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Leading researchers and companies gathered for Europe's largest nanotechnology conference

Leading researchers and companies gathered in Copenhagen on September 23-25, 2008 for Europe's largest annual nanotechnology conference and exhibition to hear about latest research findings, to convey visions for the market impact of nanotechnology and to demonstrate commercial products and tools at the exhibition.

September 24, 2008 Read more

$42 million 'Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration' program issues first grants

Two University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers are among the first-ever recipients of $42.2 million in federal grants supporting projects that take scientific risks, but also offer potentially huge rewards.

September 24, 2008 Read more

New self-assembly technology for drug delivery nanoparticles

University of Queensland researcher Dr Shizhang Qiao is working on developing a new self-assembly technology to synthesise new nanoparticles for selective separation of biomolecules.

September 24, 2008 Read more

MIT Materials Science and Engineering wins $19.2m NSF grant

Amid an increasingly challenging federal funding environment, MIT's Center for Materials Science and Engineering has won a six-year, $19.2 million National Science Foundation grant that will support research, K-12 educational outreach programs and vital shared experimental facilities.

September 24, 2008 Read more

University of Queensland promotes nanotechnology expert

The University of Queensland has promoted a researcher renowned for his work with minute matter in order to scale up its global research networks.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Green Nano and the 21st Century Nanotechnology Act

The bill now incorporates green nanotechnology language that calls for a proactive research plan to account for environmental, health and safety issues involved in nanotechnology research.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology symposium: The big future of tiny medicine

The newest and upcoming micro-devices used to heal.

September 23, 2008 Read more

EmTech08 conference at MIT explores next-generation technologies

Technology Review, Inc. is hosting its eighth annual Emerging Technologies Conference, EmTech08, September 23-25th at MIT in Cambridge, Mass.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Novel class of disposable protein/DNA biosensosrs is based on photonic crystals

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors are suitable for the rapid identification of inhibitors of protein-nucleic acid and protein-protein interactions.

September 23, 2008 Read more

New, more sensitive nanotechnology test for chemical DNA modifications

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel test to screen for chemical modifications to DNA known as methylation. The technology potentially could be used both for early cancer diagnoses and for assessing patients' response to cancer therapies.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2008 honors pioneering work in nanoelectronics

This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbon nanotubes.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Convergence08 Unconference on Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno (NBIC) technologies

The Convergence08 Unconference on Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno (NBIC) technologies and their interactions will be held November 15-16, 2008, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The event will use an innovative 'unconference' format to enable participants to customize the event in a highly interactive way.

September 23, 2008 Read more

'Molecules That Matter' lecture series

In conjunction with the opening of its new museum and conference center, the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) announces the launch of the Molecules That Matter Lecture Series. The series complements the museum's first changing exhibition, Molecules That Matter, which showcases scientific objects and artistic reactions to ten organic molecules that transformed the twentieth century.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Get an interuniversity Master in Nanotechnologies in Venice, Italy

The goal of the course is to provide international students - graduated in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering - with scientific and managerial skills, in order to pursue a career in the nanotechnology sector and to establish a network between nanotech professionals and hi-tech companies.

September 23, 2008 Read more

Japanese consortium proposes plan for building space elevator

The Japan Space Elevator Association has published plans for the structure, which it estimates could be put in place for as little as $9bn.

September 22, 2008 Read more

Enhanced undergraduate nanotechnology education with haptic and visualization tools

A Purdue University researcher says haptic, or force-feedback, technology can be used in a variety of classroom subjects, especially in the sciences.

September 22, 2008 Read more