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Here are 32 of the hundreds of articles we posted in the past week: Nanoshel Launched its Research Center
Nanoshel January 17th, 2009 Nanoshel has launched its blog, which has been named as �research center'. It will contain latest updates from the company, researches going on around the world and other hot topics related to nanotechnology. Lifeboat Foundation announces triple partnership
Lifeboat Foundation January 17th, 2009 The Lifeboat Foundation announces a triple partnership including the Lifeboat Foundation, Nanotech-Now, and The American Journal of Bioethics. Roth & Rau AG and Innovalight complete installation of world's first silicon-ink based solar cell pilot production
Roth & Rau AG January 17th, 2009 Roth & Rau AG and Innovalight have completed the installation of the world's first silicon-ink based solar cell production line. This first pilot manufacturing line has been built and installed at Innovalight, in Sunnyvale, California and has been qualified to operational capability over the last two months of 2008. Nanotubes Sniff Out Cancer Agents in Living Cells
National Cancer Institute January 17th, 2009 A multidisciplinary team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed carbon nanotubes that can be used as sensors for cancer drugs and other DNA-damaging agents inside living cells. The sensors, made of carbon nanotubes wrapped in DNA, can detect chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin as well as environmental toxins and free radicals that damage DNA. Artificial Antibody Delivers Nanoparticles to Tumors
National Cancer Institute January 17th, 2009 Back Nanotech News January 2009 Artificial Antibody Delivers Nanoparticles to Tumors Antibodies that target epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) have proven themselves as potent anticancer drugs. Now, a team of investigators led by Shuming Nie, Ph.D., and Lily Yang, Ph.D., both at the Emory University School of Medicine and members of the Emory-Georgia Tech Nanotechnology Center for Personalized and Predictive Oncology, is aiming to capitalize on this targeting ability, using a modified anti-EGFR antibody to delivery nanoparticles into tumor cells. Toxin-Nanoparticle Combo Inhibits Brain Cancer Invasion While Imaging Tumors
National Cancer Institute January 17th, 2009 Working with a nanoparticle designed to target and image glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, investigators at the University of Washington in Seattle have found that these same nanoparticles inhibit tumor cell invasion, one of the key events that leads to the metastatic spread of cancer. The investigators have also determined how the nanoparticles exert this potentially beneficial effect. Microfluidic Devices Capture and Analyze Single Cancer Cells
National Cancer Institute January 17th, 2009 One of the grand goals in nanotechnology is to develop a single microfluidic device that integrates all of the components needed to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based nucleic acid analyses. Experts predict that such a device would enable researchers to develop rapid assays for cancer and other life-threatening diseases while a patient is in the doctor's office. Biodegradable Nanoprobe Images New Blood Vessel Growth
National Cancer Institute January 17th, 2009 Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, plays a critical role in several chronic human diseases, including metastatic cancer. In fact, several new anticancer therapies are designed to starve tumors by shutting down angiogenesis, but the lack of a good assay for quantifying angiogenesis in the body has hampered the development of effective antiangiogenesis therapies. Polymer Nanoparticle for Oral Anticancer Drug Delivery
National Cancer Institute January 17th, 2009 One of the problems that cancer patients face is that many of the most potent anticancer therapies can be administered only by injection, which means that cancer patients must travel to receive their medication. But thanks to a new type of nanoparticle developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, future cancer patients may be able to receive their medication in pill form. Quantum nanotechnology is the next great hope to stop ID theft
suntimes.com January 18th, 2009 Online identity and credit-card theft make headlines every day, yet few people would guess that a little known science called quantum nanotechnology could offer a solution. New research shows that nanotech can offer "future proof" online security across public networks such as the Internet, according to findings revealed exclusively to the Sun-Times. A test in Europe this fall showed that quantum cryptography, which enables individual photons to be tracked while traveling along an optic fiber, can be used in today's fast-paced public Internet. It had only been feasible on private point-to-point systems prior to the breakthrough. The tracking spotted attempts to capture the information and automatically halted the photons' journey, said Kelly Koenig, a Chicago-based consultant who got her master's degree at Northwestern University and has collaborated with professors there on the research. Researchers: Molecular forklifts overcome obstacle to 'smart dust'
University of Florida January 18th, 2009 Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of poor health in the blood. Now, University of Florida engineering researchers have tapped the working parts of cells to clear a major hurdle to creating such "smart dust." The feat, which signifies a new approach to technology known as the "lab on a chip," is to be reported Sunday in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. Synthetic HDL: A New Weapon to Fight Cholesterol Problems
Northwestern University January 19th, 2009 Buttery Christmas cookies, eggnog, juicy beef roast, rich gravy and creamy New York-style cheesecake. Happy holiday food unfortunately can send blood cholesterol levels sky high. Northwestern University scientists now offer a promising new weapon -- synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the "good" cholesterol -- that could help fight chronically high cholesterol levels and the deadly heart disease that often results. Russia Military for Nanotechnology
