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One of the Top IP Lawyers in Nanotechnology

Brinks Hofer Gilson + Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that William F. Prendergast, a shareholder and chair of the firm's Nanotechnology Group, on...

9 Aug 2008

Funding to Increase Production and Enhance Market Penetration of Quantum Dot Lasers

Innolume, the leading provider of quantum dot (QD) laser diodes and modules covering the 1000 nm to 1320 nm optical spectrum, today announced that it secured a Series C round of financing for €8.6 million. The round...

5 Aug 2008

A Novel Way to Kill Tumor Cells Using Nanoparticles and Light

Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light. The technique, devised by Wensha Yang, an instructor in radiation oncology at the University of...

30 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology May Hold Key to Improving Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Once limited to the electronics industry, semiconductor material may hold the key to improving early detection of prostate cancer among African-American men. Nanotechnology using quantum dots (QD) made from semicondu...

25 Jul 2008

Report Finds Pervasive Use of Nanotechnology in Manufactured Products

Much like the Internet, nanotechnology was over-hyped earlier this decade, and some high profile failures have left manufacturers and investors skeptical. However, a new report from Lux Research finds that in reality, na...

22 Jul 2008

NSF Grant to Fund Continued Development Activities for Selah Tubes Nanotechnology

Selah Technologies, an advanced materials manufacturer, announced today that the company has received an additional $50,000 SBIR Phase IB grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund continued development act...

17 Jul 2008

Harnessing the Solar Spectrum using InN-Based Nanostructures

Magnolia Optical Technologies announced that it is collaborating with Dr. Roger Welser of the Kopin Corporation in developing indium nitride (InN)-based quantum dot solar cells for NASA and Defense applications. &ldqu...

12 Jul 2008

NIST Researchers Developed Simplified Process for Producing Water-Soluble Quantum Dots

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing high-quality, water-soluble quantum dots for biomedical applications. By usin...

10 Jul 2008

New Line of Lasers using Quantum Dot Materials for Biomedical Applications

Laser technology has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR ...

9 Jul 2008

Acoustic Waves Promise to be Useful Probes of Nanostructures

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.

4 Jul 2008