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Nanomaterial-Based Biomedical Device has Potential to Transform Cancer Treatment

A Northwestern University research team has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically removed...

3 Oct 2008

NSF Funds Clemson University Professors to Develop Nanofiber-Based Probes

The National Science Foundation has granted two Clemson University professors $250,000 to research and develop nanofiber-based probes - needles that are 10 times smaller in diameter than a human hair - for medical diagno...

3 Oct 2008

First Atomic-Scale Compositional Images of Fuel Cell Nanoparticles

In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more,
engineers at MIT and two other
institutions have taken the first images of individual atoms on and near the
surface of nanoparticles key to the eco-friendly energy storage devices.

3 Oct 2008

Leading Carbon Nanotube Manufacturer Licenses Technology for Semiconductor Applications

Unidym, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation, announced today that it has completed a non-exclusive license for certain intellectual property in its portfolio to one of the world’s le...

2 Oct 2008

Elsevier Announces Georgia Tech Professor as Winner of Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences

The Editors of the leading international journal Chemical Physics Letters are pleased to announce that the second Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences has been awarded to Professor Mostafa El-Sayed from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, for his seminal contributions to the understanding of the electronic and molecular dynamics and properties of systems with different length scales, ranging from molecules to nanoparticles to biomedical systems.

From Elsevier B.V 2 Oct 2008

Nanoledge Raises New Financing and Relocates to Canada

Nanoledge Inc., a high performance resins manufacturer specializing in the integration of nanoparticles into composites and the development of environmentally friendly materials, announced today the closing of a multi-mi...

2 Oct 2008

AVS 55th International Symposium Showcases Nanotechnology and Materials Research

The AVS 55th International Symposium next month in Boston will showcase research from across the spectrum of science and engineering devoted to research on such topics as nanotechnology, alternative energy, materials research, and medicine.

2 Oct 2008

Nanotailor to Attend Upcoming NanoTXUSA'08 Conference and Expo

Nanotailor, Inc., a nanomaterials company specializing in the manufacturing of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, announced today that in cooperation with the Nanomaterials Application Center [NAC] at Texas State University...

2 Oct 2008

Using Nanoparticles to Deliver Treatments to Injured Brain and Spinal Cord Cells

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Cent...

2 Oct 2008

New Thin Film Metrology Tools for MEMS to be Launched at Semicon Europa 2008

PANalytical will launch new products and showcase its full range
of innovative X-ray metrology solutions on booth #144 at Semicon Europa 2008,
October 7-9, Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Germany.

2 Oct 2008