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A nanoscale solution to the $1,000 genome

One day physicians may be able to personalize our medical care based on the genetic information we carry around with us on a thumb-drive. Using nano-scale structures, researchers are trying to develop inexpensive ways to sequence a complete genome, says Jeffery Schloss, Program Director for Technology Development Coordination at the National Human Genome Research Institute.

February 21, 2008 Read more

West Bengal hardsells Kolkata to semiconductor industry

After rolling out the red carpet for software and IT-enabled services firms, West Bengal is now wooing the semiconductor industry by offering a basket of incentives and concessions.

February 21, 2008 Read more

India gears up for wars of future

India is launching a futuristic programme to develop sophisticated NBC (nuclear-biological-chemical) defence technology to counter the threats posed by hostile armies or terrorists resorting to such warfare.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Analogue logic for quantum computing

Digital logic, or bits, is the only paradigm for the IT world, and up to now researchers used it almost exclusively to study quantum information processing. But European scientists, in a series of firsts, have proved that an analogue approach is far easier in the quantum world.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Replacing bulk with nanotechnology, researchers find new way to keep fiber-optic signal sharp

Cornell researchers have demonstrated that a single photonic microchip can replace bulky bundles of fiber or electronic amplifiers that slow down the signal.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Risks of nanotechnology remain uncertain

Despite an onslaught of research, scientists cannot say which nanomaterials are hazardous to the environment or human health.

February 20, 2008 Read more

FDA needs to systemically collect vital nanotechnology data, attorney says

Hundreds of nanotechnology products, including foods, medicines and medical devices, now have reached the market, and their number will grow exponentially in the years ahead. But the main regulatory body, the Food and Drug Administration, is not yet systematically collecting basic nanomaterial information.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Ten emerging technologies poised to change the world

The editors of Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation, have announced their annual list of the 2008 TR10, the 10 emerging technologies poised to have a dramatic impact on our lives and work.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Boston College chemist Torsten Fiebig honored by Sloan Foundation

Boston College Chemist Torsten Fiebig has been awarded the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty members in specified fields of science, the foundation recently announced.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Options for states to reform chemicals policies: A resource guide

The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at UMass Lowell released 'Options for States to Reform Chemicals Policies: A Resource Guide,' which illustrates a range of options for states to revamp chemicals management policies in the absence of federal reform.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Launch of AMAR Antiaging Society in India

From the AMAR press release: 'This is the right time to bring the ancient art of medicine together with nanotechnology to defy the process of degeneration and disease."

February 20, 2008 Read more

Costs of solar photovoltaic panels substantially eclipse benefits, says study

Despite increasing popular support for solar photovoltaic panels in the United States, their costs far outweigh the benefits, according to a new analysis by Severin Borenstein, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business and director of the UC Energy Institute.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) on a chip

A super-sensitive mini-sensor developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can detect nuclear magnetic resonance in tiny samples of fluids flowing through a novel microchip. The prototype chip device, developed in a collaboration between NIST and the University of California, may have wide application as a sensitive chemical analyzer, for example in rapid screening to find new drugs.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Cleaner water through nanotechnology

Coated silica particles filter out toxins, pathogens.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Taiwan to allot NT$23 billion for nanoscience, nanotechnology R&D

The government is planning to appropriate NT$23 billion (US$726 million) to fund the second stage of the 'Taiwan National Science and Technology Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology' slated for 2009-2014, officials at the cabinet-level National Science Council said Tuesday.

February 20, 2008 Read more

Researchers discover new way to store information via DNA

Technique may make it less expensive for industry to identify counterfeit merchandise.

February 20, 2008 Read more