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RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Global technology leaders will descend upon North Carolina for the Nanotech Commercialization Conference (NCC) http://www.nanoevent.org, hosted by the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN), the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) and the North Carolina Office of Science & Technology. Corporate, investor, start-up and academic leaders will all be in attendance at this cutting edge event in Durham, NC, April 4th-5th, 2012.

Nanotechnology is rapidly transforming industries from medicine to manufacturing to energy. Since the passage of the 21st Century Nanotechnology R&D Act, the U.S. has spent $24 billion in the science of nanotechnology. The science is rapidly becoming the business of nanotechnology, creating thousands of new start-ups, bolstering nearly every industry across the globe, and bringing life changing innovations to market that already improve lives around the world.

We are honored to host an event of this caliber in North Carolina, which is attracting nanotech leaders from around the globe. It reflects the growing awareness of and interest in North Carolinas world-class nanotech cluster, said Griffith Kundahl, Executive Director of COIN.

Topics to be addressed during the conference sessions include:

A complete conference agenda can be found here - http://www.nanoevent.org/node/7.

We have assembled a tremendous lineup of keynote speakers for our premier event, which has already become the largest Nanotechnology conference in the South, said Vincent Caprio, Executive Director of the NanoBCA.

The conference will feature a dynamic lineup of keynote speakers, including:

In addition, the Nanotech Commercialization Conference has been structured to facilitate networking with fellow professionals, and keeping up with the cutting edge of nano. The event will be held in the historic Bay 7 Meeting and Event Facility at the American Tobacco Campus http://www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com/rent-bay-7.html, 318 Blackwell Street, Durham, North Carolina 27701.

Sponsors for the NCC include: Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering (JSNN), Kymanox, RTI International, Carlyle & Conlan, Gateway University Research Park, Poyner Spruill, MBHB, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte Research Institute, Nanoscale Science, Zeiss, CMG Partners, Prasidiux, Electricities, Wyrick Robbins, Square 1 Bank, East Carolina University, Research Triangle Region, BLNC. This is a partial list of Sponsors. Click here http://www.nanoevent.org/node/25 for a complete list.

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01-03-2012 01:12 Dr. Lin's presentation focused on early detection and targeted therapy of pancreatic cancer employing magnetic resonance, molecular imaging and nano medicine.

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22-02-2012 18:02 Iran ranks 12th in the world in Nanotechnology. Students, prominent professors and government officials came together at the 11th Nanotechnology Seminar for Students in Iran's reputable, AmirKabir University, to discuss advances and challenges in nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is a science that was considered science fiction just a few years ago at the. Imagine creating new products by manipulating the molecules any way that you please. Various nanotechnology fields were discussed at this seminar, including Nanomaterial, nano-chemistry, nanophysics, nano-biotechnology, nano-environment, nano-medicine and nano-electronics. Iran has made advances in all fields of nanotechnology. Scientific researches enjoy the financial backup of the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council affiliated to the Presidential office.

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Concord, NH - This year from March 24 through April 1, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will be celebrating Nano Days, the largest event for the smallest of sciences, with activities for all ages that explore nanoscience.

Nano Days is a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. Nano Days is organized by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), and takes place nationally from March 24-April 1, 2012. This community-based event is the largest public outreach effort in nanoscale informal science education and involves science museums, research centers, and universities from Puerto Rico to Alaska. A range of exciting Nano Days programs demonstrate the special and unexpected properties found at the nanoscale, examine tools used by nanoscientists, showcase nano materials with spectacular promise, and invite discussion of technology and society.

The local community can experience many of these activities firsthand. Visitors will make some of their own nanomaterials using scotch-tape, investigate super thin materials used in solar cell technology, and change the color of a butterfly's wings! Other activities include an I Spy Nano game, taking a look at real nano gold, investigating the properties of sunblock, and discovering the reason for the rainbow of colors produced by thin film.

At the nanoscale the scale of atoms and molecules many common materials exhibit unusual properties. Our ability to manipulate matter at this size enables innovations that weren't possible before. Nanotechnology is revolutionizing research and development in medicine, computer technology, new materials, food, energy, and other areas. Nano will affect our economy, environment, and our personal lives. Some scientists think that future nanotechnologies and materials could transform our lives as much as cars, personal computers, or the internet. Visit http://www.nisenet.org/nanodays for more information about Nano Days and NISE Net.

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center features 21st century interactive exhibits on aviation, astronomy, Earth and space sciences, a state-of-the-art planetarium and a variety of science, technology, engineering and math programs. The engaging, robust educational programs are geared towards families, teens, seniors, students, community groups, and lifelong learners. More information can be found at http://www.starhop.com.

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01-02-2012 05:31 Students Santosh Boddupalli, Sandeep Gandham, Swathi Jokkapur, and Chandana Chintalapani give a presentation on "Nanomedicine" during their Global Technology class. (Group 5 Presentation.)

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By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers are reporting the first treatment to speed recovery from severe brain injuries caused by falls and car crashes: a cheap flu medicine whose side benefits were discovered by accident decades ago.

Severely injured patients who were given amantadine got better faster than those who received a dummy medicine. After four weeks, more people in the flu drug group could give reliable yes-and-no answers, follow commands or use a spoon or hairbrush - things that few of them could do at the start. Far fewer patients who got amantadine remained in a vegetative state, 17 percent versus 32 percent.

"This drug moved the needle in terms of speeding patient recovery, and that's not been shown before," said neuropsychologist Joseph Giacino of Boston's Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, co-leader of the study. He added: "It really does provide hope for a population that is viewed in many places as hopeless."

Many doctors began using amantadine for brain injuries years ago, but until now there's never been a big study to show that it works. The results of the federally funded study appear in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.

A neurologist who wasn't involved in the research called it an important step. But many questions remain, including whether people less severely injured would benefit, and whether amantadine actually improves patients' long-term outcome or just speeds up their recovery.

Each year, an estimated 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury. Falls, car crashes, colliding with or getting hit by an object, and assaults are the leading causes. About three-quarters are concussions or other mild forms that heal over time. But about 52,000 people with brain injuries die each year and 275,000 are hospitalized, many with persistent, debilitating injuries, according to government figures.

With no proven remedies to rely on, doctors have used a variety of medicines approved for other ailments in the hopes that they would help brain injury patients. Those decisions are based on "hunches and logic rather than data," said Dr. John Whyte, of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute in suburban Philadelphia. He led the study along with Giacino.

Amantadine (uh-MAN'-tah-deen), an inexpensive generic, was approved for the flu in the mid-1960s. The first inkling that it might have other uses came a few years later when it appeared to improve Parkinson's symptoms in nursing home patients who got it. It was found to have an effect on the brain's dopamine system, whose many functions include movement and alertness, and it was later approved for Parkinson's.

It's now commonly used for brain injuries, and the researchers felt it was important to find out "whether we're treating patients with a useful drug, a harmful drug or a useless drug," Whyte said.

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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsStudy: Old flu drug speeds brain injury recovery