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Scientific meeting of European scientists in nanobiotechnology

About 120 researchers from the network coming from 12 EU Member States or Associated Countries are expected to attend the Nano2Life Autumn scientific meeting held this year in Lund/Sweden between October 22-24.

September 11, 2007 Read more

Nanomaterials with a bright future

New, inexpensive fabrication technique can increase production.

September 11, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology initiative presents research opportunities for Rensselaer students

A new partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Sandia National Laboratories, and a select group of leading universities and corporations will present Rensselaer graduate students with a host of new cutting-edge internship and research experiences.

September 11, 2007 Read more

UK Government nanotechnology policy workshop for industry

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and European Nanotechnology Trade Alliance invite you to attend a one day policy workshop in London on October 19, 2007.

September 10, 2007 Read more

AP story on IBM's nanoparticle printing technique

Nanowerk readers have read our Spotlight "Gutenberg's grandchildren in nanotechnology labs" about IBM's nanoparticle printing technique with single-particle resolution already last week. Now the Associated Press is catching up, too, and runs the following news story today.

September 10, 2007 Read more

Interim report on Europe's nanotechnology action plan released

A report released last week by the European Commission summarizes the actions taken and progress made during 2005-2007 in relation to the key areas identified in the Nanosciences & Nanotechnology Action Plan.

September 10, 2007 Read more

University of Oregon gets grant to study nanotechnology safety

The University of Oregon has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to determine the effects of tiny engineered structures on animal tissue.

September 10, 2007 Read more

Nomination period for $1m Kavli Prize in nanoscience opens today

The nomination period for the three $1 million prizes start today (Sept. 10) and is open until Dec. 15, 2007.

September 10, 2007 Read more

Tiny tubes and rods show promise as catalysts, sunscreen

New ways to make, modify titanium oxide nanostructures for industrial, medical uses.

September 10, 2007 Read more

Drawing nanoscale features the fast and easy way

Scientists have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and capable of being used in a range of environments including air (outside a vacuum) and liquids.

September 10, 2007 Read more

Northern Europe's largest nanotechnology event comes to Denmark in 2008

Nanotech Northern Europe, international nanotechnology conference, exhibition and tech transfer event, takes place September 23-25, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

September 10, 2007 Read more

Sustainability and nanotechnology focus of Bayer Foundation $380,000 grant to West Virginia University

West Virginia University announced that it has received $380,000 from the Bayer Foundation to create the Bayer Scholars for Extrusion-Compounding Program in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

September 9, 2007 Read more

First Italian nanotechnology art exhibit in Bergamo

The first Italian nanoart exhibit will be held in Bergamo, from October 2-21, 2007.

September 9, 2007 Read more

Interested in a nanotechnology postdoc position with Sumio Iijima in Japan?

The research center for Advanced Carbon Materials at AIST, Japan invites highly-motivated applicants from various research backgrounds for post-doctoral positions to work on the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and nanodevices.

September 8, 2007 Read more

Ball lightning - a cloud of nanobatteries

According to a new model, the processes of electrochemical oxidation within separate aerosol particles are the basis for the phenomenon of ball lightning, which is a cloud of composite nano or submicron particles, where each particle is a spontaneously formed nanobattery which is short-circuited by the surface discharge because it is of such a small size.

September 8, 2007 Read more

Giant buckyball tops new nanoscience building

The city of Bristol's (UK) skyline will get an exciting addition today when a large-scale representation of a carbon molecule is installed on the new Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information.

September 7, 2007 Read more