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USDC and Applied Materials to Develop Metal-Oxide Films for Next-Generation TFTs

The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flat panel display and flexible electronics supply chain, today announced a cost-shared contract award with Applied Materials...

From Applied Materials Inc. 3 Jul 2008

Quantum Dot Nanoparticles Penetrate Skin Through Abrasion

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or indiv...

3 Jul 2008

Angiogenesis Inhibitor Formulated Through Nanotechnology Shows Promising Anticancer Results

The first oral, broad-spectrum angiogenesis inhibitor, specially formulated through nanotechnology, shows promising anticancer results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. Findings were published online on June 29 by the journal Nature Biotechnology.

2 Jul 2008

Researchers from ORNL Received Recognition in Nanotechnology

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have won six R+D 100 Awards for innovative technologies in areas ranging from national security to the advanced materials indu...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2 Jul 2008

The Few Remaining Unsolved Problems of Quantum Mechanics

A new paper by a team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Bolizsár Jankó provides an overview of research into one of the few remaining unsolved problems of quantum mechanics.

2 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology to Help Diagnose, Treat and Monitor Cancer

Speakers from MIT and other institutions described the promise of nanotechnology to help diagnose, treat and monitor cancer at the annual symposium hosted by the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT on Friday, June 27.

2 Jul 2008

Another Reason Why Nanoparticles are Attractive Potential Biomedical Sensors

The ability to use genetic material to assemble nanoscopic particles of gold could be an important step toward creating tiny "spies" that will be able to infiltrate individual cells and report back in real time...

1 Jul 2008

ApNano Materials Announces Major Breakthrough in WS2 Nanotube Production for Bulletproof Vests

ApNano Materials, Inc., a provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced a major breakthrough in the production of the company's unique, inorganic tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanotubes in industrial quantities.

1 Jul 2008

Professor Awarded Grant to Conduct Nanoparticle Cancer Research

A biomedical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute grant to conduct nanoparticle cancer research. ...

1 Jul 2008

New Carbon-Based Products from Cutting Edge Nanotechnology Research

From diamonds, the world's hardest mineral, to the soft graphite used in pencils, the many forms of the versatile element carbon have been used and appreciated by humans for centuries. Now visitors to this year&rs...

1 Jul 2008