventing, diagnosing and treating disease with particles so small that thousands fit across the width of a human hair — will deliver the inaugural presentation in "The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture" at the next National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

From American Chemical Society 4 Jan 2013