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Applied Nanoscience Terminates Merger Agreement with Emergency Filtration Products

Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, announced that its board of directors has elected to terminate the definitive merger agreement with Emergency Filt...

From Applied Nanoscience Inc. 27 Feb 2009

Turning Captured CO2 into Methane Using Nanotechnology

A team of researchers at Penn State has come up with an ingenious method of turning captured CO2 into methane using the energy of the sun.

27 Feb 2009

Research Advances Nanowire Technology for Large-Scale Applications

Researchers at Northeastern created a network of nanowires that can be scaled up more efficiently and cost-effectively to create displays such as the NASDAQ sign in New York City's Times Square. Using Gallium nit...

26 Feb 2009

NanoDimension to Invest in Selecta Biosciences

NanoDimension Management Limited, Grand Cayman, is pleased to announce that NanoDimension Limited Partnership has invested into Selecta Biosciences Inc. Watertown, Massachusetts (USA). NanoDimension Limited Partnersh...

26 Feb 2009

First Hearing to Examine Toxics Law in 111th Congress

Today the U.S. House of Representatives began the process of re-examining the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). According to the the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, "The hearing will address critical gaps in the statute and explore how these gaps hinder effective chemical safety policy in the United States."

26 Feb 2009

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