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ACS Honors Two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professors

Two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professors have been named 2010 fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) and the Howard P. Iser...

From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 5 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology Application in the Pesticide Industry is Emerging

Nanotechnology is about to emerge in the world of pesticides and pest control, and a range of new approaches are needed to understand the implications for public health, ensure that this is done safely, maximize the pote...

5 Oct 2010

Georgia Tech and Emory University Receive Fund to Continue Nanotechnology Development

Georgia Tech and Emory University have received a five-year $14.6 million contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of nanotechnology and biomolecular engineering tools and methodologies for detecting and treating atherosclerosis.

5 Oct 2010

Max Planck Society and UBC Sign MOU for Quantum Materials Research

The University of British Columbia today forged a formal partnership with the Max Planck Society, Germany's foremost basic research institution and home to 32 Nobel prizes. UBC President Stephen Toope and Max Plan...

5 Oct 2010

Cellular Intake of Cloaked Gold Nanoparticles into the Tumor Site

Researchers led by University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Vincent Rotello have demonstrated that they can deliver a dormant toxin into a specific site such as a tumor for anti-cancer therapy, then chemically trigger the toxin to de-cloak and attack from within.

5 Oct 2010

Piezoelectric Ceramics Can Replace Lead-Based Components in Electronic Gadgets

Scientists are using Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility, to discover how we can detoxify our electronic gadgets.

5 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology Webinar on Nanomechanical Characterization in Materials for Energy

Hysitron is pleased to announce the fifth of its webinar series titled "Nanomechanical Characterization in Materials for Energy". This is presented in partnership with Materials Today (Elsevier) and is scheduled on October 28th, 2010.

4 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology Converting Nitrogen Oxides To Nitrogen And Water Vapor

Materials scientists develop clean nanoparticle-based catalysts that convert nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and water vapor. A research group at Lehigh University led by Charles Lyman, professor of materials science and eng...

4 Oct 2010

Swedish Nanowire-Based LED Developer Completes SEK 170 Million Financing Round

Lund (Sweden) based nanowire semiconductor LED developer GLO AB today announced the closing of an SEK 170 million investment round (approximately USD 25 million) and establishment of a California-based engineering center to supplement its current efforts in Sweden and Denmark.

4 Oct 2010

Latest Nanotechnology Advances to be Discussed at AVS Symposium

This month in Albuquerque, New Mexico, scientists and engineers from around the world will convene to discuss some of the latest breakthroughs in nanotechnology, alternative energy, materials research, and medicine at th...

4 Oct 2010