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Dye-Doped Nanoparticles Ideal for Quantitative Description of Oxygen Concentrations in Living Cells and Tissues

We cannot live without it; yet too much of it causes damage: oxygen is a critical component of many physiological and pathological processes in living cells. Oxygen deficiency in tissues is thus related to tumor growth, retinal damage from diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.

27 Mar 2009

Researchers Develop Method to Deliver Pesticides via Nanofibers

The new technology also extends how long the pesticides remain effective and improves the safety of applications. As the fiber biodegrades, the chemicals are slowly released into the soil.

27 Mar 2009

Modern Manufacturing Methods Inefficient in Use of Materials and Energy

Modern manufacturing methods are spectacularly inefficient in their use of energy and materials, according to a detailed MIT analysis of the energy use of 20 major manufacturing processes. Overall, new manufacturing ...

27 Mar 2009

Balancing Opportunities and Risks Associated with Nanotechnology

The challenge with all emerging liabilities is to identify risk potentialities at an early stage, and well before they become the subject of court action.

27 Mar 2009

The Materials Set to Revolutionize the Electronics Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Solution Processing of Inorganic Materials" to their offering. The search for electronic materials that can be ch...

27 Mar 2009

First Comprehensive Book Covering All Aspects of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers in Catalysis

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Carbon Materials for Catalysis" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 27 Mar 2009

Enable IPC Corp to Present "Ultracapacitors for Off Grid Solar Energy Applications" at Energy Summit

Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) today announced that Kevin Leonard, Chief Technology Officer of Enable's subsidiary SolRayo, will be presenting on the topic "Ultracapacitors for Off Grid Solar Energy A...

26 Mar 2009

Multi-Functional Cluster Tool Provides Flexibility for Highly Demanding Processes in a Multi-User Environment

Surface Technology Systems plc (STS), a leader in plasma process technologies for manufacturing MEMS and advanced semiconductor devices, today announced that they have installed a CPX cluster tool at MiPlaza in Eindhoven...

26 Mar 2009

Nanoparticles Added to Cosmetics and Sunscreens May be Harmful to the Environment

Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful to the environment.

26 Mar 2009

Cobalt "Nanowonton" Boost Imaging Sensitivity and Edge Detection

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can serve as a very sensitive technique for detecting small tumors in the body, but it is not as good at identifying the edges of a tumor. Photoacoustic imaging tomography (PAT) is not as...

26 Mar 2009