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DNA Can Act Like Velcro for Nanoparticles

DNA can do more than direct how bodies our made — it can also direct the composition of many kinds of materials, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.

From Argonne National Laboratory 17 Nov 2010

NanoHorizons Partners with Indorama to Launch SmartSilver in India's Textile Market

NanoHorizons Inc., a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, has extended the worldwide distribution of its SmartSilver® antimicrobial products to India with sales support provided in partnership with Indorama Polyester Industries Ltd. (IPI).

17 Nov 2010

Friends of the Earth Says Nanotechnology Nothing But Hot Air!

The science of the really small may have great uses but is it eco-friendly? Apparently nanotechnology is often not green enough as per the environmental group Friends of the Earth. The spokesperson for Friends of the ...

17 Nov 2010

Nanotechnology May Help Solve Ice on Wings Problem in Aviation

Aircrafts face grave danger from ice accumulating on their wings. The results can be fatal if the accumulation of ice breaks off the wings. Now a solution for this problem may come from the nanoscience arena. Research...

17 Nov 2010

Application of Nanotechnology to Remediate Contaminated Soils

Tecnalia, through its Construction Unit, aims to increase the efficiency, reduce execution times and cut operational costs associated with remedial solutions for contaminated sites and for building development itself. ...

17 Nov 2010

Researchers Find Electrochemical Response Properties of Molecular Helix Structures

New findings by researchers at RIKEN and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have shed light on the remarkable electrochemical response properties of an elusive class of molecular helix structures, charting a n...

17 Nov 2010

New Findings to Create Practical Spacetime Cloak

While a range of ingenious man-made materials bring us ever closer to realising the possibility of cloaking objects from visible light, research from Imperial College London is now taking invisibility into the fourth dim...

17 Nov 2010

Researchers Create an Alternative to Conventional Logic Gates Using Silicon

In a move that holds great significance for the semiconductor industry, a team of researchers has created an alternative to conventional logic gates, demonstrated them in silicon, and dubbed them "chaogates."

17 Nov 2010

Industrial Nanotech Expands Sales of Nansulate Liquid Insulation Technology

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that the Company is successfully expanding its sales of patented Nansulate® liquid insulation technology into the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market. Nansulate® is the Company's patented product line of award winning, nanotechnology based specialty coatings which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, sustainable, water-based coating formulation.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 17 Nov 2010

Chinese Physicists Design Artificial EM Black Hole Using Nanoparticles

While our direct knowledge of black holes in the universe is limited to what we can observe from thousands or millions of light years away, a team of Chinese physicists has proposed a simple way to design an artificial e...

17 Nov 2010