Nanotechnology possesses dazzling, dangerous potential
Nanotechnology seeks to create new products by harnessing incredibly small substances. While the industry is booming, the potential dangers to humans remain unknown.
Apr 6th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology seeks to create new products by harnessing incredibly small substances. While the industry is booming, the potential dangers to humans remain unknown.
Apr 6th, 2008
Read moreValued for its antibacterial and odor-fighting properties, nanoparticle silver is becoming the star attraction in a range of products from socks to bandages to washing machines. But as silver?s benefits propel it to the forefront of consumer nanomaterials, scientists are recommending a closer examination of the unforeseen environmental and health consequences of nanosilver.
Apr 6th, 2008
Read moreMore than a thousand children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley received an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany held its inaugural Community Day today at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.
Apr 5th, 2008
Read moreNanoscience came alive in the NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) conference center as 80 Capital District educators gathered for a preview of the new NYSUT-sponsored 'SEMI High Tech U Teacher' program.
Apr 5th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the University of Delaware, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ohio State University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Minnesota and the University of South Carolina are studying how the properties of mineral nanoparticles change as a function of their size.
Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreTodd D. Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt News Service reported.
Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreThe UK Prime Minister today named Professor Mark Welland as the new Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Defence.
Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreOn April 9, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will feature a keynote address by Josh Wolfe, founding partner and managing partner of Lux Capital.
Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreThe funding, notably larger than the usual sponsorship for an individual researcher, comes from Saudi Arabia's nascent research university, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, known as KAUST. The grant will be spread over a period of five years.
Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreResearch suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such implant to become incorporated much more successfully into the jaw, leading to smiles all round.
Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreThe 2nd National Conference on Nanotechnology 'NANO 2008' will be held from June 25-28, 2008 in Krakow at the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University.
Apr 3rd, 2008
Read moreThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) today led a panel discussion on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) voluntary reporting program for chemical nanoscale materials.
Apr 3rd, 2008
Read moreResearchers at The University of Manchester have used graphene to measure an important and mysterious fundamental constant - and glimpse the foundations of the universe.
Apr 3rd, 2008
Read moreMetallic nanoshells - super tiny spheres composed of layers of differing materials - allow light to safely penetrate deep within tissues to help diagnose or treat disease, says bioengineer Jennifer West.
Apr 3rd, 2008
Read moreParas Prasad, director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics (ILPB) at the University at Buffalo, says there is much more to learn about the interaction of light with materials and its role in biomedical research.
Apr 3rd, 2008
Read moreUniversity of Missouri professor receives part of $6.5 million to research nanomagnetic devices.
Apr 3rd, 2008
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