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Senator Secures Millions in Funding for Research Projects on Nanotechnology

UT Southwestern Medical Center has received $1.2 million in appropriations from the Department of Defense for 2009. The funding adds to $2 million secured in 2007 and 2008 and will continue collaborative studies with UT ...

14 Nov 2008

Mysterious Microbe May Force Scientists to Rethink Ocean's Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

An unusual microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean ecosystems. A paper describing the new findings appears in the November 14 issue of the journal Science.

14 Nov 2008

Sigma-Aldrich Announces Distribution Agreement with AlphaGenix

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced a distribution agreement with AlphaGenix, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of products for basic and clinical life science research. Sigma-Aldrich will now be the ex...

From Sigma Aldrich 14 Nov 2008

Controlling Collagen Nanofibers for the Manufacture of Synthetic Knee Cartilage

In her final project, entitled "A Study of the Formation of Collagen Nanofibers using Electrospinning", Camila Flor, a student at the School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa, reports on the manufacturing of synthetic cartilage similar to human cartilage, for medical use. Protection of the knee for disabled people with prostheses may be one of the first applications.

13 Nov 2008

Biosensors that can Identify Disease using Nanotechnology

A team of scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK has invented a biosensor device that can identify disease using nanotechnology. The device, which may revolutionise the science of diagnosis, uses antibodies to detect biomarkers, molecules in the body used to identify disease.

13 Nov 2008

NIST and NCI Propose Online Community To Speed Up Development of Nanotechnology Standards

Federal government and U.S. industry scientists say they are forging ahead with plans for an international, online collaboration to speed up creation of critically needed nanotechnology standards, including the underpinn...

13 Nov 2008

Innovative Microdroplet-Based Solutions Povider Introduces Sequence Enrichment Solution

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today officially introduced its Sequence Enrichment Solution for targeted sequencing applications...

13 Nov 2008

New HD BeadChip Offers Enhanced Coverage in Human Genome

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today unveiled a new product for DNA Analysis: the Infinium® HD Human660W-Quad BeadChip. This four-sample BeadChip features 2.6 million genetics markers and was developed in collaboration...

12 Nov 2008

Research and Markets Announces Addition of "Nanoparticle Drug Delivery" Report to Their Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanoparticle Drug Delivery" report to their offering. Advances in nanotechnology that enable drugs to be delivered in ways that preserve their efficac...

From Research and Markets 12 Nov 2008

xCELLigence System Enables Researchers to Monitor and Quantitatively Assess Cell Attachment in Real-Time

The xCELLigence System from Roche Applied Science enables researchers to monitor and quantitatively assess cell attachment and spreading in real-time. The technique is non-invasive and does neither require lab- and cost-intensive cell labeling nor cell lysis or fixation.

12 Nov 2008

Nanomedicine News

Senator Secures Millions in Funding for Research Projects on Nanotechnology

Mysterious Microbe May Force Scientists to Rethink Ocean's Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

Sigma-Aldrich Announces Distribution Agreement with AlphaGenix

Controlling Collagen Nanofibers for the Manufacture of Synthetic Knee Cartilage

Biosensors that can Identify Disease using Nanotechnology

NIST and NCI Propose Online Community To Speed Up Development of Nanotechnology Standards

Innovative Microdroplet-Based Solutions Povider Introduces Sequence Enrichment Solution

New HD BeadChip Offers Enhanced Coverage in Human Genome

Research and Markets Announces Addition of "Nanoparticle Drug Delivery" Report to Their Offering

xCELLigence System Enables Researchers to Monitor and Quantitatively Assess Cell Attachment in Real-Time

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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Characterization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Injectables, and Proteins

The Future of Wound Care: Why Nanofibers are Key to Accelerated Healing

The Evolution of Lipid Nanoparticles

How Emulsion Electrospinning is Transforming Materials