Search and destroy cancer cells with nanoparticles
Korean scientists have developed a proof-of-concept method for cancer detection and treatment.
Jun 6th, 2007
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EU and Japan agree on joint priorities for promoting research, including nanotechnology
The EU and Japan adopted a paper on 'Promoting research and innovation towards prosperity' at a joint summit on June 5.
Jun 6th, 2007
Read moreThe original nano workout - helping carbon nanotubes get into shape
Researchers have developed a new method of compacting carbon nanotubes into dense bundles. These tightly packed bundles are efficient conductors.
Jun 6th, 2007
Read moreAlgorithm may help chipmakers work with tangles of nanotubes
Engineers found a way to design circuits that should work even when many of the nanotubes in them are twisted and misaligned.
Jun 6th, 2007
Read moreEconomic development organization forms nanotechnology unit
As an indication of nanotechnology's growing importance, the first official meeting of the Working Party on Nanotechnology, held May 8-9 in Leuven, Belgium, addressed research cooperation, technology impacts, policy dialogues and public outreach.
Jun 5th, 2007
Read moreLaunch of the European X-ray laser facility
The commissioning of the first six of ten possible experimental XFEL stations is expected to begin in 2013.
Jun 5th, 2007
Read moreTwo non-magnetic materials suddenly show magnetism at their interface
Magnetic layers in semiconductor structures are particularly interesting for new information carriers.
Jun 5th, 2007
Read moreNew methods for manufacturing bioactive paper products
New methods are being developed in Finland for the economical mass production of bioactive paper products, among others based on printing technology.
Jun 5th, 2007
Read morePhoto-detector with a very narrow bandwidth
Scientists have developed an extreme narrow bandwidth photo-detector for UV radiation.
Jun 5th, 2007
Read moreGerman Research Foundation approves two new nanotechnology research centers
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft will establish eleven new Collaborative Research Centers, two of them in nanotechnology.
Jun 5th, 2007
Read moreAgriculture and food workers question nanotechnology
The union's declaration called for public debate, warning that products containing nanocomponents were being launched onto the market before civilian society and social movements had a chance to assess their possible implications in economic, environmental and social terms and their effect on human health.
Jun 4th, 2007
Read moreFuture of Nanotechnology symposium
In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF) a one day event will take place on June 14, 2007 at the CNF in Ithaca, New York.
Jun 4th, 2007
Read morePCAST meeting on nanotechnology
The U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has scheduled its next meeting on June 25 on the issues of nanotechnology applications and implications of nanotechnology for health, safety, and the environment.
Jun 4th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology firm makes reverse merger
Increasing numbers of nanotechnology companies see reverse mergers as relatively easy and inexpensive way to raise money, without having to meet listing requirements of an exchange and pay an underwriter for an IPO.
Jun 4th, 2007
Read moreHarvard is licensing more than 50 patents to a nanotechnology start-up
Today, Harvard and Nano-Terra Inc., a company co-founded by Professor Whitesides, plan to announce the exclusive licensing for more than 50 current and pending Harvard patents to Nano-Terra.
Jun 4th, 2007
Read moreLong-distance record: 'quantum keys' sent 200 kilometers
Particles of light serving as "quantum keys" - the latest in encryption technology - have been sent over a record-setting 200-kilometer fiber-optic link
Jun 3rd, 2007
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