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UT Dallas Researcher Receives NSF Grant to Develop Nanoelectronic Biochip

UT Dallas nanotechnology researcher Walter Hu has received a $400,000 grant to develop an innovative and manufacturable nanoelectronic biochip that can detect individual molecules.

26 Jul 2010

New Book Available on Microfluidic Devices for Nanotechnology

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d74bde/microfluidic_devic) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Microfluidic Devices in Nanotechnology: Applications" to their...

26 Jul 2010

AMDS Secures Badger Meter Funding to Develop REX Generation 1 Product

American Micro Detection Systems, Inc. (AMDS), a privately held technology company with 30 years of experience developing and manufacturing innovative, real-time instruments which enable a cleaner and safer environment, ...

21 Jul 2010

Deuterium Atoms Increase Shelf Life of Fluorescent Probes

By swapping out one specific hydrogen atom for an isotope twice as heavy, researchers have increased the shelf life and detection ability of fluorescent probes that are essential to studying a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer and atherosclerosis.

21 Jul 2010

Nanotechnologists Develop New Sensor to Detect Anthrax Spores

Nanotechnologists at University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed a sensor that can detect anthrax spores.

19 Jul 2010

New Model Describing Polymer Movement Inside Nanopores

The movement of long chain polymers through nanopores is a key part of many biological processes, including the transport of RNA, DNA, and proteins.

15 Jul 2010

Owlstone Nanotech Chosen for R+D 100 Award

Advance Nanotech, Inc. is pleased to learn that Owlstone Nanotech, Inc. ("Owlstone"), in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ("PNNL"), has been selected to receive an award from the R&D100 Magazine.

From Owlstone Nanotech 12 Jul 2010

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Lydall Announce Technology Integration and Development Deal

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTCBB:INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors, and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that it has entered into a technology integration and development agreement with Lydall, Inc. (NYSE: LDL).

29 Jun 2010

New Nanotube Biosensor Detects Protein Molecules

A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins, which could provide a crucial new...

28 Jun 2010

Optical Ethanol Vapor Sensor Shows Potential of SOI-Based Integrated Gas Sensors

An ethanol vapor sensor is fabricated using a ZnO nanoparticle film as a coating on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) microring resonator of 5µm in radius. The sensor can detect ethanol vapor concentrations as low as 100ppm.

From IMEC 21 Jun 2010