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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Nanotechnology Constitutes 37% of Iran's Int'l Patenting

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Technology and Innovation Desk of Scientific and Technological Department of Iran’s Presidential Office Dr. Mahmoud Reza Aqamiri announced that nanotechnology constitutes 37% of the international patenting of Iran. “Last year, 37% of the international patenting of Iran was focused on nanotechnology due to the activities of Corridor for Technology Services to Market in Iran Nanotechnology ... Read More »

The ultra small is ultra big

One billionth of a metre is mighty small.  The nanometre, unobservable by the naked eye, is easily overlooked in a day’s business, but quietly and quickly, the importance of the nanometer is overshadowing the development, manufacture and application of products now and for the future. Nanotechnology is revolutionizing both specialized and everyday products, making them harder, stronger, more reactive, more resilient, ... Read More »

University of New Mexico Inaugurates Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Laboratory

A new nanomedicine and nanotechnology laboratory has been opened on the third floor of the Centennial Engineering Center of the University of New Mexico. New nanobio-nanomedicine Lab opened at University of New Mexico The New Mexico state government had invested $2 million in the nanobio-nanomedicine laboratory. Jeff Brinker, a Professor at the University of New Mexico and Sandia fellow, led ... Read More »

Rusnano and British Celtic Pharma will jointly produce nano medicines in Russia

Russia´s state nanotechnology corporation Rusnano will spend $300 million to develop a newly-created international biopharmaceutical company Pro Bono Bio (PBB), with British investment fund Celtic Pharma being the other party to the deal. The new company, with its headquarters both in Moscow and London, will focus on the development of innovative medicines in a such areas as hematology, endocrinology, cardiology, ... Read More »

Step toward digital graphene transistors

Researchers are making progress in creating digital transistors using a material called graphene, potentially sidestepping an obstacle thought to dramatically limit the material’s use in computers and consumer electronics. Graphene is a one-atom-thick layer of carbon that conducts electricity with little resistance or heat generation. After its discovery in 2004—which earned a Nobel Prize in physics—it was touted as a ... Read More »

Ecology Coatings Nominated for the U.S. Green Chemistry Challenge

WARREN, Mich., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Ecology Coatings, Inc. (otcqb:ECOC), a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced that it has been nominated for the U.S. Green Chemistry Challenge 2012. The program is sponsored by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... Read More »

CVD Equipment Corporation Expands

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Sep 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — CVD Equipment Corporation CVV +1.61% announced today that it has signed a contract to purchase a 120,000 square foot facility in Central Islip, NY to expand its Engineering, Manufacturing, Administrative and Application Laboratory. The new facility is located approximately 15 minutes from CVD’s existing Ronkonkoma facilities. The Company’s two (2) buildings in ... Read More »