February 2013 Nanotechnology Press Releases

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February 2013 Nanotechnology Press Releases

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182 press releases posted this month

February 28th, 2013

Arrowhead Receives Notice of Patent Allowance for New Protease Sensitive Masking Chemistry for DPC siRNA Delivery System (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Chemistry, News and information

mPhase New Patent Application Would Protect the Delivery of Preset Topical Dosages: NanoDermatology Society Declares 2013 the Year of Topical Delivery (LITTLE FALLS, NJ)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, News and information

Trackable drug-filled nanoparticles -- a potential weapon against cancer (STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Silver nanoparticles may adversely affect environment (DURHAM, NC)
Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Research partnerships, News and information

Improving Energy Storage: Neutron Scattering Technique Provides New Data on Adsorption of Ions in Microporous Materials (ATLANTA, GA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Sensors, Military, Energy, Water, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Marine/Watercraft, Chemistry, News and information, Laboratories

BHR Group International Conference on Industrial Processes for Nano Materials, 'NanoEx' (CAMBRIDGE, UK)
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

CNSE & NYSSBA Partner to Recognize Innovative Educational Programs Across NY: Nomination process launches on March 1 for the 2013 “Be the Change for Kids” Innovation Awards (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

February 27th, 2013

Leti and Menapic Launch Project to Extend Materials Analysis Uses Of Colored Picosecond Acoustics Technology (GRENOBLE AND LILLE, FRANCE)
Announcements, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, Thin films, News and information

France – Invited Country at ImagineNano 2013: Pavilion and 40 French invited speakers announced (MADRID, SPAIN)
Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Changing Shape Makes Chemotherapy Drugs Better at Targeting Cancer Cells: Researchers at UC Santa Barbara find that making anti-cancer drug particles rod-shaped significantly increases their ability to target and inhibit breast cancer cells (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Videos/Movies, News and information

Researcher finds faster, more efficient technique for creating high-density ceramics (RALEIGH, NC)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Military, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Fuel Cells, News and information, Superconductivity

Anasys reports on NIST announcement illustrating chemical composition with nanoscale resolution using AFM-IR (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Chemistry, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

JPK reports on the applied research of Ioan Notingher at the University of Nottingham using AFM and the Tip Assisted Optics module to study individual nanotubes and fibrils. (BERLIN, GERMANY)
Announcements, Tools, Academic/Education, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information, Imaging

Rice builds nanotube photodetector: Project with Sandia National Laboratories leads to promising optoelectronic device (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Energy, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Laboratories

A new anti-frost and anti-fog coating for glass (WASHINGTON, DC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Nanocomposites Used in Production of Hydrogen Peroxide Nanobiosensor (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Chemistry, News and information

Process Technology Launches New Website (MENTOR, OH)
MEMS, Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

February 26th, 2013

India ranks fourth position in Nano S&T publications output for the year 2012 (INDIA)
Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Brookhaven Lab Physicist Receives Charles Hirsch Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Novel design of accelerator components enables exploration of fundamental physics, materials science, and more (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Energy, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information, Physics, Laboratories

Arrowhead Data Demonstrates RNAi Candidate ARC-520 Silences Hepatitis B Virus (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

SEMATECH’s Strategic Director Bryan Rice Named 2013 SPIE Fellow (ALBANY, NY)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Events/Classes, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Method development to estimate the purity of vesicle preparations using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis at the Cardiff University School of Medicine (SALISBURY, UK)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Academic/Education, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

English Nanomedicine Journal Published in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Home-Made Traffic Nanopaints Used in Longest Iranian Tunnel (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, News and information

Publication of Over 3,500 Nano-Related Articles in 2012 by Iranian Researchers (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Connecting the (quantum) dots: New spin technique moves researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Delft University of Technology closer to creating the first viable high-speed quantum computer (PITTSBURGH, PA)
Spintronics, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum Dots/Rods, Research partnerships, News and information, Hardware

