Posted on: Jun 29th, 2009
Within the area of nanotechnology, the study of nanoscale and bio-inspired integrated computing has attracted major attention in recent years. This is the first book to specifically focus on the computing aspects of nanotechnology for engineers, computer engineers, and biomedical engineers who are interested in designing faster and denser computing architectures and algorithms.
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Posted on: May 8th, 2009
More than 300 middle- and high-school students from throughout Tech Valley got a firsthand look at careers in the emerging field of nanotechnology while attending NanoCareer Day on May 7 at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
The European Commission has opened a public consultation in order to receive input from all people and organisations involved or interested in nanosciences and nanotechnologies research in Europe, and notably research, policy makers, industry, media and civil society organisations.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
The speakers' presentations from the OECD 'Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth' are now available online on the OECD site.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the signing of another key strategic alliance and license agreement in Hong Kong with Decorlinks Ltd.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
The Top-level Research Initiative is launching a call for user-driven research projects within the sub-programme 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology' in the beginning of 2010. The Top-level Research Initiative is the largest joint Nordic research and innovation initiative to date. The overall scope of the sub-programme 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology' is 'Improvement of the efficiency of future sustainable energy system by applying nanotechnology to the transport sector, energy conversion and use'.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
This week's most interesting nanotechnology news.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate has approved the FY10 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the University at Albany's College of Nanoscience and Engineering.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Applied Materials, Inc., the leading supplier of equipment and services to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, announced today that it has acquired substantially all the assets, including the intellectual property, of Advent Solar, Inc. for an undisclosed cash amount.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Prof. Luisa De Cola vom Physikalischen Institut der Westfaelischen Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster erhaelt eine besonders prestigetraechtige Auszeichnung des Europaeischen Forschungsrats (ERC): den hoch angesehenen 'Advanced Researcher Grant' 2009.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
To augment its dedicated OEM engineering resources, Ocean Optics, an industry leader in miniature photonics, has launched www.OceanOEM.com, devoted to the needs of its OEM customers.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Good news for heterogeneous catalysis and the hydrogen economy: computers can now be used to make accurate predictions of the reactions of (hydrogen) molecules with surfaces.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Since 2004, 50 million euros has been invested in high-calibre research and commercially-oriented development work as part of the Austrian NANO initiative. This approach has launched numerous patents and inventions onto the international market. These developments will be presented at the exhibition as part of a programme involving both Austrian and international experts.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Imitating photosynthesis in plants? If we were to accomplish this, mankind would have a little less to worry about. Chemists have now made progress on the road to achieving artificial photosynthesis.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Under the umbrella of the Juelich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA), from 2010 the Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons will be operating a unique electron microscope with a world-beating resolution of 50 billionths of a millimetre.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
A novel method of detection of cervical cancer cells has been developed by Clarkson University Professor Igor Sokolov's group, an affiliate of the University's Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB).
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Mit der Spitze eines Rastertunnelmikroskops schalten Forscher einzelne Atome von 'Spin up' auf 'Spin down' um - einfach indem sie den Abstand der Spitze zum Atom aendern.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
Two labs report that nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy successfully suppressed ovarian tumor growth in mice.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
The awards are part of DOE's investment to support the development of new solar energy technologies and the rapid deployment of available carbon-free solar energy systems.
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Posted on: Nov 6th, 2009
A landmark selection of review articles published this week in IOP Publishing's Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 'Progress in Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedicine', shows just how far magnetic nanoparticles for application in biomedicine have come and what exciting promise they hold for the future.
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Posted on: Nov 5th, 2009
Recipient of a 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER award, Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Brenda Ogle is developing stem cell analysis tools that offer researchers the flexibility to study not only individual cells, but also multicellular entities and small tissue-engineered constructs.
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Posted on: Nov 5th, 2009
University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ability to speed chemical reactions.
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Posted on: Nov 5th, 2009
Am 26. November laedt die Aktionslinie Hessen-Nanotech des Hessischen Wirtschaftsministeriums zum 6. Nanotechnologieforum nach Hanau ein.
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Posted on: Nov 5th, 2009
Medically used nanoparticles can damage the DNA of cells without crossing cellular barriers in the body.
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