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Vitex and Novaled Announce Co-Operation on OLED Thin Film Encapsulation

Vitex, leader in thin film encapsulation and Novaled, leader in highly efficient long lifetime OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes), are going to combine advantages of the Vitex Barix thin film technology with the Noval...

From Vitex Systems 27 Aug 2008

Secret Sandia Research Uses Nanotechnology to Determine Anthrax Origin

Secret work in the materials characterization department at Sandia National Laboratories has been contributing to the FBI's investigation of letters containing bacillus anthracis, the spores that cause the disease anthrax

From Sandia National Laboratories 27 Aug 2008

Kavli Prize to Celebrate Acclaimed Scientists in the Fields of Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience

The inaugural year of The Kavli Prize will be celebrated with a special ceremony that features H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus presenting the prize to the seven Kavli laureates. Acclaimed scientists in the fields of as...

26 Aug 2008

First Asian Employee from JPK to be Based in Singapore

JPK announces the hire of their first Asian employee to be based in Singapore. Lawrence Tan, formerly Asian sales manager for Veeco Instruments, has joined JPK Instruments AG, to take responsibility for all Asian sales and marketing activities to support JPK's growing installed base of advanced nanotechnology solutions for the life sciences community.

From Bruker BioAFM 26 Aug 2008

Finetex Technology Providing Nanofiber Coated Filter Media for German Engine Components Specialist

Finetex Technology Global Limited, a mass manufacturer of electrospun nanofibers, has provided nanofiber coated filter media for MAHLE, the Stuttgart based engine components and systems specialist, to produce the new SYM...

26 Aug 2008

Practices Proven to Enhance Economic Viability of Industry

Pete Grannis, Commissioner of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, hosted an open house today at Rochester Institute of Technology, showcasing the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, also k...

26 Aug 2008

Nano-Sized Trojan Horse to Ensure Healing Antioxidants Can Be Better Absorbed by the Human Body

Researchers from Monash University have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to ensure healing antioxidants can be better absorbed by the human body. Dr Ken Ng and Dr Ian Larson from the University&...

25 Aug 2008

Gold Nanorods to Fight Cancer, Deliver Drugs and More

The glitter of gold may hold more than just beauty, or so says a team of MIT researchers that is working on ways to use tiny gold rods to fight cancer, deliver drugs and more.

24 Aug 2008

Partnership Connects Leading Researchers and Laboratories in Nanocomposites and Polymer Processing

A sustainable future for the plastics industry is a step closer to reality, thanks to a new agreement between The University of Queensland and Queen's University Belfast. The partnership, between UQ's School ...

24 Aug 2008

Novel Drug Delivery Systems to Treat Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or p...

23 Aug 2008