The cradle of the nanoparticle: A new model facilitates predictions about how nanoparticles form and gives clues about how the process can be controlled (POTSDAM, GERMANY)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information

February 25th, 2013

Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II Achieves LEED Gold Certification: Citation recognizes 'green' design, energy efficiency of Brookhaven's newest building (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Tools, Environment, News and information, Laboratories

Nanometrics to Present at the Piper Jaffray Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference (MILPITAS, CA)
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information

UC Santa Barbara Scientists Develop A Whole New Way of Harvesting Energy from the Sun (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Research to probe deep within a solar cell (SHEFFIELD, UK)
Announcements, Tools, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, Dental, Thin films, News and information

FibeRio® Technology Corporation Announces Strategic Investment Financing Led by SABIC and Aster Capital (MCALLEN, TX )
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

Imec Extends Collaboration With Target For Next-Gen Mobile Applications, Technologies: Imec and Target consolidate collaboration to advance ASIP design, reducing the cost, performance and power consumption of mobile systems-on-chip (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Events/Classes, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information, Lab-on-a-chip

New synthesis method produces nanoparticles in high quantities (KANAZAWA, JAPAN)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Sensors, Energy, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Fuel Cells, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Bruker Continue Innovative Products for Trace Elemental Detection with Launch of aurora Elite ICP-MS (KRAKOW, POLAND)
Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information

GT Advanced Technologies enters a development and licensing agreement with Soitec to Develop and Commercialize a High Productivity Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy (HVPE) System for Producing Low-cost GaN Template Substrates (NASHUA, NH AND BERNIN, FRANCE)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Liquipel Announces Turnkey Retail Solution to Create WaterSafe Mobile Electronics in Minutes: Liquipod Tower Brings Award-Winning WaterSafe Technology to Retail, Allowing Consumers to Safeguard Their Phones for Life While They Wait (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Products, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

February 24th, 2013

Laser Mastery Narrows Down Sources of Superconductivity: MIT and Brookhaven Lab physicists measured fleeting electron waves to uncover the elusive mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity (UPTON, NY )
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics, Laboratories, Superconductivity

February 23rd, 2013

$175K Technology Grant Offered through April 20, 2013 for Startups (MEDFORD, OR)
Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

Samsung backs UPC-led project to develop graphene-based micro-antennas (EDIFICIO RECTORAT, SPAIN)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Events/Classes, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Light from Silicon Nanocrystal LEDs (KARLSRUHE, GERMANY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Formation of nanoparticles can now be studied molecule-by-molecule (HELSINKI, FINLAND)
Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Environment, News and information

UCLA researchers further refine 'NanoVelcro' device to grab single cancer cells from blood: Improvement enables 'liquid biopsies' for metastatic melanoma (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

UCLA researchers develop new method of powering tiny devices (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information

February 22nd, 2013

Zimbabwe minister tours ILPB and COE in preparation for next steps in UB-Zimbabwe partnership (BUFFALO, NY)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Research partnerships, News and information

Future Materials – Natural Biopolymers Can Be Turned Into Nanofibers With New Device (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Tools, News and information

Imec Presents Low-Power Chip for Intra-Cardiac Ventricular Fibrillation Detection (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

View the Malvern Instruments toolkit for polyolefin characterization at SPE 2013 (MALVERN, UK)
Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information

February 21st, 2013

Poongsan Partners with SEMATECH to Develop High Pressure Anneal Processes for Advanced Silicon and Non-Silicon Devices: Joint effort to explore novel process techniques to improve device performance and reliability in semiconductor manufacturing for sub 20 nm technology node (ALBANY, NY)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Raith joins forces with Vistec Lithography (GERMANY)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, News and information

Leti to Coordinate Four-Year EC Project Targeting A Complete European Supply Chain in Silicon Photonics (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

Researchers ‘Nanoweld’ by Applying Light to Aligned Nanorods in Solid Materials (RALEIGH, NC)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

