November 2012 Nanotechnology Press Releases

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November 2012 Nanotechnology Press Releases

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200 press releases posted this month

November 30th, 2012

Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV (SEATTLE, WA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Origami Electronics at Printed Electronics USA: Leading designers of printed electronics collaborate on printed electronic demonstration give-a-way (SANTA CLARA, CA)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Events/Classes, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Awarded $6.5 Million Grant to Develop Nano Thin Infrared Night Vision Glasses (BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Homeland Security, Military, Aerospace/Space, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Thin films, News and information

CFN – Theoretical Chemistry: Pathbreaking Review Paper - Density Functional Theory (DFT) for Open-shell Molecules: Spin Calculations (KARLSRUHE, GERMANY)
Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Quantum nanoscience, Chemistry, News and information, Physics

FoodChek Systems Achieves Listeria spp. AOAC PTM Certification (CALGARY, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, News and information

Changing How Batteries Are Produced - Lithium Battery Power 2012: Primet Precision’s NanoScission® process reduces costs and improves performance of Hybrid, Plug-In, and Electric Vehicles (NEW YORK, NY)
Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, News and information

November 29th, 2012

Six Rice University professors elected AAAS fellows: Carson, Ensor, Kavraki, Natelson, Phillips, Vannucci honored by scientific society (HOUSTON, TX)
Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information, Physics

SWRD Signs Agreement with Nanomateriales of Monterey, Mexico (LAWTON, OK)
Announcements, Environment, Personal Care, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

Dolomite launches new Electro-osmotic Pumps for fast and easy integration into microfluidic systems (ROYSTON, UK)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

Self-Folding Polymers: Nature-Inspired Microengineering of Complex 3D Structures (GERMANY)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Self Assembly, Nanobiotechnology, Videos, Thin films, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics, Flexible Electronics

James’ bond: A graphene/nanotube hybrid (GERMANY)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, News and information, Graphene

Nano water filter: sieve holds nanoparticles in place (GERMANY)
Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Water, News and information

Carbon nanotubes used in new drug-release hydrogel system (GERMANY)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Fetal risk of nanoparticle exposure assessed (GERMANY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Research partnerships, News and information

Research discovery could revolutionize semiconductor manufacture (LUND, SWEDEN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Mix Masters: NIST Scientists Image the Molecular Structure of Polymer Blends (GAITHERSBURG, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, News and information, Laboratories

November 28th, 2012

NIST experiments challenge fundamental understanding of electromagnetism (GAITHERSBURG, MD)
Discoveries, Announcements, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

ETPL celebrates a decade of bringing science to market, announces focus areas beyond 2012: Innovation Clusters, or Hotspots, to include Diagnostics, Anti-Microbials, Bio-imaging, Printed Electronics and Business Analytics (SINGAPORE)
Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, Imaging

Agilent Technologies Opens PicoCafé, a Unique Online Forum for Atomic Force Microscope Users (SANTA CLARA, CA)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

Carl Zeiss introduces ORION NanoFab- Extending nanofabrication to the sub-10 nanometer scale (first multi-ion-beam tool based on Gas Field Ion Source (GFIS) technology) (JENA, GERMANY / MANCHESTER, UK)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

European nanoelectronics industry proposes to invest 100 B€ for innovation (PARIS, FRANCE)
Possible Futures, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, News and information

New Probe Station Specifications from Lake Shore Cryotronics: Increased maximum magnetic field, improved vacuum performance and improved magnetic field at elevated sample temperatures for Model CRX-VF (WESTERVILLE, OH)
Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information

Proving quantum computers feasible: With a new contribution to probability theory, researchers show that relatively simple physical systems could yield powerful quantum computers (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Spintronics, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

SouthWest NanoTechnologies to Introduce New Specialty Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes at the Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics Show in Santa Clara, CA (Booth C04) (NORMAN, OK)
Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Events/Classes, News and information

The music of the silks: Researchers synthesize a new kind of silk fiber — and find that music can help fine-tune the material’s properties (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Human Interest/Art, Nanobiotechnology, Videos, News and information

