Funding Sources:

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS

RFA-CA-08-006--Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer (R21)

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-006.html

RFA-CA-08-007--Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R21)

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-007.html

RFA-CA-08-008--Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R33)

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-008.html

 

 

Sponsor: NSF

NanoManufacturing (NM) Full Proposal Window: February 15, 2008
Program Guidelines: PD 05-1788

The NanoManufacturing Program was established in 2001 to promote fundamental research and education at the nanoscale, and to transfer developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology discoveries from the laboratory to industrial application with prominent societal impacts. The program emphasizes scaleup of nanotechnology for high rate production, reliability, robustness, yield, efficiency and cost issues for manufacturing products and services. NanoManufacturing capitalizes on the special ...

Mechanics and Structures of Materials (MSM) - Full Proposal Window: February 15, 2008
Program Guidelines: PD 05-1630

The Mechanics and Structures of Materials (MSM) program element supports research on computational, theoretical, analytical, and experimental solid mechanics, model-based simulation and constitutive models; and the link of microstructure to nano-, meso- and macro-scale structural behavior. The program also supports experimental and analytical research on deformation, fatigue, and fracture and underlying nano- and micro-structural states and their origin, transformation, and evolution. More at

Material Design and Surface Engineering (MDSE)

Full Proposal Window: February 15, 2008
Program Guidelines: PD 05-1633

The Material Design and Surface Engineering program element supports generic research on links between microstructure design and control and properties, performance, and engineering of materials and surfaces for novel applications in civil and mechanical systems and components. Research is also included that expands the knowledge base on: the design of materials, coatings, and surface treatments for service under extreme conditions; tribology, corrosion, friction and wear; novel materials ...

 

Global News:

Nanotechnology costly to Russia

IP University to launch new course in NanotechnologyIndia

$36Bln Set Aside for NanotechnologyRussia

Russia's science minister sets $41 bln nanotechnology target

Ambitious nanotechnology plan releasedKorea

Nanotechnology Program Scrapped Leaving Gaping Hole in Australia's ...

 

US Statewide News:

Report highlights Ohio's nanotechnology strengths and growth

Nanotechnology development initiative proposed in Wisconsin

 

Journal and Book:

Nano- and Micromaterials

New Nanotechnology Deskbook: First to Explore Impact of Law and ...

 

Nano-Products:

Anti-pollen nanotechnology coats hit the stores in Japan

Scalable Low Cost, Nano-based Solar Cell Demonstrated by GE Global ...

Now a laptop Nano by HCL!

 

Research News:

Researchers Develop Nano-Imprint Method for Making Brighter LEDs

DNA in the lead for nanotechnology construction

.5 Micron Fiber Now Possible with New Nano Technology from Hills ...

Nanotechnology Makes Photo Inscription on Diamonds Possible

Nanoparticles Harvest Tumor Biomarkers

Nanotechnology scavengers for heat wasted from burning fossil fuels

Surprise: silicon nanotechnology turns heat into electriticity

Advanced Energy Consortium Will Develop Micro and NanoSensors to ...

Scientists Invent Nanotechnology Device for Disease Biomarker ...

 

Business:

Canon to Develop SED TVs Using Own Technology, Asahi Reports

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IVAM Product Market 'Micro, Nano & Materials' at MicroTechnology ...

Why Nano is a great example of innovation?

nCoat partners with CAMSS for nano-based coatings

API Nanotronics Reports Record Second Quarter and Six Month Revenues

Nanostart Invests in Silicon Valley Company NanoGram

eFoodSafety to Enter Bio- and Nano-Technologies Industry

 

Articles & Reports:

Nanotechnology guru turns back on goo

Nanotechnology-based surveillance predicted

The promise of NEO Nano

Nanotechnology in review

Oil extraction nanotechnology may boost energy production

Leveraging Nanotechnology Applications and Materials for Business ...

