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NanoSight Ltd has announced that the Organic Materials Team within AWE Aldermaston has successfully tested and validated NanoSight’s characterisation systems for accurate analysis of nanoparticles in suspension. The team has found that the system offers an excellent way to quickly and reliably assess the dispersion of nanoparticles in a range of aqueous and non aqueous solvents.

Lock one or more molecules up within a cage of nanometre dimensions. Take this “nanocontainer” to the desired spot and free the molecules. Or keep them locked up for a while and introduce other molecules into the container, for chemical reactions inside. By using polymers containing iron, it is possible to make intelligent containers of which the access of molecules can be regulated in a chemical way. A research team led by Professor Julius Vancso of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology has succeeded in fabricating these nanocontainers. The scientists foresee exciting applications in, for example, medicine, in adding additives to food or in ultrafast reactions in nano chemistry. They present their results in the September issue of Nature Materials.

DermAvance Pharmaceuticals, a privately held pharmaceutical company specialising in advanced technology applications for skin health and cosmetic dermatology, today announced the acquisition of the North American rights for the Hyalogy™ Total Skin Care Line from Forlle’d in Japan.

The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) today issued a comprehensive review of existing efforts to develop “best practices” for handling nanomaterials in the workplace. The work was performed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as part of a two-phase project to catalogue how industry is managing the potential occupational safety risks posed by nanomaterials.

 Realise it or not, it's a nano world. Many everyday consumer items now utilise the emerging science of nanotechnology, and so, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia will examine whether the technology poses future problems for the environment.