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Nanobiosensor and Carbon Nanotube Thin Film Transistor Patent Awarded to Nano-Proprietary

Austin, Texas-based Nano-Proprietary, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Applied Nanotech, Inc. ("ANI") received a notice of allowance for its patent titled "Nanobiosensor and carbon nanotube thin film tra...

29 Feb 2008

Non-Magnetic Metals Made Magnetic by Reducing to Nanometer Sizes

An international team led by Physics and Chemistry teams from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and directed by Professor Jose Javier Saiz Garitaonandia, has achieved...

29 Feb 2008

AIDS May be Cured by Nanotechnology With Nanoemulsion Nasal Vaccine Producing Immunity to HIV, Smallpox and Other Infectious Diseases

AIDS may be cured by a novel nanotechnology based technique for vaccinating against a variety of infectious diseases – using an oil-based emulsion placed in the nose, rather than needles – has proved able to produce a strong immune response against smallpox and HIV in two new studies.

27 Feb 2008

Federal Toxics Reporting Statute Could be Applied to Production and Commercialization of Nanotechnology

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) has released a first-time legal analysis that finds a key federal toxics reporting statute could be applied to production and commercialization of nanotechnology, providing ...

26 Feb 2008

Nanotechnology Director Delivers Visionary Presentation on the Future Impact of Nanotechnology on Energy, Lighting, Transportion, Meta Materials, Carbon Nanotubes plus Health and Safety

Dr. Clayton Teague, the director of the US National Nanotechnology Inititive was warmly welcomed to the ICONN2008 event in Melbourne Australia where he delivered the plenary lecture outlining the current and future state of play for nanotechnology

26 Feb 2008

Nano-Scale Scaffolds Made of Silica and Loaded with Nitric Oxide Deliver Knock-Out Blow to Bacteria

Mark Schoenfisch and his lab of analytical chemists at UNC have created nano-scale scaffolds made of silica and loaded with nitric oxide (NO) - an important molecule in mammals that plays a role in regulating blood pressure, neurotransmission and fighting bacterial infections, among other vital functions.

26 Feb 2008