Utah’s Micro(nano)-Bio news:

 

The University of Utah has used money allocated by the Legislature to the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) to hire two prominent scientists whose research may translate into economic returns for the state.

Hamid Ghandehari, a professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and director of the Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, is developing extremely small "nanoparticles" that can deliver drugs to cancer cells.

Marc Porter, a chemistry professor and director of the Center for Combinatorial Sciences, at Arizona State University, is inventing substances that can sense cancers or other diseases at very early stages.

 

 nanoUtah 2007 Conference

 Best Student poster awards:

 

P6: Out-of-Plane Cellular Manipulator: A MEMS Microinjector

Quentin Aten, Brian Jensen, Larry Howell, Sandra Burnett

Brigham Young University

 

P13: Single-cell electrophysiology and impedimetric chemical sensing on a chip

Gregory M. Dittami, H. Edward Ayliffe, Curtis S. King, Sameera S. Dharia, Jeffrey J. Wyrick, Patrick F. Kiser, Richard D. Rabbitt,

University of Utah

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Funding:

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) URL : http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08503

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required):

December 21, 2007

Required only for acquisition requests between $2 million and $4 million.

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):

January 24, 2008

Anticipated Funding Amount:   $110,000,000  (Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation will be competing for about $110 million, pending availability of funds, in Fiscal Year 2008. Up to $20 million of these funds will be available for the acquisition of single instruments costing between $2 million - $4 million, i.e., mid-range instrumentation.)

 

Global News:

German - Polish cooperation in the nano-business

New Scandinavian collaboration boosts nanotechnology development

Moscow industrial fair to feature nano, atomic technologies

A123Systems Receives $30 Million Investment to Support Scale Up ...Canada

First post-graduate course on nano-technology opens – Vietnam-Japan

IISc gets Rs 110 cr for nanotech labBangalore, India

US team to discuss setting up of production facility for cheap drugsIndia

 

US Statewide News:

U. hires 2 prominent scientists

UMass Lowell boosts nanotechnology with $80m science center

Nanotec-USA Introduced its Newly Re-designed Website; Eco-Friendly ...

Virginia town plans 5 studies on nanotechnology

 

Journal and Book:

 

Nano-Products:

Big Opportunity In 'Nano'solar

ApNano Materials to Make Optically Black Coatings for Solar and ...

Nano Silver Ink Creates Wiring Diagrams Invisible to the Naked Eye

Samsung unveils world's first flash memory based on 30-nano technology

Nano Ceramic Coating Boosts Titanium Implants

 

Research News:

Nanotechnology, astrophysics experts set sights on cataracts

Nanowire Device Fabrication Moves Into High Gear

Switzerland printing transistors with nano-ink

Photovoltaic nanowires provide nano-power from sunlight

 

Business:

The World Nanotechnology Market (2006)

More Than 75 Nanotechnology Companies Express Significant and ...

DuPont forms alliance to develop metal-polymer nanotechnology ...

Anachem and Innovadyne - A New Nano-Dispensing Alliance

Goldman Sachs eyes 33% stake in Bhatia’s Nano City

A123Systems Receives $30 Million Investment to Support Scale Up ...

 

Articles & Reports:

First post-graduate course on nano-technology opens

Gigantic fuss over a teensy topic: Nanotechnology is the focus of

Nanotechnology: Small but mighty in manufacturing

Can nanotechnology and biotechnology help cities go green?

Opportunity for America: nano-scale production

Nano particles, medicine and heat conduction

Old world masterpieces may benefit from a nanotechnology cleaning

 

Nano-Risks:

Risk Research Needed for Water Nanotechnology

 

Awards:

 

Jobs:

 

Conference:

 

Education & Outreach:

College of nano science a true gem for region

Voith Paper Introduces Nanotechnology Calendar Covers

Inspirational nanotechnology images on new site

Nanotechnology: the cutting-edge branch of science to attract ...

 

 

SOURCE: NanoNews-Now Digest #154 Ready

Harvard University engineers demonstrate quantum cascade laser nanoantenna
Harvard University October 22nd, 2007 New laser could lead to ultrahigh resolution microscopes for chemical imaging in biology and medicine. In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum cascade (QC) laser nanoantenna, the device is capable of resolving the chemical composition of samples, such as the interior of a cell, with unprecedented detail.

The Sensitive Side of Carbon Nanotubes: Creating Powerful Pressure Sensors
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute October 23rd, 2007 Blocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

ASU researchers give memory a boost
Arizona State University October 23rd, 2007 ASU's Center for Applied Nanoionics (CANi) has a new take on old memory, one that promises to boost the performance, capacity and battery life of consumer electronics from digital cameras to laptops. Best of all, it is cheap, made from common materials and compatible with just about anything currently on the market.

DuPont Announces Nanotechnology Alliance that Combines the Best of Polymers with the Best of Metals
DuPont October 25th, 2007 DuPont today announced an alliance with Canada-based Morph Technologies Inc., Integran Technologies Inc., and U.S.-based PowerMetal Technologies to develop and commercialize a nanocrystalline metal/polymer hybrid technology that will be used to manufacture extremely lightweight components with the strength and stiffness of metal and the design flexibility and lightweight benefits of high-performance thermoplastics.

Forensic detectives get a new look
bangkokpost.com October 25th, 2007  Invisible traces of bodily fluids left behind at crime scenes can now be easily detected, thanks to nanocrystal eyeglasses developed by a group of Thai scientists. The eyeglasses will enable forensic teams to clearly see fluids such as blood, saliva, lymph and sperm, which are vital clues in helping the authorities track down crime perpetrators, said Jiti Nukaew, director of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang's (KMITL) nanotechnology research centre. To create the special eyeglasses, scientists applied nano crystallised indium oxynitride to glass or plastic lenses to create special lenses capable of filtering varying wavelengths of light.

SOURCE: NANOTECHWEB.ORG NEWSWIRE (WEEK 43)

Polymer nanocomposite delivers drugs

Polylactic acid-based nanocompounds target leukaemia cells

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31597

 

Nanocarbon improves magnesium diboride

Superconductor boasts record values thanks to nanostructured carbon content http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31580

 

Functionalized nanotubes monitor viruses Biosensor prototype is a model system for detecting many types of viral proteins

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31559

 

 

Phosphorus acceptors in ZnO nanowires

p-type conducting ZnO nanowires for optoelectronic devices

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/31609

 

Conducting polymer nanowires

An approach to producing conducting polymer nanowire electrode junctions

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/31604

 

Measuring charge transport in a single DNA molecule A controlled investigation into the electric transport mechanisms in single molecules

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/31601

 

Carbon nanotubes’ non-volatile memory elements A new type of electronic switching device http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/31600

 

 

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