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The new carbon bubble
in Sox First, on July 11, 2009
...ucture?" To stop the bubble happening, governments need to move now with pre-emptive laws and regulations. The Obama administration has vowed to clean up Wall Street. It should also look at the ...
SouthWest NanoTechnologies Announces $3 Million in Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
Nanotube manufacturer SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. this week announced $3 million in funding from Michigan's Insight Technology Capital Partners, LP.
"Insight will manage the fund which will be used to develop, manufacture and market new products as well as the company's cu...
Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 9, 2009
...al Industrial Facility this week set aside $20,000 towards the planned development of the Virginia Nanotechnology Park in Virginia's Pulaski County .
"[The] support gives a steering commit...
Philippines Announces 10-Year Nanotech Roadmap
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...nt in the country," writes INQUIRER.net's Alexander Villafania . "The PCASTRD's nanotechnology strategic roadmap will cover at least six industrial sectors, including the semiconduc...
Russia and Japan to Collaborate on Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
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The Russian nanotechnology business group RUSNANO has announced an agreement with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to establish a collaborative workgroup focused ...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...take a proactive approach and start securing their supply chains more than ever without waiting for regulations. He mentions the case of Novis Pharmaceuticals, a leading distributor of biotherapeutic ...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...the changes and has vowed to campaign against them. "We'll put up a fight when it comes to regulations that will add to the layering, duplication, and gaps of the current system." Until...
FDA's Annette McCarthy: We Can Manage Nanotech Food Safety
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 11, 2009
...acturers to ensure product safety, the FDA is in the process of developing a guidance document for nanotechnology, which will become available before the end of 2010," writes Food Production Dai...
Arkansas Governor Praises U of A's Dedication to Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 4, 2009
At Duralor LLC 's official opening of its new nanomanufacturing facility in Northern Arkansas, Arkansas governor Mike Beebe praised the University of Arkansas for its dedication to nanotech - the technology behind Duralor's products was developed at the university.
"It was u...
Swinburne University Researchers Create 'Five-Dimensional' DVDs
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 21, 2009
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Researchers at Australia's Swinburne University of Technology today announced the development of a 'five-dimensional' DVD with a capacity 2,000 times that of current DVDs.
"By adding nanoparticles to discs, researcher Min Gu and others at the school successful...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...ly to have done more harm than good. Banks took the view that capital sufficient to comply with the regulations was sufficient for their business needs. Surplus capital was for wimps." Kay says ...
ZettaCore Raises $21 Million
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 12, 2009
ZettaCore, Inc. yesterday announced that it had raised $21 million in Series C financing from a wide range of investors, including Globis Capital Partners , Itochu Technology Ventures , Yasuda Enterprise Development , Epic Ventures , Panasonic Ventures , Draper Fisher Jurvetson , Klein...
Supply chain video: Future Supply Chain 2016
in Supplychainer, on May 11, 2009
...nies are now exposed to cut inventories and comply with various environmental and health and safety regulations.
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USC Gets $12.5 Million from DOE for Nanotech Energy Research
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 2, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy this week selected the University of South Carolina to house an alternative energy research center that's expected to receive $12.5 million in federal funding.
"The grant was included in a White House announcement that the U.S. Department of Energy ...
Georgia Tech Opens Marcus Nanotechnology Building
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 24, 2009
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Georgia Tech today formally opened its 190,000 square foot Marcus Nanotechnology Building.
"The invaluable research and activities taking place at our Nanotechnology Research Center (NR...
Own One of the Greatest Racing Prototypes at Ferrari Leggenda e Passione
in Classical Drives, on April 21, 2009
...ned. It's not that the team and its drivers aren't capable of winning but all-new technical regulations found them lagging behind the competition. Thankfully the Ferrari Leggenda e Passione ev...
UB Researchers Develop Nanotech Addiction Treatment
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 11, 2009
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new nanotech treatment for drug addiction.
"Scientists in UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and UB's Department of Medicine have developed a stable nanoparticle that delivers short RNA molecules ...
SUNY Albany Launches $150 Million Nanotech Expansion
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 2, 2009
The University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) this week held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to market the official opening of a $150 million expansion of its Albany NanoTech Complex that the University says will support more than $1 billion in new investments ...
