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New Catalyst Could Make Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells Feasible

A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible.

25 Jan 2009

Report Examines High Aspect Ratio Nanoparticles Should Raise Same Concerns as Asbestos Fibres

A UK consortium of scientists, led by the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, has published a key report examining whether high aspect ratio nanoparticles (HARN) should raise the same concerns as asbestos fibr...

23 Jan 2009

The Importance of Translocation in Nanoparticle Toxicology

In a report published by DEFRA this week, the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, together with a team of multi-disciplinary experts presents an informed commentary and research agenda toward elucidating the i...

22 Jan 2009

Elsevier Announces Acquisition of the Publishing Assets of William Andrew

Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of the publishing assets of William Andrew, Inc. ("William Andrew").

From Elsevier B.V 21 Jan 2009

Unique Solution to Provide Fast and Efficient Impurity Analysis of Solid Metals

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has developed a unique solution to provide fast and efficient impurity analysis of solid metals, including steels, platinum group metals, gold and other...

20 Jan 2009

Developer of Disease-Destroying Nanotechnology Announces Relocation of HQ and Laboratory

PDS Biotechnology Corporation, a developer of disease-destroying nanotechnology, announced today it will relocate its Cincinnati headquarters and laboratory here with the help of a $2 million grant from the state's 2...

19 Jan 2009

Polymer Nanoparticle for Oral Anticancer Drug Delivery

One of the problems that cancer patients face is that many of the most potent anticancer therapies can be administered only by injection, which means that cancer patients must travel to receive their medication. But than...

16 Jan 2009

Novel Synthetic Nanoparticle Developed for Noninvasive Imaging of Angiogenesis

Adah Almutairi, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, is first author of a paper recently published in the Proceedings of the ...

14 Jan 2009

Removing Lead from Blood Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Lead is one of the most dangerous heavy metals and is especially toxic to children. Safe and effective detoxification processes are needed. As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, a Korean team led by Won Seok Han and Jong Hwa Jung has developed a new, highly promising approach. It is based on a fluorescence receptor that selectively and strongly binds to lead ions.

14 Jan 2009

Japanese Police Selects Bruker's Mass Spectrometers for Exact Mass Analysis

Bruker Daltonics announced today that it has signed a contract with the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA) for the supply of 51 units of its state-of-the-art ESI-TOF system, micrOTOF-II focus. The contract with a value of more than $12 million USD includes micrOTOF-II systems to be installed in each of the NPA's Prefecture forensic laboratories, as well as HPLC and CE systems, providing a complete analysis package.

14 Jan 2009