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Interim report on Europe's nanotechnology action plan released

A report released last week by the European Commission summarizes the actions taken and progress made during 2005-2007 in relation to the key areas identified in the Nanosciences & Nanotechnology Action Plan.

Sep 10th, 2007

University of Oregon gets grant to study nanotechnology safety

The University of Oregon has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to determine the effects of tiny engineered structures on animal tissue.

Sep 10th, 2007

Nomination period for $1m Kavli Prize in nanoscience opens today

The nomination period for the three $1 million prizes start today (Sept. 10) and is open until Dec. 15, 2007.

Sep 10th, 2007

Tiny tubes and rods show promise as catalysts, sunscreen

New ways to make, modify titanium oxide nanostructures for industrial, medical uses.

Sep 10th, 2007

Drawing nanoscale features the fast and easy way

Scientists have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and capable of being used in a range of environments including air (outside a vacuum) and liquids.

Sep 10th, 2007

Northern Europe's largest nanotechnology event comes to Denmark in 2008

Nanotech Northern Europe, international nanotechnology conference, exhibition and tech transfer event, takes place September 23-25, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sep 10th, 2007

Sustainability and nanotechnology focus of Bayer Foundation $380,000 grant to West Virginia University

West Virginia University announced that it has received $380,000 from the Bayer Foundation to create the Bayer Scholars for Extrusion-Compounding Program in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Sep 9th, 2007

First Italian nanotechnology art exhibit in Bergamo

The first Italian nanoart exhibit will be held in Bergamo, from October 2-21, 2007.

Sep 9th, 2007

Interested in a nanotechnology postdoc position with Sumio Iijima in Japan?

The research center for Advanced Carbon Materials at AIST, Japan invites highly-motivated applicants from various research backgrounds for post-doctoral positions to work on the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and nanodevices.

Sep 8th, 2007

Ball lightning - a cloud of nanobatteries

According to a new model, the processes of electrochemical oxidation within separate aerosol particles are the basis for the phenomenon of ball lightning, which is a cloud of composite nano or submicron particles, where each particle is a spontaneously formed nanobattery which is short-circuited by the surface discharge because it is of such a small size.