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Study on Physical Virology Opens Door for Development of Artificial Nanocontainers

Wouter Roos and Gijs Wuite, respectively FOM researcher and FOM workgroup leader at VU University Amsterdam, discuss recent developments in the area of 'physical virology' in the journal Nature Physics. This n...

12 Oct 2010

Simulations Show Simple Coatings Incapable of Fully Covering Spherical Nanoparticle

It may seem obvious that dunking relatively spherical objects in a sauce — blueberries in melted chocolate, say — will result in an array of completely encapsulated berries.

From Sandia National Laboratories 11 Oct 2010

How Safe Are Nanomaterials

Whether and to what extent the millionths of millimetre small particles can be dangerous is a controversial issue. The new scientific project "NanoGEM - Nanostructured Materials – Health, Exposure and Material...

11 Oct 2010

Thioketal Nanoparticles-Based Approach for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have developed a novel approach for delivering small bits of genetic material into the body to improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

11 Oct 2010

Hyperhalogens--New Class of Electronegative Chemical Species

An international team of researchers has discovered a new class of highly electronegative chemical species called hyperhalogens, which use superhalogens as building blocks around a metal atom. The new chemical species ma...

11 Oct 2010

New Method to Create Nanostructured Film of Conducting Material

Cornell researchers have developed a new method to create a patterned single-crystal thin film of semiconductor material that could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells and batteries.

11 Oct 2010

Angstron Materials Introduces New High Quality Graphene Oxide Product

Angstron Materials Inc., has introduced a new high quality graphene oxide product. The world’s largest producer of nano graphene platelets (NGPs), Angstron’s new graphene oxide material is available in a 0.5 ...

From Global Graphene Group 9 Oct 2010

NCI Awards SBIR Contract to Keystone Nano

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) an Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Keystone Nano to develop nanoparticles containing both diagnostic ...

8 Oct 2010

Crystal Achievement Award-Winning Building Chooses Diamon-Fusion Nano-Coating as Low-Maintenance Feature

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the company along with its partner, New York Poly Steel, has secured a bid for a large-scale coating project for the original Tiffany & Co. building at 15 Union Square Street in New York City.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 8 Oct 2010