New nanotechnology journal deals with ethics
Springer has announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal called NanoEthics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology to help China become the next science superpower?
China is on the way to becoming a scientific superpower, thanks to the massive increase in its spending on research and the return of an increasing number of its scientists from abroad.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology will reshape humanity
A response to the assertions that nano-medical human enhancement would diminish our humanity.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreNew nanoimprinting technique removes major obstacle from mass production of smaller microchips
As they eliminate tiny air bubbles that form when liquid droplets are molded into intricate circuits, researchers are dissolving a sizable obstacle to the mass production of smaller, cheaper microchips.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreEnvironmental impact of carbon nanotubes
A new study is focused on the effects that surface oxidation and adsorbed natural organic matter exert on the properties of CNTs in aquatic environments.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreDirect pathway to ordered nanostructured ceramics
Nano breakthrough could serve as the foundation to developing high-temperature nanoceramic materials with future applications in energy and aviation.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreUnique collaboration funded to develop nanotechnology for melanoma
A unique collaboration between electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and cancer researchers may be the perfect combination to improve diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with melanoma.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreWater theory is watertight
Researchers studied the nature of hydrophobicity and confirmed the theory.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read morePrussian Blue for information storage
In the family of Prussian Blue, there is a compound that can act as a switch: it is not magnetic at the outset, but it can become magnetized by the effect of light and return to its initial state by heating.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology detector very promising for remote cosmic realms
A miniscule but super-sensitive sensor can help solve the mysteries of outer space.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology batteries - the end of exploding batteries?
A new, safer type of Li-Ion nanobattery that might help prevent future fires and explosions related to conventional Li-Ion battery use has been developed.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreCarbon nanofibers strengthen Humvees
Stronger armor to protect soldiers riding in Humvees.
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreStudents and their robots explore the tiny but vast world of nanotechnology
Teams Solve Real-World Problems Through Robot Design and Research at FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament
Posted: Jan 17th, 2007
Read moreQuantum biology - Powerful computer models reveal key biological mechanism
Using powerful computers to model the intricate dance of atoms and molecules, researchers have revealed the mechanism behind an important biological reaction.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read morePhysicists discover structures of gold nanoclusters
The size-dependent evolution of structural and electronic structural motifs of gold nanoclusters ranging in size from 11 to 24 atoms.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology shows promise as next wrinkle fighter
Nanoparticles can stop thin polymer films from buckling and wrinkling.
Posted: Jan 16th, 2007
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