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Global News:
Israel,
Russia to collaborate on nanotechnology
Russian government
launches nanotechnology internet
portal
Government
of Alberta: Alberta Joins International Nanotechnology
...
IIT-B
gets a $1.5m boost for research in nano
tech
Power to Danish-Chinese Nano-Operation
States,
PEs queue up for Nano homes
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Electrochemistry
at the nano-scale
Bile acid
helps form 'twisted ribbon' nano-structures
Electronics:
Nano-ITX Boards feature Intel SCH US15W and
GS45 chipsets.
Via
to launch improved Nano processor
soon
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Offers 128GB Nano SSD Drive |
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Lab Media Report: A billion year ultra-dense ...
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Nanotechnology in Environmental
Applications
Oh nanotechnology! Water will never be the
same
Harnessing
the energy of the sun: Developing 3-D nano-scale
solutions
Nano-Researchers Developing Next Generation of Energy
Efficient LEDs
Argonne and BASF Signs
Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Agreement
Materials & Manufacturing:
Reducing
Manufacturing Time for Nano
Engineered Substrates
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Aluminum-oxide
Nanopore Beats Other Material For DNA analysis ...
Indian
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Revolutionary
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Technologies Gets Processor Order from Lenovo
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Now,
a quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector
littleabout.com May 30th, 2009 Scientists
at the University of Southern California have developed a quicker and cheaper
breed of electronic detectors for viruses like SARS and other biological
materials, which may prove very helpful in the battle against epidemics.
Project leaders Zhongwu Chou and Mark Thompson point out that the basic
nanotube and nanowire biosensors consist of a piece of synthetic antibody
attached to a nanowire that's attached to an electrical base, immersed in
liquid. If the protein to which the antibody binds is present in the liquid, it
will bind to these antibodies, immediately creating a sharply measurable jump
in current through the nanowire. However, according to the researchers, their
new design uses two new elements. Firstly, it takes advantage of bioengineered
synthetic antibodies-which are much smaller versions of the natural substances
that are designed to bind with a specific protein and only that protein. And
secondly, it uses indium oxide (In2O3) nanowires instead of silicon and other
materials previously tried. The study has shown that unlike silicon, the metal
oxides do not develop "an insulating native oxide layer that can reduce
sensitivity." Thus, the resulting device can detect its target molecules
with a sensitivity as great as the best alternative modes, do so more rapidly
and without use of chemical reagents.
So
Long Aspirin, Hello Silver
sciencemag.org May 30th, 2009 Millions
of people around the world are prone to dangerous blood clots. Now researchers
have had early success with a new way to prevent them--and the strokes, heart
attacks, and pulmonary embolisms they cause. Nano-sized particles of silver can
stop sticky blood cells called platelets from clinging together in laboratory
strains of mice, the team reports. Platelets help the body stop bleeding. But
if they clump together too much, they can also form clots within the
bloodstream. A deep-vein thrombosis, for example, can form in the lower leg and
block blood flow. If the clot is not broken up quickly using injections of
powerful anticoagulants, it can break loose and cut blood supply to the heart
or brain, with fatal consequences. As a result, the nearly 500 million
sufferers worldwide of clotting-related disorders--including this
reporter--must take daily doses of anticoagulants, which carry dangers of their
own, such as spontaneous and uncontrollable internal bleeding. The key, then,
is to find an agent that prevents platelets from sticking together too much
without impeding their ability to shunt a bleed. Recent research on silver
nanoparticles--tiny grains of the metal less than 1/50,000th the width of a
human hair--indicated that they might do the trick. So a biomedical team from
The
worm turns - into graphene
rsc.org May 31st, 2009 Chinese
scientists have found a new route to high-quality graphene sheets for making
flexible electronics. Hongwei Zhu and co-workers from
New
rotors could help develop nanoscale generators
Two
county students win big at science fair
signonsandiego.com June 1st, 2009 The
UAlbany
NanoCollege Selects Students for Prestigious Summer Internship Program
UCL
offers cutting-edge MSc in Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine
NVA
Unveils Novel Pulmonary Drug Delivery Technology
NanoVentures
Pixelligent
raises $2 Million in equity financing
siliconindia.com June 1st, 2009 Pixelligent
Technologies has closed $2 million in new equity financing round led by local
angel investors, a renowned coast-based tech entrepreneur and the company's
management team. The proceeds raised were predominantly for the company's
reorganization and for funding current development initiatives and the
government programs. Pixelligent is coming up with innovative applications in
optical lithography and nanocomposites for the semiconductor and the
micro-electronics markets.