plenglish.com January 19th, 2009 he Russian Military Complex (RMC) successfully applies nanotechnology in the production of weapons and war materials, informed the government vice president, Serguei Ivanov. Ivanov added that this field of science can radically change the character of war and added that the works of RMC will be completely financed. Recently the director of the Nanotechnology Center of the Energy Institute of Moscow Andrei Alexeyenko affirmed that the specialty can "intelligently" destroy mobile targets, including combat tanks. Alexeyenko explained that devices less than one millimeter can be used to form a cloud of any size and power of destruction. Moscow is investing over 1.1 billion dollars on the rapid development of nanotechnology to achieve leadership in the world market, added Russia television channel. New single nanotechnology 'will not impact' PGM industry
platinum.matthey.com January 19th, 2009 Platinum producers have dismissed concerns that a new vehicle exhaust cleaner could have a negative impact on the pgm industry, the Business Times reports today (19th January). Japanese automaker Mazda announced last week that it has developed a new autocatalyst - based on single nanocatalyst technology - which is capable of using 70 per cent less pgms. However, Bob Gilmore, spokesman for Impala Platinum, the world's second-largest platinum producer, has refuted claims that demand for the metals will suffer as a result. According to the news provider, he explained that the Mazda development is used in the second exhaust cleaner and as such does not require the same concentration of PGMs to function effectively. Furthermore, he noted that cleaner emissions regulations being introduced in emerging auto markets China and India, as well as in several South American countries, would keep demand high. Why materials crack
University of Cambridge January 19th, 2009 Dr Gabor Csanyi from the Mechanics, Materials and Design division and his team have recently had a research paper published in the journal Nature. The research explores how and why materials crack with the hope that by understanding how cracks propagate, scientists and engineers will be better able to prevent cracks from occurring. SEMI presents RUSNANO CEO as key speaker at ISS Europe event
fabtech.org January 20th, 2009 Delivering an insight into the current nanotechnology situation in Russia, Mr. Anatoly Chubais, CEO of RUSNANO, will step up to the podium at SEMI's ISS Europe event taking place from February 1st to 3rd, in Dresden, Germany. RUSNANO is a state-owned investment corporation for nanotechnology in Russia and is headed by Mr. Chubais, who led the privatization of the Russian economy and industry under former President Boris Yeltsin. The keynote speech will see Mr. Chubais set forth RUSNANO's mission in relation to co-operation with the European semiconductor industry, as well as its plans for commercialization of Russia's nanotechnology projects. As an expert in the field of Russian economics and the country's high-tech industry, it is sure that Mr. Chubais will deliver an interesting talk at the ISS Europe event next month. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) to Produce New Grade of Carbon Nanotube
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) January 20th, 2009 Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has developed VGCFTM-X, a new grade of SDK carbon nanotube with an optimized design for resin composite applications. The company will begin construction of a 400-ton-a-year VGCFTM-X plant at its Oita Complex in March. The plant, due to start up in 2010, will have a leading cost-competitive position since it can fully utilize the existing utilities at the Oita Complex. The sports fix
theglobeandmail.com January 20th, 2009 Potential customers were slow to grasp how Integran's nanotechnology applications would work in their business - until they got their hands on a new kind of golf club shaft Gino Palumbo stared in awe at the lightweight metal golf shaft in his hands. After three years in development, the one-of-kind shaft, made by fusing a nickel alloy coating to a graphite core using nanotechnology, was ready to undergo production. "It was definitely a 'wow' moment," Mr. Palumbo, founder, president and CEO of Toronto's Integran Technologies Inc., recalls of the first time he held the finished product. Historically, a developer of metals for the aerospace and defence industries, Integran felt frustrated by the slow-and-cautious approach of creating metal coatings for those industries and it decided to opt for quicker-to-market solutions. Light-Speed Nanotech: Controlling the Nature of Graphene
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute January 21st, 2009 Researchers "tune" graphene's properties by growing it on different surfaces 'Astronaut Food' Malaria Tests Promise Better Diagnoses in Developing World
University of Washington January 21st, 2009 Researchers have created a credit-card sized tool can be stored for months and then used to test for malaria--part of a larger project to develop high-tech tools for global health. The prototype dehydrated the reagents to store them without refrigeration, and delivered a diagnosis in just nine minutes. Nano-tetherball biosensor precisely detects glucose
Purdue University January 22nd, 2009 Electrochemical Biosensor of Nanocube-Augmented Carbon Nanotube Networks Jonathan C. Claussen, Aaron D. Franklin, Aeraj ul Haque, D. Marshall Porterfield, and Timothy S. Fisher Networks of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) decorated with Au-coated Pd (Au/Pd) nanocubes are employed as electrochemical biosensors that exhibit excellent sensitivity (2.6 mA mM1 cm2) and a low estimated detection limit (2.3 nM) at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 (S/N[1]3) in the amperometric sensing of hydrogen peroxide. Biofunctionalization of the Au/Pd nanocube-SWCNT biosensor is demonstrated with the selective immobilization of fluorescently labeled streptavidin on the nanocube surfaces via thiol linking. Similarly, glucose oxidase (GOx) is linked to the surface of the nanocubes for amperometric glucose sensing. The exhibited glucose detection limit of 1.3 M (S/N[1]3) and linear range spanning from 10M to 50mM substantially surpass similar CNT-based biosensors. These results, combined with the structure�fs compatibility with a wide range of biofunctionalization procedures, would make the nanocube-SWCNT biosensor exceptionally useful for glucose detection in diabetic patients and well suited for a wide range of amperometric detection schemes for clinically important biomarkers. New stretchable electrodes created to study stresses on cardiac cells
