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Inexpensive Drug Sensor with Gold Nano Domes Identifies Fluid Contents in IV Lines

Today, computerized smart systems can deliver drugs intravenously in exact volumes to hospital patients. However, these systems cannot recognize which medications are in the tubing nor can they determine the concentration of the drug in the tubing. This lack of precise information can lead to medication errors with serious consequences.

20 Sep 2013

Panasonic Debuts nanoe Technology-Based Hair Tools

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company today announced the introduction of two new hair care tools, the EH-NA65-K nanoe™ Hair Dryer and the EH-HS95-K nanoe™ Flat Iron which feature advanced nanoe™ technology to provide hair with moisture, keeping it smooth and shiny.

20 Sep 2013

New Nanostructured Material May Help Reduce Condensation in Airplane Cabins

A new nanostructured material with applications that could include reducing condensation in airplane cabins and enabling certain medical tests without the need for high tech laboratories has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney.

19 Sep 2013

East-European-Based Oil Company Places Order for Containerized LiqTech SiC Membrane Installation

LiqTech International, Inc. (“LiqTech”) is pleased to announce that an East-European-based oil company has ordered a containerized (mobile) LiqTech SiC membrane installation. The order represents a value to LiqTech of $300,000 and is expected to be delivered by the end of this year. The end-user placed the order to confirm the properties of the LiqTech SiC membrane technology for various upstream Produced Water applications.

19 Sep 2013

Nano Labs Conducts Testing on Intumescent Fire Resistant Coating

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to report the Company has been testing its intumescent, fire resistant coating with Atencio and Atencio, a certified maintenance supplier for Pemex, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company.

19 Sep 2013

Natural Fibers Embedded with Nanoparticles Can Remove Harmful Textile Dyes in Water

A cheap and simple process using natural fibers embedded with nanoparticles can almost completely rid water of harmful textile dyes in minutes, report Cornell and Colombian researchers who worked with native Colombian plant fibers.

19 Sep 2013

High-Performing Nanocrystal Catalyst Helps Harness Hydrogen as a Clean-Burning Fuel

The quest to harness hydrogen as the clean-burning fuel of the future demands the perfect catalysts—nanoscale machines that enhance chemical reactions. Scientists must tweak atomic structures to achieve an optimum balance of reactivity, durability, and industrial-scale synthesis.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 19 Sep 2013

Microscopic, Bottle-Like Structures can Release Drugs Inside the Body

Microscopic, bottle-like structures with corks that melt at precisely-controlled temperatures could potentially release drugs inside the body or fragrances onto the skin, according to a recently published study.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 19 Sep 2013

US Patent Office Awards Patent to Newcyte for Carbon Nanostructure Artificial Retinal Implant

The U.S. Patent Office has awarded patent no. 8,433,417 to Newcyte Inc. for a carbon nanostructure artificial retinal implant. Newcyte was purchased in 2009 by Natcore Technology Inc.

18 Sep 2013

Graphene Frontiers Receives NSF Grant for Roll to Roll Graphene Production

Graphene Frontiers, a company developed through the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Technology Transfer, has been awarded a $744,600 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop roll-to-roll production of graphene, the “miracle material” at the heart of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.

18 Sep 2013