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JPK Instruments Recruit UK Staff Ahead of New Office Opening

Ahead of their new UK office establishment in March, JPK Instruments have recruited local expertise.

From Bruker BioAFM 30 Jan 2008

Nanolipidic Particles Used as Taste Masking Agents

dermaCM, announces successful findings of a double blind human taste test using proprietary nanolipidic particles (NLP) to mask the taste of sodium chloride in distilled water preparations. Taste-masking nanotechnology c...

30 Jan 2008

Safety of Carbon Nanotubes in the Body Investigated to See if Carbon Nanotubes Build Up in Essential Organs

Carbon nanotubes-cylinders so tiny that it takes 50,000 lying side by side to equal the width of a human hair-are packed with the potential to be highly accurate vehicles for administering medicines and other therapeutic...

30 Jan 2008

Medical and Genetic Testing Using Cheap, Reliable Lab-On-A-Chip Testing Equipment

University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada, have developed a portable unit for genetic testing about the size of a shoebox, which has the same capability as a lab full of expensive equipment. The device &nd...

30 Jan 2008

Nanoelectronics Collaboration to Develop Smart Power for the Future

AMI Semiconductor, a leading designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art mixed-signal and digital products for the automotive, medical, industrial, aerospace, and high-voltage communication markets, has entered into a ...

29 Jan 2008

Solar Cells With Low Cost and High Efficiency May Arise From Breakthroughs With Nanowires

Nanowires found to be able to trap more sunlight and convert it to electricity more efficiently than traditional solar cells

29 Jan 2008

New Polymer Could Lead to Dramatic Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Computer Chip

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Department of Physics and Center for Integrated Electronics have developed a new inexpensive, quick-drying polymer that could lead to dramatic cost savings and efficiency gains

29 Jan 2008

Miniature Machines Diagnosing Disease in the Body a Step Closer With Tiny Camera in a Pill

What if swallowing a pill with a camera could detect the earliest signs of cancer? The tiny camera is designed to take high-quality, color pictures in confined spaces. Such a device could find warning signs of esophageal...

25 Jan 2008

Optical Microrheology Video Method Extracts Mechanical Properties of Liquid Gel Interfaces

Conventional methods cannot measure basic mechanical properties of these liquid to solid interfaces in their natural environments. Now, researchers have demonstrated a video method that eventually may be able to make measurements on these types of biological and industrial systems.

24 Jan 2008

Quantum Dot Blinking Problem Solved by Scientists and May Lead to Source of Single Photons for Quantum Encryption

JILA scientists have found a way to suppress the blinking problem in quantum dots by bathing them in a chemical solution.

24 Jan 2008

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

JPK Instruments Recruit UK Staff Ahead of New Office Opening

Nanolipidic Particles Used as Taste Masking Agents

Safety of Carbon Nanotubes in the Body Investigated to See if Carbon Nanotubes Build Up in Essential Organs

Medical and Genetic Testing Using Cheap, Reliable Lab-On-A-Chip Testing Equipment

Nanoelectronics Collaboration to Develop Smart Power for the Future

Solar Cells With Low Cost and High Efficiency May Arise From Breakthroughs With Nanowires

New Polymer Could Lead to Dramatic Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Computer Chip

Miniature Machines Diagnosing Disease in the Body a Step Closer With Tiny Camera in a Pill

Optical Microrheology Video Method Extracts Mechanical Properties of Liquid Gel Interfaces

Quantum Dot Blinking Problem Solved by Scientists and May Lead to Source of Single Photons for Quantum Encryption

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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