Carboranes - a new family of self-assembled-monolayer materials
U.S. scientists say they have found a way to control the geometry and stability of a new family of self-assembled-monolayer materials called carboranes.
Mar 24th, 2009
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Researchers create nanocarbon catalysts for use in hydrogen storage materials
A team of scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Uppsala in Sweden, and the Savannah River National Laboratory have identified that carbon nanostructures can be used as catalysts to store and release hydrogen, a finding that may point researchers toward developing the right material for hydrogen storage for use in cars.
Mar 24th, 2009
Read moreNanocarbons: from physicochemical and biological properties to biomedical and environmental effects
The European Science Foundation has announced the conference Nanocarbons: from physicochemical and biological properties to biomedical and environmental effects, from September 8-13, 2009 in Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy.
Mar 24th, 2009
Read moreHigh-tech Europe's 2020 - EU future technologies conference in Prague
What will our technological future look like? Where are the boundaries of science being pushed to reveal new possibilities for tomorrow? Find out at the Science beyond Fiction Conference!
Mar 24th, 2009
Read moreBuckyballs could keep water systems flowing
Spherical carbon molecules known as buckyballs may be able to keep the nation's water pipes clear in the same way clot-busting drugs prevent arteries from clogging up.
Mar 24th, 2009
Read moreTechConnect World announces The CancerNano 2009 Symposium May 3-7
Hundreds of sessions, led by the industry's preeminent thought leaders, will examine nanotechnology's role in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Mar 24th, 2009
Read moreEuropean Parliament approves new rules on safer cosmetics requiring labeling for nanomaterials
The basic aim of the new regulation is to remove legal uncertainties and inconsistencies, while increasing the safety of cosmetics. Parliament's amendments add further improvements, especially regarding the claims companies make for their products and the safety of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
Mar 24th, 2009
Read moreSynthetic capsules made of natural building blocks
Researchers have attached together blocks of sugar molecule chains (polysaccharides) and protein chains (polypeptides) in a linear fashion. In water, these block copolymers spontaneously form vesicles.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreEU and Japan agree to work more closely together in energy research
The prime areas for cooperation are photovoltaics, power storage and carbon capture and storage.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreTo fight drug addiction, researchers target the brain with nanoparticles
A precise, new nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted at the University at Buffalo.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreNegligible proportion of artificial carbon-based nanoparticles in aquatic sediments
The quantity of artificial carbon-based nanoparticles in lake and river-beds, originating from new products, is negligible compared to the concentration of natural carbon-based nanoparticles that are present in such beds.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreInorganic chameleon show promise in nanotechnology and energy research
A new PhD thesis from Chalmers shows that the multifaceted material perovskite could be of benefit in three key applications: fuel cells, gas separation prior to the storage of carbon dioxide and nanocomponents in electronic products.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreNanomagnete im Labor und im Einsatz - Gaede-Preis 2009 fuer Rossendorfer Physiker
Die Deutsche Vakuum-Gesellschaft zeichnet Dr. Juergen Fassbender vom Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD) fuer seine Arbeiten zur Ionenstrahl-Modifikation von ultraduennen magnetischen Schichten und Schichtsystemen mit dem Gaede-Preis 2009 aus.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreEuroNanoForum 2009 - nanotechnology for sustainable economy
EuroNanoForum 2009 is the fourth conference of a set of international nanotechnology conferences organized within the framework of national Presidencies of the European Union. This will be a 4-day conference taking place from 2nd to 5th of June 2009, in Prague.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreIsrael ready to host its first international nanotechnology conference
The two-day event, to open on March 30 in Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel and organized by Kenes, will attract world-class experts, investors, businessmen and governmental representatives from Israel and abroad, and will include not only lectures and over 300 poster sessions but also a large exhibition.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Read moreIntroducing nanotechnology to Sri Lanka's industries
Sri Lanka's Science and Technology Minister Prof. Tissa Vitarana stressed the importance of introducing Nanotechnology to industries and said fund controllers in the country must extend their fullest co-operation to develop the technology.
Mar 23rd, 2009
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