The observation of molecular organization at surfaces may lead to further insight of how simple, inanimate molecules can build up biological entities of increasing structural and functional complexity, such as membranes, cells, leaves, trees, etc.
Oct 30th, 2007
Read moreA $1.8 million nanotechnology pilot plant to develop and test new products will 'be the spark' for development of Allegany County and the region, said State Senator Catharine Young at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the new facility.
Oct 30th, 2007
Read moreResearchers at Purdue and Duke universities have developed a technique that uses a magnetic field to selectively separate tiny magnetic particles, representing a highly sensitive method for potentially diagnosing disease by testing samples from patients.
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreMEDEA+, the EUREKA pan-European Programme for advanced co-operative Research and Development in Microelectronics, announced details of the new EUREKA programme called CATRENE (Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics) that will take up the challenge of increasing Europe's strength in micro- and nanoelectronics after the highly successful MEDEA+ programme reaches its conclusion in 2008.
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreAn article in today's Congressional Quarterly asks the question Is There Progress on Nanotechnology Risk Research?
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreMore and more companies from the USA and Japan are investing and launching partnerships in France to take advantage of its cutting-edge nanotechnology expertise.
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreResearchers nationwide team up to achieve means of controlling optical energy at nanoscale levels.
Oct 29th, 2007
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Chinese and German scientists have made progress in the molecular motor assembly of a biomimetic system.
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreExperiments, simulations reveal birth secret of tiny carbon spheres.
Oct 26th, 2007
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In a rapid follow-up to their achievement as the first to demonstrate how an electron's spin can be electrically injected, controlled and detected in silicon, electrical engineers from the University of Delaware and Cambridge NanoTech now show that this quantum property can be transported a marathon distance in the world of microelectronics - through an entire silicon wafer.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreChancellor Marty Meehan announced today a sweeping plan for the future of the UMass Lowell campus, including the location of the new Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded a grant valued at GBP 5m to a consortium of researchers in the UK, led by the University of Surrey, to work on Silicon Photonics.
Oct 26th, 2007
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrate a technique that allows them to selectively grow nanowires on sapphire wafers in specific positions and orientations accurately enough to attach contacts and layer other circuit elements, all with conventional lithography techniques.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreIt seems that every year someone feels compelled to explain "the scinece of Santa Claus." So here is this year's version.
Oct 26th, 2007
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that can be used to make clothing glow in the dark.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreThe Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University is offering a spring course on Nanotechnology for Introductory Chemistry and Physics Teachers.
Oct 26th, 2007
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