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NIH/ NIGMS Awards Circulomics $1.5M Phase II SBIR Grant to Expand Nanobind DNA/RNA Extraction Technology

Circulomics has been awarded a $1.5M Phase II SBIR grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to create a portfolio of DNA/RNA extraction products based on Nanobind technology.

8 Oct 2015

Nanophase Awarded U.S. Patent for C3 Metal Oxide Surface Treatment Technology

Nanophase Technologies Corporation announced today that it has been granted U.S. patent 9,139,737 for its C3 metal oxide surface treatment technology. Patents in other countries are pending.

8 Oct 2015

Global Market for Carbon Nanotube Primary Grades Projected to Reach $670.6 Million in 2019

The primary objectives of this report are threefold: assess the current state-of-the-art in CNT production and technical applications understanding, identify the current players seeking to exploit their unique properties and evaluate actual or impending markets in terms of the technical readiness of CNTs and the projected market revenues.

7 Oct 2015

Dais Analytic Completes Testing of Nanostructured Aqualyte-Based Cooling Tower Technology

Dais Analytic Corporation, a commercial nanotechnology materials business selling its industry-changing nanomaterial technology and designs into the worldwide air, energy and water markets, today announced it has successfully completed the testing of a new generation of safer, more efficient cooling tower technology it calls "PolyCool™" using the features of the Company's Aqualyte™ nanomaterial.

From Dais Analytic Corporation 7 Oct 2015

Breakout Labs Selects Four New Companies for Funding

Breakout Labs, a program of Peter Thiel’s philanthropic organization, the Thiel Foundation, announced today that four new companies advancing scientific discoveries in biomedical, chemical engineering, and nanotechnology have been selected for funding.

7 Oct 2015

Thinfilm Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

Thin Film Electronics ASA, a global leader in printed electronics and smart systems, is pleased to announce that the company has received “ISO 9001 Certification.”

7 Oct 2015

Nanoscale Photodetector Detects Optical Plasmons Using Molybdenum Disulfide

Photonic circuits, which use light to transmit signals, are markedly faster than electronic circuits. Unfortunately, they're also bigger.

7 Oct 2015

New Report on Global Nanoclay Reinforcement Market

The global nanoclay reinforcement market is expected to reach USD 4.38 Billion by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Nanoclay reinforcement market is expected to witness significant growth over the next seven years owing to a growing need for lightweight, portable, durable, high strength and low cost materials in a wide range of applications including automotive, aerospace and marine applications.

7 Oct 2015

MIT Researchers Create Ion-Selective Graphene Nanopores

Single graphene sheets with small pores that mimic the selective ion channels found in the biological membranes, that surround living cells.

7 Oct 2015

Tiny 'Clutch' Operates at the Nanoscale

A model microscopic system to demonstrate the transmission of torque in the presence of thermal fluctuations - necessary for the creation of a tiny 'clutch' operating at the nanoscale - has been assembled at the University of Bristol as part of an international collaboration.

6 Oct 2015