Nanotechnology Sciences Center Now Open
With the opening of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences (CINS) today, May 2, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said, 鈥淲e no longer have to take a backseat to any state in the nation鈥� in transferring discoveries in the lab to new products, new businesses, and new jobs. 鈥淲e are one of the few states in the … Nanotechnology Sciences Center Now Open
New Nanotechnology Center Opens May 2
Dignitaries including Gov. Mike Beebe, Sen. Mark Pryor, Rep. Tim Griffin, and 糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson will be on hand at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, for the opening and dedication of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 newest building 鈥� the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. Center Director Dr. Alexandru Biris will offer tours of the research facility, with nanotechnology … New Nanotechnology Center Opens May 2
ACS NANO Highlights Nanocenter Article
ACS Nano, a very prestigious Nanotechnology journal, has highlighted the Nanocenter’s most recently published article on the “Catalytic Conversion of Graphene into Carbon Nanotubes via Gold Nanoclusters at Low Temperatures”. In their highlight we were categorized as “Very Cool” and that is cool! Follow the link for the highlight!
Nano Research Leads to NASA Contract
Poly Adaptive, LLC, an Arkansas nanotechnology development company, has received a $100,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to use new nanoscale materials to drastically reduce dust on spacecraft surfaces. Dust is a major problem on spacecraft surfaces. Technology exists that uses electrodynamic shields (EDS) to mitigate dust. But … Nano Research Leads to NASA Contract
Noteworthy Chemistry: ACS Mentions Nanocenter Collaborative Article
Our scientific article “Design and Synthesis of Biomimetic Multicomponent All-Bone-Minerals Bionanocomposites”, published in Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 2545鈥�2549 , made the October 25th, ACS Noteworthy Chemistry News Web Portal. Follow the link here
Dr. Dervishi featured at InArkansas.com
Originally from Albania, Enkeleda Dervishi, 28, has spent the past 10 years in Little Rock making a life for herself and finding her niche in the nanotechnology field. Spending her last semester at Hall High School in Little Rock as an exchange student, Enkeleda then moved on to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock … Dr. Dervishi featured at InArkansas.com
Biris Named to Arkansas Business鈥� 鈥楩orty Under Forty鈥�
Alexandru S. Biris, the director and chief scientist at 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Nanotechnology Center, has been named to the Arkansas Business 鈥淔orty Under Forty鈥� group this year, along with 10 other 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni. Biris, who earned a Ph.D. in applied science at 糖心Vlog传媒LR in 2004, is one of 11 糖心Vlog传媒LR graduates honored this year by the … Biris Named to Arkansas Business鈥� 鈥楩orty Under Forty鈥�
鈥淭he Economist鈥� Spotlights our Collaborative Research in Plants and Carbon Nanotubes
The Economist, a prestigious British magazine, has included the research paper published by Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya and Dr. Alex Biris and other colleagues at the ACS Nano Journal titled 鈥淐arbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth鈥� Click here to view the article at the Economist.
Nanotechnology Center and 糖心Vlog传媒MS Research Featured at The Little Rock Business Quarterly Economic Development Report
The Cancer Research Conducted at the Nanotechnology Center and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been featured at the Little Rock Business Quarterly Economic Development Report (Vol. 144. Issue 3). According to their website 鈥淭he internally-produced publication was named 鈥淏est in State鈥� by the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Executives and received an 鈥淗onorable … Nanotechnology Center and 糖心Vlog传媒MS Research Featured at The Little Rock Business Quarterly Economic Development Report
Tiny particles producing big hopes
糖心Vlog传媒LR, 糖心Vlog传媒MS scientists testing new method for killing cancer cells BY CAROLYNE PARK ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE , p. 1 A, 5 A. Little Rock scientists are developing a method for attacking cancer cells by injecting them with tiny magnetic particles that are then heated with low radiofrequency radiation, killing the cells from within. Alexandru Biris, assistant … Tiny particles producing big hopes
