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Nano
Energy / Fuelcell : Italy
Acta's
breakthrough fuel cell technology
wins summit media-chem contract
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Acta,
the fuel cell technology enabler, have announced that
it has signed its first commercial sales and distribution
contract with Summit Medichem Ltd, Sumitomo Corporation's
Chemicals Business Unit and subsidiary. The contract
covers Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Acta's breakthrough
in nanotechnology catalysts will enable the competitive
launch of fuel cells to the mass consumer market.
Under the terms of the contract, Summit Medi-Chem will have exclusive
distribution rights to Acta's technology, moreover it has committed
to delivering commercial contracts in the first year.
This is an important first step into the critical Asian market for
Acta and the company will be building on this strong foundation by
seeking to develop commercial relationships with the leading Asian
OEMs over the coming twelve months.
Acta proprietary nanotechnology has enabled it to develop a new,
unique family of catalysts called HYPERMEC™ catalysts which breakdown
the barriers to the commercialisation of the fuel cells for mass
market applications. HYPERMEC™ catalysts use low cost materials,
work at low temperatures, enable use of cheap, safe and environmentally
friendly fuels and solve other technical issues, thereby creating
the possibility of producing fuel cells for consumer products...read
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Nano
Medicine : France
Novagali
Pharma launches Phase I clinical
trial in oncology for its oral formulation
of paclitaxel
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Evry, France, - Novagali Pharma, a
biopharmaceutical company developing innovative drug
delivery systems principally in ophthalmology and oncology,
have announced the launch of a Phase I clinical trial
in patients with advanced cancer for its oral formulation
of paclitaxel. The study is being conducted at the
Netherlands Kancer Institute, Amsterdam, in order to
assess patient tolerance and pharmacokinetic properties
in patients with cancer.
Paclitaxel
is active against a broad range of cancers but generally
has to be used in intravenous form and administered
once every three weeks. Novagali Pharma has designed
a new oral formulation which improves the treatment,
limits patient discomfort and eliminates the need
for staying at the hospital. The company has developed
a self-micro-emulsifying oily formulation which allows
oral administration of the chemotherapy while maintaining
efficacy and safety of use.
"Starting clinical trials for a product
which enables oral administration of paclitaxel and
other taxanes offers a major opportunity to explore
new ways of treating cancer," says Jérôme
Martinez, President and CEO of Novagali Pharma. "The
preclinical results have been extremely promising and
we are eager to get the first Phase I results, which
we expect before the end of the summer."...read
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Nano
Funding : USA
Paratek
packs on additional $15M in funding
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Nashua
N.H.'s Paratek Microwave Inc. plans to continue its development
of next-gerneration radio frequency (RF) and microwave
wireless devices with the help of an additional $15 million
in funding from investors Polaris Venture Partners, Morgenthaler
Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Investor Growth,
and ABS Ventures.
Paratek's family of tunable RF and microwave components are based
on its core materials technology, Parascan, an electrically tunable
dielectric material developed using thin film integrated circuit
deposition methodology. These nano-crystalline thin films feature
characteristics such as low leakage current, high reliability and
high tunability (ability to change capacitance with an applied voltage).
In 2004, the company received $15 million in a Series B round of
funding, and landed industry veteran Bob Metcalfe of Polaris Ventures
as chairman of the board. Metcalfe remains as chairman and touts
the company's tunable RF components as the key differentiator for
Paratek.
In March, Paratek announced a $1.125 million contract with the University
of California, Riverside, for nanoscale science and engineering.
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Nano
Electronics : Ireland + Taiwan
NTERA
Technology Transforms Existing LCD Facility
for Less than One Percent of Comparable
OLED CapEx Costs
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NTERA
have announced that it has successfully transformed
an existing LCD facility in Taipei, Taiwan, into
a production-ready NanoChromics display factory.
NanoChromics technology combines superb optical performance
and ink-on-paper readability with low power consumption,
and overcomes the production environment and cost
challenges posed by existing LCD, OLED and other
display technologies.
