Over the coming 3 years, the key scientists involved in this European nanotechnology research project will be making video diaries and posting them on this web site, along with blogs of their work and lives.
Jun 25th, 2007
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More than 30 new members joined he joint technology research program on Nanoelectronics driven by European companies, universities and research institutes.
Jun 25th, 2007
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With research backgrounds ranging from materials engineering to molecular biophysics, seventeen leading scientists issued a statement today announcing that, much as the discovery of DNA and creation of the transistor revolutionized science, there is a new scientific field on the brink of revolutionizing our approach to problems ranging from eco-safe energy to outbreaks of malaria.
Jun 25th, 2007
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Argonne reached another milestone in the design and construction of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) undulator system.
Jun 25th, 2007
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Researchers have cast new light on the workings of the important cancer inhibitor topotecan.
Jun 25th, 2007
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The Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Germany's Federal Environment Agency, has commissioned a legal opinion that identifies regulatory gaps for nanotechnology.
Jun 24th, 2007
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Here is a story that goes very nicely with one of our Nanowerk Spotlights from last week - "Congressional pork bloats U.S. military nanotechnology spending".
Jun 24th, 2007
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Dr. Zhong Lin Wang, an expert in nanotechnology and inventor of the world's first nanogenerator, will be the keynote speaker at Nano Summit 2007, which will be hosted by Texas A&M University's Dwight Look College of Engineering.
Jun 24th, 2007
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New report identifies the use of public funding to enable greater industrial investment as the key challenge facing nanotechnology commercialisation in Europe.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of two grants totaling almost $600,000 to Oregon State University for nanotechnology research. These grants will evaluate whether some manmade nanomaterials could be toxic to human health.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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Germany is by far investing more in nanotechnology than other European country. German companies are also more enthusiastic about nanotechnology than their counterparts around Europe.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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A simple way to synthesize iron-platinum nanorods and nanowires while controlling both size and composition. Nanorods with uniform shape and magnetic alignment are one key to the next generation of high-density information storage, but have been difficult to make in bulk.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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A multifunctional nanoparticle platform comprising nanoparticles synthesized within dendrimers equipped with targeting molecules and dyes is able to seek out and specifically bind to cancer cells.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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Scientists measured the ability of each nanocarbon material to remove singlet oxygen, a kind of active oxygen species.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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By making careful observations of the growth of a layer of molecules as they gradually cover the surface of a small silicon rectangle, researchers have gained basic insights into how self-propagating self-assembly wave fronts develop.
Jun 21st, 2007
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Over 200 organizations express a united opposition against three problematic elements of the Patent Reform Act of 2007.
Jun 21st, 2007
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