Nano News

General news items affecting the nanotechnology space.

September 12, 2007

Superlattices are key to advanced nanocrystal applications
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Zinc Oxide (ZnO) has long been used in its powdered form as pigments in paints, coatings for papers, in the commercial manufacture of rubber goods as well as UVA and UVB blocker and mild antimicrobial in cosmetics.
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August 21, 2007

Newbridge Announces Nanotechnology Index (NYSEArca: NNIX) Quarterly Rebalance
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., August 21 /PRWEB/ -- Newbridge Securities Corporation announced the quarterly rebalancing and reconstitution of its Newbridge Nanotechnology Index (NYSEArca: NNIX).
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August 20, 2007

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Develop Nanogels That Enable Controlled Delivery Of Carbohydrate Drugs
Carnegie Mellon University scientists have developed tiny, spherical nanogels that uniformly release encapsulated carbohydrate-based drugs. The scientists created the nanogels using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), which will ultimately enable the nanogels to deliver more drug directly to the target and to dispense the drug in a time-release manner.
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