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Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Provides Invaluable Information for Virus Detection

Virus particle detection and counting using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
is providing essential information for researchers at the University of Strathclyde's
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS). This team develops methods
to employ naturally-occurring bacteriophages to combat MRSA and other bacteria.

8 Dec 2008

eBioscience Announces Commercial Launch of eFluor Organic Dyes

eBioscience Corporation, a leading global provider of innovative, high-quality cell analysis reagents, announced today the expansion of its eFluor(TM) brand with the commercial launch of the eFluor(TM) Organic Dye produc...

8 Dec 2008

Electronic Textiles Capable of Detecting Diseases and Monitoring Heart Rates

Researchers in United States and China are reporting progress toward a simple, low-cost method to make "smart fabrics," electronic textiles capable of detecting diseases, monitoring heart rates, and other vital signs. A report on these straight-out-of-science-fiction-fibers, made of carbon nanotubes, is scheduled for the December 10 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly publication.

8 Dec 2008

Strain-Tuned Quantum Dots Show New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to thei...

7 Dec 2008

Report on the Global Market for Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology continues to be a thriving area of R+D in 2008. Public funding of nanotechnology worldwide in 2008 was approximately $6.7 with over US$5 billion initially committed by the Russian government and a raft of ...

From Research and Markets 7 Dec 2008

Bristol University Wins Funding for Four New Centres Generating Scientists and Engineers Needed for Britain's Future

Bristol University has won funding for four new centres that will generate the scientists and engineers needed for Britain's future, it was announced today [5 December 2008] by the Engineering and Physical Sciences R...

4 Dec 2008

Cutting-Edge Nanotechnology Resource for Australian Secondary Schools

Science teachers and technophillic teenagers around Australia were thrilled last Friday to gain access to the innovative nanotechnology resource AccessNano. Launched on November 28th at the 2008 Science Teachers Association of Victoria Conference by The Honourable Julia Gillard, The Deputy Prime Minister.

4 Dec 2008

ASU Professors 'Nanojewels' Research Earns Magazine Cover Story

The cover story of a recent special edition of the science and engineering journal Advanced Materials features research by Antonio Garcia, professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering and director of the Laboratory for Personalized Molecule Measurement, and Manuel Marquez, an adjunct faculty member in the department.

4 Dec 2008

Rutgers and Malvern Instruments Collaborate on Particle Characterization Laboratory at CCR

A new particle characterization and rheology laboratory is being installed at the Center for Ceramic Research (CCR) at Rutgers (State University of New Jersey), as part of a collaborative project between the university a...

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Dec 2008

NY NanoBusiness Alliance President to Adress Livingston Nanotechnology Conference

The New York NanoBusiness Alliance today announced that President Vincent Caprio will address a group of top executives, active investors and government leaders at the fourth annual Axiom Capital Management "Livings...

4 Dec 2008