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ThalesNano, Inc. Forms Collaborations with Leading US Universities based on the Award Winning H-Cube(R) and H-Cube Midi(TM) (Popularity:  )
http://www.thalesnano.com
ThalesNano, Inc. today announced that it has signed agreements with a number of academic organizations including the Scripps Research Institute, the University of California, San Francisco, Boston University, Temple University and the University of Texas at Arlington. These institutions join the top 20 pharmaceutical companies, who have all deployed ThalesNano's H-Cube. The H-Cube Hydrogenation Reactor is a bench-top standalone device, uniquely combining continuous-flow chemistry with endogenous hydrogen generation and a ...
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The Economist Says Nanotechnology is 'A Little Risky Business' (Popularity: )
http://www.nanotechproject.org
The following is being issued by the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies: What: A major feature story in this week's The Economist magazine (November 24, 2007) highlights the enormous promise of nanotechnology --- for breakthroughs in medicine, sustainable energy, and electronics. But the article, "A Little Risky Business," underscores the lack of research being done to determine how safe nanoscale materials are. And, despite nanotechnology's rapid ...
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The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center Funds Plextronics' Plexcore PV Development for Organic Solar Cells (Popularity: )
http://www.plextronics.com
Plextronics, a world leader in developing and delivering active layer technology for electronic devices, announced it has been awarded a $340,500 grant from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center (the Center). This initiative will focus on the continued development of Plexcore(TM) PV active layer technology for organic solar cells. Plexcore PV is a new generation of polymer-based semi-conductive inks that increase solar conversion efficiency, while extending the lifetime of the device. ...
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The SOI Industry Consortium Welcomes a Key IP Services Provider (Popularity: )
http://www.soiconsortium.org
The SOI Industry Consortium announced today that Symmid Semiconductor Technology (SST), based in Silicon Valley, California, a provider of ASIC design services and intellectual property (IP) porting, has joined the organization as a technical member. With the addition of SST, the SOI Industry Consortium now comprises 24 leading companies from across the electronics industry covering a spectrum of users, enablers, suppliers and manufacturers. This new addition complements the IP focus ...
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The Twinkie Guide to Nanotechnology (Popularity: )
http://www.webdialogues.net
The Twinkie Guide to Nanotechnology is an entertaining new video featuring scientist Andrew Maynard which mixes the iconic American snack cake with humor to unlock the mysteries of nanotechnology. Maynard serves up the complexities of nanoscience in enticing, digestible, bite-size morsels. It is a friendly, funny, 25-minute travel guide to the technology that promises to ignite the next industrial revolution. In the video, Maynard shows products that use nanotechnology today. ...
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The University of Arizona College of Medicine and OmegaGenesis Announce Collaboration Agreement to Address Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Popularity: )
http://www.omegagenesis.com
The Department of Surgery at The University of Arizona College of Medicine and OmegaGenesis, Inc., announced an agreement to collaborate on potential remedies to address diabetic foot ulcers.The agreement includes joint work in support of potential remedies and to identify effective ways to provide information and education to medical professionals and patients globally.Diabetic foot ulcers are painful, open sores that develop on the feet of people with diabetes. If not ...
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Thin Film/Printable Batteries Market to Reach $5.6 Billion by 2015 According to New NanoMarkets Report (Popularity: )
http://www.nanomarkets.net
According to a newly released report from NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm based here, the value of the thin-film and printed battery market will reach $5.6 billion by 2015. The report, "Thin Film and Printed Battery Markets" is the next in NanoMarkets' ongoing series that covers the emerging markets for thin film, organic and printable electronics. Additional details including a brief summary are available on the firm's website at http://www.nanomarkets.net. ...
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Tiny Tweezers and Yeast Help St. Jude Show How Cancer Drug Works (Popularity: )
http://www.stjude.org
The annoying bulges of an over-wound telephone cord that shorten its reach help to explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Delft University of Technology. Using both a type of nanotechnology called magnetic tweezers as well as yeast cells, investigators showed that a camptothecin drug called topotecan kills cancer cells by preventing an enzyme, called ...
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U.S. Li-ion Auto Battery Maker Ener1 Voices Support for $1.6 Billion Federal Grant to Propel Electric Vehicle Technology (Popularity: )
http://www.ener1.com
A new plan proposed this week by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh involving $1.6 billion in federal grants to accelerate growth of America's advanced hybrid-electric and electric car industry is crucial for American competitiveness in automotive and high-tech manufacturing, Charles Gassenheimer, Chairman and CEO of Ener1, Inc. (Amex: HEV), said today. Ener1's Indianapolis subsidiary EnerDel is the first company able to produce automotive lithium-ion batteries on a commercial scale in the ...
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ULURU Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Popularity: )
http://www.uluruinc.com
ULURU Inc. (Amex: ULU) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the net loss attributable to common stockholders was $2,334,000, or $0.04 per share, compared to a net loss of $1,209,000, or $0.02 per share, for the corresponding period in 2007. The second quarter 2008 net loss was impacted by non-cash expenses of $560,000, which included share-based compensation, ...
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