ITT Madras develops nanoparticles to fight pesticide residues
IIT Madras licenses Eureka Forbes to develop new community water purifier prototype, using nanotechnology filter, to be installed in Kerala.
Jan 7th, 2008
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Democratizing technology: Be careful what you wish for
One currently popular response to rapid technological evolution is to call for 'the democratization of technology.' Among other things, this approach calls for increased awareness and sensitivity of technologists to the social implications of their work, and greater efforts to include society in decisions regarding the particular structure and deployment of various technologies.
Jan 7th, 2008
Read morePractical Vacuum seminars packed with developments
Practical Vacuum and Semiconductor Processing is a show co-located with MTEC at the NEC in February, featuring a two day seminar and technical education program on vacuum technology.
Jan 7th, 2008
Read moreProposals sought for new Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
The Center will address interactions of naturally derived, incidental and engineered nanoparticles and nanostructured materials, devices and systems with the living world.
Jan 6th, 2008
Read moreResearchers develop faster, cheaper DNA sequencing
One way of sequencing DNA molecules quickly and inexpensively could be by nudging them through pores a billionth of a meter in diameter built into a silicon chip.
Jan 6th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology skin for prosthetic arms
Designing a better prosthetic arm for military amputees.
Jan 5th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology to pervade automobiles
Nanotechnology would soon have a pervasive effect on automotive products and manufacturing processes in the automobile industry, said Hyderabad-based International Advanced Research for New Materials Research Centre director G Sundara Rajan.
Jan 5th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology to get bigger at UC Riverside with two symbolic events
Symposium honors Robert Haddon; groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction for building devoted to nanotechnology research.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreSchoolteachers get a 'lift' at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Program spurs students to pursue scientific careers.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreUK government releases second nanotechnology risk report
UK government has now published its second research report 'Characterising the Potential Risks posed by Engineered Nanoparticles'.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreBoron nanotubes could outperform carbon
Carbon may be losing its monopoly over the nanoworld. According to the latest calculations, tubes built out of the element boron could have many of the same properties as carbon nanotubes.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreResearch by Case Western Reserve University earns cover of prestigious science publication
Nature Nanotechnology features work by Case School of Engineering professors investigator and other researchers.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreCNS-UCSB hosted major conference on occupational health and safety in nanotechnology labs
The National Science Foundation's Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS), housed at UC Santa Barbara, recently hosted a major conference on health and safety in laboratories and industrial workplaces employing nanotechnology.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreThe problem with pseudosciences
There is an interesting article on the CSI (Committee for Sceptical Inquiry) website about a broad range of assessments from CSICOP panelists of pseudoscience and the paranormal in education, the media, and public perception.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreHarvesting the sun's energy with nanoantennas
Researchers are developing a novel way to collect energy from the sun with a technology that could potentially cost pennies a yard, be imprinted on flexible materials and still draw energy after the sun has set.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreFood for Thought: delivering the promise of food processing
Presenting their findings at a recent European Science Foundation (ESF) and European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) conference, scientists show how new food technologies are changing European diets.
Jan 4th, 2008
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