“We
are very pleased with the ease, speed and cost of
how the NTERA technology transformed our LCD facility
to make NanoChromics products. NTERA's manufacturing
process is uniquely convergent with our expertise
in LCD production, making it familiar to implement
and yet easier to deal with. By way of example, NanoChromics
technology is an order of magnitude less sensitive
to critical parameters in LCD manufacturing such
as tight cell gap control, a traditionally yield
impacting process step ,” said Frank Tzeng, General
Manager of Mesostate Ltd. “Moreover, the production
technology is solution-processable, unlike OLEDs
and hence does not incur the high capital costs.
As one of the first companies in Taiwan to bring
LCD to market and subsequently transfer the production
to China, we are delighted to have successfully completed
the new technology set-up in Taiwan. We are well
on the way to simultaneously increasing volume and
reducing cost at our facility to meet the burgeoning
demand.” ...read
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Nano
Medicine : USA
Revolutionary
nanotechnology illuminates brain cells
at work
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Stanford,
CA. Until now it has been impossible to accurately measure
the levels of important chemicals in living brain cells
in real time and at the level of a single cell. Scientists
at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology
and Stanford University are the first to overcome this
obstacle by successfully applying genetic nanotechnology
using molecular sensors to view changes in brain chemical
levels. The sensors alter their 3-dimensional form upon
binding with the chemical, which is then visible via
a process known as fluorescence resonance energy transfer,
or FRET. In a new study, the nanosensors were introduced
into nerve cells to measure the release of the neurotransmitter
glutamate--the major brain chemical that increases nerve-cell
activity in mammalian brains. It is involved in everything
from learning and memory to mood and perception. Too
much glutamate is believed to contribute to conditions
such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The research
is published in the May 30-June 3 on-line early edition
of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"The fluorescent
imaging technique allows us to see living cells do
their jobs live and in color," explained Sakiko Okumoto,
lead author of the study at Carnegie. "Understanding
when and how glutamate is produced, secreted, reabsorbed,
and metabolized in individual brain cells, in real
time, will help researchers better understand disease
processes and construct new drugs."...read
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Nano
Electronics : USA
Rutgers
scientists perform 'materials magic'
to simplify crystal-making for electronics
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NEW
BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Materials scientists
at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
have devised a novel and easy technique to
make thin, crystal-like materials for electronic
devices. The technique could supplement today's
tedious and exacting method of growing crystals
with an additional benefit of producing materials
in sizes and shapes not now possible.
In
a recent issue of the American Chemical Society
journal Langmuir, Rutgers scientists and
collaborators from Ceramare Corporation and
the University of California, Berkeley, report
on a method where they coax thousands of
microscopic grains of individual crystals
to assemble into tightly packed layers. The
resulting orderly array of particles mimics
the performance of traditionally fabricated
crystalline wafers, without the time and
expense of growing crystals in a molten mixture
or solution, then slicing them into thin
layers.
"The
materials we've created in our lab bridge
the gap between single-crystal materials,
with their precisely ordered atomic structures,
and ceramics, which have randomly oriented
structures," said Richard Riman, professor
of ceramic and materials engineering...read
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Future
Technology : USA
Robot
combined with swallowable camera could
give docs a better look inside the
small intestine
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The
words "intestinal bug" could gain a whole new
meaning if a Carnegie Mellon University engineer
is successful in his efforts to develop a medical
robot for examining the intestinal tract.
Metin
Sitti, director of the NanoRobotics Lab, is
developing a set of legs that could be incorporated
into the swallowable camera-in-a-pill that
has become available in the past four years
for diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders in
the small intestine.
The capsule
camera snaps thousands of pictures as it makes
its way slowly through the narrow tract, carried
by the wave-like peristaltic motion that moves
all contents through the intestines.
But Sitti is hoping that adding
legs to the capsule will give physicians a measure
of control. The work is supported by the Intelligent
Microsystems Center in Seoul, Korea, and sponsored
by the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry
and Energy...read
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Nano
Research : UK + France
On
the way to perfect glass
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Researchers
from the United Kingdom, France and the DUBBLE
beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation
Facility (ESRF) have made a step forward in
research on glass. They have monitored the
change in the structure of zeolites, crystalline
solids, into an almost perfect glass when heated.
They have done this by recording vibrations
involving groups of atoms in zeolites that
subsequently characterise the glass. Their
results are published in the last issue of
Science.