Purdue University January 22nd, 2009 Engineers at Purdue and Stanford universities have created stretchable electrodes to study how cardiac muscle cells, neurons and other cells react to mechanical stresses from heart attacks, traumatic brain injuries and other diseases. The devices are made by injecting a liquid alloy made of indium and gallium into thin microchannels between two sheets of a plastic polymer, said Babak Ziaie, a Purdue associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. CELL PEN report considers health risks of nanomaterials in relation to cellular translocation
SAFENANO January 22nd, 2009 In a report published by DEFRA this week, the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, together with a team of multi-disciplinary experts presents an informed commentary and research agenda toward elucidating the importance of translocation in nanoparticle toxicology. Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen
Penn State January 22nd, 2009 Scientists at Penn State University and the Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered a way to produce hydrogen by exposing selected clusters of aluminum atoms to water. The findings are important because they demonstrate that it is the geometries of these aluminum clusters, rather than solely their electronic properties, that govern the proximity of the clusters' exposed active sites. The proximity of the clusters' exposed sites plays an important role in affecting the clusters' reactions with water. The team's findings will be published in the 23 January 2009 issue of the journal Science. Quantum teleportation between distant matter qubits: First between atoms 1 meter apart
University of Maryland January 22nd, 2009 For the first time, scientists have successfully teleported information between two separate atoms in unconnected enclosures a meter apart - a significant milestone in the global quest for practical quantum information processing. Tiny lasers get a notch up: A new theoretical analysis could help design better microlasers
Optical Society of America January 22nd, 2009 Tiny disk-shaped lasers as small as a speck of dust could one day beam information through optical computers. Unfortunately, a perfect disk will spray light out, not as a beam, but in all directions. New theoretical results, reported in the Optical Society (OSA) journal Optics Letters, explain how adding a small notch to the disk edge provides a single outlet for laser light to stream out. Shelby to roll out Ultimate Aero EV, the world's fastest electric car
dvice.com January 22nd, 2009 Shelby Super Cars (SSC) might be bursting the bubble of the electric car derby in the second quarter of this year with its Ultimate Aero EV. Shelby says it'll be the world's fastest electric car, but didn't brag about any zero-to-sixty or top speed numbers just yet. If Shelby's not exaggerating, this could leave all those other electric cars in its dust. It gets better. This road rocket uses a breakthrough lithium battery baked up with nanotech, giving the car a range of 150-200 miles, and charging in just ten minutes. Hey, that's about how long it takes to fill up a tank of gas and pour a 64-ounce Big Gulp. Better yet, the company says it'll offer its unique electric motor tech to other car companies, and mentions that the motor can be scaled bigger, with enough oomph for SUVs and delivery trucks, too. UTSA Receives $1.2M Gift from Kleberg Foundation
The University of Texas at San Antonio January 22nd, 2009 Officials with The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) today announced receipt of a $1.2 million gift from the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation that will be used to purchase a second generation aberration corrected electron microscope. The instrument, one of only two worldwide, will help nanotechnology researchers develop new cancer therapies and treatments that combat a variety of human diseases. The microscope is not just for UTSA. It will be available to scientists across the globe and across many disciplines to advance research in their respective fields. Battelle Creates Smart Coating to Fight Rust: Innovation by Scientists Can Lead to Billions in Savings for National Defense, Airlines
Battelle January 22nd, 2009 Today, Battelle researchers have taken his words to heart. In their innovative heads, they have come up with a smart coating that can reveal where corrosion is forming on metal even though one can't see the degradation with the naked eye. IK4 develops a portable device for detecting Salmonella in under an hour
Elhuyar Fundazioa January 22nd, 2009 IK4 Technological Alliance has designed a low-cost, rapid diagnostic device for detecting the presence of Salmonella spp. and other bacteria in less than one hour, a much shorter time than current systems. Unlike others, this project used clinical samples directly, without prior treatment in a laboratory. Profits in nanotech come from intermediate products, not raw materials
Lux Research, Inc. January 23rd, 2009 Lux Research finds nanointermediates generate twice the profit margins of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products How natural oils can be hydrogenated without making unhealthy trans fats
University of California - Riverside January 23rd, 2009 UC Riverside researchers illustrate how controlling shape of heterogeneous catalysts can promote desired chemical reaction
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