Study
Explores Potential Benefit of Nab®-Paclitaxel in Combination with Bevacizumab
for the First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Abraxis BioScience, Inc. June 1st, 2009 Data
from phase II study to be presented at 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Clinical Oncology 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical
Oncology (ASCO)
Nanotechnology:
The future of mobile phones?
itpro.co.uk June 1st, 2009 The
Finnish phone giant (Nokia) recently announced its plans to create a
transformable mobile phone, by using nanotechnology to produce flexible
electronic components that would allow the handset to morph between shapes,
develop artificial intelligence, and even clean itself. Known as Morph, the
joint venture between Nokia and
OctoPlus
to present at two investor conferences in June
OctoPlus June 2nd, 2009 OctoPlus
N.V. (Euronext: OCTO), the drug delivery company, announces today that its CEO
will present at two investor conferences in
Handphone
| an unusual future phone
livemint.com June 2nd, 2009 The
Handphone was designed for my personal portfolio. You know, if you want to have
space in the industrial design market, you need to impress prospective clients
with new ideas. Inspiration is always hard to explain. It came naturally to me.
I always thought that the gesture we make every time we ask our friends to call
us could be used to design a phone. I was thinking of a phone that could be
used and looked like a watch. The Handphone is just a bridge to the future cell
phones, when, thanks to nanotechnology, all the elements of the phone will be a
customized on a thin and flexible strip on the skin, like a plaster, and it
will use the body heat as energy.
Nokia
Morph | Nanotechnology, the future of mobile phones
livemint.com June 2nd, 2009 Nokia
Morph is a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center
(NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK). The Morph demonstrates how future
mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to
transform their mobile devices into radically different shapes. It demonstrates
the ultimate functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of delivering:
flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces.
Nanotechnology enables materials and components that are flexible, stretchable,
transparent and remarkably strong. Fibril proteins are woven into a three
dimensional mesh that reinforces thin elastic structures. Using the same
principle behind spider silk, this elasticity enables the device to literally
change shapes and configure itself to adapt to the task at hand.
'Chemicals
Doha' stresses need for global regulation
euractiv.com June 2nd, 2009 More
global regulation on chemicals is required, EU Environment Commissioner Stavros
Dimas agreed at a forum last week, urging action on 'chemical cocktails',
endocrine disruptors and nanotechnology. The first Helsinki Chemicals Forum
(HCF), an annual meeting of stakeholders from industry, research, authorities
and NGOs, took place on 27-29 May in
Three
universities in the city aim at excellence in education with humaneness
hinduonnet.com June 2nd, 2009 "Ours
is the only university that makes it mandatory for teachers to get
qualification approval," he points out. Basic science is popular in
countries such as
Carl
Zeiss Chosen to Provide Suite of Advanced Microscopes to the Joint School of
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN)
Carl Zeiss June 2nd, 2009 The
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) of
MIT
Engineering and the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory launch
research collaboration
MIT June 2nd, 2009 The
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology today began a major new collaboration that will enrich
each institution's research activities in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Regular
Light Bulbs Made Super-Efficient with Ultra-Fast Laser
IMEC
names Luc Van den hove to serve as President and CEO
IMEC June 2nd, 2009 IMEC
today announced that its board of directors has named Luc Van den hove as
IMEC's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Gilbert Declerck is elected
as member of the Board of IMEC International. In addition, he will continue to
serve IMEC as Executive Officer, concentrating on key governmental and
industrial relations and on strategic advice. Changes will become effective on
July 1, 2009.
