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Olympic Champion to Wear World's First Asymmetrical 400m Spike with Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Plate

Designed to optimize world champion and Olympic hopeful Jeremy Wariner's strengths in the 400m race, adidas' revolutionary new Lone Star spike hits the track at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., this weekend. Wariner will compete in the new shoe, wearing different color styles throughout the competition and at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in August.

17 Aug 2008

Joint Statement Regarding Status of EPA's Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program

Statement of The Nanotechnology Panel of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the NanoBusiness Alliance, and the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association’s (SOCMA) Nanotechnology SME Coalition Regardin...

16 Aug 2008

Nanoparticles and Collagen Mimetic Peptides Producing Detailed Images of Tumors

When used with nanoparticles, this molecule, called collagen mimetic peptide (CMP) could produce detailed images of tumors, detect deadly buildup in arteries, deliver drugs, and improve blood supply to implanted tissues.

16 Aug 2008

Dual-Modality Machines Simultaneously Perform Two Different Types of Scans

Medical imaging represents one of the most used and useful procedures in the oncologist’s diagnostic toolkit, even though each of the most useful techniques—magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomo...

16 Aug 2008

Using Targeted Carbon Nanotubes as Delivery Agents

Platinum-based anticancer agents have a long history as proven therapeutic agents, but their toxicity and short lifetime in the body and the ability of tumors to develop resistance to these drugs limit the ultimate utili...

16 Aug 2008

First Experimental Measurements of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

For more than 15 years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been the flagship material of nanotechnology. Researchers have conceived applications for nanotubes ranging from microelectronic devices to cancer therapy. Their atomi...

16 Aug 2008

Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Delivery Vehicles

The problem with using a shotgun to kill a housefly is that even if you get the pest, you'll likely do a lot of damage to your home in the process. Hence the value of the more surgical flyswatter.

15 Aug 2008

Additional Sales and Expenditures Further Broaden First Nano and CVD Product Lines

CVD Equipment Corporation today announced that it has achieved record 3 and 6 month revenues and its fifteenth consecutive profitable quarter. Revenue for the three and six months ending June 30, 2008 was approximately $...

14 Aug 2008

Purchase Bolsters Nanotechnology Pursuits

Lockheed Martin Corporation has acquired the government business unit of Nantero, Inc. Nantero is a privately-held, Massachusetts-based company that has developed methods and processes for incorporating carbon nanotubes ...

14 Aug 2008

Nanoscale Catalysts Could Tap Syngas as Cheap Source of Ethanol

Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there's another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University.

14 Aug 2008