Nanotechnology gateway of India featuring research news, nanoproducts, jobs and nanodirectory http://www.nanoindian.com Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:08:07 -0500 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:07:34 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Application form can be had from the Director, Centre for Nano Sciene & Nano Technology, University of kerala, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 581 by remitting a challan for Rs 25 or a DD for Rs 35 drawn in favour of the finance office and payable at Thiruvananthapuram. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=754 2D0801D6-BBD6-4DCC-99ED-AAB37215942E Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:07:10 -0500 Dr. Pradeep Thalappil a notable researcher in nanosciences won prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for 2008. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=753 6533F41B-8310-449D-91A2-78D504801FBC Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:06:32 -0500 CII has put together a 10-point action plan to empower Indian industry to come out with commercial nanotechnology products. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=747 8BA7DDCF-58C2-4D32-A7D3-0ADA3E12CBCE Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:33:39 -0500 Natco Pharma has launched its first nanotechnology drug Albupax. Albupax is the first generic version of the international brand - Abraxane of Abraxis Bio-sciences, USA. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=748 D7D0D254-D5C6-4F50-9D07-8569088942D8 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:33:09 -0500 DuPont India announced here on Friday the opening of its first research facility at the DuPont Knowledge Centre (DKC) in Hyderabad. The biotech research centre begins its operations with more than 80 scientists working on a variety of global research programmes on plant and industrial biotechnology. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=750 981627D6-D5DE-4804-BEE4-47F4CAAEFB26 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:32:52 -0500 Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal along with his counterpart Dr. Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Research inaugurated the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre, here today. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=746 71C5240C-DEAA-4903-998F-B7F5CC94715E Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:32:04 -0500 Training in Electron Microscopy for (1) Scientific Investigators and (2) Laboratory/Technical Staff - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=749 F87C09A2-AC76-4601-9CEC-501B2A0D2C2C Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:31:35 -0500 The Central Government on Thursday gave its in-principle approval for setting up an autonomous institute for Nano-Science & Technology in Mohali (Punjab). http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=751 237D2B34-26A4-4A8E-BEFB-34C4A0A98FFB Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:30:45 -0500 A team of materials scientists and toxicologists announced the formation of a new international research alliance to establish protocols for reproducible toxicological testing of nanomaterials in both cultured cells and animals. The International Alliance for NanoEHS Harmonization (IANH) was unveiled today at Nanotox 2008, one of the world's largest biennial nanotoxicological research meetings. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=742 06C617BD-7A54-499E-9F48-CD2360AA414A Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:09:55 -0500 India has set up a Rs.10 billion mission to help scientists do research in nano-technology and innovate new products in fields like healthcare, textiles and drug development, an official said Friday. http://nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=741 79B04F0F-B5B9-46D5-BB2D-56FCE3B15399 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:33:45 -0500 Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge report the development of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles to facilitate nonviral gene transfer to human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=776 67CA819B-6C28-4A1D-ABBE-B531D2F7FF95 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 22:13:40 -0500 Finland’s state-run technology research and innovation funding agency Tekes is planning to open an innovation centre in India to tap the vast human resource pool here. It will link up with other organisations involved in similar activities. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=739 17726980-E41F-4127-BDE7-BB77E8656573 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:04:04 -0500 Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday announced that the State Government will soon come out with a policy to boost the semiconductor sector. Speaking after launching BangaloreIT.biz, 2008, the new look of the 11th edition of bangaloreit.in and bangaloreit.com series here, Mr. Yeddyurappa told the IT industry representatives that the Government will consider the suggestion to establish an exclusive authority for information technology (IT), biotechnology (BT) and nanotechnology (NT) to streamline the various government processes. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=738 00AA09EC-2A13-4889-A978-AE49B5DB5E8E Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:03:36 -0500 A joint venture between leading materials characterization company Malvern Instruments and Aimil, Malvern's long-term distribution partner in India, has resulted in the establishment of Malvern Aimil Instruments Pvt Ltd. The new company became operational on 1 May 2008. The joint venture will be headquartered in Mumbai, but staff will operate from all eight offices across India, including the two particle size centres of excellence in Bangalore and Baroda. http://nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=737 3A12A2D2-D1D1-4A9E-8795-432C313F8562 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:08:08 -0500 The IIT Bombay Heritage fund organized a gala event in New York to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. http://nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=736 06A1C8AA-1207-4705-9C0A-5FE31CDB5B86 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:07:28 -0500 G3i’s GreenShield™ multifunctional textile finishes, produced according to principles of green nanotechnology, rely on surface functionalization of nanoparticles to deliver performance. