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Insulating a molecular wire with a double helix wrapper

Chemists in Germany have invented an elegant way of insulating a molecular wire with a double helix wrapper.

Jul 7th, 2007

Nanotechnology wagon wheels

Researchers synthesize molecule shaped like a wagon wheel.

Jul 6th, 2007

New imaging method clarifies nutrient cycle

Nanoscale spectrometer helps biologists describe missing step in global carbon and nitrogen dance.

Jul 5th, 2007

Nanotechnology disappoints in Europe

The Business Week website is running an article today that says that "faced with struggling startups and a divide between research and innovation, the science of the small has yet to make it big in the EU."

Jul 5th, 2007

Engineers provide insight into the dynamics of molecular self-assembly

By studying how a layer of molecules grows into an ordered layer from the edge of a rectangular silicon wafer, engineers have established the time evolution of self-propagating self-assembly fronts.

Jul 5th, 2007

Nanotechnology art ain't cheap

We came across an art gallery in Madrid, Galeria Espacio Kubiko that exhibits and sells nanotechnology inspired art by Romanian artist Chris Orfescu.

Jul 5th, 2007

Swiss action plan for nanotechnology risks

The Swiss government has published the Basis Report to the Swiss Actionplan "Risk Assessment and �??management of engineered nanoparticles".The new report serves as a basis to the deduction of recommended actions and measures to protect employees, the population and the environment.

Jul 5th, 2007

Sensitive giant probes atomic world

City-dwelling scientists wanting to escape the cacophony of urban life could do worse than land a job at the home of the UK's most powerful microscope.

Jul 4th, 2007

Researchers prove existence of new type of electron wave

New research has proved the existence of a new type of electron wave on metal surfaces: the acoustic surface plasmon.

Jul 4th, 2007

European Commission wants to run nanotechnology projects smoother

The European Commission will spend €1.8 million (approx. $2.4 million) over the next four years on "Exploitation strategy and innovation consultants for nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies".

Jul 4th, 2007

Buckyball discovery team reunion featured at nanoTX'07

Discovery of the Buckyball at Rice University in 1985 that led to a Nobel Prize for three of the five team members, and ushered in the modern era of nanotechnology, will be recalled by surviving team members October 2 in Dallas, Texas.

Jul 3rd, 2007

Device could put disease detection in the palm of a hand

The nanocytometer is a pocket-sized device that can rapidly identify diseases by testing a single drop of blood using an inexpensive disposable cartridge. The cartridges contain a silicon chip laden with artificial nanopores that mimic the filtration system of human cells.

Jul 3rd, 2007