Just months after the proposal for a Nano Park was announced, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Centre has made public its plans to establish an Institute of Nano Science and Technology in Bangalore.
Nov 5th, 2007
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A Micro-Vett Fiat Doblò, a regular size 5-seat station wagon, powered by a custom 18kWh Altairnano lithium-ion NanoSafe battery pack, traveled 300 kilometers (186 miles) in one day in an urban delivery circuit.
Nov 3rd, 2007
Read moreThe latest technology road map for UK micro and nano metrology is now available to download from the case studies section of the CEMMNT (Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and NanoTechnologies) website
Nov 3rd, 2007
Read moreScientists may be one step closer to understanding the atomic forces that cause friction, thanks to a recently published study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Houston and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
Nov 2nd, 2007
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NPL is challenging you to imagine and build an interesting exhibit about nanoscience or nanotechnology - and if your idea has merit, then NPL will award you $400 or $700 US dollars.
Nov 2nd, 2007
Read moreThe National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million Major Research Instrumentation grant for the Advanced Light Microscopy core laboratory at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
Nov 2nd, 2007
Read moreHow big does a cluster of metal atoms actually have to be before it starts acting like a metal: ductile, malleable and a conductor?
Nov 2nd, 2007
Read moreThe National Science Foundation has awarded an interdisciplinary team of five Stevens Institute of Technology researchers a four-year, $1 million grant to develop 'smart' self-assembling nano-biomaterials that can control whether bacteria will adhere to synthetic surfaces, allowing for carefully targeted control over microscopic processes that occur within the human body.
Nov 2nd, 2007
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Mass-producing nanodevices may become a reality now that scientists in the U.S. have demonstrated a new way of making millions of tiny electronic components at once.
Nov 2nd, 2007
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Tiny 'nanospikes' cut from surfaces with a laser will drastically improve performance in photovoltaic cells, biomaterials and even computer processors
Nov 2nd, 2007
Read moreMaterials World is the monthly publication of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. This month�??s issue focuses on thin films.
Nov 2nd, 2007
Read moreThe Quebec Biotechnology Innovation Centre (QBIC) signed a framework agreement with BioBay - Suzhou Industrial Park, a science and industrial park in Shanghai.
Nov 2nd, 2007
Read moreUsing an existing technique in a novel way, Cornell physicist Keith Schwab and colleagues at Cornell and Boston University have made the scanning tunneling microscope at least 100 times faster.
Nov 1st, 2007
Read moreA new theory developed at MIT could lead to "smart" optical microchips that adapt to different wavelengths of light, potentially advancing telecommunications, spectroscopy and remote sensing.
Nov 1st, 2007
Read moreA research team led by a University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineer has discovered that friction between two sliding bodies can be reduced at the molecular, or nanoscale, level by changing the mass of the atoms at the surface.
Nov 1st, 2007
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Ultrasensitive prototype device approaches gold standard for magnetic field detection.
Nov 1st, 2007
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