Utah’s Micro(nano)-Bio news: nanoUtah 2007 – Utah’s Statewide Nanotechnology Conference Friday, Oct 26th , University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Global News: Research to build DNA nanomolecules – New nanoCenter – Denmark Science city, Nano park, and convention in Bangalore - India Nano Technology Training Centre to come up in Ramnagar: Kumaraswamy India Alberta Nano Strategy Overview Canada Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility starts using Vistec VB6 electron ... Germany Nanotechnology in British Columbia Canada

US Statewide News: New US institute eyes next generation of nano engineers Justice Department gives green light for nanotechnology energy ... More soldiers in nanotechnology labs? UAlbany enrollment up 2%, hits new record US FDA lacks resources to regulate nanotechnology Sandia labs enters partnership for nano -engineering

Journal and Book: New ACS Nanotechnology journal free for 2007 USA : Book identifies nanotechnology as secret to many 'Must-Have ...

Nano-Products: Reports: Apple To Unveil New iPods In September, Including 'Fatboy ... Nanosensors for oil reservoirs New Nanotechnology -Based Coatings are Energy Efficient and ... People With Asthma Could Breathe Easier Anywhere With Hand-Held ... Yamaha introduces boat hulls with nanotechnology Nanotechnology neckties help reduce the spread of infectious diseases

Research News: Generating Nano Oscillatory Motion Zetasizer Nano Series DNA controlled self assembly of nanoparticles Nanotechnology Boosts Solar Cell Performance Wet nanotechnology - living transistors with nanofluidic diodes Bioterror? Small Nano -based Biosensor Can Identify The Truly Sick ...

Business: Industrial Nanotech Announces Electricity Generating Thermal ... Israel : DiaExpert Nano machine now in Indian diamond market Phiar uses nano to enable multi-gigabit wireless

Articles & Reports: The Nanotechnology Race: What's at the finish line? Is space elevator the next ride to the final frontier? Summary of Potential Nanotechnology Caused Health and ... Using nanotechnology to prevent pollution ' Nanotechnology can make a difference' Nanotechnology and the Regulation of New Technologies Solar Cell Development and Using Nanotechnology in Next Generation ... 'Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology ' is a Guide to These ... Computing with nanotechnology may get a boost from neural networks Nanotechnology Research May Detect Diseases Early

Nano-Risks: Friends of the Earth call for moratorium on nano sunscreens Toxic nanotechnology - a problem that could result in surprising ...

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Education & Outreach: New US institute eyes next generation of nano engineers Public-friendly report calls for nanotechnology research Nanotechnology and food event SAFENANO Launches Nanotechnology Health and Safety Website

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Targeting Quantum Dots to Deliver SiRNA Therapy Take a quantum dot, add a coating of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and attach a homing peptide and a piece of small interfering RNA (siRNA), and the result is a targeted nanoparticle that can stop the production of a specific protein by a targeted cell. [ read more ]

Multifunctional Nanoparticles Combine Ultrasound Imaging and Targeted Anticancer Therapy A new targeted drug delivery method, which combines two nanoparticles into one larger one, uses ultrasound to image tumors and release the anticancer drug doxorubicin from "nanobubbles" into the same tumors. [ read more ]

Nanotubes Enable New Approach to Cancer Radiotherapy Radioactive elements, or radionuclides, are well-established anticancer agents whose main limitation is that they kill healthy cells almost as easily as they do tumors. [ read more ] Metal Nanoshells Respond to Near-Infrared Light for Tumor Imaging and Therapy Using metal nanoshells designed to both absorb and scatter near-infrared light, a team of investigators at Rice University has shown that such nanoparticles can both image and treat tumors in animals. [ read more ]

Nanotweezers Unlock Anticancer Drug Secrets The annoying bulges of an overwound telephone cord that shorten its reach and limit a caller's motion help explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigators led by Mary-Ann Bjornsti, Ph.D., at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Nynke Dekker, Ph.D., at Delft Technology University. [ read more ]

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Detects Oral Cancer Marker in Minutes Using a microfluidic device designed to capture and enrich cells from biological samples, a research team at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a test that can detect an important early marker for oral squamous cell carcinoma, which accounts for more than 90 percent of oral cancers. [ read more ]

Source: Week 34: nanotechweb.org News 1. Business briefs A round-up of this week's industry news featuring Zyvex, Cientifica, Liquidia Technologies and more. See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/22?alert=1

2. Polymers help build nanowire arrays Researchers around the world are looking for new techniques to reduce the size of integrated circuits. Scientists in Canada have now come up with a way of using block co-polymers to pattern ordered metallic nanowire arrays on silicon. The innovative process, which produces sub-20 nm elements and is compatible with existing silicon-based fabrication techniques, could find use in semiconductor electronics and prove ideal for making sensors. See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/21?alert=1

3. Nanoink on target to hit flexible price points "A critical step towards all-printed electronics" is how scientists are describing the fabrication of high-resolution organic transistors on flexible polymer substrates. Key to the group's success is the use of laser-sintered, inkjet-printed metal nanoparticles – a technique that came to light back in 2004. See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/20?alert=1

