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Georgia Tech and Emory University Receive Fund to Continue Nanotechnology Development

Georgia Tech and Emory University have received a five-year $14.6 million contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of nanotechnology and biomolecular engineering tools and methodologies for detecting and treating atherosclerosis.

5 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology to Help Create More Efficient Solar Power Generators

Our attempts to use solar energy continue to be very ineffective; the true masters of this craft are photosynthetic plants, algae, and bacteria. Science is trying to emulate these organisms.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 1 Oct 2010

Emerging Class of Nanophosphors Holds Promise for Biomedical Applications

Fluorescent tags have become essential tools in a variety of medical applications ranging from drug discovery to diagnostics. The excitation wavelengths required for most common fluorophores either generate high levels of background fluorescence, which can swamp the signal, or cause photodamage in biological samples.

18 Sep 2010

Scientists to Discuss Future of Nanoscale Materials

Two groups of scientists who rarely get together will jointly consider the technological future of nanoscale materials in a workshop that will meet at the University of Chicago’s Kersten Physics Teaching Center from Sept. 16-18.

16 Sep 2010

Patent Landscape Overview of Nanoparticles for Bio-Imaging

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6f3dd1/nanoparticles_for) has announced the addition of the "Nanoparticles for Bioimaging Patent Landscape 2010" report to their offering. IP...

10 Sep 2010

New Market Research Report on Nanobiotechnology

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nanobiotechnologies- applications, markets and companies Summary Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materia...

8 Sep 2010

New Microneedles Can Deliver Quantum Dots into Skin

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin – an advance that opens the door to new techniques for diagnosing and treating a variety of medical conditions, including skin cancer.

26 Aug 2010

New Book Discusses Nanomaterials Applications in Biological and Chemical Analysis

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Trace Analysis with Nanomaterials" to their offering. Presenting a wide variety of methods, this book provides a c...

25 Aug 2010

Use of Colloidal Quantum Dots for Designing All-Optical Processors

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs), in which photons carry out signal processing, are expected to play a crucial role in next-generation computing and communication systems. Much progress has been made over the last decade toward realizing all-optical circuits on a chip.

24 Aug 2010

Controlling the Piezoelectric Effect in Quantum Dots

Researchers at McGill University’s Department of Chemistry have now discovered how to control the piezoelectric effect in nanoscale semiconductors called “quantum dots,” enabling the development of incredibly tiny new products.

23 Aug 2010