The Market for Gold Inks 2013-2019 (CAMBRIDGE, UK)
Possible Futures, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information

November 27th, 2012

Arrowhead Publishes First Ever Cholesterol-siRNA Mediated Gene Knockdown in Primates and Novel DPC Co-Injection Strategy (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, News and information

Hiroshima University is first to install Malvern Instruments’ new Zetasizer Nano ZSP (MALVERN, UK)
Announcements, Tools, Academic/Education, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information, Imaging

Penn Researchers Make Flexible, Low-voltage Circuits Using Nanocrystals (PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information, Flexible Electronics

James' bond: A graphene/nanotube hybrid: Rice University's James Tour Group creates single-surface material for energy storage, electronics (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, News and information, Graphene

Tracking down smallest biomarkers: PTB and Dectris have developed a vacuum-compatible X-ray detector that allows the size of low-contrast nano-objects to be determined (BRAUNSCHWEIG , GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

New method for diagnosing malaria (AARHUS, DENMARK)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Sieve holds nanoparticles and acts as solar absorber: Scientists of the “Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group” from Kiel and Geestacht in Germany publish their research results (KIEL, GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Research partnerships, News and information

The High Performance Artemis™ Raman Microscopectrometer from CRAIC Technologies (SAN DIMAS, CA)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics and SFC Fluidics collaborate to develop point-of-need traumatic brain injury dIagnostic device (SINGAPORE)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Sensors, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

Imec and Holst Centre to Present Research Breakthroughs at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (LEUVEN, BELGIUM)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Events/Classes, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

November 26th, 2012

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. to Exhibit at 2012 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting in Boston (Booth 1116) (NORMAN, OK)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Thai research agency awarded testing standardization certificate (PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

FEI Unveils Broad Correlative Microscopy Solution Set for Cell Biologists: By combining imaging techniques and efficient workflows, cell biologists could gain a better understanding of the structure and function of cells to improve the treatment of disease (HILLSBORO, OR)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Imaging

Scientists Capture Lithium-Ion Batteries in Nanoscale Action: New imaging techniques track lithium-ion reactions in real-time, offering clues to engineering more powerful, longer-lasting batteries (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories

Researcher: Iran among 10 Pioneering Countries in Nanotechnology (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Iran Presents Latest Nano-Based Products in China High-Tech Fair (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Products, Nanomedicine, Materials, Announcements, Events/Classes, Construction, News and information

November 24th, 2012

Indian researchers develop nanoparticle-based antibacterial composite (GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Isoporous membranes of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, News and information

November 23rd, 2012

Transforming ‘noise’ into mechanical energy at nanometric level (GIPUZKOA, SPAIN)
Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Physics

November 22nd, 2012

Research and Markets: Lipids in Nanotechnology (DUBLIN, IRELAND)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Transparent communication about nanomaterials (GERMANY)
Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, Military, News and information

New energy technologies promise brighter future (TAMPA, FL)
Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

No Need for Industrial Chemical Reductants in the Formation of Gold Nanoparticles (LONDON, UK)
Discoveries, Announcements, Chemistry, News and information

Lava dots: Rice makes hollow, soft-shelled quantum dots: Investigation of quantum dots leads to new particles formed by molten droplets (HOUSTON, TX)
Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Energy, Quantum Dots/Rods, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

‘Strain tuning’ reveals promise in nanoscale manufacturing (GERMANY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Laboratories, Superconductivity

Digital image correlation: measuring complex nanoscale systems (GERMANY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Military, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

Capturing living cells in micro pyramids (ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

November 21st, 2012

Flower Power to Purge Poison and Produce Platinum (COVENTRY, UK)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Automotive/Transportation, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

New structures self-assemble in synchronized dance (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Self Assembly, Military, News and information, Physics

Lumerical Products, Including FDTD Solutions, Now Compatible with Amazon EC2: All Lumerical products can now be easily and quickly accessed on the scalable infrastructure of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) (VANCOUVER, CANADA)
Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Software

