Seen that? - Arrowhead getting nanomaterials out of the university and into the market

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Arrowhead getting nanomaterials out of the university and into the market Nanotechbuzz

Getting nanotech breakthroughs out of the university labs and into the marketplace has often been a stumbling block in the development of new nanomaterials. But now at least one nanobiz has made it their primary goal. Arrowhead Research Corporation identifies patented or patent-pending technologies at universities or government labs and funds additional development of those technologies in exchange for exclusive rights to commercialize the resulting prototypes. A top priority for [...] Read More


Arrowhead Research to develop thin film transistors Nanotechbuzz

Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today that it will begin a collaboration with Dr. Andrew Rinzler to further develop flexible electronic devices made at the University of Florida. Arrowhead will have the first option to exclusively license and commercialize the technology, says a company press release Thin film transistors (TFTs) can be used to make products such as low cost RFID (radio frequency ID) tags, flexible displays, and electronic paper. Further, unlike [...] Read More


The Nanomedicine Job Market Nanotechbuzz

Mason In an excellent article in the journal Nature, Virginia Gewin takes an in-depth look at the job market for nanomedicine. "Governments around the world are banking on high economic returns as they invest in a field that aims to use atomic- or molecular-level techniques to repair damaged tissue or diagnose, treat or prevent disease," she writes. "Academics are forging multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers and clinicians eager to test nanosolutions [...] Read More


America: the great inequality Sox First

Unemployment has had a massive impact on American society and widened the gap between rich and poor. In the richest country in the world, we're seeing unemployment at Depression levels for certain sections of society.Consider for example this study from The Centre for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston which showed that the two lowest-income groups, who were earning under $12,500 and under $20,000 annually, faced unemployment [...] Read More


Farmer's Market Work Out Do you like to cook?

Who needs a gym? All you really need is to visit a Farmer's Market once or twice a week to get a great work out. All the walking, bending, lifting and carrying home a heavy, produce laden market basket that weighs about 30 pounds is enough exercise for just about anyone! This morning's colorful (and very heavy) market bounty: 2 kilos ripe tomatoes, some onions, a basil plant and a couple of stalks [...] Read More