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Researchers Create Quantum Dots with New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to their size and possible toxicity.

7 Dec 2008

$2.4 Million Towards Gene Therapy for Human Degenerative Retinal Diseases

A Canadian and American research group including the team of Dr. Robert Koenekoop from the Research Institute at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC has just been awarded $2.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada (FFB). This five-year grant will fund an ambitious research project to develop innovative gene therapies for a number of human degenerative retinal diseases.

3 Dec 2008

Joint Company to Manufacture New Generation Lighting Products

The establishing documents have been signed by Anatoly Chubais, Director General of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Mikhail Prokhorov, President of "ONEXIM Group" Ltd. and Sergey Maksin, Director General of the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant (UOMP).

3 Dec 2008

TEL Venture Plans Collaboration in LCD and Solar Industries

Unidym, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), announced today that TEL Venture Capital, Inc., the U.S. investment arm of Tokyo Electron, has invested additional capital into the company. Concurrent with the investment, Unidym and Tokyo Electron intend to enter into a program to develop equipment for use in the production and integration of Unidym's films.

3 Dec 2008

Using Lasers and holograms to Precisely Position Numerous Tiny Particles within Seconds

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.

2 Dec 2008

Nikon Appointed as Official European Distributor of NeoScope Benchtop SEM

Nikon Instruments Europe and JEOL have announced an agreement that appoints Nikon as the official European distributor of the innovative NeoScope benchtop SEM (scanning electron microscope).

2 Dec 2008

Order Validates OIPT's Position as a Key Supplier in the HB-LED Market

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) is pleased to announce that it has recently won an order from a leading manufacturer of HB-LEDs for three Plasmalab®System133 ICP380 plasma etch tools for use in High Brightness LED (HB-LED) manufacturing.

1 Dec 2008

Research and Markets Announces Addition of Semiconductor Photonics Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Semiconductor Photonics: Nano-Structured Materials and Devices" report to their offering.

1 Dec 2008

X-Ray Lasers in Focus

Radiation from x-ray lasers such as x-ray free electron lasers are of wide interest, as they will allow a large number of applications such as the study of the structure of single molecules.

27 Nov 2008

Harnessing "Force of Light" to Drive Machines

Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now a team led by researchers at the Yale School of Engineering + Applied Science has shown that the force of light indeed can be harnessed to drive machines - when the process is scaled to nano-proportions.

26 Nov 2008

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