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Researchers Create Thin Sheets of Gold Nanoparticles Held Together by Strands of DNA

Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, Cornell researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles held together by strands of DNA. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices.

20 May 2009

DFG Establishes 14 New Research Training Groups from Physics to Nanotechnology

Doctoral Researchers To Earn Doctorates in Topics such as Globalisation, Nanostructures and Civil Security Applications in Structured Programmes To further promote young researchers in Germany, the Deutsche Forschungs...

20 May 2009

A Better Way to Deliver Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors using Nanotechnology

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology has demonstrated a better way to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors b...

20 May 2009

New Nickel-Tungsten Alloy that is Not Only Safer than Chrome but Also More Durable

"People have been trying to replace it for a very long time," says Christopher Schuh, MIT associate professor of materials science and engineering. "The problem is that it's the only plated metal coating that has all of these properties -- hardness, long-lasting shine and corrosion protection."

19 May 2009

Nanometrics Incorporated Announces Shipment of Lynx Cluster Metrology System

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq: NANO), a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the manufacturing of semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and high-brightness LEDs, today announced the shipment of a Lynx cluster metrology system.

19 May 2009

Aerosol Delivery of Antibiotics via Nanoparticles Provide a Mean to Improve Drug Delivery

Aerosol delivery of antibiotics via nanoparticles may provide a means to improve drug delivery and increase patient compliance, thus reducing the severity of individual illnesses, the spread of epidemics, and possibly ev...

19 May 2009

Major Research Institution Approves Investigator-Initiated Study

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company"), a development stage company that is creating special purpose nanomaterials for viral therapy, announced today that the Institutional Review Committee of a major research institute in New York has approved an investigator-initiated in vivo study which will evaluate certain topical nanoviricide™ eye drug candidates.

From NanoViricides, Inc 19 May 2009

RNAi-Based Compounds from MDRNA Demonstrates High Potency Against Multiple Targets in Preclinical Studies

<< Back Reports Its Proprietary MDRNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA), a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic products based on RNA interference (RNAi), announced today posi...

19 May 2009

Agreement Leverages Brewer Science and Rite Track Strengths for Design Collaboration

Rite Track, a leading manufacturer of track systems for the semiconductor, MEMS, solar cell, and thin film head industries, and Brewer Science, a trusted provider of leading-edge materials and processes to the semiconductor industry, announce the formation of a collaborative partnership.

From Brewer Science Inc. - Specialty Materials 19 May 2009

NeoPhotonics Named "Red Herring 100" List of Top Private Venture Technology Companies in North America for 2009

NeoPhotonics, a leading developer and vertically integrated manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit based components, modules and subsystems for use in telecommunications networks, today announced the company has bee...

From Lumentum Operations LLC 19 May 2009

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Researchers Create Thin Sheets of Gold Nanoparticles Held Together by Strands of DNA

DFG Establishes 14 New Research Training Groups from Physics to Nanotechnology

A Better Way to Deliver Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors using Nanotechnology

New Nickel-Tungsten Alloy that is Not Only Safer than Chrome but Also More Durable

Nanometrics Incorporated Announces Shipment of Lynx Cluster Metrology System

Aerosol Delivery of Antibiotics via Nanoparticles Provide a Mean to Improve Drug Delivery

Major Research Institution Approves Investigator-Initiated Study

RNAi-Based Compounds from MDRNA Demonstrates High Potency Against Multiple Targets in Preclinical Studies

Agreement Leverages Brewer Science and Rite Track Strengths for Design Collaboration

NeoPhotonics Named "Red Herring 100" List of Top Private Venture Technology Companies in North America for 2009

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