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Leading Nanomaterials Producer Receives AS 9100 Certification

Raymor Industries Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RAR), a leading developer and producer of single-walled carbon nanotubes, nanomaterials and advanced materials, announces that SE Techno Plus, a division of Raymor Aerospace, has recei...

23 Nov 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Improving the Limits of Protein Array Detection

To detect cancer as early as possible, dozens of research groups are developing methods to detect trace levels of cancer-related proteins and genes in blood or other biological samples. Those efforts should get a boost thanks to new research results showing that carbon nanotubes can serve as incredibly sensitive optical labels for use in a wide variety of assay systems.

20 Nov 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Detect Lung Cancer by Sampling Patient's Breath

Using an array of nanotube devices, each coated with a different organic material, researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology have developed diagnostic system that may be able to diagnose lung cancer simply by sam...

20 Nov 2008

George Washington University Announces Establishment of GW Institute for Nanotechnology

The George Washington University has announced the establishment of the GW Institute for Nanotechnology. This institute will draw on the expertise of the University's faculty members in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, computer, civil, and environmental engineering; physics, chemistry; and biochemistry.

19 Nov 2008

Nanobamas - 3-D Portraits of the President-Elect Smaller than a Grain of Salt

A University of Michigan professor has created 3-D portraits of the president-elect that are smaller than a grain of salt. He calls them "nanobamas."

15 Nov 2008

Research and Markets Announces Availability of Worldwide Nanomaterials Report

Over the past two years, scale up of multi-wall carbon nanotube production has led to a dramatic price decrease (Arkema, Bayer Material Sciences, Showa Denko.), down to $150/kg for semi-industrial applications. The run f...

From Research and Markets 14 Nov 2008

World's Thinnest Loudspeakers Made from Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films

In research that may redefine ear buds, earphones, stereo loudspeakers, and other devices for producing sound, researchers in China are reporting development of flexible loudspeakers thinner than paper that might be inserted into the ears with an index finger or attached to clothing, walls, or windows.

14 Nov 2008

Exploiting Unique Properties of Carbon Nanotubes to Create Cheap and Compact Memory Cell

Computers are getting smaller and smaller. And as hand-held devices - from mobile phones and cameras to music players and laptops - get more powerful, the race is on to develop memory formats that can satisfy the ever-gr...

12 Nov 2008

Nano-Scale Electromechanical Sensors Alerting us to Toxic Chemicals and Gases in the Air

Clemson physics professor Apparao Rao and his team are researching nano-scale cantilevers that have the potential to read and alert us to toxic chemicals or gases in the air. Put them into a small handheld device and the potential is there for real-time chemical alerts in battle, in industry, in health care and even at home.

12 Nov 2008

Selah Technologies CEO to Serve on Advisory Board of the Rutland Institute for Ethics

Selah Technologies, an advanced materials manufacturer, announced today that Michael Bolick, the company's founder and CEO, has been appointed to serve on the Advisory Board of the Robert J. Rutland Institute of Ethi...

11 Nov 2008