Medtech World News: Shortage of Skilled Labour Concerns German Companies

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The latest economic data survey of the German IVAM Microtechnology Network confirms how well the European microtechnology, nanotechnology and materials sectors have recovered from the Great Recession. The companies are ready to hire, sales are up and new overseas markets beckon. In sum, they are looking at the new business year ...

BIOMEDevice: Nano-Coating Technology Takes Centre Stage

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

[caption id="attachment_21429" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="Delwyn Evans, Principal Chemist, P2i Ltd."][/caption] Delwyn Evans champions a repellent ideology . . . and he should be applauded for it. Principal Chemist for P2i Ltd, a provider of nano-coating technology headquartered in Abingdon, UK, Evans will be sharing his passion for liquid-repellent technology at BIOMEDevice ...

Conference to Discuss Importance of Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

The NanoKTN (Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network) in the UK has announced it has partnered with the School of Pharmacy to host an event exploring the ways in which nanotechnology can help with the formulation and delivery of drugs. The conference on 27 January, 2011 in London, will provide a forum for ...

Breakthrough in Nanocrystals Growth

Monday, October 18th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_18633" align="alignleft" width="275" caption=" This image shows nanoparticles growing. Credit: Wenge Yang "][/caption] For reportedly the first time, scientists have been able to watch nanoparticles grow from the earliest stages of their formation. Nanoparticles are the foundation of nanotechnology and their performance depends on their structure, composition and size. ...

Contact Lens Keeps an Eye on Your Blood Sugar

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

It's not your father's contact lens, not by a long shot. Researchers at the University of Washington are developing a contact lens that can monitor the wearer's glucose levels, cholesterol, temperature and other health indicators, reports www.dailypress.com.

Economy Has Turned the Corner for Germany’s Micro and Nanotechnology Industry

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_16074" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="The business outlook for Germany's micro- and nanotechnology and advanced materials has improved. Click to enlarge."][/caption] The microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries in Germany are seeing some light at the end of the economic tunnel, according to a survey conducted by the IVAM Microtechnology Network. More than ...

Nanotubes Pass Acid Test

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Researchers at Rice University unveiled a new method for dissolving half-millimeter-long carbon nanotubes in solution, a breakthrough that could pave the way to the development of highly conductive quantum nanowire. Nanotubes have the frustrating habit of bundling, making them less useful than when they're separated in a solution. Rice scientists led by ...

Nanotechnology Enables Energy Storage on Paper and Cloth

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

[caption id="attachment_12522" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Recipe for conductive textile: Dip cloth in nanotube ink, dry in oven for 10 minutes at 120 degrees Celsius. Image courtesy of Stanford University"][/caption] From the Wire: By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a ...

Med-Tech Slips as Target Market for German Micro and Nanotechnology Companies

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

The automotive industry squeaked past the medical technology sector as the primary target market for German micro and nanotechnology companies in 2009, according to a report published today by the IVAM Microtechnology Network. Slightly more than half of the German companies surveyed by IVAM supplied the automobile industry, compared with ...

Nanoscience Discovery Could Lead to Enhanced Electronics

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_11496" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Jen Cha, a UC San Diego nanoengineering professor, is pushing the envelope in nanoscience by using biology to engineer the assembly of nanoscale materials for applications in medicine, electronics and energy. Image courtesy of UCSD."][/caption] From the Wire: Nanoscience has the potential to enhance a range of ...

Los Angeles Rolls Out Red Carpet for Nano-Health Symposium

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Here’s a great opportunity to combine business with pleasure. Swap the grim November weather and concrete sky engulfing much of Europe for almost guaranteed sunshine while catching up on developments in nanotechnology-based healthcare. The Third Annual Global Symposium on NanoBioTechnology comes to the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) on the campus of the University of ...

Scientists Bend Nanowires into 2-D and 3-D Structures

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

[caption id="attachment_9974" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight nanowires, transforming them into zigzagging two- and three-dimensional structures with correspondingly advanced functions. Image courtesy of Bozhi Tian, Lieber Group/Harvard University"] [/caption] From the Wire: Taking nanomaterials to a new level of structural complexity, scientists have determined ...