Citizens are critically positive in their attitudes to nanotechnology. This is shown by a survey carried out by TA-SWISS, the Centre for Technology Assessment.
Dec 11th, 2006
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A new technique that uses biotemplates for fabricating nanoscale structures that could serve as optical waveguides, optical splitters and other building blocks of photonic integrated circuits.
Dec 11th, 2006
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A new analysis of the U.S. Federal Government's efforts to research the human health and environmental consequences of nanotechnology.
Dec 11th, 2006
Read moreUsing a new x-ray microscope that can look at nanomaterials in three dimensions, researchers have produced the first detailed atomic structure of a core-shell nanoparticle.
Dec 11th, 2006
Read moreResearchers used a high-temperature vapor deposition process to construct a carbon-coated iron/cobalt nanoparticle that can safely image tumors in living animals.
Dec 11th, 2006
Read moreTwo of the hot-button fields of scientific study, nanotechnology and solar energy, are being combined by a team of Arizona State University researchers in an effort to find a cheap source of household energy.
Dec 11th, 2006
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A significant reduction in fungus spores can be achieved by painting the walls and the wood with an anti-microbial interior coating based on nanotechnology.
Dec 11th, 2006
Read moreActuaries should draw on the lessons learned from the notorious exposures of asbestos and pollution to be better prepared to handle new emerging risks like nanotechnology.
Dec 10th, 2006
Read moreThe Indian Express reports today that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be making use of the Agharkar Research Institute's (ARI) expertise in nanotechnology for the defence establishment.
Dec 9th, 2006
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A new analysis technique reveals a hidden torque in molecules.
Dec 8th, 2006
Read morePublic meeting on research needs and priorities on environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanoscale materials to be held Jan. 4 in Arlington, Va.
Dec 8th, 2006
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DataTraceDNA, referred to as a 'molecular barcode', is a groundbreaking approach to counterfeit security protection through nanotechnology that is invisibly embedded within the molecular structure of a manufactured product.
Dec 8th, 2006
Read moreMIT engineers have demonstrated a technology that could introduce an important new phase of the microelectronics revolution.
Dec 8th, 2006
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For the first time, mechanical motion has been used to make atoms in a gas spin.
Dec 8th, 2006
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Ethylene, a ho-hum material that is the building block of the most common plastic, might have an exciting future in storing hydrogen.
Dec 8th, 2006
Read moreThe hunt for more exact means to measure the relative positions of ever-tinier devices squeezed by the millions onto silicon chips might be new types of targets, and not expensive new equipment.
Dec 8th, 2006
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