Is It Nanotechnology, or Not? (IEEE Spectrum)

I was fascinated reading last week’s online Wall Street Journal story of Viktor Petrik , a self-described inventor, whose inventions are sometimes labeled as legitimate breakthroughs while others describe the inventor himself as nothing more than a charlatan.

Business Models and Target Industries Influence Nanotechnology Innovation Timelines (IEEE Spectrum)

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New nanotechnology sensor array unveiled (UPI)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 10 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they’ve built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect a molecule of hydrogen peroxide coming from a single living cell.

Yale University Selects Vistec EBPG5000plus Electron-Beam Lithography System for Advanced Nanotechnology Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WATERVLIET, N.Y.—-Vistec Lithography, Inc. announced today that Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, selected Vistec’s EBPG5000plus electron-beam lithography system for its future nanotechnology research programs.

Business Models and Target Industries Influence Nanotechnology Innovation Timelines (IEEE Spectrum)

Pallab Chatterjee, the vice chairman of the IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council, recently penned an article for Electronics Design, Strategy, News (EDN) in which he details the recent announcement that Nanosys Inc. has succeeded in selling its QuantumRail lighting system to LG for its mobile phone applications.

Sizing Up Nanotechnology: How Nanosized Particles May Affect Skin Care Products (Medical News Today)

The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology and its future use in cosmetic products holds both enormous potential and potential concern for consumers. Currently, major cosmetic manufacturers have imposed a voluntary ban on the use of nanoparticles in products while they await a ruling from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the safety of this technology…

Overview of nanotechnology: Nanoparticles may eventually be used in cosmetic products (News-Medical-Net)

The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology and its future use in cosmetic products holds both enormous potential and potential concern for consumers. Currently, major cosmetic manufacturers have imposed a voluntary ban on the use of nanoparticles in products while they await a ruling from the Food and Drug Administration regarding the safety of this technology.

Sizing Up Nanotechnology: How Nanosized Particles May Affect Skin Care Products (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

MIAMI, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology and its future use in cosmetic products holds both enormous potential and potential concern for consumers. Currently, major cosmetic manufacturers have imposed a voluntary ban on the use of nanoparticles in products while they await a ruling from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the safety of …

Nanotechnology Business Leaders to Convene in Nation’s Capitol for 9th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Washington DC … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WASHINGTON—-The NanoBusiness Alliance, the world’s leading nanotechnology trade association, today announced that it will convene numerous nanotechnology industry executives in Washington, D.C. from March 15 – 17 for its 9th annual “Washington DC Roundtable”.

Research and Markets: Nanotechnology in Healthcare: Market Outlook for Applications, Tools and Materials and 40 … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Nanotechnology in Healthcare: Market Outlook for Applications, Tools and Materials and 40 Company Profiles” report to their offering.

Nanotechnology and Food Remains in the Realm of Speculation and Fear Mongering (IEEE Spectrum)

It still seems that the mob with pitchforks is in control of the issue of nanotechnology and food. I was reading a fairly balanced report in a publication called the Mindful Metropolis on the state of nanotechnology and food.

Vigilance Needed In Nanotechnology (redOrbit)

University of Calgary chemist finds right mix of tools to measure nanomaterials in blood vesselsUniversity of Calgary chemistry professor David Cramb is a step closer to helping solve a complex problem in nanotechnology: the impact nanoparticles have on human health and the environment.Cramb, director of the Faculty of Science’s nanoscience program, and his researchers have developed a …

Vigilance needed in nanotechnology (PhysOrg)

University of Calgary chemistry professor David Cramb is a step closer to helping solve a complex problem in nanotechnology: the impact nanoparticles have on human health and the environment.

How nanotechnology helps Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work together (TechRepublic)

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi share frequencies in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, causing signal degradation when both are enabled in the same device. That’s no longer an issue, thanks to antenna systems based on nanotechnology.

Getting Value from Nanotechnology in Healthcare (IEEE Spectrum)

In a white paper on drug delivery I contributed to writing a couple of years ago and in the accompanying report, we argued that one of the key economic drivers behind nanotechnology in drug delivery was unlocking the hidden value of many pharma companies’ already developed compounds.

Side Effects And Drug Resistance Associated With Chemotherapy Tackled By Nanotechnology (Medical News Today)

Huixin He, associate professor of nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that could potentially eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. Under traditional chemotherapy, cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to …

Merdeka Awards: Nanotechnology, the promise of the future (The New Straits Times)

NANOTECHNOLOGY — an enabling science that has the potential for creating new knowledge and functional materials and systems — is set to shape and transform all areas of science in the future.

Nanotechnology Tackles Major Problems Associated With Chemotherapy (redOrbit)

Additional research focuses on practical application of nanotechnology across a wide range of fields including homeland defense and the environmentHuixin He, associate professor of nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of …

New developments in nanotechnology tackle the 2 biggest problems associated with chemotherapy (EurekAlert!)

( Rutgers University ) Huixin He, associate professor, nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. Under traditional chemotherapy, cancer cells, like bacteria, can …

Nanotechnology approach may fight problems linked to chemo (Sify News)

Scientists have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer.

Nanotechnology approach may fight problems linked to chemo (New Kerala)

Washington, Feb 26 : Scientists have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer.

Nanotechnology to tackle side effects and drug resistance in treatment of cancer (News-Medical-Net)

Huixin He, associate professor, nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. Under traditional chemotherapy, cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to …

Will Nanotechnology’s Fortunes Improve This Year? (IEEE Spectrum)

I just read Neil Gordon’s piece over at Nanotechnology Now bemoaning the state of investment in and commercialization of nanotechnology for 2009 and for what appears to be another dismal 2010.

Nanotechnology tackles the two biggest problems associated with chemotherapy (Science Daily)

Nanoscale chemistry experts have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. Under traditional chemotherapy, cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to drug therapy, leading to a relapse of the disease.

Nanotechnology could help Arab world (UPI)

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24 (UPI) — The president of the African Academy of Sciences says nanotechnology could aid in the development of the world’s Arab countries.