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NanoSight Receives Queen's Award for Enterprise - Innovation in 2013

NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, are pleased to announce that the company has been selected to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise - Innovation in 2013.

22 Apr 2013

Novel Technique Renders Germanium into a Laser-Compatible Form

Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Politecnico di Milano have jointly developed a manufacturing technique to render the semiconductor germanium laser-compatible through high tensile strain.

22 Apr 2013

Nanotechnology the Focus of UCLA Annual Tech Forum

The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science presents its annual Tech Forum. This year's free daylong conference, "The Future of Engineering Research in the United States," brings together many of the top engineering minds in California.

From University of California, Los Angeles 22 Apr 2013

Solar-Powered Nano Filter Removes Harmful Carcinogens and Antibiotics from Water

New research, just published, details how University of Cincinnati researchers have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful carcinogens and antibiotics from water sources – lakes and rivers – at a significantly higher rate than the currently used filtering technology made of activated carbon.

22 Apr 2013

Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Chains Observed in Real-Time

In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the first time seen the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in situ, that is, in place as it occurs in real-time.

From Argonne National Laboratory 22 Apr 2013

Partnership to Develop Software Platform for Environmental Metabolomics Data Analysis

A partnership between the University of Birmingham, BGI and its open-access journal, GigaScience, has received funding from the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to develop a software platform for the analysis of large-scale environmental metabolomics data.

20 Apr 2013

Nanoparticles with Separate Compartments Can Carry Different Drugs to the Same Location

Spongelike nanoparticles whose pores can be filled with drugs offer the promise of drug delivery to specific targets in the body, avoiding unpleasant side effects. Cornell researchers have now created nanoparticles with separate compartments that could carry two or more different drugs to the same location, with precise control over the amounts.

20 Apr 2013

Company Analysis on Nanophase Technologies Released

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis of Nanophase Technologies Corporation" company profile to their offering.

From Research and Markets 19 Apr 2013

New Nanotechnology-Based Water-Borne Coating for Revitalizing Aged Vinyl Siding

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions announced today that the Company has launched a new product, Nansulate(R) Vinyl Fresh, a water-borne latex-based clear coat for revitalizing aged vinyl siding and preserving new vinyl siding.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 19 Apr 2013

Self-Cleaning NanoSeptic Surfaces Help Improve Cleanliness of Schools

Schools across the country are fighting to control the spread of illness. So it's no surprise that administrators and environmental services managers are taking steps to improve the cleanliness of their schools, for both students and teachers, by adopting self-cleaning NanoSeptic® surfaces in and out of the classroom.

19 Apr 2013