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Nanowires may light your home

Light-emitting diodes that give a warm glow to your home or office will be available within a few years, say Swedish researchers working with nanowires.

March 24, 2008 Read more

South Korean, German team can mass produce nano-porous films

South Korean engineers said that they had developed a method to mass-produce nano-porous films needed to make high quality aluminum and used in other advanced materials.

March 24, 2008 Read more

Birth of an enzyme - Scientists succeed in designing artificial enzymes that also undergo 'evolution in a test tube'

A team of scientists from the University of Washington, Seattle, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, has succeeded in creating a new type of enzyme for a reaction for which no naturally occurring enzyme has evolved, by using a combination of novel computational methodologies and molecular in vitro evolution.

March 24, 2008 Read more

Electrons can travel over 100 times faster in graphene than in silicon

University of Maryland physicists have shown that in graphene the intrinsic limit to the mobility, a measure of how well a material conducts electricity, is higher than any other known material at room temperature.

March 24, 2008 Read more

A one-step homogeneous immunoassay for cancer biomarker detection using gold nanoparticle probes

A research group at the University of Central Florida has developed a highly sensitive homogeneous one-step immunoassay, nanoDLSA, for cancer marker detection.

March 22, 2008 Read more

Researcher gets $1.4 million grant to study public understanding of nanotechnology health risks

In order to help people better understand emerging research on the safety of the tiny substances called nanoparticles, the National Science Foundation has awarded North Carolina State University's Dr. David Berube a $1.4 million grant to determine how the public absorbs scientific information on the emerging technology and other technical issues.

March 21, 2008 Read more

TTNA members' briefing with Australian Nanotechnology in Brisbane

Australian Technical Textiles and Nonwovens (TTNA) members and guests will have the opportunity to meet members of the Australian Nantechnology Alliance in Brisbane on the afternoon of Thursday, April, 17 2008 to discuss synergies and future collaborative projects and business.

March 21, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology standards panel holds strategy session on U.S. activities

On March 12, 2008, an ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel strategy session helped educate U.S. Panel members about existing activities in the international standardization arena, develop a strategy for national coordination goals, and identify priority areas where U.S. leadership can be sought, retained, or strengthened.

March 21, 2008 Read more

Composite nanotechnology carrying radioactive gold slows tumor growth

In laboratory studies conducted at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), researchers discovered that nanocomposite particles carrying radioactive gold directly to tumors reduced cancer growth by 45% in just eight days.

March 21, 2008 Read more

Countering an approaching water crisis

Researchers outline obstacles and solutions for providing water in the 21st century.

March 21, 2008 Read more

Researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol

Iowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass.

March 20, 2008 Read more

The Future of Nanotechnology: a legislative summit

This summit is the first step for stakeholders from industry, government, research institutes and environmental groups to discuss responsible ways to regulate nanotechnology without stifling progress.

March 20, 2008 Read more

Nanoscience will change the way we think about the world

The ubiquity of mineral nanoparticles in natural waters, the atmosphere, and in soils and their intriguing properties provide Earth scientists with another dimension in which to understand our planet.

March 20, 2008 Read more

Researchers use nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency

Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products - from semiconductors and air conditioners to car exhaust systems and solar power technology - that run cleaner.

March 20, 2008 Read more

UW-Madison events celebrate nanotechnology

The public can get up close and personal with nanotechnology research during a series of free public nanotechnology events on campus during Nano Days, Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, April 6.

March 20, 2008 Read more

SUNY honors 3 on University at Buffalo faculty

Three UB faculty members have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors for having achieved national or international prominence and an established reputation in their fields of expertise.

March 20, 2008 Read more