New rules expected on safety of nanotechnology products
Today, Environmental Defense and DuPont publicly launch of the Nano Risk Framework.
Jun 21st, 2007
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Chiral quantum dots
Fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles that exhibit chiral luminescence.
Jun 20th, 2007
Read moreA high-performing room-temperature nanolaser
Honeycomb-like photonic crystal helps nanolaser achieve high efficiency.
Jun 20th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology: Europe invested in research, where are the applications?
If Europe is to benefit from all that nanoscience and nanotechnology has to offer, the results of research must make their way out of the lab, and into industrial applications.
Jun 20th, 2007
Read moreBuckyballs to fight allergy
A research team has identified a new biological function for buckyballs - the ability to block allergic response, setting the stage for the development of new therapies for allergy.
Jun 20th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology a potential boon for Canada
The Canadian Institute of Environmental Law and Policy has just released an important new document discussing a policy framework for nanotechnology in Canada.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreStretching a molecule helps it conduct
Chemists in Taiwan have shown that the conductance of a molecule fluctuates as it is stretched.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreNew reserach to develop practical on-board hydrogen storage
Solving one of the biggest problems in commercialization of fuel-cell-powered automobiles is the goal of a new $1.88 million research project on on-board hydrogen storage at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreCNF reflects on past, looks to future of nanotechnology at 30th anniversary celebration
The Cornell campus buzzed with close to 380 participants at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF), June 14.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreNanotube adhesive sticks better than a gecko's foot
Synthetic "gecko tape" with four times the sticking power of the real thing.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreNASA nanotechnology space sensor test successful in orbit
NASA recently tested the first nanotechnology-based electronic device to fly in space.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreCarbon nanohorns for the storage of hydrogen
Hydrogen would be the ideal candidate to replace fossil fuels if only it wasn't so difficult to store it safely. Researchers have discovered a storage solution which is both efficient and cheap: carbon nanohorns.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreRhodium in nanowires promotes greater oxygen reactivity
Nickel-rhodium nanowires exhibit surprisingly high reactivity towards oxygen. As a result, they offer future development potential for new types of chemical catalysts.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreElectron beam 'carves' nanodevices
Physicists are using a new technique to craft some of the tiniest metal nanostructures ever created, none larger than 10 nanometers.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreNanoparticle offers promise for treating glaucoma
A unique nanoparticle is proving promising as a drug delivery device for treating glaucoma, an eye disease that can cause blindness and affects millions of people worldwide.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreBreakthrough in nanomachining and organic molecular breakdown
A novel nanomachining process will help manufacturers produce superior nanoscale devices to perform important functions such as detecting DNA and precisely controlling drug release.
Jun 15th, 2007
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