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Immunosensors based on the nanocomposite of carbon nanotubes and ionic liquids were produced by the Iranian researchers fat Kurdistan University in order to diagnose prostate cancer. The immunosensor...

Iranian researchers at Sharif University of Technology developed a new way to determine captopril enzyme quantitatively by using fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) method.

SolMateS has received an order from Corporate Sector Research and Advance Engineering of Robert Bosch GmbH, Gerlingen for its PiezoFlare 1200 Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) system.

Rolith, Inc. (http://www.rolith.com/), the leader in developing advanced nanostructured coatings and devices, today announces the successful installation of a 2nd-generation nanostructuring prototype tool built by SUSS MicroTec AG (http://www.suss.com/) under exclusive license from Rolith, Inc. – the RML-2 tool. This prototype is based on a disruptive nanolithography method (Rolling Mask Lithography – RMLTM) developed by Rolith, Inc. It enables users to create nanostructures over large areas – up to 1m x 0.3 m - of substrate materials in a high throughput and cost effective manner.

Endomagnetics, the company developing a portfolio of products to improve the standard of breast cancer management, has announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Sysmex Europe GmbH, a subsi...

The salinity difference between fresh water and salt water could be a source of renewable energy. However, power yields from existing techniques are not high enough to make them viable. A solution to...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. Current treatments are focused on suppression...

In this month's special edition of Physics World, focusing on quantum physics, Thomas Jennewein and Brendon Higgins from the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada, desc...

At the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Basque Public University (UPV/EHU) the Pharmacokinetics, Nanotechnology and Gene Therapy research team is using nanotechnology to develop new formulations that can be...

Although silver nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used in various consumer products and produced in industrial scale, information on harmful effects of nanosilver to environmentally relevant organi...

Arrowhead Research Corporation, a targeted therapeutics company, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for U.S. Patent Application Number...

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL) announced today that on the heels of filing a US letter patent application for automatic dispensing of preset dosages for a drug delivery system that the Nanode...

An advanced-materials innovation center, jointly built by the Chinese and Portuguese government, was launched in China's prestigious Zhejiang University on Thursday. The center will set up four res...

Tiny particles filled with a drug could be a new tool for treating cancer in the future. A new study published by Swedish scientists in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization shows how such nano...

In experiments mimicking a natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and micr...

The adsorption of ions in microporous materials governs the operation of technologies as diverse as water desalination, energy storage, sensing and mechanical actuation. Until now, however, researcher...

BHR Group International Conference on Industrial Processes for Nano Materials, 'NanoEx', is now open for submissions (deadline 26th April 2013). Cambridge University, 20th November 2013

In accordance with Governor Andrew Cuomo's vision and strategy for building a world-class nanotechnology workforce in New York, the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) and SUNY College o...

CEA-Leti and Menapic, a French startup that enables physical characterization of thin films, today announced a joint-development program (JDP) to apply colored picosecond acoustics to materials analys...

The organizers of ImagineNano are pleased to announce France as the Invited Country at this year's edition. Forty French invited speakers among 7 conferences and a pavilion featuring the nanoscience &...