Zeolites are porous crystalline aluminosilicates, presenting
a regular arrangement of cages. In their natural state, they
are components of soils and can be barriers against the migration
of radioactive elements. In their synthetic form, zeolites
are industrially applied as components of washing powders and
in the cracking of petroleum to make gasoline. Due to their
cage structure, zeolites have a low-density structure. They
melt at around...read
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Future
Technology : Russia
RUSSIAN
MICROCHIP WILL TRACK DOWN NEPHROPATHY
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Specialists
of the Central Administrative Board of Research
Institute of Experimental Medicine (Russian
Academy of Medical Sciences) are developing
express method for early detection of diabetic
nephropathy. Their effort has been funded through
the grant of the President of the Russian Federation.
Specialists
of the Central Administrative Board of Research
Institute of Experimental Medicine (Russian
Academy of Medical Sciences) are developing
biological microchip that will allow to detect
a very early stage of diabetic nephropathy
- one of heavy complications of insular diabetes.
They have created a preliminary version of
biochip, which possesses high sensitivity and
allows to analyze simultaneously at least 30
to 50 tests.
At present, more than one hundred million people worldwide
suffer from diabetes, including more than 2 million people
in Russia...read
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Spintronics
: USA
Physicists
control the flip of electron
spin in new study
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ATHENS,
Ohio – Today's computers and other technological
gizmos operate on electronic charges, but researchers
predict that a new generation of smaller, faster,
more efficient devices could be developed based
on another scientific concept – electronic "spin." The
problem, however, is that researchers have found
it challenging to control or predict spin – which
keeps practical applications out of reach.
But physicists
in Europe, California and at Ohio University
now have found a way to manipulate the spin
of an electron with a jolt of voltage from
a battery, according to research findings published
in the recent issue of the journal Physical
Review Letters.
In the
new study, scientists applied voltage to the
electron in a quantum dot, which is a tiny,
nanometer-sized semiconductor. The burst of
power changed the direction of the electron's
spin -- which can move either up or down. This
also caused it to emit a small particle of
light called a photon, explained Richard Warburton,
a physicist with Heriot-Watt University in
Edinburgh, Scotland, and lead author on the
new paper...read
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Future
Technology : Russia
Artificial
Cobweb Proteins For Medicine
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A
unique material based on cobweb proteins is
being created by Russian researchers of the
State Research Center of Russian Federation
GosNIIgentics, Scientific Research Center “Coal-Chemical
Fiber”, State Research Center of Applied Microbiology
in cooperation with their colleagues from Michigan
University with support form the International
Science and Technology Center (ISTC) (project
1033.2).
The spider's hunting net is built from several different proteins.
Researchers are mostly interested in the proteins of cobweb
framework filaments, which make them extremely strong (the
rupture strength of these filaments is several times higher
than that of steel) and elastic at the same time. Cobweb framework
filaments consist of two proteins: spidroin-1 and spidroin-2.
They differ slightly in their properties: spidroin-1 is considered
to be stronger, and spidroin-2 – more elastic. Together they
account for unique properties of spider's web. Such material
would prove useful for multiple purposes, but fist of all – for
medicine: as suture material, artificial ligaments and tendons,
films for healing wounds and burns, etc...read
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Nano
Funding : EU
EU
funding to help establish European
nanoscience facility
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In
order to promote increased collaboration
between nanoscience researchers in Europe,
the EU is to part-finance the creation of
a European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility
(ETSF) along the lines of existing European
synchrotron laboratories.
The ETSF is an initiative put forward by the Nanoquanta Network
of Excellence, funded under the nanotechnologies strand of
the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), with additional resources
provided by national research funding organisations. The countries
represented in the network are: the UK, Germany, Belgium, Italy,
France and Spain.
The project builds on fifteen years of successful collaboration
between leading condensed matter theory groups in Europe, whose
work focuses on the properties of electronic excited states
in matter, particularly nanostructures...read
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Tools
of the Trade : USA
NanoLogix
Unveils Advanced DNA Extraction
System for Molecular Diagnostics
Market
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SHARON,
Pa.,PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NanoLogix, Inc.,
(Pink Sheets: NNLX), a Nano-biotechnology company
engaged in the research, development and commercialization
of technologies for the production of bacteria
and disease testing kits, alternative sources
of fuel, and remediation of toxic materials,
have announced that its DNA extraction system
and protocol is both easier -- due to less steps,
and quicker -- taking significantly less time
than standard spin column extraction methods
according to Paul Hyman, Ph.D. at Ohio State
University.