O2/Ar Ion Gun Spots the Difference (WARRINGTON, UK)
Announcements, Tools, News and information

Titanium dioxide nanoreactor (GERMANY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Chemistry, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

Ultra-low power processor operates at near-threshold voltage (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Events/Classes, News and information

1.9nJ/b Ultra-low power 2.4GHz multi-standard radio compliant to Bluetooth® Low Energy and ZigBee® (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Sensors, Events/Classes, News and information

Leading-Edge Research at SUNY NanoCollege Generates Nearly 50 Technical Papers to be Presented at Prestigious Lithography Forum (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, News and information

World's Leading Asteroid Expert Joins Deep Space Industries; Lewis “Wrote the Book” on Meteor Strikes, Asteroid Mining (HOUSTON, TX)
Announcements, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, Aerospace/Space, News and information

February 20th, 2013

The functions and medical applications of gold nanoparticles (LEICESTER, UK)
Nanomedicine, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Balsam for the Bones - Chemists at the UDE develop a nanopaste for the repair of bone defects (DUISBURG, GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

The nano-channel that disentangles knots (TRIESTE, ITALY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Painting with catalysts: nano-engineered materials for detoxifying water by use of sunlight - EU supports project “4G-PHOTOCAT” with 3.7 million Euro funding (BOCHUM, GERMANY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Water, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information

Researchers say sunlight yields more efficient carbon dioxide to methanol model (ARLINGTON, TX)
Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

First signals from brain nerve cells with ultrathin nanowires (LUND, SWEDEN)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

New technology in the magnetic cooling of chips (GIPUZKOA, SPAIN)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Thin films, News and information, Hardware

New taxonomy of platinum nanoclusters: The unexpected diversity of metallic nanoclusters’ inner structure has now been catalogued into families (GERMANY)
Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Chemistry, News and information

New imaging device that is flexible, flat, and transparent: Fluorescent light traveling through polymer sheet may lead to user interface devices that respond to gestures alone (WASHINGTON, DC)
Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Thin films, News and information

Ancient 'Egyptian blue' pigment points to new telecommunications, security ink technology (WASHINGTON, DC)
Discoveries, Announcements, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information, Imaging

February 19th, 2013

Engineering “ghost” objects – a breakthrough in scattering illusion (SINGAPORE)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Lockheed Martin and Nanyang Technological University to collaborate on nanotechnology (SINGAPORE)
Announcements, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

UCLA researchers develop new technique to scale up production of graphene micro-supercapacitors (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Discoveries, Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Imec demonstrates low power beamforming transceiver chipset for 60GHz multi-Gbit wireless communication: New advancement enables the development of low-power, low-cost, high-data rate solutions for true mobile devices (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Events/Classes, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information, Hardware

DigitalOptics Corporation Launches mems|cam (SAN JOSE, CA)
MEMS, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

SEMATECH to Demonstrate Advances and Technical Breakthroughs at SPIE 2013: Papers showcase leadership in advancing EUV extendibility and metrology techniques for defect inspection and 3D TSVs (ALBANY, NY)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, News and information

XEI Scientific reports on the patent awarded recently on their TEM Wand for plasma cleaning (REDWOOD CITY, CA)
Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, News and information

New Compact, Negative-Stiffness Vibration Isolator from Minus K Technology Reduces Low-Frequency Vibrations While Supporting Heavy Payloads (INGLEWOOD, CA)
Announcements, Tools, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, News and information

Researchers Create Semiconductor ‘Nano-Shish-Kebabs’ With Potential for 3-D Technologies (RALEIGH, NC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Military, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, Chemistry, News and information, Laboratories

Nanotechnology Official: Iran Proud of Human Resources' Efficient Efforts (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

February 18th, 2013

Exploring supercapacitors to improve their structure (PARIS, FRANCE)
Discoveries, Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Research partnerships, News and information

