D-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
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Quantum 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
Read moreEuropean scientists team up to develop next-generation Hhydrocarbon sensing systems
Recently launched EU project, 'Photonic sensing of hydrocarbons based on innovative mid infrared lasers,' (SENSHY) to develop a new generation of laserbased spectroscopic gas-sensing systems for hydrocarbons.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreAtomic force microscopy reveals liquids adjust viscosity when confined, shaken
New research shows that when fluids like water and silicon oil are confined to a nanometer-sized space, they behave more like ketchup or toothpaste.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreGraphene-based gadgets may be just years away
Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene ? an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this technology.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read more$25M of Saudi money aids Cornell nanotechnology work
A $25 million grant, spread over five years, will enable Cornell University to create a center focused on nanotechnology research with a sustainability aim.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreShort course: Nanomaterials for biological and pharmaceutical technologies
A newly announced course in MIT's Professional Education Program will provide a comprehensive overview of how nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, nanocapsules, micelles, microemulsions, liposomes, nanoporous materials, and polymer multilayers can be prepared, stabilized, surface-functionalized and assembled for applications in biotechnology, biomedicine, and pharmaceuticals.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008
Read moreSir J. Fraser Stoddart to bring nanotechnology to the public
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, a world-renowned chemist who joined the Northwestern University faculty in January as Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, will be the featured speaker at the University?s third nanotechnology town hall meeting May 13.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2008
Read moreHigh-flying electrons may provide new test of quantum theory
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany believe they can achieve a significant increase in the accuracy of one of the fundamental constants of nature by boosting an electron to an orbit as far as possible from the atomic nucleus that binds it.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2008
Read moreMaking a good impression: Nanoimprint lithography tests at NIST
In what should be good news for integrated circuit manufacturers, recent studies have helped resolve two important questions about an emerging microcircuit manufacturing technology called nanoimprint lithography - yes, it can accurately stamp delicate insulating structures on advanced microchips, and, no, it doesn?t damage them, in fact it makes them better.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2008
Read moreConference on the governance and ethics of nanotechnology
The first conference on the Recommendation of the European Commission on a Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research will be held on May 7-8, 2008 in Brussels.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2008
Read moreToo much technology may be killing beneficial bacteria
Engineers concerned about environmental impact of silver nanoparticles in wastewater treatment.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2008
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