According to Jain PharmaBiotech, in the year 2005, the global
market for molecular diagnostics will be worth $6.5 billion,
representing approximately 3.3% of the total diagnostics market
and approximately 14% of the in vitro diagnostic market. The
molecular diagnostics market will expand to $12 billion by
2010 and $35 billion by 2015. A major portion of it can be
attributed to advances in genomics and proteomics. Biochip
and nanobiotechnology...read
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Nano
Medicine : USA
Nanotech
Silver Fights Microbes in Medical
Devices
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The
number of infections linked to medical devices
has fueled an explosion of research in surface
science. The goal is to find a way to prevent the
conditions that trigger life-threatening bloodstream
infections.
Nosocomial, or hospital-related bacterial infections, are estimated
to be the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States,
after heart disease, cancer, stroke, and pneumonia or flu.
1 The Centers for Disease Control estimate that nosocomial
infections cost hospitals more than $2300 per patient for diagnosis
and treatment. Many instances, such as vascular catheter infection,
can cost $25,000 per episode. Overall, the infections cost
hospitals $4.8 billion annually in extended care and treatment.
Pathogens mutate quickly and render antibiotics useless in
fighting them. A great majority of healthcare-acquired infections
involve many of the pathogens displaying antimicrobial resistance.
2 Therefore, silver's medicinal importance in combating these
infections cannot be underestimated...read
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Nano
Research : USA
Rice
Unveils ŒGreen¹ Microcapsule
Production Method
Mix-and-Shake
Procedure Leads to Instant Glass Microbubbles
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HOUSTON,
Chemical engineers from Rice University have
developed a fundamentally new approach the
most environmentally sensitive yet devised
for making tiny hollow spheres called microcapsules.
Microcapsule research is one of the most active fields in applied
nanotechnology, with dozens of companies either developing
or using the tiny containers usually smaller than
living cells to deliver everything from drugs and
imaging agents to perfumes and flavor enhancers.
In
research appearing on the cover of this month¹s
issue (Vol. 17, Issue. 9) of the journal Advanced
Materials, Michael Wong and his research group
describe an approach for making microcapsules
that involves mixing a solution of polymer
and salt with tiny particles of silica that
contain just a few hundred atoms apiece.
Microcapsules
are typically made by depositing layers of
a coating onto a template or core, which has
to be removed to form the hollow center of
the structure. The core is usually burned out
with high heat processes or dissolved with
harsh chemicals. Both processes can damage
both the microcapsules and their cargo...read
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Nano
Coatings : USA
New
opportunities from old chemistry in
surface science,say Purdue chemists
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WEST
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Some century-old chemistry
could have a strong impact on important issues
in biosensors and other nanotech devices, according
to a Purdue University research group.
A
team led by Alexander Wei has shown that amines,
a large and important class of organic molecules,
when mixed with carbon disulfide, can bond
to gold more robustly than thiols, which are
commonly used materials for giving new functions
to metal surfaces. Gold surfaces are often
used as baseplates of sensors and in nanomaterials,
and scientists have been searching for stable
organic coatings they can attach to gold to
form an interface between the organic and inorganic
worlds. The group's findings suggest that amines
may be the best candidate group of such materials.
"Amines
could allow us to expand the range of molecules
which can be incorporated into sensors for
the biotech field," said Wei, who is an associate
professor of chemistry in Purdue's College
of Science. "Amines react with carbon disulfide
to form dithiocarbamates (DTCs) and appear
to be better suited for coating surfaces than
thiols, which have been the standard thus far.
The DTC chemistry itself has been around for
over 100 years, but we think it can offer many
opportunities for current applications in biosensors
and nanotechnology."...read
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Nano
Electronics : USA
Pushing
the Boundaries of High-Temperature
Superconductors
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Upton,
NY -- A collaboration led by scientists at
the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven
National Laboratory has revealed a new mechanism
that explains why adding calcium to a high-temperature
superconductor increases its current-carrying
capacity. The findings refute the current explanation
and open the door for similar additives with
potentially better current-boosting abilities.
The study is published in the May 26, 2005,
edition of Nature.
In
theory, high-temperature superconductors conduct
electricity with no resistance. But the most
practical, inexpensive high-temperature superconducting
materials -- those suitable for applications
such as electronic devices and power lines
-- are made of many tiny crystalline grains.
