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NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance of Antimicrobial Barrier Topical Cream

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. today announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a prescription topical cream containing NPI 32101, the company’s patent-protected nano...

23 Jul 2007

Berkeley Researchers Find New Way To Fabricate Striped Nanorods

Superlatticed or “striped" nanorods – crystalline materials only a few molecules in thickness and made up of two or more semiconductors – are highly valued for their potential to serve in a variety...

23 Jul 2007

Tightly Packed Molecules Lend Unexpected Strength to Nanothin Sheet of Material

Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the surprising strength of a sheet of nanoparticles that measures just 50 atoms in thickness. “It’s an amazing little...

23 Jul 2007

Innovative Carbon Nanotube Growth Tool Selected For Nanocomposites and Mechanical Sensor Research

Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, has won a major order for its innovative carbon nanotube growth tool from ITA, the advanced technolog...

20 Jul 2007

Where do End-of-Life Nanomaterials Go?

All materials and products eventually come to the end of their useful life, and those made with nanotechnology are no different. This means that engineered nanomaterials will ultimately enter the waste stream and find th...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 20 Jul 2007

Surrey Nanosystems Wins Major Order for Innovative Carbon Nanotube Growth Tool

Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, has won a major order for its innovative carbon nanotube growth tool from ITA, the advanced technol...

From Surrey Nanosystems 20 Jul 2007

NJIT Researchers Develop Inexpensive, Easy Process to Produce Solar Panels

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. “The process is simple,” said lead researcher and a...

19 Jul 2007

Department of Energy Advances National Synchrotron Light Source-II (NSLS-II) Project

The Department of Energy (DOE) has granted "Critical Decision 1" (CD-1) status to the National Synchrotron Light Source-II (NSLS-II). This decision, which assures the facility's location at DOE's Brookh...

19 Jul 2007

Yale Biomedical Engineer Creating Nanotech Drug Delivery with L’Oreal USA Award

Kim Woodrow, a postdoctoral fellow in biomedical engineering at Yale, is one of the five American women recently honored by L'Oréal USA with their 2007 Fellowships for Women in Science. Woodrow is developing ...

18 Jul 2007

Brewer, The First to Bring a Microelectronic Grade Carbon Nanotube Coating to Market

Brewer Science, a trusted provider of leading-edge materials and processes to the semiconductor industry, announces the commercial availability of the first microelectronicsgrade carbon nanotube (CNT) coating. A breakthr...

From Brewer Science Inc. - Specialty Materials 18 Jul 2007