BFTP/SEP Nano News Letter

 
AlumiFuel Power, Inc. Featured in Keystone Edge Online Magazine

[Philadelphia]

MarketWatch (press release) - USA

AlumiFuel Power, Inc. 3711 Market Street, Suite 950 Philadelphia, PA 19104 ... Cade says the company's relationship with the Drexel University Nanotechnology Consortium has been critical to its success, providing access to high-powered electron microscopes and other invaluable nanoscale functions. ...

 
Elan Drug Technologies Announces First Approval Long-Acting ...

[King of Prussia]

(8/11/2009). Elan Drug Technologies, a business unit of Elan Corporation, plc recently announced the first approval of a long-acting injectable formulation using Elan Drug Technologies’ proprietary NanoCrystal technology. ....

Source: http://www.drugdeliverytech.com

 
Silobreaker: Arkema, nanoGriptech receive nanomaterial funding ...

Aug 13, 2009 ... The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center ... involving Arkema Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa., USA) and nanoGripteh LLC (Pittsburgh). …

 
Nanocapsules used for drug delivery - UPI.com

Aug 18, 2009 ... University of Pittsburgh scientists say they have created nanoscale devices for drug or imaging agent delivery and to enhance oxygen ...

 
Acoustic tweezers can position tiny objects

Aug 28, 2009 ... Acoustic tweezers can position tiny objects ... a tiny tweezers can be small enough to place on a chip, according to Penn State engineers. ...

Source: www.eurekalert.org

 
Nanotechnology can enhance food packaging

[UPenn, Monell Chemical Sciences Center cited]

plastemart.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India

Nanotechnology is a method of controlling matter at near-atomic scales to produce ... Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Monell Chemical Sciences Center...

 
Opportunities and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology ...

While regulators begin to address nano-based drugs, industry should get its risk data ready.

Source: http://pharmtech.findpharma.com

 
Putting Nanotechnology on the Map

The "Nano Metro" landscape is growing. An updated interactive map highlights companies, universities, government laboratories, and other organizations that are involved in nanotechnology research, development, and commercialization.

Source: http://www.nanotechproject.org

 
Evaluating Health And Environmental Risks From Nanotechnology: When Nano May Not Be Nano

ScienceDaily (Sep. 14, 2009) - The same properties of nanoparticles that make them so appealing to manufacturers may also have negative effects on the environment and human health. However, little is known which particles may be harmful.

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Nanotechnology and Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles

NanoFilm CEO Scott E. Rickert today published an excellent IndustryWeek editorial looking at the multiple ways nanotechnology can assist in improving the efficiency of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. "The bad news? We're not going to put electric cars in every garage in the next decade," Rickert writes. "The good news? There are enabling nanotechnologies in the works right now that...

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Category: Energy | by jeff goldman | 8 September

2009Source: Nanotechbuzz

 
Sunday, September 13, 2009 | Energy |

Making more efficient fuel cells

Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity.

Source: http://nanotechwire.com/

 
Nano Renewable Energy Summit - An Overview and Recap of the Summit

[video]

The Nano Renewable Energy Summit is a gathering of world-renowned experts at the intersection of solar energy and nanotechnology, with a specific focus on the business, commercialization, and economic development potential of emerging technologies in the renewable energy and sustainability sectors.

Source: http://www.azonano.com/

 
Energy Research at the Atomic Level

[video]

Dr. Christropher Matranga discusses nanotechnology research at "the ENERGY lab." The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), part of DOE’s national laboratory system, is owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). NETL supports DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

Source: http://www.azonano.com

 
2009 Discovery to Commercialization Conference

Symposium: Breakthroughs and Opportunities in Nano-Bio and Nano-Energy
October 15, 2009
8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Focused Forums: October 16, 2009
8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.

Nano-Textiles: Learn about the next generation of textile technology, with site visit to Philadelphia University's Advanced Textiles Research Center

Nanotechnology Lab-tomarket: A free venue for venture capital and business development professionals to learn about breakthroughs and licensing opportunities at NTI-affiliated universities.

Click here for more information

Organized by: The Nanotechnology Institute (NTI) & The Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI)

 
Newly Formed American Society for Nanomedicine (ASNM) to Hold First Conference

(www.amsocnanomed.org) PR Newswire, September 4, 2009

 
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