4. Laser light cleans up nanotubes A growing number of applications require pure, defect-free carbon nanotubes but purifying these nanomaterials is notoriously difficult. Now, John Lehman of NIST and Roop Mahajan of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and colleagues have perfected an ingeniously simple method that blasts the nanotubes with a laser beam. The laser light removes the amorphous carbon- contaminating layer from the nanotubes, making this a quick, non-chemical cleaning technique. See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/19?alert=1

5. Nanocomposite goes from strength to strength A new high-strength material consisting of ultrafine nanograins of aluminium has been made by researchers in Australia. The material has a strength of up to 740 MPa and a Vickers microhardness of 2285 MPa and might suit automobile and aerospace applications in the future. See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/18?alert=1

6. Bubbles double water-solubility of CNTs Browse the archives of nanotechweb.org and you'll find no shortage of potential applications for carbon nanotubes (CNTs), but how many of these will actually make it out of the lab? Some experts are worried that the poor solubility of CNTs in water and organic solvents could be a limiting factor, but help is at hand thanks to the work of scientists in Japan. See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/8/17?alert=1

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Truly sick or simply scared? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory August 19th, 2007 Small nano-based biosensor may get help first to those who need it most

Yamaha Introduces World's First Boat Hulls Engineered Using Nanotechnology Yamaha Motor Corporation August 20th, 2007 Lighter, Stronger Nanotech Materials Create New Opportunities for Boat Builders

Scientists Create Their Own Web 2.0 Network with NanoHUB Purdue University August 22nd, 2007 Teenagers may not have heard about it, but there's a Web 2.0 site that's a hit with scientists and engineers. nanoHUB.org, a so-called science gateway for nano-science and nanotechnology housed at Purdue University, is taking the tools of Web 2.0 and applying them, along with a few tricks of its own, to further nano- scholarly pursuits.

New cancer weapon: nuclear nanocapsules Rice University August 23rd, 2007 Rice University chemists have found a way to package some of nature's most powerful radioactive particles inside carbon nanotubes. Alpha-particle radiation is so powerful that cancer cells can be destroyed with just one direct hit from an alpha particle on a cell nucleus. Rice's researchers hope to use their new technology to target tiny tumors and even lone leukemia cells. Their research is available online from the journal Small.

Public-friendly report calls for nanotechnology research nutraingredients.com August 24th, 2007 The European Commission has ordered a re- write of its report calling for more risk assessment of Nanotechnology, aiming to make the subject understandable for industry and the public. The publication of the summary indicates that nanotechnology will have a big impact on the food industry, where it is used for packaging, so industry players, as well as consumers, need to understand the subject.

SOURCE: Forbes Newsletters [[email protected]] Nanotech Insider: Aug 24 PICTURES: 13 AMAZING NEW NANOTECHNOLOGIES http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/20/nanotech-cleantech-ge-pf-guru- in_jw_0820advisersoapbox_inl_slide_2.html?thisspeed=20000

INDUSTRIES: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Global warming, pollution, dwindling natural resources and soaring energy costs are very much on everyone's mind these days. So it comes as no surprise that there is a strong investor interest in clean technologies, otherwise known as clean-tech. "Clean-tech is the future" goes the pitch, and there are big profits to be made for early investors. http://www.forbes.com/guruinsights/2007/08/20/nanotech-cleantech-ge-pf-guru- in_jw_0820advisersoapbox_inl.html

SCIENCE: NANOTUBES Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper. The nanoengineered battery is lightweight, ultra thin, completely flexible, and geared toward meeting the trickiest design and energy requirements of tomorrow¹s gadgets, implantable medical equipment, and transportation vehicles. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-08/rpi-bbs080907.php

SCIENCE: AEROGELS A miracle material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars. Aerogel, one of the world’s lightest solids, can withstand a direct blast of 1kg of dynamite and protect against heat from a blowtorch at more than 1,300C. Scientists are working to discover new applications for the substance, ranging from the next generation of tennis rackets to super-insulated space suits for a manned mission to Mars. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2284349.ece

APPLICATIONS: SOLAR Physicists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have improved the performance of solar cells by 60 percent. And they obtained this spectacular result by using a very simple trick. They’ve coated the solar cells with a film of 1-nanometer thick silicon fluorescing nanoparticles. The researchers also said that this process could be easily incorporated into the manufacturing process of solar cells with very little additional cost. http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=669

SCIENCE: NANOTUBES Coating surfaces with carbon nanotubes could keep them microbe-free, according to a study that shows how they pop and kill bacteria upon contact. Several previous studies have shown that carbon nanotubes can be toxic to human cells in the lab, and to some animals, although results have sometimes conflicted and often been controversial. However, until now no-one had checked to see if carbon nanotubes could kill microbes. "We thought, why not see if we can use this toxic effect in a beneficial way," says Menachem Elimelech of Yale University, who led the new study. http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12521-bugpopping-nanotubes-promise- clean-surfaces.html

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