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Stuart Wolf named new leader of University of Virginia's nanotechnology efforts

Stuart Wolf, a professor in both the University of Virginia's Department of Physics and its Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named the new director of U.Va.'s Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research, or nanoSTAR.

February 13, 2008 Read more

Emissions from photovoltaic life cycles

New photovoltaic technologies, such as the recent introduction of thin-film cadmiumâ??telluride materials, have nearly doubled the efficiency of solar cells within the past few years. But the methods of making the materials used for photovoltaic cells, whether from silicon, metal, or other material, have raised doubts about the environmental friendliness of these passive energy collectors.

February 12, 2008 Read more

Bacteria and nanofilters - the future of clean water technology

Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and refine water cleaning technology.

February 12, 2008 Read more

Micron Foundation pledges $1.25m for University of Utah nanotechnology

The University of Utah today announced a $1.25 million pledge from the Micron Technology Foundation to support the development of a nanofabrication teaching and research laboratory as a core facility in the new Utah Science, Technology and Research (USTAR) building now under development on the university's campus.

February 12, 2008 Read more

DNA the link in nanoparticle construction

Previous efforts at building with DNA in three dimensions have most often yielded amorphous aggregates. Two independent groups have systematically studied the requirements for the DNA strands, and successfully directed gold nanoparticles to form three-dimensional crystals.

February 12, 2008 Read more

One electron makes all the difference

A research team from the department of condensed matter physics of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid working in collaboration with the research group lead by professor Christian Schoenenberger at the University of Basel in Switzerland, have discovered that just an electron sets the conductive properties of a carbon nanotube.

February 12, 2008 Read more

Unique infrared technique finds applications in nanoscience

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry has chosen the Austrian chemist Thomas Lummerstorfer as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2007.

February 12, 2008 Read more

Seminar in the EU parliament: Nanotechnology - threat or opportunity?

On March 5, 2008 the European Parliament in Brussels will be the venue of a seminar titled 'Nanotechnology threat or opportunity? Who is really in charge of policy making in cutting edge technology?'

February 12, 2008 Read more

MIT develops thin-film 'micro pharmacy'

Implantable film can deliver drugs.

February 11, 2008 Read more

Research team identifies novel anti-cancer drug from the sea

A collaborative team of researchers spearheaded by Dennis Carson M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has identified a potent new anti-cancer drug isolated from a toxic blue-green algae found in the South Pacific.

February 11, 2008 Read more

Telecom research leads to solar cell breakthrough

Semiconductor insights gained by engineering physics researchers at McMaster University for the telecommunications industry have led to a research breakthrough in the future development of high-efficiency solar cells.

February 11, 2008 Read more

New study maps way forward for 'Knowledge Island' Ireland

The Mapping Study of Research and Technology Development (RTD) Centres across Ireland and Northern Ireland, presents for the first time a picture of complementary research systems with highly developed RTD capacity in critical areas.

February 11, 2008 Read more

Commission adopts code of conduct for responsible nanotechnology research

The European Commission has adopted a code of conduct for responsible research in the fields of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.

February 11, 2008 Read more

Wisconsin first in country to eye mandatory nanotechnology registry

In December, Rep. Terese Berceau (D-Madison) began calling for a statewide registry to account for what nanoscale materials are being produced and in what amounts. Citing myriad unknowns about the toxicological properties of nanomaterials, Berceau says itâ??s imperative for regulators to find ways to minimize any risks these suboptical particles might pose.

February 11, 2008 Read more

SEMATECH achieves single digit EUV mask blank defect goal

Technologists at SEMATECH have successfully demonstrated world-class results in low defect density for mask blanks used in extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) - pushing the technology another significant step toward readiness for advanced manufacturing.

February 11, 2008 Read more

UK electronics industry receives major EU funding boost

The European Commission has provided $1.5 million funding to University of Glasgow researchers for three projects which could revolutionize the electronics industry.

February 11, 2008 Read more