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Labtech International to Distribute BioFlux Line of Live Cell Imaging Products

Fluxion Biosciences announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with East Sussex, UK-based Labtech International Ltd. Labtech will handle sales and service in the UK, Ireland and France of Fluxion's BioFlux(T...

4 Nov 2008

Uniting Nanoparticle and Thin Film Drug Delivery Technologies

MonoSol Rx, the developers of PharmFilm(R) technology and a drug delivery company specializing in dissolving thin film pharmaceutical products, and Midatech Group Ltd, a world leader in the production and application of synthetically produced nanoparticles, announced today a partnership to develop new drug formulations combining biocompatible nanocells and PharmFilm delivery technologies.

4 Nov 2008

QD Vision and In-Q-Tel Expand Strategic Partnership

QD Vision, developer of nanotechnology-based solutions for displays and lighting, today announced a second technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovat...

4 Nov 2008

Researchers Discover New Method for Overcoming Two Major Hurdles Facing Solar Energy

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.

4 Nov 2008

JAIST Selects Cray XT5 Supercomputer to Accelerate Nanotechnology Research

Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. today announced that the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has selected the new Cray XT5 supercomputer as the main system for its high-performance computing facility. This will be the first Cray XT5 system in Japan to utilize Cray's recently introduced ECOphlex liquid-cooling technology.

3 Nov 2008

Global Microplate Instrumentation + Supplies Market to Reach $5.0 Billion by 2015

Playing a pivotal role in laboratory automation and simplification of research process, microplate technology has come to replace conventional micro test tubes and cuvettes for running medium-to-high throughput assays. E...

From Global Industry Analysts 3 Nov 2008

Nanotools Market in US Projected to Exceed $2.15 Billion by 2012

Nanotools enable imaging, quantification, fabrication, and modeling of a substance/material at the nano level. Several institutions and enterprises including government, private investors, corporate, and academic organiz...

From Global Industry Analysts 3 Nov 2008

World Nanomagnetics Market Revenues to Reach $16.4 Billion by 2012

World Nanomagnetics market was an estimated US $7.6 billion in 2007 and revenues are projected to reach US$16.4 billion by the end of the year 2012. United States currently leads the global market accounting for an estim...

From Global Industry Analysts 3 Nov 2008

Community Day at CNSE Draws Crowd of Hundreds to Explore Nanotechnology

A crowd consisting of hundreds of children, adults and families participated in Community Day today at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany, the first in a series of events that are part of CNSE's unprecedented community and educational outreach initiative known as NANOvember.

3 Nov 2008

New Study Identifies World's Most Innovative Nations

A new study published in the September/October issue of the journal Marketing Science reveals the world's most innovative countries, with Japan and the Nordic countries earning top spots and the United States finishi...

2 Nov 2008