Speakers at session at the EuroNanoForum 2007, taking place in Düsseldorf in Germany, gave an overview of what various surveys have established regarding societal perceptions of nanotechnology, and offered advice on how to deal with scepticism.
Jun 21st, 2007
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Combining experimental observations with theoretical modelling reveals with unprecedented resolution the structures of the smallest pieces of ice that form on hydrophobic metal surfaces.
Jun 21st, 2007
Read moreToday, Environmental Defense and DuPont publicly launch of the Nano Risk Framework.
Jun 21st, 2007
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Fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles that exhibit chiral luminescence.
Jun 20th, 2007
Read moreHoneycomb-like photonic crystal helps nanolaser achieve high efficiency.
Jun 20th, 2007
Read moreIf 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 moreA 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 moreThe 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
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Chemists in Taiwan have shown that the conductance of a molecule fluctuates as it is stretched.
Jun 19th, 2007
Read moreSolving 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 moreThe 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 moreSynthetic "gecko tape" with four times the sticking power of the real thing.
Jun 18th, 2007
Read moreNASA recently tested the first nanotechnology-based electronic device to fly in space.
Jun 18th, 2007
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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
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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 morePhysicists are using a new technique to craft some of the tiniest metal nanostructures ever created, none larger than 10 nanometers.
Jun 18th, 2007
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