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Sweeping Review of Current Regulations Regarding Nanomaterials

According to a previous communication of the European Commission (EC) to the Parliament on regulatory aspects of nanomaterials [1], "current legislation covers in principle the potential health, safety and environme...

4 Jun 2009

MagForce Nanotechnologies Receives EN Certification

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG has received certification according to European Norm (EN) ISO 13485:2003 + AC:2007. As part of its audit, Medcert GmbH, the medical certification and testing company, examined the quality ma...

From MagForce Nanotechnologies AG 4 Jun 2009

Nano-Researchers Developing Next Generation of Energy Efficient LEDs

Add the search for economical, long-lasting, brighter lights that use less energy to the list of energy topics occupying the attention of West Virginia University scientists and engineers. Clean coal technology, bioma...

3 Jun 2009

NREL Selects Aerosol Jet System to Reduce Cost of Production of Crystalline Silicon and Thin Film Solar Cells

Optomec, world-leading provider of additive manufacturing systems for high-performance applications in the Photovoltaic, Electronics, Biomedical, and Aerospace + Defense markets, announced today that the company's Ae...

From Optomec 3 Jun 2009

mPhase Announces Participation in Smart Grid Implementation Summit

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:XDSL - News), through its wholly owned subsidiary AlwaysReady, Inc., is focused on developing and commercializing a new battery technology based on a well-patented phenomenon known as ele...

From MyPebble 3 Jun 2009

An Over-the-Counter Prostate Cancer Test Kit Could be Coming to a Pharmacy Near You

An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers.

3 Jun 2009

Argonne and BASF Signs Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Agreement

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and BASF, the world's largest chemical company, have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne's patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries.

From BASF 3 Jun 2009

SCHOTT Solar Enters into a 3 Year Research Partnership with IMEC

SCHOTT Solar, a leading photovoltaics manufacturer, entered into a 3 year research partnership with IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research center. SCHOTT Solar joins IMEC's newly launched sil...

From IMEC 3 Jun 2009

Presentations Cover Sustainability, Synchrotrons and Environmental Health and Safety of Nanomaterials

For the materials research community, all roads will lead to the Gaithersburg, Md., headquarters of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) during the week of June 21, 2009, when the agency hosts two ma...

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 3 Jun 2009

Nanostructures in Metal Moving Liquid Uphill

In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester have created a simple slab of metal that lifts liquid using the same principle-but does so at a speed that would make nature envious.

2 Jun 2009