Is there progress on nanotechnology risk research?
An article in today's Congressional Quarterly asks the question Is There Progress on Nanotechnology Risk Research?
Oct 29th, 2007
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French nanotechnology boosted by US and Japanese investment
More 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 moreUTSA/UT lead national nanoscience consortium
Researchers nationwide team up to achieve means of controlling optical energy at nanoscale levels.
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreNovel progress in the molecular motor assembly of a biomimetic system
Chinese and German scientists have made progress in the molecular motor assembly of a biomimetic system.
Oct 29th, 2007
Read moreVideo shows buckyballs form by 'shrink wrapping'
Experiments, simulations reveal birth secret of tiny carbon spheres.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreResearchers race ahead with latest spintronics achievement
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 moreUMass Lowell boosts nanotechnology with $80m science center
Chancellor 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 moreSilicon photonics awarded major research funding
The 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
Read moreNIST demos industrial-grade nanowire device fabrication
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 moreThe science of Santa Claus - nanotechnology and all
It seems that every year someone feels compelled to explain "the scinece of Santa Claus." So here is this year's version.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreHigh-tech textiles pave the way for glowing garments
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 moreNanotechnology for introductory chemistry and physics teachers
The 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
Read moreHands-on Nanofabrication Workshop for Educators
The PennState Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization will conduct a 3-day "Hands-on Nanofabrication Workshop for Educators" from Novemer 13-15, 2007.
Oct 26th, 2007
Read moreNew imaging technique ensures rapid profiling of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis
A unique feature of this so-called Surface Plasmon Resonance technique is that it directly tests on blood serum, without complex preprocessing. A special chip will enable many parallel tests.
Oct 25th, 2007
Read moreMeeting convenes to discuss self-assembly and nanotechnology
Under the theme of functional supramolecular systems: Self-assembly and nanotechnology, the 311th session of Xiangshan Science Conferences (XSSC) was held on October 22-24, in Beijing.
Oct 25th, 2007
Read moreNanoballs deliver drugs
Dutch researchers have developed a new type of biodegradable nanoparticle. The spherical structures can encapsulate various fat-soluble medicines, which makes it easier to target tumour tissue. These nanoballs are highly promising carriers for the controlled release of anticancer drugs.
Oct 24th, 2007
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