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Halts Multiple Sclerosis: New nanotechnology can be used for Type 1 diabetes, food allergies and asthma (CHICAGO, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

King's College London finds rainbows on nanoscale: Big impact on solar cells, television screens (LONDON, UK)
Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Solar/Photovoltaic, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Research Reveals Nanotechnology Simplifies Hydrogen Production for Clean Energy (STONY BROOK, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Fuel Cells, News and information

Mentor Capital Signs $6M Nanotechnology Cancer LOI (SAN DIEGO, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, News and information

UAlberta prostate cancer researcher and team developing 'homing beacon drugs' to target cancer cells (EDMONTON, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Nanotech Device Mimics Dog's Nose to Detect Explosives: Inspired by the biology of canine scent receptors, UC Santa Barbara scientists develop a chip capable of quickly identifying trace amounts of vapor molecules (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Homeland Security, Military, Videos, News and information

Mirrorcle Technologies scanning MEMS mirrors deployed in portable OCT system (RICHMOND, CA)
MEMS, Announcements, Tools, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

November 20th, 2012

So BRIGHT, you need to wear shades: Tiny probes shine brightly to reveal the location of targeted tissues (ST. LOUIS, MO)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Imaging

New electrically-conductive polymer nanoparticles can generate heat to kill colorectal cancer cells (WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

NanoMech Wins Highly Competitive Department of Energy Grant: Grant could help NanoMech’s nGlide® revolutionize the multi-billion dollar motor oil market (SPRINGDALE, AR)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

New American Chemical Society video series shines a light on transparent solar cells (WASHINGTON, DC)
Announcements, Energy, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Solar/Photovoltaic, Videos, News and information

Malvern’s complementary detector arrays boost GPC/SEC productivity: Apply both dynamic and static light scattering for size and molecular weight measurement (MALVERN, UK)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

European Project Targets Innovative Solutions that Allow Reliable Circuits to Be Designed from Low-power Unreliable Components (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

How to Manufacture Printed Electronics - Live Print Demonstration (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Announcements, Events/Classes, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information, Flexible Electronics

Los Alamos Research and Leadership Prizes Awarded: Garzon, Batista and Beyerlein noted for exemplary research (LOS ALAMOS, NM)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Materials, Announcements, Sensors, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Nanomedicine breakthrough could improve chemotherapy for childhood cancer (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Researchers build synthetic membrane channels out of DNA: Nanotech structures mimic nature's way of tunneling through cell walls (MUNICH, GERMANY)
Molecular Machines, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Sensors, Molecular Nanotechnology, Research partnerships, News and information

CHESS X-rays help characterize organic transistors (ITHACA, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Self Assembly, Thin films, News and information, Imaging, Flexible Electronics

November 19th, 2012

Study reveals clues to cause of hydrogen embrittlement in metals: Findings could guide design of new embrittlement-resistant materials (MONTREAL, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials, Military, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics

Managing Director of Harris & Harris Group Named on List of Power Players in Greentech (NEW YORK, NY)
Announcements, Environment, Energy, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, News and information

New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body: These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Military, News and information

Making ‘nanospinning’ practical --Nanofibers have a dizzying range of possible applications, but they’ve been prohibitively expensive to make. MIT researchers hope to change that. (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Military, Environment, News and information

Rice unveils super-efficient solar-energy technology (HOUSTON, TX)
Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, Videos, News and information

Major advance in using sunlight to produce steam without boiling water (WASHINGTON, DC)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Energy, Water, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Scientists Chart the Emergence of High-Temperature Superconductivity: New study reveals unexpected disappearance of superconducting fluctuations at super-cold temperatures (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Laboratories, Superconductivity

Fabrication on Patterned Silicon Carbide Produces Bandgap for Graphene-Based Electronics (ATLANTA, GA)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Graphene

Tracking Gold Nanoparticles in the Body: Where Do They Go? (GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Creating a coating of water-repellent microscopic particles to keep ice off airplanes (COLLEGE PARK, MD)
Discoveries, Announcements, Aerospace/Space, Events/Classes, Research partnerships, News and information

