Low cost, nano-based solar cell from GE

"GE Global Research has demonstrated a scalable silicon nanowire-based solar cell, which has the potential to achieve up to 18% efficiency." Read on.

Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) as a means for testing contaminant levels

"Elemental Analysis Inc., a privately held trace element analysis firm, today released a white paper which examines purity testing levels....(t)he white paper reveals that irradiation testing of nano-medicines and nano-delivery devices can insure detection of contaminants to levels as sensitive as one part per quadrillion for 40 trace elements, including gold." Look here and here.

nCoat partners with CAMSS for nano-based coatings

"nCoat will collaborate with NC A&T's Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS) in the areas of advanced composites, carbon nanotubes, nano-enhanced slurry coatings and metallic degradation from extreme thermal and chemical environments." Read more.

Taglich Brothers Initiates Coverage on BioForce Nanosciences Holdings, Inc.

"BioForce Nanosciences, headquartered in Ames, IA, markets the Nano eNabler(TM), a benchtop molecular printer used to produce ultraminiaturized biological sensors, biological tests and other ultraminiaturized devices." Learn more

Rough Nano-Wires Hold the Secret to Efficient Heat to Electricity Conversion

"...appliances that charge using your own body heat may be on the horizon." Read on... (Cool photo too).

Forces Out Of Nothing: Nano-scale Mechanical Switches Or Sensors Now Possible

The Casimir effect can be used to cancel out forces which cause trouble with nanomachines, according to scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart. More.

SNU Sells Nano-Particle Technology for Record Price

"Seoul National University will transfer a technology for mass-producing uniform nano-particles to Hanwha Chemical Corporation for W4.3 billion (US$1=W938),....the highest ever between a college and a company." See article.

Researchers make nano-scale DNA research tool

"The work, led by Hao Yan of the institute's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, draws on a type of nanotechnology known as DNA origami, a method of folding a single long strand of DNA into a complex structure that is bound by short synthetic staples." Have a look.

Nano-magnets aim to replace drugs

"The magnetic therapy gives medical doctors control of biological processes at the cellular level..." Read more...

Homeland security buys nano sensor equipment

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. wins contract from the department. All about it.

Nano-tubes will integrate electronic gear

Universities of Illinois, Lehigh and Purdue researchers weigh in on nano-tube arrays and the electronic future. See this.

Rhine replaces Heaton at Nanometrics

Board member Rhine to replace Pres & CEO Heaton on an interim basis. See more...

Symposium for nano-scale researchers, entrepreneurs

Michigan Alliance in Nano Science & Engineering (MANSE) will hold a symposium on May 14, 2007, at Oakland University. Details here.

Water-soluble polymer films for gene therapy

New nanoscale films from engineers at the Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison.

Light-driven molecular-scale scissors developed in Japan

"The tiny scissors are the first example of a molecular machine capable of mechanically manipulating molecules by using light, the scientists say." More here.

Cal Tech physicists to achieve invisibility

Negative refraction article here.

Single-row nano connectors from Omnetics

Read the description here.

3rd Annual Nano 50 Awards

Nantech Briefs magazine wants nominations for 3rd Annual Nano 50 Awards More info.... Submit nomination here.

Stop laptop germs from spreading

Samsung's 'Silver Nano' Technology saves the day. More....

Nano soluble Omega-3 fats

By Zymes (US), for use in cosmetics. Related article.

Debjyoti Banerjee, Ph.D. on cooling technologies, nano-lithography

Nanotechnology Colloquium from Texas A&M - look here.

For proteomics scientists

Spark Holland BV (NL) and NanoLiter (US)to develop micro/nano fraction collection. More...

Life Cycle Assessment and Nano Toxicity

Report from joint workshop by the European Commission and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (US). More
here.

Nano Physics @ Univ. of Basel

Job description here.

UCLA scientists offer alphabet bio-tags

To be published next week in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Related article here.

IBM's Dr. Paul M. Horn on nano

Article from Forbes.

Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide

For automotive fabric use, from Nano Chemical Systems (US).

Nano Cluster Devices (NZ) looking for investors

This company makes nanowires. Read about them.

Nanobiotechnology Symposium at Johns Hopkins

Event scheduled for April 27, 2007.

More info

Northeast Ohio aspires to become Nano hub

Related article here from the Akron Beacon Journal online.

New Online Journal announced

New online journal, The Virtual Journal of Nanotechnology Environment, Health & Safety (VJ-Nano EHS), available at http://icon.rice.edu/virtualjournal.cfm. From the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) & Rice University Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN). Related article here.