The boundaries between grains act like barriers
to electric charge carriers, impeding the flow
of current.
This
is the case for the superconducting material
studied here, known as YBCO for its constituent
elements: yttrium, barium, copper, and oxygen.
Scientists had previously discovered that adding
calcium to the boundary between two grains
in YBCO improves the current flow, seemingly
because the calcium changed the electric-charge
structure at the boundaries. Surprisingly,
this latest study shows that...read
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to physical instrumentation | Kuniaki
NAGAYAMA | |
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Determining
the structure of proteins using multidimensional
NMR, developing technology for protein molecular
array and colloidal particle array based on self-assembly
and decoding DNA using electron microscopes are
the research areas in which Prof. Nagayama has
been involved. "It may sound as if there were
no similarities among these fields, but the basis
for my research is physical instrumentation," says
Prof. Nagayama, who developed a complex observation
scheme that is one of the most powerful methodology
in physical instrumentation.. |
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courtesy of Japan Nanonet Bulletin | |
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Nano
Funding : USA
Argonne
to receive $3 million for basic research
on fuel cell catalysts
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ARGONNE,
Ill (May 26, 2005) — Argonne National Laboratory
will receive $3 million over three years for
basic science studies that may lead to improved
catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells.
The funding, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic
Energy Sciences , will be used to study the molecular basis
of catalysis, with a particular interest in the oxygen reduction
reaction in fuel cells.
“We are looking to understand the behavior of oxygen in the low-temperature fuel
cell cathodes,” said Hoydoo You, leader of the group project. “The project builds
on Argonne's scientific strengths, bringing collaboration between physicists
and chemists, between theorists and experimentalists.” ...read
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Nano
Funding : EU
Towards
a new future for European Nanoscience
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An
exciting innovation to promote collaboration
between Nanoscience researchers in Europe is
being developed by the Nanoquanta Network of
Excellence, in which the University of York
is a partner.
Nanoquanta, an international collaboration part-funded by the
European Union's Framework Programme Six, will create a permanent
European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) on the lines
of the synchrotron facilities successfully shared by researchers
across Europe.
Dr Lucia Reining, CNRS Research Director of the École
Polytechnique in Paris, says that "over the last two decades,
European research and training networks have increasingly contributed
to the development of scientific communities. In order to share
this benefit more widely between scientists and with society,
we have to find new forms of working together. The ETSF will
be a major help for us to answer this challenge."
The project builds on a 15-year collaboration between a number
of prominent Condensed Matter Theory groups in Europe...read
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MEMS
: France + USA
MEMS
Software Provider SoftMEMS announces
MEMS Pro V5.1 Release
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Los Gatos, CA., and Grenoble,
France -, SoftMEMS is pleased to announce the
release of a new version of its flagship product
MEMS Pro. This is a very special event for SoftMEMS,
as it is the first new release since the company
acquired a worldwide and exclusive license to
develop and market MEMS Pro.
“Since micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based products usually include
a combination of MEMS and interface circuits, we have from the very beginning
created tools enabling MEMS, packaging and electronics co-design. The industry
is saying we were right,” said Dr. Mary Ann Maher, SoftMEMS CEO. “Our early positioning
of combining MEMS and IC design tools allowed us to benefit from the work invested
into an efficient design for manufacturing approach by the IC industry and to
concentrate on adding MEMS-design specific features. Our tools have always been
about improving MEMS designer's productivity in creating manufacturable MEMS
products.”
As a result, MEMS Pro is a flexible,
powerful, easy-to-use CAD tool suite for the
design and analysis of MEMS including their associated
electronics and packaging. It offers an integrated
solution for the...read
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Nano
Biz : USA
US
Nanotechnology Health Care Product Demand
to Reach $6.5 Billion in 2009
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CLEVELAND,
May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for nanotechnology
health care products in the US is projected
to increase nearly 50 percent per year to $6.5
billion in 2009. Gains will be led by the introduction
of new, improved cancer and central nervous
system therapies based on solubilization technologies.
