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Nanocopoeia to Co-Develop Arborescent Block Copolymers for Biomedical Use

Following the launch at BIO International in San Diego last week of NanoInterventions, their cardiovascular joint venture partnership, Nanocopoeia and WORLDiscoveries(TM) are pleased to announce their broader agreement t...

From Nanocopoeia Inc. 27 Jun 2008

Event to Feature a Nanotechnology Pavilion for the First Time

Micronora, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, will be held from 23 to 26 September 2008 in Besançon (in Eastern France). In 2008, for the first time, the event will also feature a Nanot...

27 Jun 2008

Ecliptek Shortens Delivery Time on Complete Product Line of EMO Oscillators

Ecliptek has just shortened the delivery time on their complete product line of EMO oscillators. Ecliptek's programmable MEMS clock oscillators provide component engineers with a vast range of readily available solutions, necessary to meet the dynamic requirements of today's global market.

26 Jun 2008

Global Funding For Nanotechnology Amounts To Over $25 Billion In 2008

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Nanotechnology Opportunity Report (NOR) 2008, 3rd Edition" report to their offering. The Nanotechnology Opportunity Report (NOR) 2008, 3rd Edition...

From Research and Markets 26 Jun 2008

Cambridge NanoTech Ships 100th ALD System to TIFR in India

Today Cambridge NanoTech, the leading supplier of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems for research and industry, announced the shipment of their 100th ALD System to the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in ...

26 Jun 2008

Call for Regulation of Nanotechnology and the Use of Nanomaterials in Food Packaging

Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report rel...

26 Jun 2008

Potential Harm from Nanomaterials

Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research.

26 Jun 2008

Outstanding Thermal Transfer Thanks to Ceramic Nanoparticles

Coolink today released its new Chillaramic thermal compound. Thanks to ceramic nano particles, Chillaramic achieves outstanding thermal transfer while not being electrically conductive. Chillaramic is easy to apply, easy...

26 Jun 2008

Optical Cloaking Devices Almost Within Reach

Now you see it, soon you might not, researchers at the University of Illinois say. In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon photo...

26 Jun 2008

Finding May Be Key to Solving Fuel Cell Reliability Issues

Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has uncovered a novel structure tha...

26 Jun 2008

Snapshot of Water Inside Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels.

26 Jun 2008

Phenomenon May Impact How Manufacturers Estimate Lifetime of Future Nanoscale Electronics

Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the “off” to the “on” state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently reported that ...

26 Jun 2008

Building Complex 3-D Nanoscale Structures of Magnetic Materials

Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron alloys using techniques compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing.

26 Jun 2008

Using Nanoreactor to Produce Crystalline Zinc Oxide at Room Temperature

Semiconductors have become indispensable for modern technology. For example, oxide semiconductors such as zinc oxide (ZnO) are the materials of choice for transparent conducting layers for blue LEDs, liquid crystal displ...

26 Jun 2008

Nanoparticle Characterization Crucial for Developers of Drug Delivery Systems

Nanoparticle characterization using the Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments is providing essential information for researchers working on drug delivery systems at the UK’s newest School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

26 Jun 2008