St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group Formed
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 28, 2009
...ents in the field."
"The institute will assemble a broad base of regional expertise in nanotechnology, medicine, technology transfer and education to create novel solutions to complex heal...
UT Researchers Create Nanotech Artificial Muscles
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 21, 2009
In the March 20 issue of the journal Science , researchers at the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas have published an article entitled ' Giant Stroke, Superelastic Carbon Nanotube Aerogel Muscles ,' describing the development of a new type ...
Cancer Research UK Announces Nanotech Breakthrough
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 13, 2009
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Following up on the post below , more nanotech cancer-fighting news: researchers at Cancer Research UK this week announced the development of a treatment "whereby tiny nano particles carried anti-tumor genes into cancer cells and 'zap...
Nanotech Toys: Bandai Aqua Dance
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 28, 2009
Tamagotchi creator Bandai has introduced the Bandai Aqua Dance, a fountain that cascades over a nanotech surface.
"The water droplets roll into balls acting more like mercury, and swarm across the plastic surface in a self-perpetuating cascade," writes DVICE's Jim Hill . &...
Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which could have a significant impact on data storage.
"The scientists said they achieved a storage d...
Cima and Toray to Collaborate on Nanotech for Plasma TVs
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 16, 2009
Cima NanoTech last week announced plans to work with Japan's Toray Industries to launch a nanotech film product for plasma TVs.
"Cima NanoTech, a six-year-old startup that has developed next-generation transparent conductive coating material, has been working with Toray for thre...
Compliance and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 11, 2009
...mental costs.
In outsourced or offshored relationships, suppliers are asked to meet all applicable regulations and mitigate risk at all times, an effort that most client companies rarely undertake. T...
CSUN Launches Nanotech Program with Keck Grant
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 8, 2009
...tate University Northridge (CSUN) this week announced the launch of a new undergraduate program in nanotechnology, thanks to a $500,000 Grant from the Los Angeles-based W.M. Keck Foundation .
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The Difficulty of Getting a China Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on February 5, 2009
... a visa for China can be a knotty problem. Paul Traynor describes it well: To begin, there are no regulations set in stone in any one place that details what kind of state the Chinese visa situation...
Canada to Require Companies to Disclose Any Use of Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 1, 2009
... assess the substances."
"This is information that is vital to ensuring the safe use of nanotechnology," says Andrew Maynard, chief science advisor for the Project on Emerging Nanote...
Nanotubes with Stem Cells Accelerate Bone Growth
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5176287 Researchers have discovered that using titanium oxide nanotube implants with stem cells can help accelerate bone growth and healing.
During their research, the group of UC San Diego bioengineers and material science experts used a nano-bio techno...
Nanosensor for Skin Based Glucose Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2009
Researchers from Draper Laboratories have developed an injectable nanosensor that can be injected into the skin to monitor an individual's blood-sugar level.
The material consists of 120-nanometer polymer beads coated with a biocompatible material. Within each bead is a fluorescent dye...
Obama's options
in Sox First, on January 26, 2009
...steries. What we can be certain about is the new Government will move quickly to tighten financial regulations. We can expect stricter rules particularly on derivatives, like credit default swaps. Th...
UTSA Gets $1.2 Million Grant for JEOL Electron Microscope
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 24, 2009
..." says Miguel J. Yacaman , chair of UTSA's Department of Physics and Astronomy .
"Nanotechnology researchers will use the instrument to aid in research for developing new cancer ther...
Congress Intros Nanotech Safety Bill
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 17, 2009
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The House Science and Technology Committee this week introduced the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 554). The bill (identical to H.R. 5940 , whi...
Range Finders - Threat to the Game?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 14, 2009
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In late November of 2008, the English Golf Union ruled that distance measuring devices would be legal for use in its championships throughout 2009.
The EGU is the governing body of men's amateur golf in England and oversees the nation's amateur teams, offering coach...
Hedging the bets
in Sox First, on January 13, 2009
...at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Christopher Cox could never do: usher in strict new regulations for hedge funds. "This is an Enron moment for hedge funds," Peter Rup, chief i...
