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Nanophotonics, Nanoengineering and Nanotechnology Experts in Podcast Interview

Lumera Corporation, a leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology, announced today the release of its newest podcast interviews with Kimberly D.C. Trapp, Industry Liaison Officer at Lehigh University Center for Optica...

12 Jul 2007

NanoBio Awarded $2.4 million by the State of Michigan

NanoBio(R) Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel products for the treatment and prevention of serious infections, today announced that it has been awarded $2.4 million by the State of Michigan 21st Ce...

12 Jul 2007

Environmentally Friendly Batteries Produced Using Viruses

Viruses are notorious villains. They cause serious human diseases like AIDS, polio, and influenza, and can lead to system crashes and data loss in computers. A new podcast explores how nanotechnology researcher Angela...

10 Jul 2007

Nanotechnologists Change the Color of Iron Oxide Particles Using a Magnetic Field

University of California, Riverside nanotechnologists have succeeded in controlling the color of very small particles of iron oxide suspended in water simply by applying an external magnetic field to the solution. The di...

5 Jul 2007

Nanocatalyst Could Revolutionize Biodiesel Production

Line up 250 billion of Victor Lin’s nanospheres and you’ve traveled a meter. But those particles – and just the right chemistry filling the channels that run through them – could make a big differ...

3 Jul 2007

Biologically Friendly Nano Sized Light Source Invented That Emits Choherent Light Across Visible Spectrum

A bio-friendly nano-sized light source capable of emitting coherent light across the visible spectrum, has been invented by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Labora...

29 Jun 2007

Nanoparticle Based Chemotherapy Drug Delivery System Puts Drugs Deep Into Solid Tumors

A new drug delivery method using nano-sized molecules to carry the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin to tumors improves the effectiveness of the drug in mice and increases their survival time, according to a study published ...

27 Jun 2007

Arrowhead’s New Nanobioscience Subsidiary Plans Preclinical Studies and Collaboration with NCI

Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today that its new wholly-owned nanobioscience subsidiary has changed its name from "C Sixty Acquisition Corp." to "Tego BioSciences Corporation." The subsidia...

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 26 Jun 2007

Nanotechnology Safety Research Grant From The EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of two grants totaling almost $600,000 to Oregon State University (OSU) for nanotechnology research. These grants will evaluate whether some manmade nano...

25 Jun 2007

Tool For Evaluating and Addressing Potential Risks Of Nanomaterials Released By DuPont and Environmental Defense

DuPont and Environmental Defense today released a comprehensive framework to assist with the responsible development and use of nanotechnology and to help inform global dialogue on its potential risks. The Nano Risk Fram...

22 Jun 2007