A survey to identify barriers and offer advice to the European Commission as to the measures which could be put in place to assist Europe in commercializing nanotechnologies.
Apr 20th, 2007
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EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik has provided further details of what is being done to keep Europe at the forefront of the fast-moving field of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible way.
Apr 20th, 2007
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Novel, self-assembly techniques for fabricating inorganic nanomaterials that could pave the way for more efficient and powerful solar cells, chemical sensors and detectors.
Apr 19th, 2007
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On April 26, 2007, the Wilson Center�??s Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies will release its first report on green nanotechnology.
Apr 19th, 2007
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Russia will pour over US$1 billion in the next three years into equipment for nanotechnology research.
Apr 18th, 2007
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Researchers have announced that they have pushed the efficiency of plastic solar cells to more than 6 percent.
Apr 18th, 2007
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Hair-like polymer nanorods which wiggle and bend under magnetic fields are helping researchers understand how the lung defends itself against invaders.
Apr 18th, 2007
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Researchers have developed a way to use three types of microscopic imaging techniques simultaneously to analyze living tissue and learn more about the molecular mechanisms of multiple sclerosis.
Apr 18th, 2007
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Researchers have shown for the first time that knowing the structure of the surface layer of a multi-layer carbon nanotube is not enough to predict its electronic properties.
Apr 18th, 2007
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A first in diesel emissions technology: the introduction of gold as an oxidation catalyst.
Apr 18th, 2007
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A cancer-suppressing gene has been successfully delivered into the tumors of stage 4 lung cancer patients via an intravenously administered lipid nanoparticle in a phase I clinical trial.
Apr 17th, 2007
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In its latest issue, the International Journal of Energy Research presents a selection of key papers discussing the widespread potential of nanotechnology in the development of advanced energy systems.
Apr 17th, 2007
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Tissue studies indicate that nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, could damage DNA and lead to cancer.
Apr 17th, 2007
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A surprising technique to concentrate, manipulate and separate a wide class of swimming bacteria has been identified and could have enormous applications in biotechnology and biomedical engineering.
Apr 17th, 2007
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Nanotechnology drug delivery approaches have the potential for rendering hydrophobic agents like curcumin dispersible in aqueous media, thus circumventing the pitfalls of poor solubility.
Apr 17th, 2007
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For effective rules and regulations in nanotechnology to be set, science must play a key role.
Apr 17th, 2007
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