Diagnostic tests based on nanoarrays and quantum
dots, and imaging agents based on superparamagnetic
iron oxide nanoparticles will also see strong
growth. In spite of progress in ntroducing
new products, the vast potential of nanotechnology
in the health care field will not be fully
realized for at least a decade as stringent
regulatory barriers and technical complexities
delay the commercialization of targeted drug
delivery systems, tissue regenerators and other
breakthrough products. However, by 2020, demand
for nanotechnology health care products is
projected to exceed $100 billion. These and
other trends are presented in Nanotechnology
in Health Care, a new study from The Freedonia
Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based market research
firm
The
need for new or improved medicines in several
therapeutic areas will lead to the increasing
use of nanotechnology in...read
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Nano
Research : USA
Oil
Worth Its Weight in Gold in
Directed Nanomachining
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FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark. - The world of nano-machines has moved a
step closer to reality, thanks to researchers
who have found a way to sculpt material at the
nanoscale in a predictable, controllable and
inexpensive manner by using a conducting liquid
medium.
This
technique has potential applications in single
DNA detection devices such as nanopores, nanoscale
interconnects in biological and semiconducting
devices, molecular sieves for protein sorting
and nanojets for fuel or drug delivery.
Ajay
Malshe, associate professor in mechanical engineering
at the University of Arkansas; K. Virwani and
Devesh Deshpaned, student researchers; and
K.P. Rajurkar of the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, are presenting their results at the
meeting of the International Institution for
Production Engineering Research. They also
will publish their manuscript in the institution's
journal.
"With
this technique, you can remove on demand precisely
what you want to, where you want to remove
it," Malshe said. "It's very simple but very
powerful."...read
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Nano
Biz : USA
SPACEHAB
Signs Space Act Agreement with
NASA; Strategic Partnership with
Zyvex Provides Advances in Micro-Manufacturing
Technology
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS
WIRE)---SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ/NMS:SPAB),
a leading provider of commercial space services,
have announced that it has entered into a non-reimbursable
Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate the
commercial development and testing of a micro-miniature
mass spectrometer for potential use on low earth
orbit missions and in NASA's emerging Exploration
Program.
"For human space flight missions, NASA must continually monitor air quality and
toxicity levels to ensure the health and safety of the crew," said Michael E.
Bain, SPACEHAB Chief Operating Officer. "NASA desires improved capabilities in
this area, but developing, transporting, and installing large, complex detection
and classification equipment on-orbit is extremely problematic. We are excited
about this opportunity to provide a solution that is small, light-weight, and
portable enough to be easily delivered to, and operated on, the space station
and anywhere else humans live and work in space." ...read
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Nano
Biz : Canada + USA
American
Biotech Labs Announces New Joint
Venture with General Resonance,
LLC
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ALPINE,
UT, /CNW/ - Clifton Mining Company (Clifton)
(OTC:CFTN) announces that American Biotech Labs
(ABL), a private company in which Clifton holds
a 25% interest, has recently signed an MOU with
General Resonance(TM), LLC, to form a Joint Venture.
General
Resonance, a cutting-edge science and technology
company located in Maryland, scrutinized the
science and technologies of ABL, along with
Professor Rustum Roy, who concurrently holds
appointments with The Pennsylvania State University,
Arizona State University and The University
of Arizona. Professor Roy helped found the
number one ranked materials science laboratory
in the world, the Materials Research Institute
at The Pennsylvania State University. Professor
Roy is regarded as one of the top material
scientists in the world and sits on several
countries' national academies of science.
In
discussions regarding ABL products, General
Resonance (GR) was impressed with...read
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Nanobiotechnology
: USA
NanoLogix
Unveils Advanced DNA Extraction
System for Molecular Diagnostics
Market
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SHARON,
Pa., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NanoLogix, Inc.,
(Pink Sheets: NNLX - News ),
a Nano-biotechnology company engaged in the research,
development and commercialization of technologies
for the production of bacteria and disease testing
kits, alternative sources of fuel, and remediation
of toxic materials, have announced that its DNA
extraction system and protocol is both easier
-- due to less steps, and quicker -- taking significantly
less time than standard spin column extraction
methods according to Paul Hyman, Ph.D. at Ohio
State University.
According
to Jain PharmaBiotech, in the year 2005, the
global market for molecular diagnostics will
be worth $6.5 billion, representing approximately
3.3% of the total diagnostics market and approximately
14% of the in vitro diagnostic market. The
molecular diagnostics market will expand to
$12 billion by 2010 and $35 billion by 2015.
