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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Saudi Arabia’s research institute for Nanotechnology

RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has given permission to construct a new laboratories’ building for the King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology (KAIN) that will run under King Saud University (KSU) at Riyadh Technology Valley. This was announced on Friday by KSU President Abdullah Al-Othman. “The KSU has laid down the infrastructure for the laboratories in which ... Read More »

Iran Publishes 2nd National Nanotechnology Standard

TEHRAN (FNA)- The second National Nanotechnology Standard entitled ‘Nanotechnology – Health and Safety in Nano Occupational Settings – Code of Practices’ was published in Iran. The Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI/TC229) prepared and devised the standard after studying and carrying out research, and by using the published standards of ISO, ASTM, and NIOSH. The purpose of ... Read More »

Using nanoparticles for effective drug delivery

While there are many effective in- haled drugs on the market, the exist- ing techniques for pulmonary delivery result in much of the drug being de- posited at the back of the throat where it can potentially enter the systemic circulation. In most products, only 15 to 30% of the drug actually reaches the lung, with just 20% of that ... Read More »

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

The Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology will be launched in 2010 as an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal. Editor-in-chief is Professor Thomas Schimmel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. Manuscripts can be submitted starting on June 1st, 2010. The Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology will publish original articles on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It will provide a broad coverage of both fundamental and applied ... Read More »

Austria: Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy 4-9 July

ESF-FWF Conference in Partnership with LFUI Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy Topical areas covered by this conference are those where Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (N&N) will, or may, have an impact on the development of a sustainable energy system, including environmental aspects. The conference includes both basic science of relevance for energy/environmental technology and more application oriented research. The objective is to ... Read More »

Nanotechnology: Applications and Implications for the Environment

Applications and Implications for the Environment Robert H. Hurt Professor of Fluid Thermal and … Linker molecule ~60nm •Magnetic nano particle … Definition the systematic manipulation of matter on the length scale 1-100 nm to produce useful new engineered structures, materials, or devices. History – R. Feynman, 1959, “There’s plenty of room at the bottom” -Kroto, Smalley, Curl, 1985, synthesis ... Read More »

UK: Internal Sales Engineer

Description: Veeco is a leading provider of Metrology and Process Equipment solutions. Our products are critical enabling instruments used in the advancement of scientific research, life sciences and nanotechnology. Veeco’s Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) and optical & stylus surface profiling systems set the performance standards for three-dimensional characterization of nano-structures. We currently have a vacancy for an Internal Sales Engineer ... Read More »