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Needle-size device created to track tumors, radiation dose
Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors the precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position of tumors during treatment.
April 8, 2008 Read more
Chinese scientists make breakthrough in the field of optical tweezers
The researchers have been successful in capturing 100-nanometer particles of polystyrene using optical tweezers.
April 8, 2008 Read more
Expert foresees 10 more years of research and development to make solar energy competitive
Despite oil prices that hover around $100 a barrel, it may take at least 10 or more years of intensive research and development to reduce the cost of solar energy to levels competitive with petroleum, according to an authority on the topic.
April 7, 2008 Read more
Winning nanotechnology images from the Science as Art competition
The 2008 MRS Spring Meeting concluded in San Francisco on March 28. As a special feature of the meeting, the MRS conducted the fifth installment of the popular 'Science as Art' competition.
April 7, 2008 Read more
New model could improve self-assembly of nanoparticles
Carnegie Mellon University's Nadine Aubry and colleague Pushpendra Singh of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) are leading a research team to develop a manufacturing strategy that could improve technologies used in tissue engineering and information technology.
April 7, 2008 Read more
Science officials ask presidential candidates to set a national priority
To confront what they call 'the gravest challenge of our time,' nanoTX USA'08 organizers today dispatched an open letter to senators Clinton, McCain, and Obama on behalf of the scientific community.
April 7, 2008 Read more
A discovery by nanoscientists can change the way we store data on our computers
The discovery of the scientists at Nano-Science Center and the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Jonas Hauptmann, Jens Paaske and Poul Erik Lindelof, is a step on the way towards a new means of data-storage, in which electricity and magnetism are combined in a new transistor concept.
April 7, 2008 Read more
Physicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory
The relationship between a thin liquid film or drop of liquid and the shape of the surface that it wets is explained with a new simplified mathematical formula published this week in Physical Review Letters.
April 7, 2008 Read more
Nanotechnology possesses dazzling, dangerous potential
Nanotechnology seeks to create new products by harnessing incredibly small substances. While the industry is booming, the potential dangers to humans remain unknown.
April 6, 2008 Read more
As nanotechnology goes mainstream, 'toxic socks' raise concerns
Valued for its antibacterial and odor-fighting properties, nanoparticle silver is becoming the star attraction in a range of products from socks to bandages to washing machines. But as silver?s benefits propel it to the forefront of consumer nanomaterials, scientists are recommending a closer examination of the unforeseen environmental and health consequences of nanosilver.
April 6, 2008 Read more
Crowd of more than one thousand attends inaugural community day at UAlbany NanoCollege
More than a thousand children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley received an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany held its inaugural Community Day today at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.
April 5, 2008 Read more
Union nanotechnology program makes teachers nano-smart
Nanoscience came alive in the NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) conference center as 80 Capital District educators gathered for a preview of the new NYSUT-sponsored 'SEMI High Tech U Teacher' program.
April 5, 2008 Read more
UD nanomineral research featured in Science
Researchers at the University of Delaware, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ohio State University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Minnesota and the University of South Carolina are studying how the properties of mineral nanoparticles change as a function of their size.
April 4, 2008 Read more
Professor Giorgio named chair of biomedical engineering
Todd D. Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt News Service reported.
April 4, 2008 Read more
Cambridge nanotechnology guru appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for Ministry of Defence
The UK Prime Minister today named Professor Mark Welland as the new Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Defence.
April 4, 2008 Read more
MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge presents session on nanotechnology
On April 9, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will feature a keynote address by Josh Wolfe, founding partner and managing partner of Lux Capital.
April 4, 2008 Read more
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