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Marina Biotech Receives Patent for Peptide-Based Delivery Technology

Marina Biotech, Inc. a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office has issued patent application 2007-509522 covering its proprietary nucleic acid condensing and delivery peptide motif.

31 Jan 2011

Researchers Create 3-D Electrospun Nanoscaffold for Human Tissue Engineering

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Engineering have created a three-dimensional electrospun scaffold on the nano scale that more effectively and efficiently facilitates cell and tissue growth in the laboratory.

31 Jan 2011

Nanovations Opens New Nanotechnology Products Distribution Branch in Bahrain

Continuing its international growth, Nanovations Pty Ltd has opened a distribution branch in Bahrain. Situated in the heart of Bahrain, Nanovations GCC, will serve customers not only in Bahrain, but in all the GCC Co...

From Nanovations 31 Jan 2011

Penn State Scientists Design Horn Antenna Liners Using Metamaterials

Cheaper, lighter and more energy-efficient broadband devices on communications satellites may be possible using metamaterials to modify horn antennas, according to engineers from Penn State and Lockheed Martin Corp.

31 Jan 2011

Molybdenite Holds Potential for Nanoelectronics Applications

This is a digital model showing how molybdenite can be integrated into a transistor.

31 Jan 2011

US Researchers Say That DNA Molecular Wire Can be Incorporated into Future Nanodevices

US researchers have shown for the first time that a 34nm long DNA strand can be used as a molecular wire to conduct electricity.

31 Jan 2011

Scientists Introduce Disorder in Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals to Create Efficient Photocatalyst

A little disorder goes a long way, especially when it comes to harnessing the sun's energy. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) jumbled the atom...

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 31 Jan 2011

BBVA Foundation Honors Berkeley Lab Chemist with Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Gabor Somorjai, a chemist who has been hailed as the "father of modern surface chemistry," and who holds joint appointments with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley, has won a "Frontiers of Knowledge Award" from Spain's BBVA Foundation.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 31 Jan 2011

Are Nanoparticles Safe?

The rapid development of nanotechnology has increased fears about the health risks of nano-objects. Are these fears justified? Do we need a new discipline, nanotoxicology, to evaluate the risks?

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 30 Jan 2011