Nanotechnology

American Chemistry Council (ACC) News:

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Energy and Environment:

• Wood filter removes toxic dye from water (April 21, 2017)
• Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor (April 5, 2017)
• Engineering team develops novel nanofibre solution for clean, fresh air (March 20, 2017)
• University researchers invent nano-sponge to soak up pollution (March 16, 2017)
• Fully functional ‘nano-snowman’ has applications for providing greener energy (December 20, 2016)
• Back to the future ‘inspires solor nanotech-powered clothing (November 14, 2016)
• This cloth will literally make you ‘cool’: Stanford Engineers develop fabric that cools the skin (September 1, 2016)
• UCLA chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage (June 18, 2015)
• Nanoclast biomedical diagnostics paper-based origami battery operates on the respiration of microbes (June 16, 2015)
• Graphene shines in world's thinnest light bulb (June 15, 2015)
• Material inspired by moth eyes boosts solar-cell efficiency (June 3, 2015)
• Nanoengineers win grant to make smart clothes for personalized cooling and heating (June 1, 2015)
• Nano-policing pollution (May 13, 2015)
• Nano-coated mesh could combat oil spills (April 17, 2015)
• Nano-pillar fabrication to lead to more efficient electronics (April 9, 2015)
• Reducing energy usage with nano-coatings (April 2, 2015)
• Mind the gap: Nanoscale speed bump could regulate plasmons for high-speed data flow (April 1, 2015)
• Can engineered carbon nanotubes help avert our water crisis? (March 17, 2015)
• Nanoparticles for clean drinking water (January 14, 2015)
• Breakthrough in electric car battery research (January 12, 2015)
• Nanowire-coated fabric keeps you warm so your house won't have to (January 12, 2015)
• Penn students jump into the fracking fray with a new technology (January 6, 2015)
  

Regulations and Guidelines:

• USDA awards $3.8 million in grants for nanotechnology research (April 27, 2015)
• EPA reworks strategy for regulation of nanomaterials under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); proposed rule sent to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (October 23, 2014)
• NIOSH signs memorandum of understanding to advance nanotechnology research (October 2, 2014)
• US, Canada start work on nanotechnology regulatory alignment (August 1, 2014)
• No, metal oxide nanoparticles in your food won't kill you (June 4, 2014)

Health Care and Medical Innovations:

• Nanoparticle vaccine shows potential as immunotherapy to fight multiple cancer types (April 24, 2017)
• A simple sniff: Nanoparticle research tested in locusts focuses on new drug-delivery method (April 12, 2017)
• Researchers develop a lab-scale prototype for the treatment of skin tumors (April 11, 2017)
• Neuron-reading nanowires could accelerate development of drugs to treat neurological disease (April 11, 2017)
• Fast capture of cancer markers will aid in diagnosis and treatment (April 10, 2017)
• Synthetic biomarkers’ could be used to diagnose ovarian cancer months earlier than now possible (April 10, 2017)
• Tailoring nanoparticles to evade immune cells and prevent inflammatory response (April 4, 2017)
• Nanoscale censors to spot disease (March 28, 2016)
• Discovery that ‘size matters’ in cell-to-cell communication could unlock new methods for disease diagnosis and treatment (March 27, 2017)
  
• Sensor can sniff out 17 diseases using just your breath (December 27, 2016)
• Virus-inspired delivery system transfers microscopic cargo between human cells (November 30, 2016)
• Nanotechnology a ‘green’ approach to treating liver cancer (November 29, 2016)
• UT Austin engineers develop first-ever capsule to treat hemophilia (November 28, 2016)
• New tool to track circulating cancer cells (November 22, 2016)
• Treatment approach used in cancer holds promise for Alzheimer's disease (October 20, 2016)
• Fighting cancer with sticky nanoparticles (September 19, 2016)
• Nanotechnology research aimed at colorectal cancer receives $1.8 million in funding (July 27, 2016)
• Doctors targeting cancerous tumors with real-time technology (July 26, 2016)
• Research team uses nanoparticles to break up plaque and prevent cavities (July 26, 2016)
• New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations (July 22, 2016)
• To give cancer a deadly fever, researchers explore better nanoparticle design (June 17, 2015)
• Gel filled with nanosponges cleans up MRSA infections (May 18, 2015)
• Nano memory cell can mimic the brain's long-term memory (May 12, 2015)
• Technology designed for aerospace could improve Parkinson's therapy (March 27, 2015)
• Tiny bio-robot is a germ suited-up with graphene quantum dots (March 24, 2015)
• Sneaky 'nanobeacon' delivers smackdown to cancer cells' defenses (March 3, 2015)
• Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes (February 23, 2015)
• Nano-drones may knock cholesterol out of bloodstream (February 18, 2015)
• Microscopic gold tubes can both detect and destroy cancer cells (February 16, 2015)
• Nano-antioxidants prove their potential (February 9, 2015)
• This nano skin could let us watch life at the smallest scales (January 29, 2015)
• Micromotors take their first swim in the body (January 21, 2015)
• New triggered-release mechanism could improve drug delivery (January 16, 2015)
• DNA origami could lead to nano "transformers" for biomedical applications (January 6, 2015)
• Scientists look for nanostructures that allow compatibility between metal and human bone tissues (January 5, 2015)

Defense and Industrial Technology:

• Degradable electronic components created from corn starch (April 19, 2017)
• Physicists experiment with nanowire in a promising field that could make electronics smaller, faster and cheaper (March 15, 2017)
• Portable nanofiber device offers precise, point and-shoot capability (March 1, 2017)
• Printing electronics with nanomaterials a cost-friendly, eco-friendly alternative (June 22, 2015)
• Nanotube film can heat, cure composite materals (April 14, 2015)
• Nano-architecture: A Caltech scientist creates tiny lattices with enormous potential (February 27, 2015)
• New tech application keeps bacteria from sticking to surfaces (January 12, 2015)
• Scientists created a teflon-like surface that could make oil tankers super fast (January 7, 2015)
  

Additional Nanotechnology Innovations:

• Researchers’ discovery could aid in detecting nuclear threats (April 11, 2017)
• New LEDs may offer better way to clean water in remote areas (November 15, 2016)
• How nanoscience will improve our health and lives in the coming years (October 26, 2016)
• New nanotechnology to produce sustainable, clean water for developing nations (October 4, 2016)
• Dirty to drinkable: Engineers develop novel hybrid nanomaterials to transform water (July 26, 2016)
• A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home (July 5, 2016)
• Researchers demonstrate 'no-ink' color printing with nanomaterials (June 8, 2015)
• Vanishing friction (June 4, 2015)
• Door handles made to combat germs (June 1, 2015)
• MIT sensor detects spoiled meat (April 15, 2015)
• Someday you'll clean your favorite jeans with sunlight (March 12, 2015)
• New paint makes tough self-cleaning surfaces (March 8, 2015)
• Nanotechnology may be answer to building better smoke and fire detectors (February 20, 2015)