Emerging nanotechnologies to be showcased at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on April 8
Conference to provide insight into NIST s studies of nanoelectronics, nanofabrication and nanometrology
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreConference to provide insight into NIST s studies of nanoelectronics, nanofabrication and nanometrology
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreIMEC reports a variability-aware modeling (VAM) flow that analyzes process variability of sub-45nm technologies which enables designers to optimize their system design for timing, energy and yield versus expected application load.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreMEDi 2008, the most comprehensive medical device conference and exhibition, will be held at the new Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9-10. MEDi 2008 will showcase the latest developments in nanomedicine, drug delivery vehicles, drug/device combination products, robotic surgery, orthopedic implants and prosthetic devices, artificial organs and eHealth, while also providing conferences addressing important issues and business challenges related to the manufacture and commercialization of these devices.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreA powerful European consortium held the kick-off meeting of the EU-funded project labeled DOTFIVE and titled 'Towards 0.5 TeraHertz Silicon/Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar technology (SiGe HBT)'.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreResearchers in Sweden have come up with a straightforward method for sorting particles in microfluidics - simply stretching the microchannel.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreFood, packaging and agricultural products containing manufactured nanomaterials pose a toxic health risk and should be suspended from sale until new safety testing, laws and appropriate labelling are created, a new report says.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreYou wouldn't normally associate golf balls with condoms but for University of Queensland researcher Dr Darren Martin, it is all about covering things.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreFilling the major gaps that exist in the understanding of the health, safety, environmental and societal impacts of nanotechnology is critically important to its long term success, a researcher said yesterday. Lori Sheremeta, research officer at the Canadian Institute for Nanotechnology, was making a presentation on ?Nanotechnology Stewardship? on the concluding day of the first international symposium on applied nanomedicine, hosted by Qatar Foundation.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreA researcher at the National University at San Diego has taken a mathematical approach to a biological problem - how to design a portable DNA detector. He describes a mathematical simulation to show how a new type of nanoscale transistor might be coupled to a DNA sensor system to produce a characteristic signal for specific DNA fragments in a sample.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a sensitive probe that can identify and characterize the atomic structure of gold and other nanocrystalline materials.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreThe Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and National Science Foundation (NSF) will host the Washington, DC, premiere event for the television series "Nanotechnology: The Power of Small" on Wednesday evening, April 2.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreCATRENE, the recently approved EUREKA Cluster for Application and Technology Research on NanoElectronics is extending an invitation to Europe?s high tech industry, small and medium sized enterprises as well as research institutes and academia to participate in its first call for project proposals.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreWorkshop on safety of nanomaterials on April 17-18, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreAfter Wayne Swan took the budgetary axe to the $21.5million Australian National Nanotechnology Strategy in January, Science Minister Kim Carr yesterday vowed to establish a system for regulating the commercial fruits of nanotechnology.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreA clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions. The researchers hope the technology, which NIST plans to patent, will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of nanoparticles in fluids and, ultimately, process control techniques to optimize the assembly of nanotechnology devices.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreThe Berlin-based company Capsulution Nanoscience AG, has signed a cooperative contract with the Tuebingen-based biotechnology company EMC microcollections GmbH and Charite University Berlin. The aim of this three-year long cooperation is the development of the topical vaccine, i.e. vaccines which, by simple application to the surface of the skin, can be used to treat cancer or to prevent infectious diseases.
Mar 10th, 2008
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