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EPA Nanotechnology Voluntary Program risks becoming a 'black hole'
Six months after launching its voluntary reporting program for nanomaterial producers, EPA has made virtually no information public about the limited number of submissions it has received.
July 28, 2008 Read more
ACS National Meeting Aug. 17-21 offers bounty of news and features
Thousands of scientists from around the world will gather in Philadelphia, PA, August 17-21 to report new discoveries in medicine, energy, environment, food science, and other fields that involve chemistry during the 236th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
July 28, 2008 Read more
Future challenges in the nanotechnology food and packaging sector
The packaging sector offers the potential for a variety of nanotechnology applications. Among others, the ethically and economically wasteful use of food could be reduced by increasing its self life.
July 28, 2008 Read more
Report urges Cambridge not to enact nanoparticle regulations
The City of Cambridge should not enact an ordinance to regulate the use of nanoparticles, according to a report to be released today by the city's public health department.
July 28, 2008 Read more
Nanoparticles in sewage could escape into the environment
In a conventional sewage works, nanoparticles should really be bound in the sludge and should not represent a major problem in the aqueous effluent. This is not true, however, as shown by a new study of the ceramic model material cerium dioxide.
July 28, 2008 Read more
A contact lens for lasers
A tiny lens integrated into semiconductor lasers promises better portable chemical sensors.
July 28, 2008 Read more
Ultraviolet convenience
Scientists have developed electrically powered semiconductor laser diodes that operate at a shorter wavelength than any others used today.
July 28, 2008 Read more
Scientists demonstrate highly directional semiconductor lasers
Innovation opens the door to a wide range of applications in photonics and communications.
July 27, 2008 Read more
'Dinosaur eel' could inspire future body armor
Scientists seeking to protect the soldier of the future can learn a lot from a relic of the past, according to an MIT study of a primitive fish that could point to more effective ways of designing human body armor.
July 27, 2008 Read more
KSU launches Riyadh Techno Valley project
The King Saud University in Riyadh has launched the Riyadh Techno Valley project strengthening its efforts to develop a knowledge society.
July 27, 2008 Read more
Nuclear chemistry
Japanese theorists show that a single beryllium nucleus can briefly resemble a covalently bonded molecule, an ionically bonded molecule, or just a pair of neutral atoms. It all depends on the energy with which two smaller nuclei collide to create the beryllium nucleus.
July 25, 2008 Read more
Virginia company says it has HGH urine test
For years, human growth hormone has been considered one of the main banned substances used by athletes who want to build strength and avoid getting caught. Now a company in Virginia says researchers who originally set out to work on diagnosis and treatment of cancer have developed a test that can find HGH in urine, something one anti-doping expert believes 'could be a quantum leap forward' in the fight against drug use in sports.
July 25, 2008 Read more
GTCbio announces largest annual conference - the 4th Modern Drug Discovery and Development Summit
GTCbio just announced the scheduling of one of the largest industry conferences taking place on October 15-17, 2008 in San Diego, CA.
July 25, 2008 Read more
Australia reviews nanotechnology impact on its regulatory system
Australia's regulatory systems are well placed to respond to the introduction of nanotechnology products. Two documents released this month identify areas for further work and the way the Government will address emerging nanotechnology issues.
July 25, 2008 Read more
The nanotechnology facelift that will shock you
Here is our Slow News Friday entry for this week - yet another health/wellness/cosmetics product that rides the nanotechnology hype.
July 25, 2008 Read more
The lightness of electrons in a twisting metal crystal
Watching a crystal of bismuth metal in a powerful magnetic field, researchers discover new states of electrons that behave like light.
July 25, 2008 Read more
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