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Nanotechnology investing - don't waste a nanosecond

Nanotechnologies is a fancy name that excites millions of gullible simpletons who believe there's a Golconda behind every rinky-dink, small company in the nano-business.

May 27, 2007 Read more

Quantum dots reach clinical lab

New clinical protocols detailing how to prepare, process and quantify these tiny particles will arm laboratory physicians with the information they need to track biomarkers in cells and tissues.

May 25, 2007 Read more

Back in black - carbonization of biomass a solution to the CO2 problem?

Hydrothermal carbonization could be a useful process for reducing CO2 gases in the atmosphere.

May 25, 2007 Read more

New fabrication technique yields nanoscale UV LEDs

Researchers have developed a technique to create tiny, highly efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from nanowires.

May 25, 2007 Read more

Urchin-shaped nano-batteries

Tweaking a standard chemical method to make nanotubes has provided researchers with a structure that looks just like a miniature sea urchin.

May 24, 2007 Read more

Military innovations, including nanotechnology, a critical facet of U.S. university research

Here is a press release from Texas A&M university that exemplifies the close relationship between U.S. military funding and research at America's universities.

May 24, 2007 Read more

Researchers probe bones' tiny building blocks

The results could lead to new composites that mimic bones' capacity to 'fail gracefully'.

May 24, 2007 Read more

SOCMA creates nanotechnology SME coalition

The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) announces the formation of a new coalition for start-ups, small and medium enterprises developing and manufacturing nanoscale materials.

May 24, 2007 Read more

Max Planck licenses technology providing unlimited resolution in microscopy

The technology is breaking the century-old diffraction resolution barrier in conventional microscopy and allows for resolution of the size order of a dye molecule, i.e. a sharpness of one or two nanometers.

May 23, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology requires immediate changes in EPA

Report lays out steps to address 'The Next Industrial Revolution'.

May 23, 2007 Read more

German Occupational Safety and Health Strategy addresses nanoparticles

Germany will conduct a systematic survey of the manufacture and use of synthetic nanomaterials at workplaces.

May 23, 2007 Read more

A new wrinkle in evolution - Man-made proteins

Researchers are now trying to mimic the process of Darwinian evolution in the laboratory by evolving new proteins from scratch.

May 23, 2007 Read more

Carbon nanotube fabrication versatility is at the heart of innovative new materials growth tool

A new company offers what it believes is the most versatile growth tool for carbon nanotube fabrication ever produced.

May 22, 2007 Read more

Nanobiotech writing contest for young scientists

The winners' articles deal with cutting-edge research subjects: stem cell research, Parkinson's Disease and Exploring new environments: cells on surfaces.

May 22, 2007 Read more

Evaluating multiple biomarkers with quantum dots

So-called bioconjugated quantum dots may finally be ready for widespread use in the clinic.

May 22, 2007 Read more

Nanoparticles delivery of "Suicide DNA" kills prostate tumors

Using nanoparticles, a team of scientists has developed a DNA-based therapeutic agent that has the potential to treat both enlarged prostates and localized prostate tumors.

May 22, 2007 Read more