The Second INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics
The Second INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics will convene September 6-8 at the Parkhotel conference venue in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreIndustry, NGOs at odds over nanotechnology regulation
A new study has revealed deep divisions on how nanotechnology should be regulated, with environmental lobby groups seeking a moratorium until products are proven to be safe, and industry proposing that specific guidelines be introduced to supplement existing regulations.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreEuropean Food Safety Authority publishes opinion on nanotechnology risks
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is today publishing its scientific opinion on nanoscience and nanotechnologies in relation to food and feed safety.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreGene transfer with the aid of magnetic nanoparticles
Researcher of the university of Bonn recently investigated if and how magnetic nanoparticles can support or even enable gene transfer under clinically relevant experimental conditions.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreRUSNANO plans infrastructure project to create advanced reagent supply service in Russia
The project to create a storage directory for high-purity reagents in Russia will be realized in three stages.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreNew London Centre for Nanotechnology honorary professor builds bridges to China
Francois Grey has been appointed Honorary Professor at the London Centre for Nanotechnology. Prof. Grey is currently a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China?s leading science University.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreEPA grant to study effects of nanoparticles
Studying potential health and environmental effects of tiny industrial building blocks, called nanoparticles, is the goal of a $389,303 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Vicki Grassian, director of the University of Iowa Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreUT Dallas to launch new nanotechnology curriculum
UT Dallas is introducing a new minor in nanoscience and technology, enabling undergraduates to augment their core studies with a grounding in what?s also known as molecular engineering.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreNanotechnology muppets and the nanomonster
Here is nanotechnology on a lighter note to get you through the rest of the weekend with a smile on your face...
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read moreA tale of two excitations for ultracold gas atoms
Theoretical physicists from Argonne National Laboratory, US, and RIKEN's Advanced Science Institute, Wako, have constructed a general theory for describing the characteristics of an unusual and newly discovered system of particles, a chain of 'spin-1/2 bosons'.
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009
Read more'Nanostitching' could strengthen airplane skins, more
MIT engineers are using carbon nanotubes only billionths of a meter thick to stitch together aerospace materials in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times stronger at a nominal increase in cost.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009
Read moreRNA research strategy for Europe takes shape
Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was told.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009
Read moreNanomedicine researcher gets $7 million for breast cancer research
Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., a nanomedicine scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, has received a five-year, $7 million Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Breast Cancer Research Program to develop a targeted new delivery system for breast cancer drugs.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009
Read moreHot electrons in carbon - graphite behaves like a semiconductor
Researchers have investigated the behavior of electrons in thin graphite films in real time. They recorded the dynamics of electrons with an unprecedented temporal resolution of only 10 femtoseconds.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009
Read moreNew genre of sugar-coated quantum dots for drug delivery
Scientists in Switzerland are reporting an advance that could help tap the much-heralded potential of quantum dots in the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009
Read moreOakland University launches new nanotechnology institute
Oakland University announced the launch of the new NanoTech Research and Development Institute on their campus in Rochester, Michigan.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009
Read more