November 18th, 2012

Visualizing floating cereal patterns to understand nanotechnology processes (COLLEGE PARK, MD)
Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Events/Classes, News and information, Physics

November 17th, 2012

Important progress for spintronics: A spin amplifier to be used in room temperature (LINKöPING, SWEDEN)
Spintronics, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Physics

ORNL recipe for oxide interface perfection opens path to novel materials (OAK RIDGE, TN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Fuel Cells, Solar/Photovoltaic, Thin films, News and information, Laboratories

November 16th, 2012

Antenna-on-a-chip rips the light fantastic: Rice University lab produces microscopic devices for fast manipulation of incident infrared light (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Optical Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Xanofi Announces First Commercial XanoShear™ Nanofiber Machine (RALEIGH, NC)
Announcements, Tools, Textiles/Clothing, News and information

Endomagnetics Selected as Future Star (CAMBRIDGE, UK)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Intel and DDN Join Forces to Enable Compute Infrastructures 1,000 Times Larger Than Today's Biggest Systems: DDN Selected to Collaborate With Industry Leaders on Next-Generation Exascale Innovation as Part of the Department of Energy FastForward Program (SUNNYVALE, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Memory Technology, Announcements, Events/Classes, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information, Laboratories

Market Research Report -- Patient Comfort & High Potential Applications in Healthcare Driving Smart Pill Market (ROCKVILLE, MD)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, News and information, Imaging

High sensitivity Zetasizer Nano ZSP helps users meet new zeta potential measurement standard for biologics (MALVERN, UK)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

ORNL pushes the boundaries of electron microscopy to unlock the potential of graphene (OAK RIDGE, TN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information, Laboratories, Graphene

Wax-filled nanotech yarn behaves like powerful, super-strong muscle: Yarn muscles could power robots, micromotors, intelligent textiles (DALLAS, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Research partnerships, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

November 15th, 2012

Optical microscopes lend a hand to graphene research (LONDON, UK)
Announcements, News and information, Imaging, Graphene

Controlling heat flow through a nanostructure (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, News and information

Paper-and-scissors technique rocks the nano world: Future nanofluidic devices could be used in batteries and water purification systems (CHICAGO, IL)
Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

Key Property of Graphene Sustained Over Wide Ranges of Density and Energy (GAITHERSBURG, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories, Graphene

'Cloning' could make structurally pure nanotubes for nanoelectronics (GAITHERSBURG, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Announcements, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories

Micromotion Gets a Two-Faced Lift: Using Janus Particles for Chemical Power (GERMANY)
Molecular Machines, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Molecular Nanotechnology, Environment, Chemistry, News and information

Polymer composites reinforced with single-walled carbon nanotubes (GERMANY)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

NIST study suggests carbon nanotubes may protect DNA from oxidation (GAITHERSBURG, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Laboratories

Major Award for an Immunologist from the University of Freiburg: Michael Reth has been awarded a 2.24 million Euro Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (FREIBURG, GERMANY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Nanoparticles: a greater danger to the environment than previously thought (MAINZ, GERMANY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

November 14th, 2012

Exceeding Expectations: Cleantech Entrepreneur Roundtable (ALBANY, NY)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Environment, Energy, Events/Classes, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Notes Solazyme and Propel Fuels Collaboration (NEW YORK, NY)
Announcements, Energy, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Notes Kovio and Nedap Retail Partnership (NEW YORK, NY)
Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, RFID, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases

US Environmental Protection Agency Issues Featured News Article Covering Cooperation With NanoLogix: Water test development highlighted. Significant sales increase in Q3, company welcomes Giles Manley, MD to Science Advisory Board (HUBBARD, OH)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Environment, Water, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Computer Memory Could Increase Fivefold From UT Research (AUSTIN, TX)
Possible Futures, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information

Biofactory introduces kits for assessment of protein-DNA interactions, targeting researchers and industry (DUSSELDORF, GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Nanokey opens tumors to attack (MUNICH, GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Nanometer-scale diamond tips improve nano-manufacturing (URBANA, IL)
Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

