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Biodegradable polymers replace viruses to deliver genes

MIT works toward safer gene therapy.

September 7, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology editorial in the Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun today carries an editorial that mostly deals with the safety issues of nanotechnology.

September 7, 2007 Read more

Improved e-jet printing provides higher resolution and more versatility

By combining electrically induced fluid flow with nanoscale nozzles, researchers have established new benchmarks for precision control and resolution in jet-printing processes.

September 6, 2007 Read more

Researchers find a crucial difficulty in semiconductor device scaling

IBM and Imago have observed, for the first time, distributions of individual dopant atoms in semiconductor devices.

September 6, 2007 Read more

The best scientific images of the nanoworld

The International Scanning Probe Microscope Image Contest (SPMage07) has announced their five awarded images.

September 6, 2007 Read more

Nanococktails from the laser bar: The production of pure nanomaterials by laser ablation in liquids

Laser technology is used to generate nanoparticles. The laser "blasts" the nanoparticles out of a substrate surface â?? the engineer calls this material ablation - directly into a suitable liquid such as oil, water, or solvent, which at the same time stabilizes the precious and highly sensitive nanomaterial.

September 6, 2007 Read more

New website highlights European Competence Research Centers

A new website linking together 350 Competence Research Centres from across Europe has been launched by the EU-funded COMPERA project.

September 6, 2007 Read more

The self-assembling armor of superbugs and nanotechnology

A common hospital superbug called Clostridium has a protective coat of armor that can self assemble when put into a test tube on its own, which may have important commercial uses in nanotechnology

September 5, 2007 Read more

NIH grant brings technology from outer space to playgrounds

From big people in tiny spaces to tiny people in big spaces: researchers adapt sensor technology developed for astronauts to monitor the health of children.

September 5, 2007 Read more

Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology finalists announced

Foresight Nanotech Institute announced the finalists for the 2007 Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes.

September 5, 2007 Read more

Beautiful blooms from nano-weeds

Chinese researchers have discovered a simple way to grow nanowire clusters and transform them into an array of tiny flower-like forms.

September 5, 2007 Read more

Balzan Prize 2007 for nanoscience awarded

One of the four International Balzan Prizes 2007, which have a prize fund of CHF 1 million ($1.2 million), is to be awarded for research in the area of nanoscience to Sumio Iijima, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan.

September 5, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology quiz - test your nano-IQ

From mayonnaise to plasmonics, grey goo to graphene, and Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard to Caltech's Richard Feynman - here is a fun and educational nanotechnology quiz that covers both fact and fiction.

September 5, 2007 Read more

Hetero-structured nano-ring

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers recently succeeded in fabricating a hetero-structured nano-ring in their laboratory.

September 5, 2007 Read more

Nanopantography - new technique producing small things in large quantities

New Technique can create billions of nanotech devices in hours.

September 4, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology identifies peptide 'fingerprint' in both forms of ALS

A nanotechnology application has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.

September 4, 2007 Read more