Nanotechnology

(Nanowerk News) Researchers in Australia and the UK are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials. They discuss the latest developments in their laboratories in a  

Via RFF Library Blog. National Library of Medicine http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) has added its first set of nanomaterial records.  Nanotechnology is the study of matter on an atomic and molecular scale– structures 100 nanometers or smaller. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter. Like other HSDB records, the [...]  

A paper has been published today in Nature Nanotechnology with a fairly provocative title: Nanoparticles can cause DNA damage across a cellular barrier. But before we start shouting “grey goo” from the rooftops and blaming nanotechnology for ruining our lives, the paper requires some more considered thought. We already suspect that certain nanoparticles cause damage, but the need for more research is abundantly clear. What the team, led by...  

Industrial Nanotech, Inc (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced the company?s Turkish distributor, Kolorgen Ltd., has received a final report on the 2008 energy savings from a study by textile manufacturer Henateks Boya ve Apre Sanayi Tic A.S (Henateks.com) on the performance of the Company?s patented Nansulate® nanotechnology-based thermal insulation coatings.  

What happens to those nanotechnology socks during washing?Nanowerk LLCThere now are even anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks that are treated with silver nanoparticles (the following advertising from a Korean manufacturer has got ...Feds question safety of nanosilver used in odor-eating clothing favored by ...Cold Truth (blog)all 2 news articles »  

Abstract: The sun may soon power many more homes and appliances, thanks to chemists at Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University. They have invented a way to manufacture highly precise, uniform nanoparticles to order. The technology, which won an R  

LOS ANGELES - Abraxis Health, a fully-integrated personalized healthcare division of Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), today announced the dedication of its new manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The state of the art biopharma manufacturing plant represents a $70 million inves  

The nanotechnology industry will employ an estimated 2 million people worldwide by 2015, and with President Obama calling on colleges to ready students for the field, an Illinois-based company has introduced a program designed to teach the complex subject to undergraduates. Key words: nanotechnologies, education technology, school technology, atomic microscope, NanoProfessor  

We have been approached by a number of solar panel and water heater manufacturers for trials with Nansulate® Solar since it was released earlier this year," stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, ... provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water...  

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cedrus Investments Ltd. (“Cedrus”) a boutique investment firm, today announced the formal launch of two global nanotechnology indices – Cedrus Nanotechnology Index – Diversified (“CNID”) and Cedrus Nanotechnology Index – Pure (“CNIP”). These indices are designed to serve as benchmarks for professional investors to capitalize on the fastest growing technology companies spanning the five markets mo...  

The vice president of business development for Ahlstrom Filtration Inc. spoke to students Monday evening at the Ulmer Planetarium. Rod Komlenic presented a new line of water and air filtration breakthroughs using nanotechnology developed in Ahlstrom's Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, location.  

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Triangle was recently ranked as the No. 4 “Nano Metro” in the United States by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, trailing only Boston, San Francisco and San Jose. The Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative (The Collaborative) will gather 150 experts from around the nation at its second annual environmental health summit on October 8-9, 2009. The summit will be held at the...  

Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanotechnology, Canadian engineers suggest that research is needed into the risks associated with the growing field of nanotechnology manufacture so that appropriate protective equipment can be developed urgently.  

Nature Nanotechnology, October The carbon nanotubes that hold such technological promise may be more dangerous to human health than we realized, according to a new study. Lab mice that inhaled nanotubes were found to have the tubes in the outer linings of their lungs–that’s the same place where inhaled asbestos fibers settle and cause the slow-growing cancer known as mesothelioma. The researchers stress that they didn’t find any evidence of...  

Brion Technologies, an ASML company, has reached a multi-year agreement with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., one of the world’s top dedicated semiconductor foundries, to implement a broad suite of computational lithography products. Chartered will use Tachyon™ OPC+ (optical proximity correction), Tachyon LMC (lithography manufacturability check), and Tachyon resolution enhancement products to design and manufacture 45-nanometer (nm...