Aluminum-oxide
Nanopore Beats Other Material For DNA analysis
Revolutionising
the diagnosis of serious disease
Power
to Danish-Chinese nano-operation
Light
Source Illuminates Nanomaterials, Catalysts, Alzheimer's and More
Brookhaven National Laboratory June
3rd, 2009 The following media advisory is being issued today
by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. This event,
for reporters only, will immediately follow a ceremony to mark the start of
construction of a new research facility at the Lab -- the National Synchrotron
Light Source II. If enough people sign up, the Lab will hire a bus to transport
reporters from the Penn Station area in New York City to arrive in time for the
groundbreaking (10:30 a.m.) and back to NYC afterward. Lunch and a tour are
included! Space is limited, so sign up now.
Ethical
Issues in Synthetic Biology: New Report Calls for a Broad Ethics of Emerging
Technologies
Synthetic Biology Project June 3rd,
2009 The emerging field of synthetic biology will allow
researchers to create biological systems that do not occur naturally as well as
to re-engineer existing biological systems to perform novel and beneficial
tasks. Synthetic biology promises significant advances in areas such as
biofuels, specialty chemicals, agriculture, and medicine but also poses
potential risks. As the science and its applications develop, a comprehensive
approach to addressing ethical and social issues of emerging technologies as a
whole is called for if scarce intellectual resources are to be used optimally,
according to a new report authored by Erik Parens, Josephine Johnston, and
Jacob Moses of The Hastings Center.
Interleukin-12
therapies prevent open fracture
Biomaterials June 3rd, 2009 Researchers
have developed an innovative approach, stimulating the body's natural defense
system using interleukin-12 p70 (also termed IL-12) nanocoatings, to prevent
open-fracture associated infection. The IL-12 nanocoating, prepared via
electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly nanotechnology, has been found to
substantially decrease open fracture associated infection in an osteomyelitis
rat model. The developed technology has also been shown to be advantageous over
traditional systemic and percutaneous treatments. The developed approach might
be a revolutionary step toward preventing open fracture associated infections
using a non-antibiotic therapy.
NIST
Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement in Mechanical System
NIST June 3rd, 2009 Physicists
at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated
entanglement—a phenomenon peculiar to the atomic-scale quantum
world—in a mechanical system similar to those in the macroscopic everyday
world. The work extends the boundaries of the arena where quantum behavior can
be observed and shows how laboratory technology might be scaled up to build a
functional quantum computer.
What
We Might Expect of Early Nanofactories
nextbigfuture.com June 3rd, 2009 J
Storrs Hall, President of the Foresight Institute, considers what will be the
likely situation with early nanofactories. "The first nanofactories will
probably be DNA/RNA/protein gadgets requiring thousands of steps by skilled
scientists to coax them to build a new gadget (which will consist only of
DNA/RNA/protein), or diamondoid gadgets in high vacuum requiring thousands of
steps by skilled scientists to coax them to build a new gadget (which will
consist only of diamondoid), or possibly even tungsten carbide gadgets doing
EDM with nanotubes, requiring thousands of steps by skilled scientists to coax
them to build a new gadget (which will consist only of tungsten carbide, the
nanotubes having to be supplied from outside). Early nanofactories will be
cranky and experimental, expensive, require expensive inputs, be able to
produce only very limited products, and be very lucky to replicate themselves
before they break down."
Graphene
Shows Promise for Future IC Interconnects
Georgia Tech June 4th, 2009 The
unique properties of thin layers of graphite - known as graphene - make the
material attractive for a wide range of potential electronic devices.
Researchers have now experimentally demonstrated the potential for another
graphene application: replacing copper for interconnects in future generations
of integrated circuits.
A
breakthrough toward industrial production of fluorescent nanodiamonds
INSERM (Institut national de la santé
et de la recherche médicale) June 4th, 2009 Activité of
Normal & Pathologic Biomolecules- SANPB », Inserm / UEVE U829 (Genopole
Evry, France) in collaboration with the Material Centre of Mines-ParisTech
(Evry, France), the NRG - UMR 5060 CNRS / UTBM (Technology University of
Belfort-Montbéliard) and the Physic Institute of Stuttgart University (Germany)
discovered a novel route to fabricate fluorescent nanoparticles from diamond
microcrystals. Results are published in Nanotechnology June10 2009 issue.
