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SOCMA's Nanotechnology SME Coalition Expanding Membership Categories

In response to the growth and development of nanotechnology companies that produce and use nanoscale materials, SOCMA's Nanotechnology SME Coalition has expanded its membership categories to address their specific ne...

26 Mar 2009

Nanogenerator Charging your iPod or BlackBerry with a Wave of the Hand

Imagine if all you had to do to charge your iPod or your BlackBerry was to wave your hand, or stretch your arm, or take a walk? You could say goodbye to batteries and never have to plug those devices into a power source again.

26 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology Opening Door to the Prevention of Cancer

Perhaps the best way to fight cancer is to prevent it from developing in the first place, and based on newly published research from investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, nanoparticles may be able to make...

26 Mar 2009

Conducting Polymer Nanowires that can Detect Wide Range of Cancer Biomarker

Investigators at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a simple and cost-effective method of building conducting polymer nanowires that can detect a wide range of levels of a cancer biomarker. This work...

26 Mar 2009

First Live Action Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action

Science fiction fans still have another two months of waiting for the new Star Trek movie, but fans of actual science can feast their eyes now on the first movie ever of carbon atoms moving along the edge of a graphene crystal.

26 Mar 2009

First Luminescent Nanoparticle Designed to Minimize Toxic Side Effects

Small is promising when it comes to illuminating tiny tumors or precisely delivering drugs, but many worry about the safety of nanoscale materials. Now a team of scientists has created miniscule flakes of silicon that gl...

26 Mar 2009

Research Team Develop Nanoparticle that Transports Antitumor Genes Selectively to Cancer Cells

Given that cancer is ultimately a genetic disease, it has long been the hope of researchers to use gene therapy to attack tumors where they might be most susceptible. Those prospects have taken a significant step forward...

26 Mar 2009

Experimental Protocols for Measuring Hydrodynamic Particle Diameters of Less than 1 nm

In a paper published in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research (Volume 10, number
5, May 2008), scientists working at Malvern
Instruments presented experimental protocols for measuring hydrodynamic
particle diameters of less than 1 nm, with a precision of 0.1 nm.

26 Mar 2009

Carbon Nanotubes New Make BASF Plastic Conductive

As a first, BASF
is launching a plastic containing carbon nanotubes (CNT) onto the market.

From BASF 26 Mar 2009

Carbon Nanotubes Significantly Improve Overall Toughness and Durability of Composites

New research finding could lead to more durable aircraft, automotive components.A new research discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead to tougher, more durable composite frames for aircraft, watercraft, and automobiles.

26 Mar 2009