New Innovative Nano Sized Metallic Semi-Conductor: Indian researchers have explored the semiconducting nature of lead nanopowder (INDIA)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Organic electronics -- how to make contact between carbon compounds and metal (BERLIN, GERMANY)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Synthetic molecule first electricity-making catalyst to use iron to split hydrogen gas: Fast and efficient biologically inspired catalyst could someday make fuel cells cheaper (RICHLAND, WA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Fuel Cells, News and information, Laboratories

Dopants Dramatically Alter Electronic Structure of Superconductor: Findings explain unusual properties, but complicate search for universal theory (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information, Laboratories, Superconductivity

Forging a new periodic table using nanostructures: Artificial atoms and bonds provide a new set of building blocks for future materials (EVANSTON, IL)
Chip Technology, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Molecular Nanotechnology, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Events/Classes, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Chemistry, News and information

A closer look at life: X-ray microscopy hits the sweet spot for chemical and elemental imaging: Berkeley Lab research at AAAS Meeting (BERKELEY, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

February 17th, 2013

Playing quantum tricks with measurements (INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA)
Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Physics

Nanotechnology Town Hall: Biomedical engineer will discuss geckos, chocolate and more in new materials (EVANSTON, IL)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

Not your conventional nucleic acids: Spherical nucleic acids have novel properties that are perfect for biomedical applications (EVANSTON, IL)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Nano-machines for 'bionic proteins' (VIENNA, AUSTRIA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Molecular Machines, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Molecular Nanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

University of Waterloo researchers propose breakthrough architecture for quantum computers (WATERLOO, CANADA)
Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Superconductivity

Forget about leprechauns, engineers are catching rainbows: By creating a material that slows light, engineers open new possibilities in solar energy, military technology and other fields of research (BUFFALO, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Energy, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

Rutgers physicists test highly flexible organic semiconductors: Research paves way for thin-sheet plastic displays or wearable electronics (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Research partnerships, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, News and information, Flexible Electronics

Quantum devices: Building an innovative future for Canada: Get access to one of Canada's top quantum researchers at the AAAS Annual Meeting (BOSTON, MA)
Quantum Computing, Announcements, Sensors, Events/Classes, Quantum nanoscience, News and information

February 16th, 2013

Iran Holds Training Course to Empower Human Resources in Nanotechnology (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

Three U. of I. faculty members awarded Sloan fellowships (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Academic/Education, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics, Graphene/ Graphite, Superconductivity

Russian meteor impact shows the need for a sentry line of asteroid inspection spacecraft (MCLEAN, VA)
Announcements, Aerospace/Space, News and information

February 15th, 2013

Nanosensors support skin cancer therapy (BASEL, SWITZERLAND)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, News and information

Researchers invent “acoustic-assisted” magnetic information storage (CORVALLIS, OR)
Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

SEMATECH and Cabot Microelectronics Collaborate to Accelerate Chemical Mechanical Planarization Technology for Future Devices (ALBANY, NY)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

February 14th, 2013

California Scientists Propose System to Vaporize Asteroids That Threaten Earth (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Announcements, Aerospace/Space, News and information

Tough, light and strong: Lessons from nature could lead to the creation of new materials (SAN DIEGO, CA)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Tools, News and information

The world's most sensitive plasmon resonance sensor inspired by ancient Roman cup: World's most sensitive plasmon resonance sensor (URBANA, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Sensors, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Imaging, Laboratories, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

Quantum Cryptography Put to Work for Electric Grid Security (LOS ALAMOS, NM)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information, Laboratories

U-M experts available to discuss world's emerging technologies (ANN ARBOR, MI)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Academic/Education, Sensors, Environment, Energy, Water, Automotive/Transportation, Solar/Photovoltaic, Videos/Movies, 3D & 4D printing/Additive-manufacturing, News and information

APIX Technology Introduces Industry’s First Gas Chromatography Device Based on Silicon Nano-scale Components: GCAPTM Targets a Range of Industrial Applications as well as Research Labs, Advanced Gas Analysis and Biomedical Screening (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Announcements, Tools, Chemistry, News and information

