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Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Show Promise for Photothermal Cancer Therapies

SouthWest NanoTechnologies' (SWeNT) Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs), in a new research study, show absorption of Indocyanine Green (ICG) -- a functional dye with unique photomechanical, photochemical, and photob...

23 Jun 2011

NJIT Scientists Receive US Patent for Nanoscale Electrical Probe Production Method

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) research professors, Zafer Iqbal and Reginald C. Farrow have received a US patent 7,964,143 for their innovative method of producing arrays of nano-sized electrical probes.

23 Jun 2011

Researchers Discover Method for Harmful Toxin Removal from Carbon Nanotubes

Semiconductor Research, along with scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and SEMATECH, have successfully demonstrated the easy removal of certain potentially harmful organic toxins found in a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) type.

22 Jun 2011

Researchers Develop New Treatment for Stroke-Affected Patients Using Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers of the Nanomedicine Lab at the University of London’s The School of Pharmacy and the Neuroscience Institute at the National Research Centre in Pisa, Italy, have utilized carbon nanotubes to rescue brain cells by silencing genes, resulting in a new treatment for stroke.

21 Jun 2011

Nanotechnology’s Major Contributions in Construction Sector

According to the article published in the recent edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), which is the weekly magazine of the American Chemical Society, the field of nanotechnology has a major influence on the construction sector.

From American Chemical Society 18 Jun 2011

Effect of Longer Carbon Nanotubes on Human Health

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that some types of carbon nanotubes comprising cylindrical shape molecules measuring about one-thousandth of the thickness of a human hair could cause lung cancer in humans.

16 Jun 2011

Reinste Unveils Industrial and Research Grade Carbon Nanotubes in India

Reinste Nano Ventures has introduced finest industrial and research grade multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and singlewall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with purity of over 99%.

From Reinste Nano Ventures 8 Jun 2011

Tübingen Scientists Test Carbon Nanotubes Using Cold-Atom Scanning Probe Microscope

The scanning probe microscope features an adjustable, suspended tip, which responds to minute height changes on the surface, and converts them into signals that can be displayed on a computer.

8 Jun 2011

EPA Approves Commercialization of Stacked-Cup Carbon Nanotubes in the US

Pyrograf Products has announced that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the production and supply of Pyrograf-III stacked-cup carbon nanotubes, also called as carbon nanofibers, for commercial purposes in the US.

8 Jun 2011

Application Module for Comprehensive Graphics and Tutorials on Carbon Nanotubes

Peter Burke, a professor of nanotechnology at the University of California, has declared that the iNanotube 1.1 for iOS, is an application that gives instructions to users on the atomic structure of carbon nanotubes.

3 Jun 2011