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Market Research Shows Output of Nanoscience Development Increasing at 16% Annually

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/577124/nanotechnology_w) has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology - World R&D Report 2008 - Research in Materials Nanoscience and Nanotec...

From Research and Markets 21 Dec 2008

Unique New Technology on Board NASA Space Missions to Study Earth-Sun Connection

Engineers at the University of Idaho have developed unique new technology that will be used in upcoming NASA missions that will study the Earth and Sun-Earth connection.

21 Dec 2008

Rice University Announce Production Deal of Bio-Based "Green" Chemicals

Rice University and Roquette Frères have signed a licensing deal to enable bio-based production of succinic acid, a substance used in plastics, textiles, drugs and solvents and as a food additive. Roquette Frèr...

21 Dec 2008

NIST Seeking National Input on Nanotechnology Under the New Technology Innovation Program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is interested in detailed pitches for critical national and societal needs that could be the basis for new competitions for research funding under its Technology ...

21 Dec 2008

Coca Cola CEO Donates $6 Million Towards Cancer Nanotechnology Research

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Chairman and CEO John Brock and his family have given $6 million to create two endowed faculty chairs at Emory University and Georgia Tech to support research in cancer nanotechnology. Brock...

18 Dec 2008

Policy Experts Urge New Testing Methods for Nanoscale Food Additives

Nanotechnology policy experts are urging that food additives that contain nanoscale materials be subject to new safety testing to ensure that their use does not pose unintended risks. The call comes as nanotechnology ...

18 Dec 2008

New World-leading Research Center to Exploit Properties of the World's Thinnest Material for Nanotechnology Applications

The Universities of Exeter and Bath (UK) can today reveal their plans for a new world-leading research centre to explore and exploit the properties of the thinnest material in nature. The two universities have won a &pou...

18 Dec 2008

Industrial Nanotech Establish Manufacturing Plant in South Africa

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced that the Company has signed a deal to manufacture its products in South Africa. "Our representatives in t...

18 Dec 2008

India's Premier Nanotechnology Institute to be Built on 14 Acres

Government of Karnataka, on the occasion of 2nd Bangalore Nano, in the august presence of M. Hamid Ansari, H.E. Vice President of India, Rameshwar Thakur, H.E. Governor of Karnataka, Dr. V.S. Acharya, Honourable Home Min...

17 Dec 2008

Starpharrma Report Advancement in its Dendrimer-based Drug-Delivery Program

A Starpharma dendrimer combined with a widely-used cancer drug (doxorubicin) has achieved a significant extension of the drug's plasma half-life and a marked reduction in drug toxicity compared to administration of the drug alone.

17 Dec 2008