Bax + Willems, a specialized consultancy firm, has just release a free-to-download European Nanotechnology Landscape Report that offers an overview of the nanotechnology landscape in Europe targeted at policy makers on all levels (local, regional, national and European).
Nov 25th, 2011
Read moreThis project aimed at studying local genotoxicity of fine and ultrafine particles in lung epithelial cells by evaluating the current literature and by using an immunohistochemical approach on existing lung tissue samples from (nano)particle-exposed animals.
Nov 25th, 2011
Read moreThe Economic Development and Corporate Training (EDCT) division's Center for the Advancement of Nanotechnology (NanoCenter) at the San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD), is looking for individuals who would like to take part in a unique hands-on grant funded training experience starting on December 5.
Nov 25th, 2011
Read moreThe European programme for research into graphene, for which the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Lancaster are leading the technology roadmap, today unveiled an exhibition and new videos communicating the potential for the material that could revolutionise the electronics industries.
Nov 25th, 2011
Read morePhysicists from the University of Stuttgart show the first experimental proof of a molecule consisting of two identical atoms that exhibits a permanent electric dipole moment. This observation contradicts the classical opinion described in many physics and chemistry textbooks.
Nov 25th, 2011
Read moreMit ueber 600.000 Euro foerdert die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ein neues Forschungsprojekt an der Universitaet Regensburg zur Untersuchung von sogenannten Halbantiperowskiten ueber einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren.
Nov 25th, 2011
Read moreUsing a technique called 'Maskless lithography' (ML2), researchers in the EU-funded 'Maskless lithography for IC manufacturing' (MAGIC) project are starting a new era in small scale IC production that will make the process faster, simpler and cheaper.
Nov 24th, 2011
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A new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute demonstrates how graphene foam can outperform leading commercial gas sensors in detecting potentially dangerous and explosive chemicals. The discovery opens the door for a new generation of gas sensors to be used by bomb squads, law enforcement officials, defense organizations, and in various industrial settings.
Nov 24th, 2011
Read moreProfessor Coleman's research investigates how to produce "nanosheets", flat sheets of materials that are just one atom thick, or about one hundred-thousandth the size of a human hair. These materials have potential in the development of thermoelectric devices and next generation batteries.
Nov 24th, 2011
Read moreDie Brosch�re 'Nano Textiles' soll Unternehmen der Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie den sicheren Zu- und Umgang mit Nanotechnik erleichtern.
Nov 24th, 2011
Read moreStanford researchers have used nanoparticles of a copper compound to develop a high-power battery electrode that is so inexpensive to make, so efficient and so durable that it could be used to build batteries big enough for economical large-scale energy storage on the electrical grid - something researchers have sought for years.
Nov 23rd, 2011
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Matthew Doty, assistant professor in the University of Delaware Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is co-author of two papers exploring novel methods for assembling quantum dots to control how electrons interact with light and magnetic fields for applications in next generation computing devices and solar energy capture.
Nov 23rd, 2011
Read moreNano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC), India announces the Nanotechnology Training (Certification) Programs for different fields of Science and Technology. With the availability of these kind of training programs in India, NSTC is looking forward to sensitize students, professionals and industries with requisite knowledge of Nanotechnology.
Nov 23rd, 2011
Read moreResearch conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans.
Nov 23rd, 2011
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The CIC microGUNE research centre and the Biodonostia Institute have recently started testing a new technique for assessing the severity of inflammatory intestinal diseases, such as Crohn's Disease, in patients at the Donostia Hospital.
Nov 23rd, 2011
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It is only since this year that organisations belonging to the Polish Academy of Sciences may establish companies to commercialize their scientific inventions. The present legal regulations have allowed the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy Sciences in Warsaw to take up shares in Scope Fluidics, a young spin-off company developing innovative microfluidic technologies.
Nov 23rd, 2011
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