New Visa Rules Impact Golfers
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 12, 2009
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Over the past couple of years, authorities in the United States have increased their scrutiny of people entering the country - whether they're visitors or returning American residents or citizens.
This scrutiny has taken various forms. Remember those famous "no...
Nanotech-Enabled Freedom Wheelchair Wins Engineering Award
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 10, 2009
...late last year, design firm Lu Papi & Associates received an award for the development of the nanotechnology-enabled Freedom Wheelchair .
"Developed at the University of Western Sydney ...
What's ahead for US financial institutions?
in Sox First, on January 6, 2009
With President-elect Barack Obama vowing to reshape the United States financial regulatory system, something that should have been done some time ago, it is worth looking to see what lies ahead for the US financial services sectors, particularly mortgage brokers, private equity firms and hedge...
Dolphins Inspire Nanotech Research at University of Nevada
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 2, 2009
Jonghwan Suhr of the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation for his research on materials that mimic dolphins' skin.
"Suhr, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and h...
New era of regulation
in Sox First, on December 29, 2008
...e "social contract" between business and society. The contract includes not only laws and regulations but also a growing obligation for companies to fulfill certain social responsibilities. ...
South Korea Announces Plans to Lead Global Nanotech Market
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 24, 2008
...15 percent of the global nanotech market within the next seven years, becoming one of the top three nanotechnology leaders worldwide.
"The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a public hearing...
Nanotubes and the Fight Against Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 19, 2008
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In a new report in the journal Nature Nanotechnology , researchers at MIT explore the potential for nanotubes to "detect the quantity and ...
NRC Finds "Serious Weaknesses" in U.S. Approach to Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 11, 2008
...t;serious weaknesses" in the U.S. government's approach to handling the potential risks of nanotechnology.
"A 15-member committee of chemists, toxicologists and other experts said it f...
KU and ConocoPhillips to Collaborate on Oil Field Stimulation
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 5, 2008
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The University of Kansas and ConocoPhillips this week announced a three-year collaborative nanotechnology research program focused on developing new technologies for oil Field stimulation...
University of Zurich Develops Uniquely Water-Resistant Fabric
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 27, 2008
The University of Zurich's Stefan Seeger this week announced the development of uniquely water-repellent nanotech fabric.
"By coating polyester fibers with millions of tiny silicone filaments, the fabric is made so hydrophobic that you could literally put your jacket into a bucket...
Philips Intros Magnotech Biosensor Technology
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 23, 2008
Royal Philips Electronics this week announced its new Magnotech biosensor technology which uses magnetic nanoparticles to measure target molecules in blood or saliva, with the aim of bringing complex in-vitro diagnostic tests out of the laboratory and into the field.
philips is working...
UK Raises Nanotech Health Fears
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 13, 2008
...ntal Pollution today published a report entitled Novel Materials in the Environment:
The Case of Nanotechnology , which warns of the potential health dangers inherent in nanomaterials.
"The ...
Introducing Nano-Link
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 7, 2008
...oined together to establish a nanotech education partnership called the Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education, or Nano-Link, which will be funded by a $3 million grant from the Nationa...
Hot, Flat and Crowded - Thomas Friedman
in Sox First, on November 3, 2008
... is through innovation and moving to what he calls "Code Green" with Government policies, regulations, research funding and tax incentives to build an economy powered by renewable energy wit...
Florida State University to Spin Off Buckypaper Company
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 30, 2008
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Thanks to a recent AP article , there's been a lot of buzz online this week about buckypaper, developed by Dr. Ben Wang at Florida State University's High-Performance Materials Institute , a material made of carbon nanotubes that is &q...
The crash and deregulation
in Sox First, on October 18, 2008
...the most obvious culprit is deregulation. As I pointed out in a blog entry last month, the tough regulations introduced after the Great Depression kept the US market steady for decades. The crash i...
Hedge Fund Conferences
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 17, 2008
...rance concept which is grounded in Islamic muamalat (banking transactions), observing the rules and regulations of Islamic law.
The two Takaful related seminars this coming November, which the Monet...
