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Nanotechnology gives thermoelectricity a new glow

Nanomaterials are the foundation for a fast-growing approach to energy saving.

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Addressing societal implications of nanotechnology and their ambivalencies

Prof. Rip's talk, entitled "Addressing Societal Implications of Nanotechnology - and Their Ambivalencies," will provide an overview of the science and its impacts to society, and as well as identify eight key ambivalencies that arise as a result of nanotechnology's rapid growth and progress.

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Researchers examine the environmental effects of silver nanoparticles

Reearchers will examine whether the use of silver nanoparticles in everyday products poses future problems for the environment.

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New '1/f noise' discovery promises to improve semiconductor-based sensors

More sensitive sensors and detectors based on semiconductor electronics could result from new findings by researchers from the United States, Norway and Russia.

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Electronic displays that fit on clothing could power revolution in lighting

A thin film of plastic which conducts electricity and produces solar power could be the basis for a revolution in the way we light our homes and design clothes.

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Multifunctional nanomaterials, nanodevices are workshop subject

World-class researchers will discuss innovations in multifunctional nanomaterials and nanodevices at the Integrated Nanostructured Systems Workshop to be held May 18 and 19.

May 8, 2007 Read more

First nano-bio symposium at Hopkins a great success

Johns Hopkins University held its first Nano-Bio Symposium on Friday, April 27, 2007.

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Nanotechnology dental implants

Nanoscale deposits on a new dental implant create a complex surface on the implant that, according to pre-clinical studies, appears to play a key role in how the implant bonds with the bone.

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Fluorescent nanoparticles serve as flashlights in living cells

Scientists have successfully exploited the optical properties of fluorescent nanoparticles to broaden the scope of single-cell microscopy.

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Special symposia on carbon nanotubes

The symposia will tackle one of the biggest issues in nanotechnology today - the challenges involved in the manufacture of single wall carbon nano tubes and carbon nano tubes composites.

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Technology roadmap for productive nanosystems to be unveiled

A Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems will be unveiled at the Productive Nanosystems Conference, which will take place October 9-10.

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'Nanopatches' to make needles a thing of the past

A painful jab in the arm could be a thing of the past now that Queensland researchers are working on a small skin patch to deliver life saving vaccines.

May 7, 2007 Read more

New 'layered-layered' materials for rechargeable lithium batteries

Researchers have developed a new approach to increasing the capacity and stability of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

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Historian reconsiders nanotechnology's history

A scientist argues that the role of the Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) tool has played far more of a central role in the development and growth of nanoscience than history has given credit.

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The many faces of platinum

Researchers in the US and China have discovered a way to grow multi-faceted nanocrystals of platinum that have much higher catalytic activity than the conventional crystalline forms of the metal.

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New view of photosynthesis could help develop better solar cells

A research has come up with a new insight into the mechanism of photosynthesis.

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