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Sandip Tiwari, inventor of nanocrystal memory, to receive IEEE technology award

Pioneering research in semiconductors opened new directions in electronics and photonics.

November 27, 2007 Read more

White House issues memo on nanotechnology EHS oversight

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Council on Environmental Quality have issued a memo to the heads of executive departments and federal agencies titled 'Principles for Nanotechnology Environmental, Health, and Safety Oversight.'

November 27, 2007 Read more

World class technology and talent battle cancer at the Centenary Institute

Top Austrian Professor puts cancer under the microscope.

November 27, 2007 Read more

New radio show to focus on nanotechnology

Bourne Research LLC today announced the launch of a new science and technology radio show on 1310 KXAM in Phoenix.

November 27, 2007 Read more

Researchers outline structure of largest nonvirus particle ever crystallized

Findings will make it easier to engineer nanoparticle containers for use in targeted drug therapy.

November 26, 2007 Read more

Call for National Medal of Science Nominations

The National Science Foundation will accept applications for the National Medal of Science until Dec. 7, 2007.

November 26, 2007 Read more

Brilliant perspectives

Topping-out ceremony for DESY's new light source PETRA III.

November 26, 2007 Read more

South Africa launches first nanotechnology innovation centers

To ensure that South Africa remains competitive with the international research community in this fast-developing field, the country's nanoscience and nanotechnology effort is being coordinated at national level by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through its National Nanotechnology Strategy.

November 26, 2007 Read more

EU project hopes to revolutionize telecoms

A team of European scientists has published the details of its research into three-dimensional photonic crystals which they believe could revolutionize the world of telecommunications.

November 26, 2007 Read more

The Economist says nanotechnology is 'A Little Risky Business'

A major feature story in this week's The Economist magazine highlights the enormous promise of nanotechnology but also underscores the lack of research being done to determine how safe nanoscale materials are.

November 26, 2007 Read more

Nanoswitches toggled by light

Microscopic fissures in a tiny crystal open and close-on command. Such switchable nanochannels could be useful for future nanoelectronics and nanoscopic machines.

November 26, 2007 Read more

Engineers give industry a moth's eye view

New industrial lens mimics nature.

November 26, 2007 Read more

Researchers produce high performance field-effect transistors with thin films of Carbon 60

The ability to produce devices with such performance with an organic semiconductor represents another milestone toward practical applications for large area, low-cost electronic circuits on flexible organic substrates.

November 26, 2007 Read more

Top nanotechnology schools rent out their labs to businesses

Turning its patented synthetic material into path-breaking devices, a nanocompany's success hinges on finding room at an affordable research lab.

November 25, 2007 Read more

Conference at SUSCET tracks emerging trends in biotechnology

A Two-Day national conference on 'Emerging Trends in Biotechnology Engineering' was concluded today at the Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology (SUSCET).

November 24, 2007 Read more

U.S. Congress discloses intel earmarks for first time

In a break with tradition, Congress has revealed close to $80 million in earmarks boosting spy technology and training as part of the 2008 defense appropriations bill.

November 24, 2007 Read more