Bailout politics
in Sox First, on October 2, 2008
... pricing of the securities the US Government intends to purchase. And you can forget about stronger regulations for financial institutions. As Bill Clinton's former labour secretary Robert Reich...
Russ Busted: Hamilton Named Behind UB Super-User Scandal
in Internet Poker, on September 30, 2008
...sible for these incidents as well other significant violations of the Kahnawa:ke Interactive Gaming Regulations."
The Commission found clear and convincing evidence to support the conclusion that...
Parents' Guide to Cord Blood Banking
in Next Nine Months, on September 28, 2008
... of a timeline
If you are not from the US, be sure to read their article on cord blood banking regulations by nationality . Lastly, you may want to see how the banks compare according to the fee...
Bailout blues
in Sox First, on September 25, 2008
... going to happen all over again. Samuelson goes back in history, let me go back further. The tough regulations introduced after the Great Depression kept the US market on an even keel for decades. Th...
Guthrie is a lucky boy
in The Soccer Weblog, on September 17, 2008
...layer.
A spokesman said: "Every sending-off carries an automatic sanction under the current regulations. The FA doesn't have the power to extend automatic suspensions. The only circumstanc...
Jazz: Airline oder Rettungswesten
in kinkaa blog - das Blog zur Reisesuchmaschine, on August 29, 2008
...Webseite der CNN heißt:
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart said Thursday that Transport Canada regulations allow airlines to use flotation devices instead of life vests, provided the planes remain wit...
Nanotubes Punching Holes in Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, David Marchal
Everyone wants to cure cancer. Researchers at Stanford University are using carbon nanotubes to punch holes in tumor cells. Talk about targeted drug delivery! If chemotherapy can be delivered directly into cancer cells, then other healthy cells ma...
Transparent Waterproof Coating
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 27, 2008
...ibility of a car windshield in the rain. Water just beads up and roll off the windshield. Thanks to nanotechnology, a new special transparent coating repels water and may even prevent corrosion . T...
U Mass Cracks Down on Drinking
in The Universities Weblog, on August 27, 2008
...indicating a sharp decline in binge drinking. The university has coupled the marketing with tighter regulations and enforcement, as well as expanded prevention services. U Mass is "chipping away&...
Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 22, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Sergei Chumakov
Have you heard of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies? This project was established in April 2005 as a partnership between the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The Project is dedicated to helpi...
Safer MRI Contrast Thanks to Nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Scott Hirko
Have you ever needed an MRI? Traditionally, gadolinium or GAD is used as a contrast agent during an MRI. This is quite different from the iodine-based contrast agents used for CT scans (or CAT scans). CT uses radiation while MRI uses magnetic techno...
Invisible Nanocables Like Spider Webs
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 15, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Maxime Gauvin
Have you ever wondered how those invisible threads made by spiders can be so strong? Spiders have an amazing ability to create super-strong webs. Well, that secret could be the key to helping researchers build very strong nanocables. Theoretically...
2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 14, 2008
... safer and sustainable global environment. Mechanical engineers will be called to apply advances in nanotechnology to accomplish this. By collaborating and combining resources, engineers working in na...
How Much Does an Atom Weigh?
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 13, 2008
...ctrometer that is more sensitive. What's going to be next? Read the article abstract on Nature Nanotechnology here ....
Amazing 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 11, 2008
...f "human art." So much has been made possible thanks to advances in technology, including nanotechnology. What did you think about that gigantic LED display? LED technology is becoming more ...
Nanomedicine Reviving a Cancer Drug
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 7, 2008
... one of the most effective drugs against cancer, and it may not re-enter clinical studies thanks to nanotechnology that allowed the drug to be encased in a micelle, a spherical polymer coating that re...
One-Step Nanoscale Assembly
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 7, 2008
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Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a one-step, repeatable way to produce nanoscale patterns using a singl...
NanoRobotic Capsule
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 6, 2008
The future of capsule endoscopy may be in miniature robotic arms that can take biopsies and perform therapeutic functions. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed this capsule that has robotic arms that open to "hold" the capsule in-place in the gut. Essentially, th...
