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MIT Researchers Successfully Weigh Single Living Cell

For the first time, MIT researchers have found a way to measure the mass of single cells with high accuracy. The new technique, which is based on a micromechanical detector, could allow researchers to develop inexpens...

2 May 2007

Center for Functional Nanomaterials to Open at Brookhaven National Lab

EVENT: Dedication of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, a state-of-the-art facility about to open at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory for the fabrication and study of materia...

2 May 2007

Arterial Calcification Links to Nanosized Particles

Scientific evidence increasingly links arterial calcification to the presence of nanosized particles so small that some scientists question whether a nanoparticle can live and, if so, play a viable role in causing diseas...

1 May 2007

New System for Accurately Placing Nanowires on Semiconductor Wafers

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a system for manipulating and precisely positioning individual nanowires on semiconductor wafers. Their technique, described in a rece...

1 May 2007

DuPont Nanofiber Technology for Hybrid Membranes Wins IDEA Award

Two of the latest technologies from DuPont, one based on bio-based technology and the other based on nanofiber science – DuPont™ Sorona® polymer and DuPont Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT) respectively &n...

30 Apr 2007

New Technique for Creating Films of Barium Titanate Nanoparticles

A new technique for creating films of barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles in a polymer matrix could allow fabrication of improved capacitors able to store twice as much energy as existing devices. The improved capacit...

27 Apr 2007

NaturalNano and Nylon Corp to Commercialize Nylon Pleximer Products

NaturalNano, Inc., a materials science company, today announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement with Nylon Corporation of America, Inc. (NYCOA), a leader in the nylon polymerization and compounding industry....

27 Apr 2007

Ohio Nanotechnology Summit 2007 Attracts over 500 Delegates

Ohio, already a recognized leader in the nanotechnology industry, is increasing its momentum toward product commercialization, as evidenced at the 2007 Ohio Nanotechnology Summit. Over 500 researchers, businesses, uni...

27 Apr 2007

IEEE Complete Nanoelectronics Standards Roadmap

The IEEE has completed its Nanoelectronics Standards Roadmap(NESR), which establishes a framework for creating standards to help industry transition electronic applications based on nanotechnology from the laboratory to ...

27 Apr 2007

Merck Nanotech Delivery Request Program to be Launched at Nanotech 2007

Nanotech 2007, the nation's largest nanotech conference and trade show, has announced the Merck Nanotech Delivery Request Program will take place at Nanotech 2007. "With Merck's purchase of Sirna Therape...

26 Apr 2007