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Nanodiamonds as Novel Gene Delivery Technology

Gene therapy holds promise in the treatment of a myriad of diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among many others. However, developing a scalable system for delivering genes to cells both efficiently a...

1 Sep 2009

NSF Announces Eight Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials Awarded as Result of Competition

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces eight Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREMs) awarded as a result of the 2009 PREM competition. The objective of the PREM program is to broaden part...

1 Sep 2009

Industrial Nanotech Presents Results of Nansulate Technology at Renewable Energy Fair

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced the results of the presentation of the company's patented energy saving Nansulate® technology at t...

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 1 Sep 2009

SEMATECH Will Perform Innovative 3D Applications at CNSE's Albany NanoTech with SET's High Accuracy FC300 System

SET, Smart Equipment Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Replisaurus Technologies, has received an order for its high accuracy and high force Device Bonder FC300 from SEMATECH, the global consortium of semiconductor...

1 Sep 2009

Clean Room Making it Possible to Manufacture 'Universal Memory' Devices

The University of Southampton's Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, which opens next week (9 September), will make it possible to manufacture high-speed and non-volatile 'universal memory' devices for industry within 5 years.

1 Sep 2009

Getting a Grip on the Environment of a Quantum Particle

Researchers of the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at the TU Delft have succeeded in getting a grip on the environment of a quantum particle, thereby increasing the control over single electrons. With this result, the tea...

31 Aug 2009

TankeBlue Semiconductor Scales-Up Production of High Quality SiC Wafers

TankeBlue Semiconductor Co. Ltd., a pioneer in the SiC industry of the Asia-pacific region, has recently scaled-up production of high quality 3" SiC wafers. Early this year, TankeBlue lowered its 2" wafers'...

31 Aug 2009

OECD Releases New Report on Manufactured Nanomaterials

OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) released a new report in their series on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials. Based on an OECD workshop held on the topic in Paris Oct 2008, the report's f...

31 Aug 2009

New Method for Fabricating Silk-Based Optical Waveguides that are Biocompatible and Biodegradable

There is a growing need for biocompatible photonic components for biomedical applications - from in vivo glucose monitoring to detecting harmful viruses or the telltale markers of Alzheimer's. Optical waveguides are ...

31 Aug 2009

Researchers Discover Metallofullerenes Capable of Forming Ordered Supramolecular Structures

Small, smaller, "nano" data storage! Interest is growing in the use of metallofullerenes - carbon "cages" with embedded metallic compounds - as materials for miniature data storage devices. Researchers at Empa have discovered that metallofullerenes are capable of forming ordered supramolecular structures with different orientations.

31 Aug 2009