Dr. Cameron Chai

NSF Grants Fund to University of Houston for Nanotechnology Innovation Program

The Cullen College of Engineering of the University of Houston has received a $429,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to finance ‘Innovations in Nanotechnology’, a research experience for teachers (RET) program.

Study Reveals that Nanoparticles Interrupt Transport Mechanism in Cells

Researchers at the Norwegian Radium Hospital’s Centre of Cancer Biomedicine have demonstrated that the introduction and storing of nanoparticles within cells will have a detrimental effect on the transportation of critical substances into and out of the cells, resulting in unwanted changes in the physiology of the cells and their functioning.

Activation of Cellular Pathway by Nickel Nanoparticles May Trigger Lung Cancer

Brown University researchers have discovered that nickel nanoparticles trigger a cellular pathway called HIF-1 alpha that leads to cancer in human lung cells.

Researchers Discover Adhesion Qualities of Graphene

A research team at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered the astonishingly powerful adhesion properties of graphene during a study financed mainly by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation.

Novel Method to Produce Uniformly Sized Nanoparticle Superclusters

According to Sharon Glotzer and Nicholas Kotov, chemical engineering professors at the University of Michigan, uniformly sized nanoparticle superclusters can be produced by assembling nanoparticles using a fine balance of atomic forces.

Discovery of Nanoscale Confinement Factor to Impact Future Nano-Device Design

A research team led by Roman Nowak, who serves at Aalto University’s Nordic Hysitron Laboratory, has discovered that materials such as silicon are brittle in larger sizes but when the material is of a nano-size, it can be squeezed into 50% of its size without causing breakage.

Study on Utilization of Photons as Data Carriers Inside Computer Chip

It is easier to transmit information-rich photons several thousand miles via fiber-optic cable than for a few nanometers inside a computer chip.

London Centre for Nanotechnology Discovers Novel Technique to Draw Superconducting Shapes

The scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Physics Department of Sapienza University of Rome have invented a method to draw superconducting shapes utilizing an X-ray beam.

Activus Pharma to Receive NEDO Grant to Develop Nanotechology-Based Ophthalmic Solutions

As part of its FY2011 Innovation Promotion Programme, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Incorporated Administrative Agency, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will award a grant to Sosei Group’s subsidiary Activus Pharma for the development of advanced ophthalmic solutions.

Wilhelm Security Solutions to Distribute WinTec’s Nano-Based Polymer Coatings Line CorTain