 

Nano-Risks:

Nanotechnology and toxicity: the growing need for in vivo study

Industry, NGOs call for nanotechnology environmental plan

'Safety fears' over nanotechnology

 

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Education & Outreach:

SOURCE: Nano.Cancer.Gov - News for January 2008

Gold Nanoparticles Shine Brightly in Tumors
Solid gold nanoparticles have long been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and more recently have shown promise in treating various types of cancer.
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Nanotech Researchers Discover Cancer Cells “Feel” Much Softer Than Normal Cells
A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples by utilizing a modified form of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure the softness of the cells.
[ read more ]

Nanoparticles Harvest Tumor Biomarkers
The long and challenging effort to find blood-borne markers for cancer and other diseases may soon enter a new realm of success using a new nanoparticle that preferentially and rapidly removes small proteins and other molecules from blood while simultaneously protecting them from degradation.
[ read more ]

Tumor-Associated Enzyme Triggers Drug Release From Nanoparticles
Cancer cells display a variety of proteins on their outer membranes that are not present on the surface of normal cells.
[ read more ]

Nanorod-Aptamer Combo Targets Tumors
Aptamers, short stretches of DNA or RNA that can act much like antibodies, have shown promise as targeting agents for selective nanoparticle trafficking to tumors.
[ read more ]

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Tumor Vaccines
The quest for an effective antitumor vaccine has received a boost from the results of work aimed at developing a nanoparticle that delivers tumor antigens to the immune system cells that trigger antibody production.
[ read more ]

New Technique Could Dramatically Lower Costs of DNA Sequencing
Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a strategy for sequencing DNA by driving the molecule back and forth through a nanopore capacitor in a semiconductor chip.
[ read more ]

 

SOURCE: NANOTECHWEB.ORG NEWSWIRE (WEEK 3)

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

 

Tiny semiconductors become magnetic

Non-magnetic doped semiconductors may become ferromagnetic on the nanoscale

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32495

 

Peptide nanotubes join the device club

New technique integrates sensitive materials into mainstream nanofabrication http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32460

 

Nanowires convert heat to electricity

Phonon effects boost thermoelectric efficiency

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32451

 

Particles cut the cost of making nanoholes Silica and polystyrene spheres behave as lens arrays in low-cost UV patterning process

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32434

 

"Membrane nanotubes" could help spread HIV String-like connections between immune cells could provide route for virus transmission

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32428

 

Virus image leads to successful nanosizing tool Jeremy Warren, CEO of NanoSight, outlines the firm's journey into the nanoparticle characterization market

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/indepth/32447

 

LAB TALK

 

Nanoneedle as a force sensor

Using a self-assembled, ultraflexible metal alloy nanoneedle as a force sensor

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/32477

 

Gas-phase sorting of fullerenes, biomolecules and carbon nanotubes Opening the door to applications of nanotube thin-films and devices

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/32458

 

SOURCE: NanoNews-Now Digest #166 Ready

NanoArt 2007 International Online Competition - Invitation to VOTE
Cris Orfescu January 12th, 2008 NanoArt is a new art discipline at the intersections of Art, Science and Technology, and relates to the micro or nanosculptures (atomic and molecular sculptures) created by artists or scientists through chemical or physical processes and visualized with powerful research tools like scanning electron or atomic force microscopes. The scientific images of these structures are captured and further processed using different artistic techniques to convert them into artworks showcased for large audiences.

T-cell 'nanotubes' may explain how HIV virus conquers human immune system
Imperial College London January 14th, 2008 String-like connections found between T-cells could be important to how HIV spreads between cells in the human immune system, according to new research published online today (13 January 2008) in Nature Cell Biology. The newly-discovered strands, named 'membrane nanotubes' by scientists, could help to explain how the HIV virus infects human immune cells so quickly and effectively.

Lux Research announces quarterly update of Lux Nanotech Index™
Lux Research, Inc. January 17th, 2008 Nanosphere's IPO highlights nanotech's growing impact on life sciences

2008 Space Elevator Beam Power Challenge - Goals and Status
The Spaceward Foundation January 17th, 2008 The Spaceward Foundation announces the goals for the 2008 Space Elevator Power Beaming Challenge.

$36Bln Set Aside for Nanotechnology
themoscowtimes.com January 17th, 2008 The Cabinet on Thursday gave the nod to ambitious measures aimed at boosting sales in the country's nanotechnology sector at least 130-fold in the next seven years. According to the plan, sales of materials and equipment based on nanotechnology will rise to 900 billion rubles, or about $36 billion, by 2015, the government said on its web site. The total for last year was 7 billion rubles. Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko was even more ambitious, predicting after the Cabinet session that the sales would grow to 1 trillion rubles.

 

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