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Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety addresses nanotechnology
Besides issues more specifically related to conventional chemicals, the forum also adopted the 'Dakar Statement on Manufactured Nanomaterials', which includes ten general statements defining a common basis, and a list of 21 specific recommendations addressed to the participating governments, and the other organisations participating.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreUniversity of Connecticut dramatically expands its nanotechnology research capabilities with new clean room facility
The University of Connecticut dramatically expanded its nanotechnology research capabilities this month, with the opening of a 1,000-square-foot ?clean room? that will allow scientists to fabricate cutting-edge devices for use in defense, industry, and medicine.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreFreedom, responsibility and the universality of science
The social responsibilities of the global scientific community and the values that should guide the conduct of scientists are at the core of a new booklet released by the International Council for Science (ICSU).
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreChinese nanotechnology symposium discussed nanomedicine for cancer treatment
The Xiangshan Science Conferences (XSSC) held a symposium on nanotechnology and nano-drugs for cancer treatment from October 21-23, in Beijing.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreRussia introduces its own nanotechnology certification system
The start of NANOCERTIFICA, the Russian Federation's first certification system for industrial nanotechnology production, was declared at a press conference held on October 22, 2008 at the President Hotel in Moscow.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreNanostructured storage domains is a decisive step toward a new generation of molecular storage media
In this information age, increased storage capacity is a central challenge for science and technology. A team of German and Italian researchers has pursued this by exploring the concept of 'nanostructured storage domains'.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreSweden gets world's most brilliant synchrotron light source for materials science and life science
The Swedish government today gave the green light for the MAX IV synchrotron light facility, that will be the world?s most brilliant synchrotron light source for materials science and life science.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology's potential might be unleashed by hyperbranched polymers
Hyperbranched polymers have already been used to develop materials such as resins and wood coatings with improved durability and resistance to abrasion. These exploit the fact that molecules with multiple branches tend to cling together more strongly, making them resistant to wear. But hyperbranched polymers also have other properties, such as low viscosity, which makes them suitable for applications such as flexible electronic displays.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreFluorescence or flexibility - the molecular mechanism fluorescent and dark states of a genetically engineered protein
Some organic substances have a property called photochromism, meaning that their absorption spectrum, or color, changes when they are exposed to certain types of light. In particular, a new artificial protein called Dronpa shows great promise for applications because it can be switched back and forth between a 'bright' state and a 'dark' state.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreHow to switch an organic superconductor into an insulator
Scientists at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, Saitama University, Saitama, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, have demonstrated that an organic film can be switched from being a superconductor to an insulator through the proper choice of substrate.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2008
Read moreGot a nanotechnology start-up idea? Then the $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest is for you
The Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum (BFVIF) in conjunction with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP) announces the Big Idea Business Plan Contest.The grand prize of $100,000 will be awarded to one technology-oriented company start or further develop the business in Pennsylvania.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2008
Read moreCollegiate Inventors Competition announces 2008 finalists
This year's group of finalists includes undergraduate and graduate students from across the country whose inventions show practical applications to meet pressing needs in our society.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2008
Read moreFlexible organic electronics research network expands with new partner Solvay
The international chemical and pharmaceutical group Solvay today signs an agreement to become part of the research network of Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by IMEC (Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands).
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2008
Read moreNew study identifies emerging wave of disruptive technologies
CSC today announced that a wave of disruptive technologies is reshaping industry, triggering new business models and altering consumer and employee behaviors, according to a report issued by CSC?s Leading Edge Forum (LEF).
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2008
Read moreWater-soluble, self-assembling electronic organic wires
Chemists at The Johns Hopkins University has created water-soluble electronic materials that spontaneously assemble themselves into 'wires'.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2008
Read moreA toolkit for silicon-based quantum computing
How does one make and measure a qubit? The problem has engaged scientists for years. Many arrangements have been proposed and some demonstrated, each with its advantages and disadvantages, including tricky schemes involving superconducting tunnel junctions, quantum dots, neutral atoms in optical lattices, trapped ions probed by lasers, and so on.
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2008
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