Recently added articles from Nanotechnology Weekly:
New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices.
Dec 21, 2009 ... Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals. Now, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and ...
From toxic dust and algae to ill winds from Africa.(Report)
Dec 21, 2009 ... Toxins in coal-tar-based sealcoats in parking lots may be the culprit in contaminated house dust, according to a USGS study. PAHs - or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - are large molecules found in oil, coal and tar deposits, and can have toxic effects. It's long been known that PAHs are ...
Rapid cardiac biomarker testing system developed by Singapore scientists.
Dec 21, 2009 ... Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood. The silicon-based integrated system's features could help physicians ...
Alberta companies delivering new products to the health & medical marketplace.
Dec 21, 2009 ... Today ACAMP hosted a health & medical seminar, explaining how technologies like nanotechnology, biomaterials and microfluidics can play a powerful role in the creation of innovative healthcare products that help promote health and improve the quality, cost and outcomes of patient care, ...
BNC Collaborator Wins Prestigious IOP Award.
Dec 21, 2009 ... Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), the specialist bio-nanotechnology product development consultancy, is delighted to announce that one of their key collaborators has been specifically recognised for her scientific contributions to the field of nanomechanics. The Institute of Physics (IOP) awarded ...