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Lockheed Martin Unveils Expanded Newtown, Pennsylvania Facility TMCnet Lockheed Martin (News - Alert) opened the doors to new facilities at its Space Systems Company operations in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The Newtown facility is part of LMSSC, an operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corp. LMSSC designs, develops, tests, manufactures and operates a full spectrum of advanced-technology systems for national security and military, civil government and commercial customers. Chief products include human space flight systems; remote sensing, navigation, meteorological and communications satellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft; laser radar; ballistic missiles; missile defense systems; and nanotechnology research and development. … |
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Penn Researchers Provide First Step Towards Electronic DNA ... July 23, 2010 PHILADELPHIA –- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules. ... |
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Collaboration Leads to Simpler Method for Building Varieties of ... July 21, 2010 PHILADELPHIA –- Collaboration by chemists, physicists and materials scientists at the University of Pennsylvania has created a simple and inexpensive method to rapidly grow centimeter-scale membranes of binary nanocrystal superlattices, or BNSLs, by crystallizing a mixture of nanocrystals on a liquid surface. |
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White House Seeks Input on National Nanotech Plan The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a request for information (RFI) to gain input from stakeholders in developing the National Nanotechnology Initiative's (NNI) 2010 strategic plan. The 2010 plan will continue to build toward the overarching goals outlined in the original 2007 strategic plan. Responses must be electronically submitted by August 15. NNI's 2010 strategic plan will be published in December. OSTP also will stage online public comment events to gain specific input on the strategic plan. Read more Source: SSTI Weekly Digest |
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Greener Nanotech 2010: Navigating EHS for nanomaterials Techcet's Karey Holland reports key messages from the Greener Nanotech 2010 conference in Portland, OR -- from the benefits of nanotech to local and national economies, growing commitments to EHS issues, and ongoing evaluation of nanomaterials by groups like the Air Force Source: Small Times Direct |
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Researchers cut years from drug development with nanoscopic bead ... Jul 16, 2010 .... ScienceDaily (July 16, 2010) — New research accepted by the accepted by the Journal of Molecular Recognition confirms that a revolutionary technology developed at Wake Forest University will slash years off the time it takes to develop drugs -- bringing vital new treatments to patients much more quickly.... |
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Researchers develop a dissolvable needle-free Nanopatch for vaccine delivery Jul 23, 2010 | not rated yet | 2 University of Queensland research has found the Nanopatch - a needle-free, pain-free method of vaccine delivery - is now dissolvable, eliminating the possibility of needle-stick injury. Source: http://www.physorg.com/nanotech-news |
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Graphene organic photovoltaics, or, will joggers' t-shirts someday power their cell phones? Jul 23, 2010 | 5 / 5 (6) | 1 | A University of Southern California team has produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that the researchers say have great potential for a new breed of solar cells. Source: http://www.physorg.com/nanotech-news |
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Graphene oxide gets green Jul 22, 2010 | 5 / 5 (7) | 1 | Rice scientists have found a way to synthesize graphene oxide in bulk in an environmentally friendly way, eliminating toxic and explosive chemicals from the process. They have also found a class of common bacteria breaks ... Source: http://www.physorg.com/nanotech-news |
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NIH and HHS Funding Opportunities The National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced funding opportunities in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine. more» |
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