Technology
Scientists investigate transport of nanoparticles in the human body (PhysOrg)
The question of whether or not nanoparticles have an effect on the human body - and if so, how - is still largely unanswered. There is little information, for instance, on whether pregnant women exposed to these minute particles pass them on to their unborn babies. Scientists from Empa and the University Hospital Zurich... »
Weak Laser Can Ignite Nanoparticles (PhotonicsOnline)
University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design. (get the story…) Related items Weak Laser Can Ignite Nanoparticles, With Exciting Possibilities (redOrbit) Engineers: Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles, with exciting... »
SDK to Start Commercial Production of VGCFTM-X Carbon Nanotube; New 400 t/y Plant Completed at Oita Complex (Japan Corporate News)
Tokyo, Mar 19, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has completed a 400-t/y plant for VGCFTM-X, a new grade of carbon nanotube with an optimized design for resin composite applications. Commercial production will begin next month after a trial run. (read here…) Related items LockMart Solar X-ray Imager To Be Launched On NOAA GOES-P... »
Y-Carbon Receives DOE Phase I SBIR Award (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Y-Carbon, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase I grant. (read here…) Related items Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. to Fund a Three-Year, $1.5 Million Sponsorship of the New Jersey Institute of Technology to … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) World’s first Cs-131 implant for colorectal cancer performed... »
Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. to Fund a Three-Year, $1.5 Million Sponsorship of the New Jersey Institute of Technology to … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. , a leading vertically integrated miner, refiner and producer of tellurium , the core element of thin film solar panels, and high-purity tellurium-based metals for specific segments of the electronic materials market worldwide, operating in the People’s Republic of China, today announced that the Company will fund a three-year, $1.5... »