RUSNANO
Gets International Credit Rating
RUSNANO June 4th, 2009 By
RUSNANO's request, Standard & Poor's has issued international credit
ratings for the Corporation. The Agency's Rating Service assigned a long-term
Ð’Ð’+ credit rating, a ruAA+ Russian scale rating, and stated that
the outlook is negative. Such a forecast for RUSNANO's ratings reflects the
outlook on
Lords
Seek Advice from Ulster Professor
University of Ulster June 5th, 2009 University
of Ulster nanotechnology expert Professor Vyvyan Howard has given evidence to a
House of Lords Select Committee. Professor Howard, based at the Biomedical
Sciences Research Institute, travelled to the Lords on Tuesday to speak in
front of the Select Committee on Science and Technology, the Nanotechnology in
Food Sub Panel.
Researchers
test nanoparticle to treat cardiovascular disease in mice
University of California - Santa
Barbara June 5th, 2009 Scientists and engineers at UC Santa
Barbara and other researchers have developed a nanoparticle that can attack
plaque -- a major cause of cardiovascular disease. The new development is
described in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
Skyscraper
approach to nanoelectronics
rsc.org June 5th, 2009 Scientists
based at the University of Georgia, US, have grown conjugated polymer brushes
directly onto monolayers, producing films with thicknesses less than 42
nanometres. This is a significant breakthrough for nanotechnology as existing
techniques for creating electronics on the nanoscale are reaching their limits.
Previous attempts to grow conjugated polymers on monolayers have had limited
success. Using a modified Kumada-type catalyst-transfer polycondensation, Jason
Locklin and his team grew polyphenylene and polythiophene brushes, from aryl
Grignard monomers, on gold monolayers. They analysed the polymer brushes using
cyclic voltammetry, polarization modulation-infrared reflection-adsorption spectroscopy
and atomic force microscopy. 'This surface-initiated polymerisation technique
allows one to create conjugated polymer films in a controlled fashion,' Locklin
comments. The technique 'allows for a high density of functional groups to be
obtained in a limited area. This has been called the skyscraper approach.'
Mike
and Ophelia Lazaridis donations top $101 million to Institute for Quantum
Computing
New
focus for printed electronics
IDTechEx June 5th, 2009 In
the last year, the burgeoning printed and thin film electronics industry has
greatly enhanced its repertoire and changed its priorities, encompassing such
things as rapid commercialisation of disposable and invisible electronics. The
percentage of printed and partly printed electronics that is flexible is
rapidly increasing as shown below.
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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Nanoscale plasmons trap atoms
New technique could be used to
connect trapped atoms with nanophotonic devices
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/39263
Electron spectroscopy probes
chemical functionalization of CNTs Changes in the electronic structure of
carbon nanotubes found to be reversible
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/39257
Relaxing nanoparticles could image
artery plaques New magnetic imaging technique invented by
Microcrystal processing yields
fluorescent nanodiamonds Top-down method opens up large-scale production of
fluorescent diamond nanoparticles
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/39222
IN DEPTH
Focus issue: NanoSQUIDs
Cathy Foley and Hans Hilgenkamp give
an overview of nano-scale superconducting interference devices and highlight
some of the latest applications
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/indepth/39211
LAB TALK
Patterned nanocomposites: a simple
route to success Laser-induced formation of well defined patterns of CdS
nanocrystals could be used to tune device properties http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/39260
Fiber probe and nanoprobe techniques
combined inside SEM Integrated nano-characterization system configured for
device development
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/39259
Imaging technique puts biomolecular
polarization on show AFM approach may help to distinguish between molecules
that have similar topographic appearances
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/39239
ZnO nanorods measure fat cell
membrane potential Electrode acts as an extremely sensitive intracellular
sensor
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/39238
Focused ion beam forms nanopatterns
on soft surfaces Simultaneous electron beam flooding relieves charge
accumulation
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/39224
Boron nitride nanotube study
considers amine bonding Chemical functionalization modulates the electronic
properties of BNNTs
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/39223
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