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GoNano Awarded NSF Phase I SBIR Grant to Develop Nanospring-Based Four-Way Catalytic Converter for Diesel Engines

National Science Foundation awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 1 grant in the amount of $149,000 to GoNano Technologies, Inc., an Idaho based materials company specializing in the development of hi...

11 Jan 2011

BIND Biosciences Begins Phase I Clinical Trial of Targeted Polymeric Nanoparticle

BIND Biosciences announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of BIND-014 in cancer patients.

11 Jan 2011

MIT Researchers Show Drugs Enclosed with Nanoparticles Treat Tumor Effectively

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have shown that they can deliver the cancer drug cisplatin much more effectively and safely in a form that has been encapsulated in a nanoparticle targeted to prostate tumor cells and is activated once it reaches its target.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11 Jan 2011

Scientists Create Nanoparticles That Mimic Few Properties of Red Blood Cells

A team of scientists has created particles that closely mirror some of the key properties of red blood cells, potentially helping pave the way for the development of synthetic blood. The new discovery – outlined...

11 Jan 2011

Rensselaer Engineers Develop Nano-Based Liquid Pistons

A few unassuming drops of liquid locked in a very precise game of "follow the leader" could one day be found in mobile phone cameras, medical imaging equipment, implantable drug delivery devices, and even implantable eye lenses.

11 Jan 2011

Boston College Chemist Wins NSF Career Award to Advance Nanonet Technology

Boston College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dunwei Wang has received a career award from the National Science Foundation to advance his clean energy technology research and expand the community outreach programs of h...

11 Jan 2011

New Study Paves Way for Development of Graphene-Based Optoelectronic Devices

New research published today, shows how light can be used to control the electrical properties of graphene, paving the way for graphene-based optoelectronic devices and highly sensitive sensors.

11 Jan 2011

Nanomaterials to Bypass Semiconductor Roadblocks are Major Target for First Users

Surrey NanoSystems announces the first sales of its innovative new nanomaterial growth system, the NanoGrowth-Catalyst, to the École Polytechnique of Montreal, and the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology ...

From Surrey Nanosystems 10 Jan 2011

New High Barrier Nanocomposite Coating Product Line Available from InMat

InMat, the leader in environmentally friendly, high barrier nanocomposite coatings, announces its new Nanolok WR water-based barrier coating product line. These coatings provide a significant advance in the performance o...

10 Jan 2011