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EPA nanotechnology risk research grants available

The EPA currently has two open solicitations for research grants on environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials.

July 22, 2007 Read more

Tightly packed molecules lend unexpected strength to nanothin sheet of material

Scientists have discovered the surprising strength of a sheet of nanoparticles that measures just 50 atoms in thickness.

July 22, 2007 Read more

Testing food quality with cantilevers

Researchers have created two tiny instruments capable of detecting a range of contaminants, from molecules to whole bacteria, in food and water.

July 20, 2007 Read more

University launches 2 nanotechnology startup companies

Wake Forest University has launched two startup companies, FiberCell and PlexiLight, to turn breakthrough technologies developed at the universityâ??s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials into products for the commercial marketplace.

July 20, 2007 Read more

Atoms or molecules? Both!

Scientists have succeeded in observing a quantum state that represents a pure superposition of atoms and molecules. Instead of being either two single atoms or two-atomic bound molecules the pairs oscillate between both states.

July 20, 2007 Read more

Striped nanorods feel the strain

Stripy nanorods containing evenly spaced quantum dots have been prepared thanks to strain forces, report US nanochemists.

July 19, 2007 Read more

Europe plans a code of conduct for responsible nanotechnology research

In order to promote safe and responsible nanotechnology research and pave the way to its safe and responsible application and use, the European Commission is planning to adopt a voluntary Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research.

July 19, 2007 Read more

Call for posters at the Nanoparticles for the European Industry Conference

Institute of Nanotechnology invites abstracts for poster presentation at the second annual "Nanoparticles for the European Industry" conference and exhibition to be held at the Olympia Conference Centre, London on October 24-25, 2007.

July 19, 2007 Read more

New report on end-of-life regulation of nanotechnology

It is important to consider how various forms of nanomaterials will be disposed of and treated at the end of their use, and how the regulatory system will treat such materials at the various stages of their lifecycle.

July 19, 2007 Read more

Marcy NanoCenter called best North American site for nanoelectronics manufacturing

A $4 million investment by New York State has further prepared Marcy NanoCenter for immediate development by the nanoelectonics industry.

July 19, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology in food and farming is inadequately regulated

Nanotechnology in food and farming is inadequately regulated, say Australian researchers.

July 18, 2007 Read more

Inexpensive, easy process to produce carbon nanotube solar panels

Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations.

July 18, 2007 Read more

Nature's nanotechnology secrets yield new adhesive material

Scientists report they have merged two of nature's most elegant strategies for wet and dry adhesion to produce a synthetic material that one day could lead to more durable and longer-lasting bandages, patches, and surgical materials.

July 18, 2007 Read more

Nanoparticles send peptides round the twist

Nanoparticles with flexible side chains cause peptides to adopt a helical form, making them promising anticancer agents.

July 18, 2007 Read more

Efficient electrical spin injection into silicon

Scientists have efficiently injected a current of spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic metal contact into silicon, producing a large electron spin polarization in the silicon.

July 17, 2007 Read more

Natural 'workbench' for nanoscale construction

Engineers have taken a step toward simplifying the creation of nanostructures by identifying the first inorganic material to phase separate with near-perfect order at the nanometer scale. The finding provides an atomically tuneable nanocomposite 'workbench' that is cheap and easy to produce and provides a super-lattice foundation potentially suitable for building nanostructures.

July 17, 2007 Read more