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Global Nanocatalysts Market Projected to Reach $6.0 Billion by 2015

Nanocatalysts are finding an increased adoption in wide range of industries, thanks to their extremely small size and increased surface area of action, which allows them to exhibit superior catalytic activity than the tr...

From Global Industry Analysts 10 Apr 2009

New Book Provides Overview of Aptamer Development and Applications

Research and industry are increasingly exploiting the potential of aptamers. As well as their application in research, medical diagnosis and treatment, aptamers are also interesting as a basis for biosensors for use in environmental analysis because their characteristics enable them to identify and bind target molecules as surely as a key fits a lock.

7 Apr 2009

Global Market for Nanocatalysts Projected to Reach $6.0 Billion by 2015

Global nanocatalysts market is projected to reach $6.0 billion by 2015. The refinery industry represents the largest end-use segment for nanocatalysts. Environmental applications represent the fastest growing nanocatalys...

From Global Industry Analysts 6 Apr 2009

New Virus-Produced Batteries have Same Energy Capacity as State-of-the-Art Rechargeable Batteries

For the first time, MIT researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery. The new virus-produced batteries have the same e...

2 Apr 2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Complete Portfolio of Instruments and Accessories at ACHEMA 2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will be showcasing its complete portfolio of instruments, accessories, consumables and software solutions on booths B1-C11 in hall 6.1 at ACHEMA 2009, F...

2 Apr 2009

Efficient Way to Make Proteins for Use in Medicine or Industry without the Use of Live Cells

A new method developed by Cornell biological engineers offers an efficient way to make proteins for use in medicine or industry without the use of live cells. The proteins made in this way include many that cannot be produced by current biotechnology.

1 Apr 2009

Magnetic Particles Suspended Within Specialized Solution Act Like Molecular Sheep Dogs

The power of magnetism may address a major problem facing bioengineers as they try to create new tissue -- getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth of blood vessels to nourish that growth.

31 Mar 2009

Chamber Separates Nanoparticles Like a 'Coin Sorter'

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a process for manufacturing integrated circuits at the nanometer (billionth of a meter) level and used it to develop a method for engineering the first-ever nanoscale fluidic (nanofluidic) device with complex three-dimensional surfaces.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 31 Mar 2009

Aphios to Develop Nanotech Combination Therapy for Certain Cancers under NCI Contracts

Aphios Corporation today announced that it has entered into a contract with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop Tdp-1 inhibitors either as a primary therapy or in combination with camptothecins for colon, brea...

31 Mar 2009

Researchers Develop Corrosion-Inhibiting Coatings Containing 'Good' Bacteria

A new, environmentally friendly coating that protects metals against corrosion in seawater has been developed by a team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University. At the Society for General Microbiology meeting in ...

29 Mar 2009

Nanotoxicology News

Global Nanocatalysts Market Projected to Reach $6.0 Billion by 2015

New Book Provides Overview of Aptamer Development and Applications

Global Market for Nanocatalysts Projected to Reach $6.0 Billion by 2015

New Virus-Produced Batteries have Same Energy Capacity as State-of-the-Art Rechargeable Batteries

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Complete Portfolio of Instruments and Accessories at ACHEMA 2009

Efficient Way to Make Proteins for Use in Medicine or Industry without the Use of Live Cells

Magnetic Particles Suspended Within Specialized Solution Act Like Molecular Sheep Dogs

Chamber Separates Nanoparticles Like a 'Coin Sorter'

Aphios to Develop Nanotech Combination Therapy for Certain Cancers under NCI Contracts

Researchers Develop Corrosion-Inhibiting Coatings Containing 'Good' Bacteria

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

Study Shows Potential for New Treatments for Neurological and Inflammatory Diseases

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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