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BUSINESS: Two Tuscaloosa businesses make finals Two Tuscaloosa companies are among the five finalists in the Alabama Launchpad competition, which promotes high-growth, innovative startup companies from across the state. The Tuscaloosa companies, both affiliated with University of Alabama researchers, are MagnnPro, a company that uses nanotechnology to create a new MRI contrast agent that is safer and more effective than ... Read More »

Ingestible, Implantable, or Intimate Contact; How Will You Take Your Micro-Scale Body Sensors By George Skidmore, Ph.D. George Skidmore, Ph.D. is a physicist working in micro machines and nanotechnology. He is Principal Scientist at DRS Technologies. He is also Nanotechnology Track Faculty at Singularity University. Computer chips and silicon micromachines are ready for your body. It’s time to decide how ... Read More »

Nanotech coating boosts Thailand’s textile business PHRAE : The value and appeal of Thai natural textiles will be boosted with the application of nanotechnology coating, the Ministry of Science and Technology says. The ministry, through its National Nanotechnology Centre (Nanotec), has opened the country’s first nanotech natural textiles coating centre. The centre, located at Phrae Technical College, aims to promote ... Read More »

Nanoshells Covertly Deliver ‘Warriors’ to Metastatic Brain Tumors An Indiana University School of Medicine breast cancer surgeon is pursuing research that will utilize glass, gold, nanotechnology and Greek mythology hoping to vanquish breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. Nanoshells attached to macrophages make their way to metastatic breast tumor cells inside the brain. Source: Susan Clare Susan E. ... Read More »

Nanotechnology for Treatment of Mesothelioma Fluid A new article on diagnostic advances predicts some good news for mesothelioma patients and their doctors. Mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy that most often occurs in the membrane around the lungs (pleura) but can also arise in the abdominal wall or around the heart. It is known to be caused by exposure to asbestos, ... Read More »

New Nanotechnology-Based Water-Borne Coating for Revitalizing Aged Vinyl Siding Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions announced today that the Company has launched a new product, Nansulate(R) Vinyl Fresh, a water-borne latex-based clear coat for revitalizing aged vinyl siding and preserving new vinyl siding. Nansulate Vinyl Fresh This nanotechnology based coating provides ... Read More »

Pittcon Establishes a Collaborative Program Resource Team for 2014 Pittcon’s Special Projects Committee announces the formation of a Program Resource Team (PRT) for 2014. The purpose of this team is to collaborate with the Pittcon Program Committee to further develop the technical program in the fields of pharmaceutical science, nanotechnology, and food science. Pittcon’s Special Projects Committee announces the formation ... Read More »