Get ready for NanoDays! (BOSTON, MA)
Announcements, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

A quantum dot energy harvester: Turning Waste Heat into Electricity on the Nanoscale (ROCHESTER, NY)
Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Energy, Quantum Dots/Rods, News and information

Engineers show feasibility of superfast materials: 'Organic topological insulators' for quantum computing (SALT LAKE CITY, UT)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Spintronics, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, News and information

February 13th, 2013

Graphene Technology Gaining a Foothold in the Marketplace: NSF grantee Vorbeck, one of the first companies to produce graphene-based products, is expanding its operations (ARLINGTON, VA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Industrial, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Arrowhead Reports Fiscal 2013 First Quarter Financial Results (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Financial Reports, Events/Classes, News and information

Newly Published UMD “Time Reversal” Research May Open Doors to Future Tech (COLLEGE PARK, MD)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Military, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information, Physics

The Spark Within: Light-Emitting Bioprobe Fits in a Single Cell (STANFORD, CA)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

Team creates MRI for the nanoscale (NEW YORK, NY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging

Governor Guomo announces Tech Valley High School and SUNY Nanocollege form educational partnership, including co-location at CNSE, to prepare students for high-tech future (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

mPhase Technologies, Inc. Files US Letter Patent Application for Drug Delivery System: Automatic Dispensing of Pre Set Dosage Sought After (LITTLE FALLS, NJ)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, News and information

Teijin Receives Grand Award at nano tech 2013 (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Energy, Water, Textiles/Clothing, Events/Classes, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Register now for Second QNano Modelling Training School, Edinburgh, March 2013: Attendance spaces remain available for the Second Modelling Training School funded under FP7 project QNano, which will take place on the 27th March 2013 in Edinburgh, UK (EDINBURGH, UK)
Announcements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Events/Classes, News and information

Harris & Harris Group to Host Conference Call on Fourth-Quarter 2012 Financial Results on March 20, 2013 (NEW YORK, NY)

February 12th, 2013

"Coming Asteroid Could Be Worth $195 Billion" says Deep Space (MCLEAN, VA)
Possible Futures, Announcements, Aerospace/Space, News and information

Polymer nanoparticles used as drug carriers characterized using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis at Saarland University, Saarbrücken (SALISBURY, UK)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, News and information

Cheap, strong lithium-ion battery developed at USC: New design uses silicon nanoparticles to improve capacity and recharge more quickly (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information

Production of Geopolymers Strengthened by Silicon, Alumina Nanoparticles (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, News and information, Consulting

‘Slow Light’ Advance Could Speed Optical Computing, Telecommunications: Metamaterials provide active control of slow-light devices (LOS ALAMOS, NM)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Laboratories

NANOTEC Thailand sign collaborative LOI with Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI) of AIST (PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND)
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Events/Classes, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

With nanotechnology against pollen allergy (BERLIN, GERMANY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

First-in-man study demonstrates the therapeutic effect of RNAi gene silencing in cancer treatment (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Research partnerships, News and information

February 11th, 2013

Visualizing biological networks in 4-D (PASADENA, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Military, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Invisible tool enables new quantum experiments (VIENNA, AUSTRIA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics

NanoViricides to Present at the 15th Annual BIO-CEO Conference in NYC Tomorrow (WEST HAVEN, CT)
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Stem cell breakthrough could lead to new bone repair therapies on nanoscale surfaces (SOUTHAMPTON, UK)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Artificial atoms allow for magnetic resonance on individual cells: Scientists at ICFO develop a technique for MRIs on a molecular scale (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging

February 10th, 2013

Iran Inaugurates 2 Nanotechnology Laboratories for Students in Isfahan, Fars Provinces (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, News and information, Laboratories

February 9th, 2013

New strategy prevents rheumatoid arthritis in mice: Infusions of regulatory T cells turn off autoimmune attack on joints (BOSTON, MA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

