Institute of Nanotechnology in the UK announces new Chair
Professor Richard A.L. Jones to head Institute's advisory group.
May 8th, 2008
Read more
Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines
Researchers demonstrate for the first time how light squeezes through small holes
How does light pass through a tiny hole? For the first time, researchers from Delft University of Technology, in conjunction with two South Korean and one German research groups, have succeeded in mapping this process properly.
May 8th, 2008
Read moreTowards a European observatory on nanotechnologies
Establishing a permanent European Observatory on Nanotechnologies is one of the goals of the EU-funded observatoryNANO project, which started recently.
May 8th, 2008
Read moreResearchers identify pressure effects on nanomaterials
Transistors, lasers and solar-energy conversion devices may be easier to manipulate because of recent research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists. The researchers defined the role high pressure plays in precisely tuning the fundamental properties of nanomaterials and, in particular, nanoparticle assemblies that are important for device applications.
May 8th, 2008
Read moreMolecular espionage shows a single HIV enzyme's many tasks
Reverse transcriptase, target of major anti-HIV drugs, dynamically binds both DNA, RNA.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreConference: 21st Century Medicine: Breakthroughs and Challenges
The Institute of Nanotechnology in the UK is organizing a conference '21st Century Medicine: Breakthroughs and Challenges' being held on November 26-27, 2008 at The Royal Institute of British Architects, London.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreThe 'wall paper mystery' explained by physicists
When you try to remove adhesive paper from a surface, you inevitably get a pointy flap, while what you want is to remove the entire piece. A team from the Laboratoire de physique et mecanique des milieux heterogenes, collaborating with the University of Santiago in Chile and with MIT, has explained the physics behind this frustrating experience.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreLasers and milk: The common denominator
Researchers at Yale University have extended the conventional laser theory such that it can be applied to random lasers, one of the most exotic type of lasers in existence, as well.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreTest of maturity for stem cells
Stem cells can differentiate into 220 different types of body cell. The development of these cells can now be systematically observed and investigated with the aid of two new machines that imitate the conditions in the human body with unprecedented accuracy.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreUniversity of Colorado wins $1.5 million contract to aid In cooling of electronic devices
A University of Colorado at Boulder research center has won a $1.5 million contract with its long-time partner Lockheed Martin Corp. to demonstrate new micro- and nanotechnologies that promise to significantly improve thermal management in electronic devices, one of the critical constraints on today's consumer and military electronic systems.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreIBM Fellow Stuart Parkin wins IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award
At the IEEE International Magnetics Conference today in Madrid, IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin received the Daniel E. Noble Award for his fundamental contributions to the development of magneto-resistive devices for non-volatile, high density, random access memory.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreNano2Life Annual Meeting in Crete
About 100 researchers from the nanobiotechnology network Nano2Life coming from 12 EU Member States or Associated Countries are expected to attend the last Nano2Life conference to be held in Heraklion, Crete, on June, 25?27.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreResearchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms'
Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized 'nanoworms' that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body?s immune defense system and - like tiny anti-cancer missiles - home in on tumors.
May 7th, 2008
Read moreNJIT applauds students for studies on brain injury, glaucoma and more
A better understanding of brain injury, a way to rejuvenate dead nerve endings and a device allowing patients to monitor their glaucoma at home, number among this year's nine winners at New Jersey Institute of Technology?s annual provost?s student research day.
May 6th, 2008
Read moreLab in a drop
Lab-on-a-chip to the extreme: pocket-sized PCR rapid test including sample preparation.
May 6th, 2008
Read more$3.5 million to foster nanotechnology research and development in Pennsylvania
The Nanotechnology Institute, a consortium of Philadelphia-area research and technology organizations that includes the University of Pennsylvania, has received $3.5 million in funding from the Commonwealth's Pennsylvania Initiative for Nanotechnology.
May 6th, 2008
Read more
Subscribe to our Nanotechnology News feed