University of Oregon gets grant to study nanotechnology safety
The University of Oregon has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to determine the effects of tiny engineered structures on animal tissue.
Sep 10th, 2007
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Nomination period for $1m Kavli Prize in nanoscience opens today
The nomination period for the three $1 million prizes start today (Sept. 10) and is open until Dec. 15, 2007.
Sep 10th, 2007
Read moreTiny tubes and rods show promise as catalysts, sunscreen
New ways to make, modify titanium oxide nanostructures for industrial, medical uses.
Sep 10th, 2007
Read moreDrawing nanoscale features the fast and easy way
Scientists have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and capable of being used in a range of environments including air (outside a vacuum) and liquids.
Sep 10th, 2007
Read moreNorthern Europe's largest nanotechnology event comes to Denmark in 2008
Nanotech Northern Europe, international nanotechnology conference, exhibition and tech transfer event, takes place September 23-25, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sep 10th, 2007
Read moreSustainability and nanotechnology focus of Bayer Foundation $380,000 grant to West Virginia University
West Virginia University announced that it has received $380,000 from the Bayer Foundation to create the Bayer Scholars for Extrusion-Compounding Program in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Sep 9th, 2007
Read moreFirst Italian nanotechnology art exhibit in Bergamo
The first Italian nanoart exhibit will be held in Bergamo, from October 2-21, 2007.
Sep 9th, 2007
Read moreInterested in a nanotechnology postdoc position with Sumio Iijima in Japan?
The research center for Advanced Carbon Materials at AIST, Japan invites highly-motivated applicants from various research backgrounds for post-doctoral positions to work on the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and nanodevices.
Sep 8th, 2007
Read moreBall lightning - a cloud of nanobatteries
According to a new model, the processes of electrochemical oxidation within separate aerosol particles are the basis for the phenomenon of ball lightning, which is a cloud of composite nano or submicron particles, where each particle is a spontaneously formed nanobattery which is short-circuited by the surface discharge because it is of such a small size.
Sep 8th, 2007
Read moreGiant buckyball tops new nanoscience building
The city of Bristol's (UK) skyline will get an exciting addition today when a large-scale representation of a carbon molecule is installed on the new Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information.
Sep 7th, 2007
Read moreBiodegradable polymers replace viruses to deliver genes
MIT works toward safer gene therapy.
Sep 7th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology editorial in the Asahi Shimbun
The Asahi Shimbun today carries an editorial that mostly deals with the safety issues of nanotechnology.
Sep 7th, 2007
Read moreImproved e-jet printing provides higher resolution and more versatility
By combining electrically induced fluid flow with nanoscale nozzles, researchers have established new benchmarks for precision control and resolution in jet-printing processes.
Sep 6th, 2007
Read moreResearchers find a crucial difficulty in semiconductor device scaling
IBM and Imago have observed, for the first time, distributions of individual dopant atoms in semiconductor devices.
Sep 6th, 2007
Read moreThe best scientific images of the nanoworld
The International Scanning Probe Microscope Image Contest (SPMage07) has announced their five awarded images.
Sep 6th, 2007
Read moreNanococktails from the laser bar: The production of pure nanomaterials by laser ablation in liquids
Laser technology is used to generate nanoparticles. The laser "blasts" the nanoparticles out of a substrate surface �?? the engineer calls this material ablation - directly into a suitable liquid such as oil, water, or solvent, which at the same time stabilizes the precious and highly sensitive nanomaterial.
Sep 6th, 2007
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