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Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring

Advances in micro and nanotechnology has significantly influenced the growth of next generation sensors which are small in size, consume less power, have better specificity and low weight. The availability of novel tools and techniques and the ability to develop new materials with unique properties have facilitated the development of novel sensors.

26 Feb 2009

Selecta Biosciences Secures $15.1M Series B Financing

Selecta Biosciences, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing immunomodulatory nanoparticles for the treatment and prevention of human diseases, announced today that it has secured a $15.1M Series B fi...

26 Feb 2009

Micromeritics Announces Grant Award to Physics Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

After careful consideration by a special Grant Selection Committee appointed by the president of the company, Micromeritics' grant award winner for the first quarter of 2009 has been selected. An ASAP 2050 Xtended Pressure Sorption Analyzer has been awarded to the Physics Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

From Micromeritics International Sales 26 Feb 2009

Nanocrystal Pioneer to Deliver the Arthur Holly Compton Lecture

Nanoscience and its applications will play a major role in future scientific and medical breakthroughs. For the past two decades, A. Paul Alivisatos, Ph.D., has been at the forefront of this revolution.

25 Feb 2009

Plants Inspire New Generation of Solar Cells

The ability of plants to turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis has been successfully mimicked by scientists at the University of Southampton to produce a new generation of solar cells.

25 Feb 2009

LayTec Enters New Field of Business

LayTec, the major provider of in-situ monitoring equipment to the compound semiconductor industry, is entering a new field of business. With its brand new product-line SolR, LayTec will provide the first in-line monit...

From LayTec GmbH 25 Feb 2009

Next Generation of Smaller More-Efficient Electronic Devices Could Be Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Scientists and engineers the world over have thought for years that the next generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic and photonic devices could be based on the use of carbon nanotubes, structures 10,000 times thinner than a human hair but with tremendous potential.

25 Feb 2009