USC scientists 'clone' carbon nanotubes to unlock their potential for use in electronics: Using a new method, researchers can now grow carbon nanotube semiconductors of predefined structures, which may pave the way for carbon to be used in future electronics (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Military, News and information

OICR and MaRS Innovation announce funding for the development of Cellax™, a nanotechnology-based cancer drug (TORONTO, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

November 13th, 2012

Carbon Nanotubes Able to Increase Sensitivity of Nanosensors (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, News and information

Human eye gives researchers visionary design for new, more natural lens technology (WASHINGTON, DC)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Dolomite launches the new Porous Media Chip providing rapid advances in petro-chemical research (ROYSTON, UK)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Energy, Water, News and information, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

Graphene international conference announces speaker line-up for 2013 (MADRID, SPAIN)
Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information, Graphene

Arrowhead Creates Hepatitis B Clinical Advisory Board and Names Dr. Robert Gish Chairman (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, News and information

New series of Gordon Research Conferences: Nanomaterials for Energy Technology (DUISBURG, GERMANY)
Materials, Announcements, Energy, Events/Classes, News and information

sp3 Diamond Technologies Enhances Wafer Scale Diamond Capabilities; Names Dr. Mario M. Pelella VP of Engineering (SANTA CLARA, CA)
MEMS, Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, News and information

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis technology facilitates cancer metastasis research (SALISBURY, UK)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, News and information

“Benefiting Society’s Needs” at nanotech 2013 Japan (PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND)
Announcements, Events/Classes, Videos, News and information

November 12th, 2012

Smart scaffolding aims to rebuild tissue from the inside: NIH funds tissue engineering project at Rice University to test peptide hydrogels, starting with teeth (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Research partnerships, Dental, News and information

'Strain tuning' reveals promise in nanoscale manufacturing (OAK RIDGE, TN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Laboratories, Superconductivity

UT Arlington physics team demonstrates new power generation technique (ARLINGTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Military, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, News and information

FEI Announces New Helios NanoLab 450 F1 DualBeam for Semiconductor Failure Analysis: New DualBeam from FEI delivers faster, more accurate answers for new processes, materials and complex device geometries. (HILLSBORO, OR)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Industrial, News and information, Imaging

Iranian Health Ministry Sets Compulsory Certificates for Nano-Based Food, Health Products (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Scientists Produce Efficient Nanocatalysts for Methane Partial Oxidation (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Energy, Industrial, Chemistry, News and information

Arrowhead Research to Present at BIO-Europe 2012 (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

November 11th, 2012

Touch-sensitive plastic skin heals itself (STANFORD, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Materials, Announcements, Military, Automotive/Transportation, Construction, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Imec expands collaboration with TEL on next-generation memory (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Announcements, Tools, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

Imec and CANON ANELVA Corp. to collaborate on STT-MRAM (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Announcements, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

MIT & Johnson Controls join Battery Safety and Lithium Battery Power conferences to present on computational modeling for li-ion crash safety and battery management for safety, performance & reliability. (BOSTON, MA)
Announcements, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Events/Classes, News and information

November 10th, 2012

Pixelligent to Improve Fuel Efficiency with DOE – Research Aims to Create Low-Friction Lubricants to Significantly Reduce Fuel Consumption (BALTIMORE, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Announcements, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Industrial, News and information

Members of the public asked to help tend Feynman’s Flowers (LONDON, UK)
Announcements, Tools, Human Interest/Art, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics, Imaging

mPower Jump: Low Rate Initial Production Plans Developing (LITTLE FALLS, NJ)
Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, News and information

Iran's Nanotechnology Capabilities Displayed in Russia Open Innovations Expo 2012 (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, Energy, Events/Classes, News and information, Powders, Imaging

November 9th, 2012

Media advisory - video/photo opportunity (ALBANY, NY)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Alchimer Names Bruno Morel and Frédéric Raynal to C-Level Posts; Will Steer Company’s Evolution as Wet-Deposition Solutions Provider (MASSY, FRANCE)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, News and information

