In order to reduce spacecraft weight without sacrificing structural integrity, NASA is pursuing the development of materials that promise to revolutionize not only spacecraft construction, but also a host of potential applications on Earth.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreMethods for recycling and purifying water remain a top concern for the Space Program.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are seeking applications proposing research to provide data that improves the scientific understanding of fate/transport and behavior of engineered nanomaterials.
Nov 9th, 2009
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Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreTo celebrate its fifth year of publication, Journal of the Royal Society Interface in conjunction with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) honoured the best research article published in the journal at an awards ceremony in London on 6th November.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreThis online workshop on 'Nanotechnology for Water Purification' aims to bring together experts in this field who are interested in cooperating with their peers in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreThe Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) and American Business Association of Russian-speaking Professionals (AmBAR) announce a Business Plan Competition for projects and companies working in the field of nanotechnology.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreOn 29 October 2009, the European Commission adopted the Communication 'Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 - Second Implementation Report 2007-2009'.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreBusinesses, researchers, civil society representatives and regulators involved or interested in nanotechnologies are invited to take part in the final International Conference of the FramingNano FP7 project whose primary objective has been the development of a sustainable governance framework for nanotechnologies.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreThilo Hofmann vom Department fuer Umweltgeowissenschaften und Tom Battin vom Department fuer Limnologie der Universitaet Wien untersuchten mit ihren Teams die Wirkung von kuenstlich hergestellten Nanopartikeln auf Mikroorganismen in Gewaessern.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreResearchers in Australia and the UK are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials.
Nov 9th, 2009
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IMEC presents a unique microchip with microscopic nail structures that enable close communication between the electronics and biological cells. The new chip is a mass-producible, easy-to-use tool in electrophysiology research, for example for fundamental research on the functioning and dysfunctioning of the brain.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreThe Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, today announced the release of a public discussion paper inviting consultations on a Rudd Government proposal to strengthen regulation of industrial nanomaterials use in Australia.
Nov 9th, 2009
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To activate genes which might also play a role in carcinogenesis, the genetic material first needs to be unwrapped and made accessible for other cell components. Using a new biophysical method called single molecule spectroscopy, scientists observed these mechanisms directly and to characterize intermediate stages on the way to free genetic material.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreResearchers have discovered previously unknown metallic features of high-temperature superconductors by running meticulously precise measurements.
Nov 9th, 2009
Read moreRestrictions on liquids in carry-on bags on commercial airliners could become a thing of the past thanks to a revolutionary nano-electric device which detects potentially hazardous liquids in luggage in a fraction of a second.
Nov 9th, 2009
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