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MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013 Gets Off to a Great Start

Rapid News Communications Group are delighted to announce the return of the USA’s leading high precision Manufacturing event, MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013.

1 May 2012

Researchers Discover New Graphene-Based Material for Conducting Electricity

A University of Exeter team has discovered a lightweight, flexible and transparent material for conducting electricity.

30 Apr 2012

New Magnetoelectric Sensors for Deep Brain Stimulation

Up to now, the brain's magnetic field is measurable only under technical laboratory conditions. This technique is therefore not feasible in terms of the broader medical use, although it would be significant for diagn...

30 Apr 2012

Researcher Gets Grant to Develop All-Natural Nanoparticles for Food Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a three-year grant worth $400,000 to David Julian McClements, a food scientist and a nutrient encapsulation expert at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), to explore the design and synthesis of all-natural nanoparticles to incorporate nutrients like oil-soluble vitamins in food products.

30 Apr 2012

Boron-Nitride Nanotubes Improve Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapy

Irreversible Electroporation is a new minimally invasive treatment for treating cancer.

30 Apr 2012

Nanomolecular Therapy Safely Delivers TUSC2 Tumor Suppressor to Cancer Cells

Biopharmaceutical company, Genprex, reports positive results on a clinical trial conducted for Oncoprex nanoparticles to treat advanced lung cancer.

30 Apr 2012

Nanoparticle-Based Diagnostic Tool to Detect Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer

A research team led by Qun "Treen" Huo from the University of Central Florida NanoScience Technology Center has developed a more accurate test that not only diagnoses the presence of prostate cancer but also the level of aggressiveness of the cancer, thus paving the way to treat the cancer more effectively.

27 Apr 2012

Synthetic Ligands Connect Nanocrystals for Current Transmission

University of Southern California (USC) scientists have developed a method to produce stable, low-cost solar cells from nanocrystals. These cells can be printed or painted onto surfaces as they are in the form of a liquid ink. These solar nanocrystals can float in a liquid solution and measure around 4 nm.

27 Apr 2012

Louisiana Tech Researchers Present Nanoenabled Products at 2012 Experimental Biology

Professor Dr. David Mills and a student group from the Louisiana Tech University have presented their research work on smart nanocoatings for tissue regeneration and wound healing, nanoenabled bioinstructive scaffolds and implants, and anti-infective biomaterials at the 2012 Experimental Biology meeting held in San Diego, California.

27 Apr 2012

Madrid To Host the 13th Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference

Madrid (Spain) will host the 13th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference from the 10th until the 14th of September 2012. This high-level scientific meeting aims to present a broad range of cu...

26 Apr 2012