November 8th, 2012

Noted scientists named for Kavli lectures at American Chemical Society meetings (WASHINGTON, DC)
Announcements, Energy, Events/Classes, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Solar/Photovoltaic, Chemistry, News and information

Fluidigm Files Lawsuit against NanoString’s Deceptive Marketing: Fluidigm Sues NanoString for False and Misleading Advertising under the Lanham Act (SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, News and information, Legal, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

mPhase Technologies: Improving Battery Technology With Graphene (LITTLE FALLS, NJ)
Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Videos, News and information, Graphene

Iranian Scientists Remove 90% of Arsenic from Polluted Waters (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Water, News and information

What if the nanoworld slides: A new study to better understand how friction works (TRIESTE, ITALY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics

Pull with caution: A DNA strand should be driven gently through a nanopore (TRIESTE, ITALY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Protecting and decorating the world: Ceresana analyzes the global paints and varnishes market (KONSTANZ, GERMANY)
Possible Futures, Materials, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, News and information

Episil Selects Berkeley Design Automation AFS Nano for Analog and Power Semiconductor Devices: Delivers Nanometer SPICE accuracy and >10x Price/Performance for Analog Circuits (SANTA CLARA, CA)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

November 7th, 2012

Quantum 'kisses 'change the color of space: Published in Nature, observed for the first time with optical methods the quantum regime in the interaction between nano-sized spheres of gold (SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Research partnerships, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

Stem cells + nanofibers = Promising nerve research: Researchers coax cells to grow and myelinate along thin fibers, with potential use in testing treatments for neurological diseases (ANN ARBOR, MI)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, News and information

Simulating carbon nanotube yarn for stronger, tougher materials (GERMANY)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Physics

Plasmonic biosensors with artificial antibodies (GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

TAPPI Launches NANO360 Newsletter Covering Global Sustainable Nanomaterials Industry (ATLANTA, GA)
Materials, Announcements, News and information

Nexeon CFO Receives TMT Accolade (OXFORDSHIRE, UK)
Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Precitech's Nanoform 250 Ultra Combined with TMC's STACIS Increases Yields Two-Fold for Optical Components Manufacturer (PEABODY, MA)
Announcements, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

30% more visitors to Vacuum Expo & Conference 2012 (EFFINGHAM, UK)
Announcements, Tools, Industrial, Events/Classes, News and information

LatticeGear, LLC. has arrived in Oregon’s Silicon Forest (CORVALLIS, OR)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, News and information

NanoSight joins the EU Methods List relating to "Nanomaterials" (SALISBURY, UK)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Application of Adamantane (NANJING, CHINA)
Materials, Announcements, Chemistry, News and information, Powders

November 6th, 2012

New study reveals challenge facing designers of future computer chips: Surprising findings could influence material choices in nanoelectronics (MONTREAL, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Screening for Cell Adhesion Properties Using Dip Pen Nanolithography (SKOKIE, IL)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information

JPK reports on the use of Tip Assisted Optics to characterize biomolecular hydrogels at CIC biomaGUNE in San Sebastian, Spain (BERLIN, GERMANY)
Announcements, Tools, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

NanoSight announces a new webinar on the EU Definition of Nanomaterials - the impact of new publications (SALISBURY, UK)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Imec reports customized lenslet array for KLA-Tencor’s advanced e-beam tool (LEUVEN, BELGIUM)
MEMS, Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Sensors, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet, News and information, Imaging

Production of Graphene-Based Nanocomposite to Adsorb Water Pollutants (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Water, News and information

November 5th, 2012

Sensors for the real world (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Environment, News and information

NanoProfessor Joins Innovation Plaza: Goal is to increase STEM experience of Latin American students through globally connected, interdisciplinary labs (SKOKIE, IL)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Crystals for efficient refrigeration (WASHINGTON, DC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Physics, Laboratories

Researchers create laser the size of a virus particle: Miniature laser operates at room temperature and defies the diffraction limit of light (CHICAGO, IL)
Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Sensors, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Issues Update (NAPLES, FL)
Possible Futures, Investments/IPO's/Splits, Materials, Announcements, Financial Reports, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