A major portion of it can be attributed to
advances in genomics and proteomics. Biochip
and nanobiotechnology are expected to make
a significant contribution to the growth of
molecular diagnostics...read
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Nano
Coatings : USA
US
Navy Expresses Interest in Nansulate
Coatings
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NAPLES,
Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Industrial Nanotech Inc.,
(OTC: INTK - News ),
an emerging nanotechnology-based solutions provider,
have announced that the Company is submitting
its Nansulate(TM) product line for assignment
of a Military Specification number at the request
of a military contractor. Earlier this year,
a Navy submarine base ordered a small quantity
of Nansulate(TM) corrosion resistant insulation
coating from the Company.
Recently,
the US Navy has expressed interest in the
Company's industrial coatings due to their
high performance characteristics and, through
a military contractor, has requested that
Industrial Nanotech design a special "gray" version
of its coating that can perform with the
same characteristics of the Nansulate(TM)
Translucent product line for use on specific
Navy assets.
According
to Laurie Scherock, President of Industrial
Nanotech, "We feel strongly that our coatings
can meet the extreme performance requirements
demanded by the challenging environments that
the Navy and other US military units operate
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Nano
Biz : Canada
Raymor
Receives a Strategic Contract
from Boeing for its Titanium
Powder
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MONTREAL,
QUEBEC-- Raymor Industries Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RAR)
is proud to announce that its wholly-owned industrial
subsidiary, AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings
Inc. (AP&C) has concluded a contract for
Titanium powder production with THE BOEING COMPANY
(NYSE:BA).
BOEING
will use this unique powder, given its sphericity
and its purity, for aerospace applications.
Thanks to AP&C's patented plasma atomization
process, these powders are of a high purity,
with an exceptional sphericity, ideal for aerospace
applications. The plasma atomization process
was developed at the beginning of the 90's
at Hydro-Quebec's Shawinigan laboratory, in
collaboration with Noranda. "This contract
represents an important breakthrough in the
aerospace sector for our metallic powders," said
Mr. Stephane Robert, President of Raymor Industries
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Tokyo
(JCNN) - Mitsubishi Materials (TSE: 5711) announced
on May 25 that its Electronic Materials & Components
Company has begun shipping S-2000, a conductive
nanosize powder of antimony-free tin oxide developed
and manufactured by JEMCO, one of Mitsubishi Materials'
subsidiaries.
When applied to plastic film, S-2000 forms transparent conductive
film on the plastic film, giving properties to remove electricity
and prevent electrification and dust absorption.
The new product will be used in various applications including
display peripherals, semiconductors and food packages.
In addition to powder, Mitsubishi Materials plans to market
S-2000 as an exclusive dispersion solution and coating material.
The company expects to achieve 50 million yen ($470,000) in
sales in the first year.
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Nano
Medicine : USA
ORNL
nanoscience center 'Jump Starts'
medical compound device
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OAK
RIDGE, Tenn. A device that could create custom-tailored
medical compounds faster than ever before is one
of the first projects launched under the new Center
for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.
Project
director Joseph Matteo, founder and CEO of
the local research firm NanoTek, is building
a small, microfluidic machine to quickly and
reliably synthesize drugs, medicines, diagnostic
imaging agents and other compounds.
His work
is part of the CNMS Jump Start Program, which
gives selected nanoscience projects access
to ORNL research facilities and staff before
the center begins full operation in October.
The program
includes more than 75 research proposals, all
of which are evaluated by an external scientific
review committee, selected for scientific merit
and quality, and will be published in the scientific
press.
"Being
local and one of the first commercial clients
of the CNMS, I feel added responsibility to
make this a success," Matteo said. "There is
a huge amount of support from the community.
The road is by no means easy, but this region
has a unique opportunity in having the first
of five of these centers in the country, and
we are trying to take advantage of it." ...read
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Nano
Electronics : USA
UWM
Chemists Work on Nanowires
That Could Fuel Molecular Technology
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MILWAUKEE — Before
nanotechnology can deliver on its promise
of molecular-sized machinery and super-charged
computer chips, scientists must still produce
the most basic of components: nano-sized
wire.
