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Manufacturing Process Expands Intellectual Property Protection for Battery Anode and Cathode Designs. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI), announced it had been granted a U.S. patent for the “Method of Producing Mixed Metal Oxides and Metal Oxide Compounds.” This patent protects the unique nanotechnology manufacturing process for battery anodes and cathodes in lithium-ion batteries utilizing a wider range of metal oxides. ... Read More »

A sharp view of the starry sky is difficult, because the atmosphere constantly distorts the image. TU/e researcher Roger Hamelinck developed a new type of telescope mirror, which quickly corrects the image. His prototypes are required for future large telescopes, but also gives old telescopes a sharper view. The prototype of Hamelinck’s mirror system in one of its assembly steps. ... Read More »

Researchers at Rice University hope technology can be used in routine cancer screenings. Researchers have added nanoechnology to an off-the-shelf digital camera to help doctors distinguish healthy cells from cancerous cells in the human body. Rice University scientists said Thursday that doctors can use the souped-up camera to see cancerous cells on the camera’s LCD monitor. Targeted nanoparticles deliver fluorescent ... Read More »

Our Client’s London-based Cleanroom facility is one of the UK’s leading laboratories in semiconductor / nanotechnology. Its purpose is to fabricate a range of scientific devices to further research and teaching within the areas of engineering, physics and biological sciences. The Client has an immediate requirement for a Cleanroom Technician, for a long term temporary contract. The Cleanroom Technician will ... Read More »

Drug delivery system hits tumors but spares kidneys. Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers have devised a method that may allow clinicians to use higher doses of a powerful chemotherapy drug that has been limited because it is toxic not only to tumors but to patients’ kidneys. The research, conducted in laboratory animals, marries chemistry and nanotechnology to deliver ... Read More »

The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies, announces that a presentation highlighting how bulk materials nanotechnology can be applied as a surface technology for solving complex challenges in mainstream industries will be delivered by Daniel Branagan Ph.D., NanoSteel’s chief technical officer, at the 2010 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials (PowderMet 2010) in Fort ... Read More »

Punjabi University’s Department of Physics is going to start a two-year MSc course in nanotechnology from the next academic session. This course will be in addition to the running courses of MSc Physics, MSc Applied Physics and MSc Astronomy and Space Physics. According to H S Bhatti, professor and head of the Physics department, 16 students from BSc/BTech streams will ... Read More »