February 8th, 2013

NREL and Partners Demonstrate Quantum Dots that Assemble Themselves: Surprising breakthrough could bolster quantum photonics, solar cell efficiency (GOLDEN, CO)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Energy, Quantum Dots/Rods, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information, Laboratories

3D Printing on the Micrometer Scale: KIT Spin-off “Nanoscribe“ Presents High-speed 3D Printer (GERMANY)
Discoveries, Announcements, Industrial, Events/Classes, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, 3D & 4D printing/Additive-manufacturing, News and information

February 7th, 2013

Boston College researchers' unique nanostructure produces novel 'plasmonic halos': Nanoscopic microcavities offer newfound control in light filtering (CHESTNUT HILL, MA)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Thin films, News and information, Imaging

ImagineNano 2013 – Call for Abstracts - 7 International Nano Conferences (MADRID, SPAIN)
Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information

Iran to Hold Int'l Nano Safety Congress in 2014 (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Announcements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Events/Classes, News and information

Harris & Harris Group Notes Solazyme and Mitsui Multi-Year Agreement (NEW YORK, NY)
Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Home, Aerospace/Space, Industrial, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

Independent Financial Audit Gives Clean Financial Health Bill to Fuller Road Management Corporation: Audit by KPMG LLP Public Services Group follows an audit by NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that determined FRMC is safeguarding public funds (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Financial Reports, News and information

February 6th, 2013

SUNY NanoCollege and Children's Museum of Science and Technology Announce Agreement for CMOST to Become Part of CNSE: Under CNSE’s leadership, museum will be transformed into a flagship science center to educate in the emerging 21st century science and engineering disciplines (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Acquisitions/Mergers/Splits, News and information

Tiny capsule effectively kills cancer cells: Scientists create nanoscale vehicle to battle cancer without harming healthy cells (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

X-ray microscopy technique makes fluctuations inside of materials visible: Microscopic X-ray view (MUNICH, GERMANY)
Memory Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

Widely used nanoparticles enter soybean plants from farm soil (WASHINGTON, DC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, News and information

Arrowhead to Report Fiscal 2013 First Quarter Financial Results: Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, February 13, 2013 (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Financial Reports, Events/Classes, News and information

ISMI Partners with Araca to Develop Manufacturing Process Solutions for Advanced Planarization Applications (ALBANY, NY)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

Iran Ranks 8th in Nano Science Production (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

New findings on the structure of graphite oxides in alcohols (UMEå, SWEDEN)
Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Water, Chemistry, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Nanostructures with Living Cells (VIENNA, AUSTRIA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

X-rays reveal uptake of nanoparticles by soya bean crops: Metals contained in nanoparticles can enter into the food chain (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Sensors, Personal Care/Cosmetics, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging

February 5th, 2013

Using single quantum dots to probe nanowires: Lighting up plasmonic wires with nanometer accuracy (COLLEGE PARK, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Quantum Dots/Rods, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics

Achilles heel: Popular drug-carrying nanoparticles get trapped in bloodstream (ANN ARBOR, MI)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Safety-Nanoparticles/Risk management, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

Giving transplanted cells a nanotech checkup: Researchers devise a way to safely see whether replacement cells are still alive (BALTIMORE, MD)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, News and information, Imaging

Light-emitting triangles may have applications in optical technology (UNIVERSITY PARK, PA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Military, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, Chemistry, News and information

Anasys to discuss major improvements to its AFM-IR nanoscale spectroscopy product family - Pittcon 2013, Booth #3050 (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information, Imaging

ASTM International Nanoparticle Committee Approves Standards for Tracking and Measurement (W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA)
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Agilent Technologies Expands Compatibility and Capabilities of Atomic Force Microscope for Nanoscale Life Science Research (SANTA CLARA, CA)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

