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Arkema gets $275K nanotech grant Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA Philadelphia-based chemical company Arkema Inc. has received a $275000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop stronger plastics. ... Another Air Force Research Laboratory grant, for $200,000, was given to nanoGriptech, a spin-off of Carnegie Mellon University, for commercialization of an adhesive technology based on the foot hairs of geckos - which are known to be able to climb and hang on to seemingly impossible surfaces because of the hundreds of thousands of hairs on the bottoms of their feet. |
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Nanotechnology Institute Announces $2 Million in Project Funding Awards The NTI announces funding grants of over $2 million to 30 scientists from five universities and research institutions. The grants will develop new intellectual proeprty to create and expand companies and high-technology jobs in PA. more» |
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Nanotech gene therapy kills ovarian cancer in mice [Lankenau Institute] Reuters UK - UK They said the treatment, which relies on the use of nanotechnology to deliver genetic material into cells, could be ready for human clinical trials in as little as a year. ... The study highlights the potential of nanotechnology -- the design and manipulation of tiny synthetic particles -- as a non-viral way of getting DNA into cells. |
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Professor Jonathan Spanier and Colleagues Win Several Funding Awards [Drexel] NTI investigator Professor Jonathan E. Spanier (Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel) recently received several funding awards from the NSF, and three others from the DoD. more» |
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HU signs MoU with PSU for a Pennsylvania Nanofabrication ... Central Penn Business Journal - Harrisburg,PA,USA HU signs MoU with PSU for a Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology Partnership Capstone Semester at University Park 7/31/2009 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology students can participate in a one-semester experience at Penn State’s Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization, thanks to a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations. |
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With help of DNA, nanotubes may become a bigger force [DuPont] Jul 30, 2009 ... Physicist A.T. "Charlie" Johnson and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania are also using DNA sequences and nanotubes. He wants to create sensors that respond to tiny traces of various gases - a sort of artificial version of a dog's nose that someday might sniff out chemical weapons or other dangers. |
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Nanotech: The Key to Storing Carbon? Written by Amy Westervelt Posted July 30th, 2009 at 8:51 am in Energy Storage,clean power A recent breakthrough at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is bringing together two sectors that people love to fixate on: nanotechnology and carbon sequestration. Although the combo may sound unusual, nanotechnology could actually be the only way we’ll figure out if geologic carbon sequestration — stuffing CO2 underground — actually works. Here’s the deal: The most reliable way to store and secure CO2 is to get it to attach to a solid and form a carbonate. (Think coral covering rocks in the ocean.) That process is thermodynamically stable and also provides a long-term solution to holding onto CO2. The problem is that it takes a very long time for that to happen using current methods — as in, thousands of years. But Lawrence Berkeley recently managed to produce nanoscale magnesium oxide crystals, which staff scientist Jeff Urban says could help speed up that CO2-solid bonding process. “Magnesium oxide crystals are known to influence processes and rates of reaction,” he said. “And if we can control the size and surface chemistry of the crystals, we may be able to dramatically increase the rate of CO2 being stuck to the surface.” Continue reading this story |
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Collaborating for Profits in Nanotechnology Jul 16, 2009 ... Giant universities and start-up companies are finding they need one another to bring the benefits of nanotechnology to the public. |
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DisplaySearch Expands Market Research Offerings to Cover Solar and Photovoltaics Posted on: Aug 10th, 2009 Building upon its expertise in providing market research within the flat panel display market for more than 13 years, DisplaySearch today announced that it will roll out a new suite of reports to cover the rapidly growing solar and photovoltaics markets. ...read article Source: http://www.nanowerk.com | ||||
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Solar, nanoscience, photonics, optical engineering advanced at ... PhysOrg.com - Aug 10, 2009 The meeting is a focal point for many technology communities, presenting the largest gatherings for optical engineering and for nanoscience and ... |
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Chicago's future as a tech center in jeopardy Investments/IPO's/Splits, Jobs, News and information Source: http://www.nanotech-now.com |
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Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward Filed in archive Institutions by jeff goldman on July 9, 2009 Source: http://www.nanotechbuzz.com |
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Carbon Nanotubes Sprout Without Metal Catalyst: Oxides Work, Too Researchers have for the first time shown that nanotubes can grow without a metal catalyst. The researchers demonstrate that zirconium oxide, the same compound found in cubic zirconia "fake diamonds," can also grow nanotubes, but without the unwanted side effects of metal. Source: http://nanotechnology.newsonly.org |
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Nanocrystal Growth Spurts: First Real-Time Direct Observations Of Nanocrystal Growth In Solution Experts in nanocrystal growth and electron microscopy combined their skills to record the first ever direct observations in real-time of the growth of single nanocrystals in solution. Their findings revealed that there are two distinct trajectories by which nanocrystals can grow but in the end the crystals come out roughly the same size and shape. Source: http://nanotechnology.newsonly.org |
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Magnetic Microbe Genome Attracting Attention For Biotech Research The smallest organisms to use a biological compass are magnetotactic bacteria, however mysteries remain about exactly how these bacteria create their cellular magnets. In a new study, scientists have used genome sequencing to unlock new secrets about these magnetic microbes that could accelerate biotechnology and nanotechnology research. Source: http://nanotechnology.newsonly.org |
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