But
if chemistry professors at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) are successful, they
could help turn the concept of nanotechnology
into reality. Chemistry professors Dennis Bennett
and Wilfred Tysoe have been working on building
insulating, highly conductive "nanowires," the
necessary first step in developing circuitry
at the atomic scale.
"People
have been talking for a long time about molecular
wires," says Bennett. "In fact, scientists have
already been able to construct such wires, but
they are relatively short and must be isolated
from their neighbors by immersing them in a sea
of other, non-conducting molecules." A series of
molecules that Bennett has developed are unique
because they have the potential to yield insulated
nano-scale wires.
Bennett
and Tysoe are collaborating with researchers
at Northwestern and Iowa State universities
in a project submitted to the National Science
Foundation to understand the forces that govern
the atomic universe, including the nature of
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Nano
Products : USA
Dermacia,
Inc. Taps QuantumSphere, Inc.--
The World's Highest Quality Supplier
of Nanosilver-- for Specialized
Applications to Address $50 Billion
Worldwide Acne Market
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COSTA
MESA, CA, U.S.A.- QuantumSphere, Inc. have announced
Dermacia, Inc., a pioneering California maker
of advanced therapeutic cosmetics and skincare
products, has selected QuantumSphere to supply
nanosilver for Dermacia's advanced line of therapeutic
cosmetics and skin care products designed for
acne sufferers. As manufacturer of the world’s
highest quality nanosilver, QuantumSphere will
provide Dermacia with its nanopowders of unequalled
purity and particle uniformity, enabling Dermacia
and its medical advisory team of dermatologists
and plastic surgeons to further validate the
performance and value of nanosilver and other
nanometals for their antibacterial, sun protectant
and other key properties.
Following
extensive testing, Dermacia has chosen QuantumSphere
nanosilver and other QuantumSphere products
as key ingredients in Dermacia's latest line
of exclusive makeup and skin care products.
Dermacia is currently using the nano-ingredients
in select makeup and skin care products and
other applications. Additional products incorporating
QuantumSphere nanotechnology are in development.
Using QuantumSphere technology, Dermacia has
conducted extensive research to develop ingredients
and processes employing QuantumSphere's uniquely
pure ingredients as a part of its Nano2infusionTM
technology...read
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Nano
Research : USA
Stanford
software brings precision and
practicality to nanotechnology
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Although
mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Kyeongjae
Cho works with theory and software simulations,
it is in his Multiscale Simulation Laboratory
where nanoscience and nanotechnology get real.
That's because Cho's emphasis is not on speculation
about fanciful applications in the distant future
but on building a framework for productive research
today. This summer he plans to make nanotechnology
simulation software developed in his lab freely
available for academic use through www.nanohub.org,
a site funded by the National Science Foundation.
"There's
so much hype about nanotechnology, but certainly
we don't have enough control yet to make many
practical applications," Cho says. Nanoscience
and nanotechnology refer to manipulating matter
on the nanometer, or billionth of a meter,
scale of atoms and molecules. At that size,
materials have different properties that researchers
and entrepreneurs are still only beginning
to understand, much less exploit.
Before
nanotechnology can become truly practical,
scientists must close a big gap between what
they have accomplished—mostly demonstrations
of moving around atoms or making proof-of-concept
carbon nanotubes, silicon nanowires and nanoparticles—and
what they want to do...read
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Nano
Textiles : USA
Researchers
Develop High-Tech, Chemical-Resistant
Textile Layers
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Researchers
at North Carolina State University are using
emerging breakthroughs in nanotechnology to develop
layers of “smart textiles” that will not only
keep first responders and the military safe without
sacrificing comfort or ease of use, but also
may have numerous other widespread uses.
Dr.
Juan Hinestroza, an assistant professor in
the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry
and Science at NC State, and researchers at
the University of Puerto Rico have pioneered
a method to develop chemical-resistant textiles
by attaching nanolayers to natural fibers.
These
layers are only 20 nanometers – or 20 billionths
of a meter – thick and made of different polymers
that can control what passes through the layer.
The process is called selective transport.
“These
layers are customized for different chemicals,” Hinestroza
said. “We can specifically block warfare agents
like mustard or nerve gas, or industrial chemicals,
while still allowing air and moisture to pass
through to make the fabric breathable.” ...read
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Nano
Medicine : USA
Tiny
bundles seek and destroy breast
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