Essential armchair reading for nanotube researchers: Rice, NIST kick off collaboration with comprehensive look at the fundamentals of most desirable nanotubes (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Military, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories

Iranian Researchers Produce Alumina Scaffold with Properties Similar to Bone Tissue (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information

Purdue researchers win $14.5 million NSF grant to take nanoHUB.org to next level (WEST LAFAYETTE, IN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, News and information

February 4th, 2013

Nanometrics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results (MILPITAS, CA)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Financial Reports, Events/Classes, News and information

NanoTech Map : the interactive map of nanotechnology in France (FRANCE)
Announcements, News and information

Postnova Analytics Attending SCM-6 and EWPSC Conferences with Award Winning FFF Technolo (LANDSBERG-AM-LECH, GERMANY)
Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information

Lumineq plant now world’s largest ALD-enabled product factory (FINLAND)
Announcements, Tools, Acquisitions/Mergers/Splits, Thin films, News and information

Solicitation (ITHACA, NY)
Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information

Nanostart AG reorganizes Asia business: Focus on Asian markets - Launch of 100-percent subsidiary (FRANKFURT, GERMANY AND SINGAPORE)
Announcements, Acquisitions/Mergers/Splits, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information

Production of Antimicrobial Polyethylene Nanocomposites for Foodstuff Packaging (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Industrial, News and information

Scientists Use Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles to Detect Hydrogen Peroxide (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, News and information

Nano-sensor could improve accuracy of CO2 monitoring (TORONTO, CANADA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Academic/Education, Sensors, Environment, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

February 3rd, 2013

Iranian Oil Industry Researchers Produce 8 Carbon Nanostructured Products (TEHRAN, IRAN)
Products, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Environment, Energy, Industrial, Construction, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Beneq delivers world’s first scaled-up roll-to-roll ALD system to ASTRaL (FINLAND)
Announcements, Tools, Industrial, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information

VDMA Photonics Forum takes off: Ambitious agenda opens up new prospects - VDMA Photonics Forum intensifies support for the future-oriented industries of photonics with a broad spectrum of expertise (FRANKFURT, GERMANY)
Announcements, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information

A*STAR's IIME collaborates with petroleum Geo-Services on MEMS sensor for oil and gas applications (SINGAPORE)
MEMS, Announcements, Sensors, Energy, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

February 2nd, 2013

CRAIC Technologies Raman Spectral Surface Mapping™ Capability (SAN DIMAS, CA)
Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging

Nano Job Fair Sponsored by Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, NYS Labor Dept, and NanoCollege Brings Hundreds to CNSE: Targeted outreach attracts women, veterans and minority candidates to participate in event designed to help fill more than 300 current and future openings at CN (ALBANY, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Jobs, Academic/Education, Events/Classes, News and information

The nanomechanical signature of breast cancer: Differences in tissue stiffness have potential to aid in diagnosis, therapy (PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Discoveries, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information, Physics, Biomimetics

Giant Carbon Molecules for Sustainable Technologies: In a Joint Research Project, Researchers Develop Innovative Hybrid Materials out of Plastics and the Carbon Substance Graphene (FREIBURG, GERMANY)
Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Arrowhead to Present at Upcoming Scientific Conferences (PASADENA, CA)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Events/Classes, Research partnerships, News and information

February 1st, 2013

Routes towards defect-free graphene (OXFORD, UK)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Industrial, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

NYU physicists shine a light on particle assembly (NEW YORK, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Self Assembly, Military, Industrial, News and information

Deuterium Uptake in Magnetic Fusion Devices with Lithium Conditioned Carbon Walls: JICS-led collaborative research on lithium coatings unlocks mystery surrounding the harnessing of fusion energy (KNOXVILLE, TN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, Thin films, Chemistry, News and information, Physics, Laboratories

Harris & Harris Group Notes Announcement By Champions Oncology Of $9.3 Million Raise (NEW YORK, NY)
Investments/IPO's/Splits, Nanomedicine, Announcements, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information



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