Wie die Behörde für Wissenschaft und Forschung letzte Woche bekannt gab, wird der Exzellenzcluster 'Nano-Spintronik' im Rahmen der Hamburger Landesexzellenzinitiative ab sofort für zunächst eineinhalb Jahre gefördert.
Posted: Jul 6th, 2009
Read moreEurope's largest annual nanotechnology conference and exhibition, Nanotech Europe takes place in Berlin In its fifth year, Nanotech Europe will be held on 28 - 30 September 2009.
Posted: Jul 5th, 2009
Read moreHow nanoparticle toxicity affects the health and environment of Europeans is a concern that many researchers are currently investigating. Rising to the challenge is the NHECD ('Nano health-environment commented database') project, funded under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme to the tune of EUR 1.45 million. The project partners are seeking to create a critical and commented database on the health, safety and environmental impact of nanoparticles.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2009
Read moreA collaborative effort between researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London and UCL Chemistry has led to the first measurements of the electrostatic surface potential of individual DNA and avidin molecules with nanometre resolution using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in air.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2009
Read moreIVAM Research has published the second edition of the "Nano Guide of Europe", a database which gives users an overview of what Europe's suppliers have to offer.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2009
Read moreSwitzerland launches "Swiss Nano-Cube", the national information and learning platform dedicated to the topics of micro- and nanotechnologies for vocational schools, secondary schools and higher professional schools.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2009
Read moreMit dem Ziel, ein einfaches und minimal-invasives Testverfahren für das Parkinson-Syndrom zu entwickeln, haben sich Forscher des Bochum-Dortmunder Verbundprojektes "ParkCHIP" im Spitzentechnologiewettbewerb "Hightech.NRW" durchgesetzt.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2009
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Decades of research have failed to conclusively crack the mystery of how amyloid-associated diseases like Alzheimer's do so much damage, but new findings by researchers at RIKEN suggest that part of the answer may lie in the structural rearrangements observed in plaque-forming proteins.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2009
Read moreNanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm, today announced a free white paper based on the firm's upcoming report, "Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid: Market Opportunities 2009-2016". The report will be released in mid July 2009.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
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Clemson scientist Stephen Klaine has been awarded two $400,000 EPA grants to study a subject that did not exist a decade ago. Klaine is part of the young field of nano-ecotoxicology: the investigation of the impact that nanoparticles have on the environment.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
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Science and technology are becoming increasingly involved in the world of art. Scientific advances and new technological instruments are opening new doors to fields of knowledge to which they had been previously closed. Art is one such case in point.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
Read moreZwei neue Nachwuchsforschungsgruppen hat die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) im Rahmen ihres Emmy Noether-Programms an der Ruhr-Universität eingerichtet.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
Read moreOn the 1st of September 2009, in Sarajevo (Bosnia), the Workshop "Nanoinformatics: New Challenges for Biomedical Informatics at the nano level" wil be held.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
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New developments in a substance which emits brilliant light could lead to a revolution in lighting for the home and office in five years, claims a leading UK materials scientist, Professor Colin Humphreys of Cambridge University.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
Read moreThe London Centre for Nanotechnology researches spintronics and quantum computing: two of the most promising ways to scale computers down to ever smaller sizes.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
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Scientists in Germany have found that surface topography can be more important than chemistry for stem cells.
Posted: Jul 2nd, 2009
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