Testing food quality with cantilevers
Researchers have created two tiny instruments capable of detecting a range of contaminants, from molecules to whole bacteria, in food and water.
Jul 20th, 2007
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University launches 2 nanotechnology startup companies
Wake Forest University has launched two startup companies, FiberCell and PlexiLight, to turn breakthrough technologies developed at the university�??s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials into products for the commercial marketplace.
Jul 20th, 2007
Read moreAtoms or molecules? Both!
Scientists have succeeded in observing a quantum state that represents a pure superposition of atoms and molecules. Instead of being either two single atoms or two-atomic bound molecules the pairs oscillate between both states.
Jul 20th, 2007
Read moreStriped nanorods feel the strain
Stripy nanorods containing evenly spaced quantum dots have been prepared thanks to strain forces, report US nanochemists.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreEurope plans a code of conduct for responsible nanotechnology research
In order to promote safe and responsible nanotechnology research and pave the way to its safe and responsible application and use, the European Commission is planning to adopt a voluntary Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreCall for posters at the Nanoparticles for the European Industry Conference
Institute of Nanotechnology invites abstracts for poster presentation at the second annual "Nanoparticles for the European Industry" conference and exhibition to be held at the Olympia Conference Centre, London on October 24-25, 2007.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreNew report on end-of-life regulation of nanotechnology
It is important to consider how various forms of nanomaterials will be disposed of and treated at the end of their use, and how the regulatory system will treat such materials at the various stages of their lifecycle.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreMarcy NanoCenter called best North American site for nanoelectronics manufacturing
A $4 million investment by New York State has further prepared Marcy NanoCenter for immediate development by the nanoelectonics industry.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology in food and farming is inadequately regulated
Nanotechnology in food and farming is inadequately regulated, say Australian researchers.
Jul 18th, 2007
Read moreInexpensive, easy process to produce carbon nanotube solar panels
Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations.
Jul 18th, 2007
Read moreNature's nanotechnology secrets yield new adhesive material
Scientists report they have merged two of nature's most elegant strategies for wet and dry adhesion to produce a synthetic material that one day could lead to more durable and longer-lasting bandages, patches, and surgical materials.
Jul 18th, 2007
Read moreNanoparticles send peptides round the twist
Nanoparticles with flexible side chains cause peptides to adopt a helical form, making them promising anticancer agents.
Jul 18th, 2007
Read moreEfficient electrical spin injection into silicon
Scientists have efficiently injected a current of spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic metal contact into silicon, producing a large electron spin polarization in the silicon.
Jul 17th, 2007
Read moreNatural 'workbench' for nanoscale construction
Engineers have taken a step toward simplifying the creation of nanostructures by identifying the first inorganic material to phase separate with near-perfect order at the nanometer scale. The finding provides an atomically tuneable nanocomposite 'workbench' that is cheap and easy to produce and provides a super-lattice foundation potentially suitable for building nanostructures.
Jul 17th, 2007
Read moreNew report describes nanotechnologies for environmental remediation
This report describes the outcomes from the workshop on "Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation."
Jul 16th, 2007
Read moreGeoethical nanotechnology workshop to explore downloading human minds
The Workshop, accessible to the general public as a webinar, will explore downloading minds into bio-nano bodies and similar technologies thought to be essential for interstellar colonization. Geoethical nanotechnology is atom-by-atom assembly techniques that are subject to a consensual review, approval and audit process.
Jul 16th, 2007
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