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=770 94976A16-EA42-453F-BEBA-378C23B2FBD2 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:15:56 -0500 Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL) , Vice Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, and Congressman (R-MO) Todd Akin, have introduced H.R. 6661, the Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act, which establishes an X-Prize competition for nanotechnology. H.R. 6661 would stimulate public-private partnership and focus investment towards key goals. The bill identifies five key categories – green nanotechnology, alternative energy, human health, nanoelectronics, and commercialization of consumer products, – and establishes a board comprised of government and private sector experts to select criteria for prize competitions. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=764 EC0D654C-7F5D-4151-A64D-4D71FE2E88CE Wed, 6 Aug 2008 23:30:17 -0500 U.S. government scientists say they've discovered networks of metal nanoparticles are the cause of alloy corrosion. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=765 9B9FA244-92B9-4149-A13C-00056FCDDFFD Wed, 6 Aug 2008 23:29:55 -0500 Particles the size and shape of bacteria could more effectively deliver medicine to cells. Nanoparticles shaped to resemble certain bacteria can more easily infiltrate human cells, according to a new study. The results suggest that altering the shape of nanoparticles can make them more effective at treating disease. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=766 7B747DE4-4653-4B1D-8277-ECC021613336 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 23:29:28 -0500 Italy looking for tie-ups with the Indian Biotech Firms : The Italian Trade Commission is leading a distinguished delegation, comprising of 20 representatives from the Biotech and the Nanotech sectors, on a visit to India. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=735 9EE3EB43-CFCC-4227-AD8D-6669FE0B2369 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:29:28 -0500 An Institute of Technology, Roorkee has discerned how different nanoparticles of various sizes can produce “nanojewels” of various colours that display different optical properties. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=734 C2D82E14-0753-4015-9797-64C8C9392482 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:18:55 -0500 This week’s Nature Nanotechnology features an invited paper by two preeminent scientists in the field of nanotechnology, Dr. Anita Goel, of Nanobiosym Labs and Department of Physics, Harvard University and Dr. Viola Vogel, of Department of Materials, ETH, Zurich. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=733 81029DF2-9919-4968-AF02-105C0129D45C Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:48:17 -0500 Carbon Nanoprobes, Inc. (CN Probes(TM)), an emerging nanotech solutions provider, welcomes its first revenue from two major semiconductor manufacturers. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=732 C78A96B8-6B00-4345-AA8B-B188297E5A68 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:29:48 -0500 India’s International Centre for Material Science (ICMS) in Bangalore has selected FEI Company and its Mumbai-based agent, Icon Analytical Equipment Private Limited, to develop a unique imaging facility. It will be the most advanced electron microscopy facility in India and highlights the global technology leadership of FEI and its products. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=731 F0065A55-407F-4822-B48D-4ABDB39EBAEE Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:28:35 -0500 A research team from Purdue University's Discovery Park will travel to India next month to lead a joint India-United States workshop on how advancements in nanotechnology are helping address growing energy needs. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=730 255F2284-C872-45BF-9290-E21CBF3A8A71 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:40:35 -0500 A small United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company owned by an Indian, that produces raw materials for the paint industry, is among this year's list of winners of a top nanotechnology award given by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=727 9AC3A9B7-CC17-47F6-B2D2-ABCD2DB8D8A2 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:11:17 -0500 Never wash your car again? Never clean your windows? These may well become reality if it becomes possible to produce the right coatings—coatings that imitate the self-cleaning effect of the lotus blossom. A research team led by Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (Trivandrum, India) has made significant progress toward this goal. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=729 8C9C041C-F1F3-4041-8576-8B66C77F31E3 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:10:55 -0500 Even as scientists and industrialists across the country agree that nanotechnology is the next big thing in technological innovation, India’s public expenditure on nanotechnology development is still as low as Rs 28 crore. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=728 AC0690FA-6E7A-4957-9841-8F82D27BA7C8 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:10:40 -0500 As researchers look at smaller and smaller objects, it gets hard to measure quantities directly. To get around this, they typically measure a related quantity. One simple way to measure mass is to use a beam attached to a solid fixed substrate. When something is resting on the the beam, it will deflect and vibrate. The deflection will be related to the mass of the object resting on it, its distance from the fixed end, and the stiffness of the beam itself. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=740 157981B3-9859-47E7-A0E4-9D8DA3C91498 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:48:24 -0500 Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene flakes equipped with a "gate" electrode. The result is the latest in a series of surprising insights into the electronic behavior of this unique, two-dimensional crystal form of carbon: an unexpected gap-like feature in the energy spectrum of electrons tunneling into graphene's single layer of atoms. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=739 7B5C9561-4656-4BC7-902C-EBF254797F9C Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:50:41 -0500 NanoIndian.com, the premier web portal dedicated to promoting nanotechnology in India today announced a strategic partnership with Bangalore Nano 2008, the largest industry event on nanotechnology in India. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=726 6FB4B49B-D1EC-470A-A1DC-0D6178555F52 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:50:08 -0500 The Indian Government will cut through red tape as a “special” case to speed up release of sums of Rs 100 crore promised to the universities of Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras by the Prime Minister in 2006. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=722 B6FD7CA0-FA2A-48C4-AD5B-4A7B44123CFB Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:58:56 -0500 With Bangalore’s position as emerging leader in Nanotechnology and as an International Business Destination growing manifold over the years, Bangalore the Nano hub of India is poised to host the 2nd edition of Bangalore Nano. The flagship Nanotechnology event is jointly organised by the Department of IT and Biotechnology, Government of Karnataka in association with Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) and MM Activ Scitech Communications Co. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=724 95DC76C9-55A9-4B2A-8A6C-5BEB7E5CA94B Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:07:24 -0500 Dip-pen nanolithography (DPN) has emerged as a powerful tool for printing soft and hard matter on surfaces with resolution down to sub-50 nm. In a recent article published in the journal Small, researchers at Northwestern University demonstrated a method to generate both positive and negative nanostructures by DPN using a novel resist and sacrificial material. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=734 40CAC5BC-73D7-48F4-8318-7B86D0149ED9 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:07:21 -0500 Biocon Limited, India's pioneering biotechnology company, and Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated biotechnology company, today announced the launch of ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in India for the treatment of breast cancer after failure of combination therapy for metastatic disease or relapse within six months of adjuvant chemotherapy. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=725 BC2D24C1-05D2-4CB9-AED0-D0866B325996 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:05:48 -0500 Tech-savvy Karnataka is set to promote Bangalore as a nanotechnology hub to replicate its success in information technology (IT) and biotechnology (BT) sectors, with novel initiatives to attract investors, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, a top official said. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=723 31A68E85-A9A2-4219-8959-94E2E925502C Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:19:40 -0500 Private research labs are showing what it takes to attract the best brains in the business. The salaries they offer are often four times those offered at prestigious government labs in Bangalore. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=721 72EE0FA5-B4A8-49F8-93F3-960E7956C7E6 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:29:56 -0500 Nanoparticle-coated electrodes can make hydrogen an economical alternative to natural gas and gasoline. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=724 8B161DE3-7C37-4EA9-B002-57D386E75DF3 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:15:52 -0500 India is all set for a nanotechnology revolution, which would dramatically improve the standard of life of the people and find solutions to major problems in health, agriculture and water management, according to an internationally well known researcher in the field. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=719 4364D639-CFFE-4F20-A60D-F4D561E1333F Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:11:35 -0500 A new treatment strategy using molecular "smart bombs" to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue, according to a collaborative team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego. http://www.nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=723 3BE49DBC-3629-490F-8693-DC877386C69D Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:01:51 -0500 Prof. Papanasamurthy Sunthar at IIT-Bombay receives grant from Dupont microfluidic drug encapsulation in vesicles. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=718 03670212-CD3E-4A48-8B14-2090528345D5 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:53:25 -0500 Between 1996 and 2006, China registered a 20.74% growth rate in published research, while India’s growth rate was just 7.02% http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=717 A64FC5E5-0F02-4443-A788-F1268BDA32ED Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:13:21 -0500 Norway and India this week signed a Letter of Intent, a so called Memorandum of Understanding, on cooperation in the field of higher education. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=716 192AAFA5-78EC-4FB5-8D6B-CD2379B90E5A Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:05:02 -0500 Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the signing of an exclusive sales representation agreement with Indian nanotech firm Nano-Sys Corporation to expand its global operations into the growing Asian markets. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=715 B7756FA1-50B7-4DF6-B5AB-E60FC23F30AA Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:56:29 -0500 Nanocity, the brainchild of Hotmail founder Bhatia, is planned on 11,138 acres of land and will come up in two phases in Panchkula district of Haryana. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=714 A3FABC0F-98D7-4196-AA06-70E4194DB179 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:51:52 -0500 Higher Education Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Anqari yesterday commended Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s moral and material support to research centers on nanotechnology and its applications in the Kingdom. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=713 121F2CF0-0638-424E-9882-C9D0C1A98628 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:58:45 -0500 Asserting that a “small aim” is a crime, former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on Wednesday said that the country’s youth can make a difference to society in the areas of literacy, environment and social justice and they should work towards minimising the rural-urban divide. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=712 54FBC7AB-2776-405E-AB26-E6B8169A0738 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:58:18 -0500 In an exclusive article published in the journal Chemical Reviews, Prof. Royce Murray reviews the recent developments in the field of nanoelectrochemistry. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=711 B0B010C3-D7F8-4FB8-8235-6B964CAF082E Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:57:47 -0500 Indian and Canadian companies and researchers will carry out 10 research initiatives, valued at more than $17 million, in areas such as pollution control, aviation, bio-fuels and telecom under a bilateral pact. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=710 D2101A83-C9D7-4FAB-97C8-F07D052814FE Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:41:53 -0500 CareerBuilder.com, the largest online job site in the U.S., has launched CareerBuilder India, a new online recruitment and career advancement source for employers, recruiters and job seekers in India. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=709 A64559EA-596C-495B-8B96-9081AD6F6790 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:36:22 -0500 There is an urgent need to launch a 'National PhD Initiative' in a mission mode to increase the engineering and science PhDs output and realise India's potential of becoming a global technology leader, according to a study on higher education. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=667 7E0D04B7-F763-42DD-839F-33D8EAA3944B Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:31:30 -0500 Department of Physics and Astrophysics and Chemistry are jointly launching a New exciting Three-Year M.Tech Program in NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY From the academic year 2008. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=666 98A8BC0C-F43E-4A62-8AF4-C490276DC8C1 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:31:27 -0500 In a development that could lead to new technologies for cleaning up oil spills and polluted groundwater, scientists at Rice University have shown how tiny, stick-shaped particles of metal and carbon can trap oil droplets in water by spontaneously assembling into bag-like sacs. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=563 89C286BE-38EB-482D-9BE9-096E3AA3AF50 Thu, 29 May 2008 19:11:34 -0500 The scientific team at NanoIndian.com hand picks new technologies that have the potential to address some of the key questions in biology. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=290 F29D2AFA-6FED-4217-8324-E47964EB4E15 Wed, 7 May 2008 21:05:00 -0500 Researchers from Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India developed a method for the simultaneous electrochemical detection of As(III), Hg(II), and Cu(II) using a highly sensitive platform based on gold nanoelectrode ensembles (GNEEs). http://nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=284 324253C3-4C02-4955-BB76-B5E6C9C975CE Thu, 1 May 2008 23:25:47 -0500 Researchers from University of California, Los Angeles developed a novel class of inorganic nanoparticles for imaging, targeting, and drug delivery. http://nanodaddy.com/news-description.php?news_id=283 D4B955AB-7DD8-4CCE-B161-5039DF616458 Thu, 1 May 2008 23:16:05 -0500 Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, India, was joined by researchers from Purdue University USA for a two day symposium on "Bionanotechnology and pharmaceuticals—a glimpse into the future", which was held on March 13 and 14. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=282 E91AC971-C9E5-49EF-B013-6E5499DB5EBF Thu, 1 May 2008 23:06:57 -0500 Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur and University of Bayreuth, Germany demonstrate a method to controll interparticle spacing for surface-modified gold nanoparticle aggregates. http://nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=278 F0D60C92-EA3E-49A3-B5DA-DEA275B373C2 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:08:27 -0500 Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras report a method for assembling gold nanorods into one-, two-, and three-dimensional superstructures. The addition of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) into the nanorod solution was found to induce self-assembly of the latter to one-dimensional "tapelike", two-dimensional "sheetlike" and three-dimensional "superlattice-like" structures depending on the DMSA concentration. The assembly was found to follow a smectic structure, where the nanorod long axes are parallel to each other. The rods are spaced 8.5 ± 0.3 nm apart in the resulting structures, which extend over several micrometers in length. Organizations perpendicular to the grid were also found. The nanorod tapes were found to bend, and they form circular assemblies as well. The assembly and morphology of the nanorod structures were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy. The effect of the DMSA concentration as well as the pH of the medium was also studied. On the basis of several control experiments utilizing similar molecules, charge neutralization of the nanorods by the carboxylic group of DMSA was found to be the principal reason for such an assembly, while the mercapto groups render additional stability to its structure. A mechanistic model of the assembly is proposed. This type of assembly would plausibly function as a plasmonic waveguide in potential nanodevices. http://www.nanoindian.com/news-description.php?news_id=225 60E7BD2A-35CC-4E94-9051-F1B13F11F742 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:08:31 -0500