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Optical Properties of Fluorescent Nanoparticles Open Possibilities for Cellular Imaging

Scientists from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, have successfully exploited the optical properties of fluorescent nanoparticles to broaden the scope of single-cell microscopy. By using nanoparticles, they succ...

9 May 2007

NanoVic and Victorian Government Launch BioNano Initiatives in US

Nanotechnology Victoria has announced the formation of two major initiatives in bionanotechnology, launched by the Victorian Premier, Mr Steve Bracks, and the Minister for Innovation, Mr John Brumby, at the BIO2007 Confe...

8 May 2007

NaturalNano and Cascade Engineering to Jointly Develop Nanocomposite Additive

NaturalNano, Inc., an innovative materials science company, today announced that it has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Cascade Engineering, a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative plasti...

7 May 2007

Platinum Nanocrystals Provide Increase Catalytic Activity

A research team composed of electrochemists and materials scientists from two continents has produced a new form of the industrially-important metal platinum: 24-facet nanocrystals whose catalytic activity per unit area ...

5 May 2007

Nanoparticle Coated Fabric Prevents Cold and Flu and Never Needs Washing

Fashion designers and fiber scientists at Cornell have taken "functional clothing" to a whole new level. They have designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that des...

3 May 2007

New Understanding of Nanoparticles May Allow Rapid Detction of Viruses

Chemical engineers from the University at Buffalo have collaborated with scientists from other institutions to solve a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible a device tha...

3 May 2007

NanoCyl to Distribute Carbon Nanotube Products in Europe through Velox

Carbon Nanotubes Leader Nanocyl and specialised raw materials distribution & sales company Velox have signed an agreement for the distribution of Nanocyl’s carbon nanotubes-based products in Europe. This partne...

From NANOCYL SA 2 May 2007

Nanotechnology and Climate Change to Transform Worldwide Food Industry

The latest study by hkc22.com shows that food production and consumption will change dramatically within the next 20 years. Water problems, energy use and climate change are the key reasons besides increasing population ...

2 May 2007

Gold Nanoparticles to be Used for an Environmental Test for Mercury

With gold nanoparticles, DNA and some smart chemistry as their tools, scientists at Northwestern University have developed a simple "litmus test" for mercury that eventually could be used for on-the-spot enviro...

2 May 2007

MIT Researchers Successfully Weigh Single Living Cell

For the first time, MIT researchers have found a way to measure the mass of single cells with high accuracy. The new technique, which is based on a micromechanical detector, could allow researchers to develop inexpens...

2 May 2007