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Presentation on Nanoparticle Production for Drug Delivery

SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, is participating at the 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Rele...

12 Jul 2010

OC-17 Protein Influences Transformation of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles

Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield have applied computing power to crack a problem in egg shell formation.

12 Jul 2010

Study Shows Effective Anticancer Drug Delivery Using Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

The application of nanotechnology in the field of drug delivery has attracted much attention in recent years. In cancer research, nanotechnology holds great promise for the development of targeted, localized delivery of anticancer drugs, in which only cancer cells are affected.

12 Jul 2010

Controlling the Way Heat Moves Through Solids

For the engineers who design cell phones, solar panels and computer chips, it’s increasingly important to be able to control the way heat moves through the crystalline materials - such as silicon - that these devices are based on.

10 Jul 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Supports Solar Impulse with High-Tech Materials

The Solar Impulse aircraft, which is powered only by solar energy, has triumphantly completed its first night flight. The ultralight aircraft was airborne for a total of 26 hours – from 7 am on July 7 until 9 am the following day (Central European Time) – before finally landing as planned at Payerne airbase in Switzerland.

9 Jul 2010

Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using PZT Nanofibers

The journal, Nano Letters, recently published an article highlighting the fascinating nanogenerators developed by Dr. Yong Shi, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stevens Institute of Technology. The...

9 Jul 2010

Ironbridge Innovator to Launch Odegon Nano Tags with Fabric Patches

Ironbridge innovator Steve Rawlings develops BO-eliminating iron-on patches; son Tom ditches big City job to help launch Dad’s invention A new underarm clothing tag which uses nano technology to harness and...

9 Jul 2010

New Nano-Based System for Targeted Drug Delivery

A new system for the controlled delivery of pharmaceutical drugs has been developed by a team of University of Rhode Island chemical engineers using nanoparticles embedded in a liposome that can be triggered by non-...

9 Jul 2010

ORNL Researchers Win Eight R+D 100 Awards

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been honored with eight awards in the annual R+D 100 Awards by R+D Magazine. Sometimes referred to as the "Academy Awards of Science," the magazine selected win...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 8 Jul 2010

NREL Solar Research Garners Two Prestigious R+D 100 Awards

An etching technique that makes silicon wafers more efficient and a mammoth power generator that sets a new standard for the production of solar energy - both developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nation...

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory 8 Jul 2010