In response to both the recently FDA released new draft guidelines on the use of nanotechnology in food and cosmetics, and subsequent dissatisfaction of the several non-profits working on nanotechnology oversight, the Nanodematology Society is issuing a response.
May 15th, 2012
Read moreIran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) launched a website which monitors and analyzes scientific achievements and improvements of world countries in the field of nanotechnology based on continually updated statistical data.
May 15th, 2012
Read moreBerkeley Lab researchers and their colleagues demonstrate unique new materials for innovative electronic and magnetic applications.
May 15th, 2012
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A DNA-covered submicroscopic bead used to deliver genes or drugs directly into cells to treat disease appears to have therapeutic value just by showing up, researchers report.
May 15th, 2012
Read moreGraphene and carbon nanotubes could improve the electronics used in computers and mobile phones, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
May 14th, 2012
Read moreResearch from North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The technology has a wide array of applications ranging from drinking-water treatment to sterilizing surgical tools.
May 14th, 2012
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There's nothing worse than a shonky pool table with an unseen groove or bump that sends your shot off course: a new study has found that the same goes at the nano-scale, where the "billiard balls" are tiny electrons moving across a "table" made of the semiconductor gallium arsenide.
May 14th, 2012
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New technologies from Marin Soljacic's lab could have a far-reaching impact on daily life.
May 14th, 2012
Read moreDie Fraktion fordert die Bundesregierung in einem 20-Punkte-Katalog auf, dafuer zu sorgen, dass das Prinzip der Vorsorge zum Schutz von Mensch und Umwelt zum Leitprinzip in der weiteren Entwicklung und Nutzung der Nanotechnologie wird.
May 14th, 2012
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New approach is a promising first step toward the development of tiny devices that harvest electrical energy from everyday tasks.
May 13th, 2012
Read moreA team of Duke University engineers has created a master "ingredient list" describing the properties of more than 2,000 compounds that might be combined to create the next generation of quantum electronics devices.
May 13th, 2012
Read moreA team of physicists from the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky have taken a big step toward the development of practical spintronics devices, a technology that could help create faster, smaller and more versatile electronic devices.
May 11th, 2012
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A group of researchers at the College of William and Mary have made important advances in technology combining polymers - the material of the present - with graphene - the material of the future.
May 11th, 2012
Read moreDrawing on powerful computational tools and a state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscope, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University materials science and engineering researchers has discovered a new nanometer-scale atomic structure in solid metallic materials known as metallic glasses.
May 11th, 2012
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced a $2.2 million gift to support engineering education at the University of California, Berkeley. The university will use the gift to transform its traditional introductory Electronic Design Laboratory into a dynamic learning environment for undergraduate students.
May 11th, 2012
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The development of a new combination of polymers associating sugars with oil-based macromolecules makes it possible to design ultra-thin films capable of self-organization with a 5-nanometer resolution. This opens up new horizons for increasing the capacity of hard discs and the speed of microprocessors.
May 11th, 2012
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