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India Announce Further Investments into Development of Nanotechnology

Vice President Hamid Ansari today said that public funding for scientific and technological research and development should aim at enhancing public welfare and economic development.Inaugurating the second Bangalore Nano ...

17 Dec 2008

Dispute Over Insurance Policy on Nanotechnology

A while back, we received a call from a company that had developed a spray on insulation using nanotechnology. The company claimed it could dramatically reduce a company’s energy cost by using this spray on insulat...

16 Dec 2008

Exploring the Nanoworld Using Animation

Tiny self-assembling metal cubes dance across the screen in a video posted on the Web site of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology. You could read a book — or at least several chapters — on the principles behind how these microcubes build themselves up from microscopic metallic sheets cut by lasers. Or you could watch a one-minute animated video that tells their fantastic story.

16 Dec 2008

The Bayer Group Continues Expansion of Research and Development Innovations

Bayer innovations provide solutions for the global challenges of the future / Pharmaceutical pipeline is well filled, with 50 projects currently in phases I to III of clinical testing.

From Covestro AG 16 Dec 2008

New Multi-layer Nanocoating Demonstrate High Integration Between Living Tissues and Implant

New multi-layer coating containing biological substances improves the reliability and durability of surgical implants. A Medical Engineering Research Group, based in the East of England, has won a Translational Research Award in Orthopaedics from the Medical Futures Innovation Awards 2008 (MFIA2008).

16 Dec 2008

Solar Cells Produce from Quantum Dots Demonstrate Increased Efficiency Compare to Existing Photovoltaic Panels

Solar cells made from a new class of materials, called quantum dots, could capture much more sunlight than existing photovoltaic panels. If produced in bulk, an upcoming generation of solar technology promises to be chea...

16 Dec 2008

Virage Logic Expands 40-Nanometer (nm) Silicon Embedded Memory Compiler Enabling Faster Manufacturing

Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, today announced the expansion of its silicon proven 40-nanometer (nm) embedded memory compiler and logic library product portfo...

16 Dec 2008

OmegaGenesis Unveils Novel Technology for Nanomaterials Offering Broad Medical Applications

New Company Founded on Mayo Clinic Discoveries is Developing Therapies for Wounds, Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Hair Growth Using Nano-Materials with Angiogenic Properties. OmegaGenesis today unveiled the company's novel...

16 Dec 2008

Cabot's Branded Aerogel, Nanogel,Selected to Insulate a 39-km Subsea Pipeline

Sometimes called "frozen smoke", aerogel is the lightest and best insulating solid in the world. Nanogel, Cabot's branded aerogel, is a hydrophobic aerogel produced as particles. Each particle consists largely of air (~95%) contained in nano-sized pores that severely inhibit heat transfer through the material

From Cabot Corporation 15 Dec 2008

NSTI Nanotech 2009 Extend Deadline Due to High Demand

As we enter our 12th year, NSTI Nanotech is known as the largest and most comprehensive small tech conference in the world. The first round of technical submissions into Nanotech 2009 have been received and are curren...

15 Dec 2008