FEI’s New MLA EXpress Provides Turn-key Automated Mineralogy at a Reduced Price Point and Operating Cost: MLA EXpress extends automated mineralogy to a broader range of mining and service operations, where it will be used to enable optimized recovery of valuable metals from o (HILLSBORO, OR)
Announcements, Tools, News and information

Picosun the first Finnish company to join China-Finland Nano Innovation Center in Suzhou (ESPOO, FINLAND AND SUZHOU, CHINA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Tools, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, News and information

CTI Selected as Iran's Best Nanotechnology Incubator in 2011 (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Announcements, Events/Classes, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Iranian Researchers Find New Way to Produce Molybdenum Disilicide Nanocomposite (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, News and information

New Clues For Overcoming Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer (CINCINNATI, OH)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, News and information

November 3rd, 2012

mPower Jump: Wherever You Go, You're In Charge (LITTLE FALLS, NJ)

Record Crowd Explores Nanotechnology at CNSE Community Day: ignature event marks kickoff of CNSE’s fifth annual celebration of ‘NANOvember’ (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

Breakthrough & unmatched nanomaterial Nafen was presented! (TALLINN, ESTONIA)
Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Myth or soon a reality? (BERN, SWITZERLAND )
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Water, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Heat3-PS Dual Mode Sample Heater Supply for Surface Science Applications (WARRINGTON, UK)
Announcements, Tools, News and information

November 2nd, 2012

Advanced Raman Microspectroscopy Offered with Blue, Green, Red and Infrared Lasers (SAN DIMAS, CA)
Announcements, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Imaging

Harris & Harris Group Notes Cambrios Technologies and LG Electronics Announcement of First 23" Touch Panels Using ClearOhm™ Material (NEW YORK, NY)
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, News and information

CNSE to host Community Day on Sat 11/3 (ALBANY, NY)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Notes Ensemble Therapeutics and Boehringer Ingelheim Collaboration (NEW YORK, NY)
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

NanoMech Announces the Honorable Deborah Wince-Smith, President and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, as Their New Board Member (SPRINGDALE, AR)
Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Military, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Nanosilver from clothing can pose major environmental problems (GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Textiles/Clothing, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Notes Cobalt Technologies' New Equity Round of Financing (NEW YORK, NY)
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements, Industrial, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, Chemistry, News and information

CSA Group Announces Canada's First Standard on Nanotechnologies to Help Provide for Safer Workplaces (TORONTO, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Materials, Announcements, Industrial, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Events/Classes, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Integran and Dynatronix Partner to Commercialize Nanomaterial Electroplating Processes (TORONTO, CANADA AND AMERY, WI)
Materials, Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Industrial, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

November 1st, 2012

Playing Ball with Liquid Metal Marbles: Breakthrough in Flexible Electronics (GERMANY)
Discoveries, Materials, Announcements, News and information, Flexible Electronics

Nature’s Nanomaterials – To Be or Not to Be Bioinspired? (GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Biomimetics

Entrepreneurship in materials interview: José Maria Lagaron (GERMANY)
Materials, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, News and information

Beneq establishes full-fledged operations in Russia (FINLAND)
Announcements, Tools, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases, Thin films, News and information

Materials scientists make additive-free battery electrodes with nanoparticles (ITHACA, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Research partnerships, News and information

New discovery shows promise in future speed of synthesizing high-demand nanomaterials (NORMAN, OK)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Industrial, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics, Alliances/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

'Ordered' catalyst boosts fuel cell output at lower cost (ITHACA, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Fuel Cells, Chemistry, News and information

Nanometrics Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results (MILPITAS, CA)

The Hiden HALO MBE in-process vacuum monitor (WARRINGTON, UK)
Announcements, Tools, Thin films, News and information

Effective Elimination of Industrial Pollutants with New Nanosensors (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Environment, Industrial, News and information

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November 2012 Nanotechnology Press Releases