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Tekmira Releases Preclinical Data of siRNA Enabled by Lipid Nanoparticle Technology

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leader in RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, announced today that, together with collaborators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), it has published promising preclinical data in the prominent journal Cancer Research (Lee et al, Definition of Ubiquitination Modulator COP1 as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

26 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology-Based Self-Assembly Process Addresses Problem in the Semiconductor Industry

Thanks to a microwave oven, the fundamental nanotechnology process of self assembly may soon replace the lithographic processing use to make the ubiquitous semi-conductor chips. By using microwaves, researchers at Can...

From National Institute for Nanotechnology 26 Oct 2010

Development of Nanoscale Thin Film Using Oblique Angle Deposition

In nature, textured surfaces provide some plants the ability to trap insects and pollen, certain insects the ability to walk on water, and the gecko the ability to climb walls. Being able to mimic these features at a lar...

25 Oct 2010

Research on How Chemical Nanoparticles Affect Marine Ecosystems

While swimmers and boaters along any shore consider the slimy green film that coats everything from rocks to docks as a nuisance, University of New Haven (UNH) chemical engineering student Nicole Reardon and Assistant Pr...

25 Oct 2010

Researchers Create New Synthetic Bone Substitute

With a failure rate as high as 50 percent, bone tissue grafts pose a significant obstacle to orthopedic surgeons attempting to repair complex fractures or large areas of bone loss, such as those often caused by trauma an...

25 Oct 2010

Detecting and Treating Tumors with the Help of Gold Particles

Researchers at the MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, The Netherlands, are developing a method of detecting and treating tumors with the help of gold particles with dimensions measure in mere nanometres.

22 Oct 2010

Making Tough, Resilient Materials Out of Simple Components

Nature has one very big advantage over any human research team: plenty of time. Billions of years, in fact. And over all that time, it has produced some truly amazing materials — using weak building blocks that human engineers have not yet figured out how to use for high-tech applications, and with many properties that humans have yet to find ways to duplicate.

22 Oct 2010

Coats Selects Industrial Nanotech’s Insulation Coatings for Sustainability Project

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that Coats plc, the world’s largest manufacturer of thread and needlecraft supplies, has invested in Industrial Nanotech’s patented Nansulate® thermal coatings.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 22 Oct 2010