International Council on Nanotechnology releases global research needs assessment
Diverse group of stakeholders take on challenge of predicting nanotechnology's risks.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
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Partners video magazine explores the new frontier of nanotechnology
USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) released the latest episode of Partners Video Magazine titled The Science of Small, a 30-minute exploration into the groundbreaking world of nanotechnology.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreForensic nanotechnology device detects latent prints on human skin
Using a field portable system being developed by ChemImage and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, investigators at crime scenes will be able to detect latent prints on human skin.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreGroups file legal action for EPA to stop sale of 200+ nanosilver products
The International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) and a coalition of consumer, health, and environmental groups today filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding the agency use its pesticide regulation authority to stop the sale of numerous consumer products now using nano-sized versions of silver.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreArizona scientists report on world's fastest nanomotor
In a major step toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow?s nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful than existing motors.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreFeds seek help applying nanotechnology to defense
Federal agencies and large defense contractors are looking for small businesses with good ideas and the technical expertise to pull them off. The goal is to solve homeland security problems and other issues ranging from defense to public health and infrastructure safety, participants learned earlier this month at the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster Symposium.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreDrexler to be a headliner at nanoTX USA'08
Organizers of the international nanotechnology event held each year in Dallas, Texas, announced that K. Eric Drexler will present his latest insights the second day of the event, Friday, October 3, when he speaks to a crowd of nanotech business interests at nanoTX USA'08.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announces inaugural Global Research Partnership (GRP) Center Grants
Research proposals from four universities selected for global significance and potential economic impact in the areas of applied mathematics, molecular photovoltaics, nanomaterials and computational science. Cornell University, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, and Texas AM University will be the inaugural KAUST Global Research Partnership centers.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreEngineering and invention on half-shell
Marine snails, sea urchins, and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside?s Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better place.
Posted: May 1st, 2008
Read moreHeat transfer between materials is focus of new research grant
Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors. A team led by a University of Michigan mechanical engineer has received a five-year, $6.8-million grant from the Air Force to examine this problem, which is a barrier to more powerful, efficient devices.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreD-day imminent for European Chemicals Agency
On June 1, the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) will hand over its responsibilities to the newly created European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreQuantum dots illuminate bacterial studies
Researchers have made fluorescent probes that can distinguish between different mutants of the same bacterial species and can be used to observe the bacteria in vivo.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreAIST established a new nanoelectronics research center
The Center pursues the limits of miniaturization and high performance of the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices with the design rule of 32 nm/22 nm, and also develops a new concept technologies to overcome the miniaturization limit.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreJapanese Ministry of Health calls on local governments/industry to take preventive measures for nanomaterials safety
The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has issued a notice to prefectural governments and nanotechnology industry requesting them to take preventive measures with respect to exposure to nanomaterials beginning February 7th, 2008.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreHP Labs proves existence of new basic element for electronic circuits
'Memristor' discovery could lead to far more energy-efficient computing systems with memories that don't forget, never need to be booted up.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreFull conference program released - Nanotechnology: Towards Reducing Animal Testing
Scientists from all over the world will meet in London on May 28-29, 2008 to discuss how nanotechnology can contribute towards reducing testing on animals.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
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