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Practical applications of nanotechnology in construction will be presented at Cairo conference

A simple treatment of a nano-coating to building surfaces could leave an entire structure unscathed in the event of an overwhelming fire. Details about this application along with a multitude of similar practical developments will be the subject of the Nano Cement, Steel and Construction Industries Conference to be held May 16-17, 2009 in Cairo.

April 13, 2009 Read more

Laser with controlled polarization opens door to wide range of applications

Applied scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, lasers in which the direction of oscillation of the emitted radiation, known as polarization, can be designed and controlled at will.

April 12, 2009 Read more

New way to manufacture nanotubes uses DNA as building blocks

McGill researchers have succeeded in finding a new way to manufacture nanotubes, one of the important building blocks of the nanotechnology of the future. Their building material? Biological DNA.

April 12, 2009 Read more

Tracking down the effect of nanoparticles

Cerium oxide is a ceramic nano-abrasive. Scientists have now examined, under conditions close to reality, what happens when it is breathed in and deposited on the lung surface. Initially, the result was rather reassuring.

April 12, 2009 Read more

New nanotechnology network established in the Middle East

The 10 Middle Eastern and central Asian member states of the Iran-based Economic Cooperation Organisation have approved the establishment of an ECO Nanotechnology Network in Iran.

April 12, 2009 Read more

Germany's version of MIT established

With last month's passing of the bill for the 'Act on the KIT Merger', the cabinet of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg has set the course for the legislation procedure to establish the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

April 12, 2009 Read more

Nanotechnology composite fibres set to bring change to bridge building technology

The Journal of Commerce today carries an article on how composite fibres will fundamentally change bridge building technology:

April 11, 2009 Read more

Johns Hopkins 'Nanoscience for Neuroscience and Neurosurgery' symposium

Students and faculty are encouraged to submit posters for the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology third annual symposium Monday, May 18, 2009 at the School of Medicine.

April 11, 2009 Read more

The $5000 nanotechnology cycling suit for gentlemen

This news comes with perfect timing for your bike excursion plans on a sunny Easter weekend: Textile company Rapha have unveiled a bespoke three-piece cycling suit in London last night. Price tag: a bit over $5000.

April 11, 2009 Read more

Malaysian and Egyptian universities in nanotechnology cooperation

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and University of Alexandria, Egypt, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to forge a smart partnership in nano technology research and development.

April 11, 2009 Read more

California's EPA announces Green Ribbon Science Panel for state's Green Chemistry Program

Cal/EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) today announced the selection of 27 members to the state's new Green Ribbon Science Panel, an advisory panel created for California's Green Chemistry program, an innovative approach to removing or reducing toxic chemicals in products sold in California.

April 10, 2009 Read more

Purdue researchers develop critical part of a hydrogen storage system

Researchers have developed a critical part of a hydrogen storage system for cars that makes it possible to fill up a vehicle's fuel tank within five minutes with enough hydrogen to drive 300 miles.

April 10, 2009 Read more

Leading-edge data analytics and visualization enable breakthrough science

Most science research programs that run on high-performance computers like the IBM Blue Gene/P Intrepid at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) generate enormous quantities of data that represent the results of their calculations. But scientists can also use the ALCF to visualize, explore and communicate their findings as highly accurate simulations and often beautiful images.

April 10, 2009 Read more

New method could lead to narrower chip patterns

Researchers at MIT have found a novel method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip, using a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque, and vice versa, just by exposing it to certain wavelengths of light.

April 10, 2009 Read more

Cloud computing makes proteomics research more accessible to scientists

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center in Milwaukee have just made the very expensive and promising area of protein research more accessible to scientists worldwide.

April 10, 2009 Read more

EU will invest billions in green technologies

The EU will invest billions in green technologies using a series of public private partnerships (PPPs), Janez Potocnik, Commissioner responsible for Science and Research, has said.

April 10, 2009 Read more