Northwestern University researchers have shown that a new nano-engineered gel inhibits the formation of scar tissue at the injury site and enables the severed spinal cord fibers to regenerate and grow.
Posted: Apr 2nd, 2008
Read moreTexas Tech University will receive a $9 million package to establish a premier research program in nanophotonics.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreIf New York state invests $650 million in an upstate nanotechnology facility, the effect on the region?s economy could be more than $5.6 billion over 10 years, according to a study released Tuesday.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreCompanies in numerous industries are pressing ahead with incorporating nanotechnology in their products and processes. But it appears that safety measures are lagging behind.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreApril 2008 witnesses the launch of two efforts--with major funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF)--that are intended to promote understanding of nanotechnology among the general public.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreThe world?s top laser experts will gather in Kissimmee, FL, to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 28th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS).
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreThe event, being held at The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, is part of Sematech's Knowledge Series.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreThe aim of this call is to support research focused on novel, more powerful and cost-effective uses of nanotechnology in the field of energy production, conversion, storage and use.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreResearchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer cells in response to light.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
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For quite some time, DNA, the stuff our genes are made of, has also been considered the building material of choice for nanoscale objects. A team in Germany has now made a dodecahedron (a geometric shape with twelve surfaces) from DNA building blocks.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
Read moreThe Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) will host the co-located MicroManufacturing and NanoManufacturing Conferences and Exhibits, April 22- 23, 2008 in Framingham just outside of Boston.
Posted: Apr 1st, 2008
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Efforts part of FreedomCAR program to get lithium-ion batteries into cars.
Posted: Mar 31st, 2008
Read moreDoctors' quest to see what is happening inside a living body has been hampered by the limits on detecting tiny components of internal structures and events. Now a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers has developed a new type of imaging system that can illuminate tumors in living subjects-getting pictures with a precision of nearly one-trillionth of a meter.
Posted: Mar 31st, 2008
Read moreEngineers have created the first 'active matrix' display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and 'heads-up' displays in car windshields.
Posted: Mar 31st, 2008
Read moreUC Santa Barbara will host special education activities and exhibits, designed to educate and engage the local Santa Barbara community in the growing fields of nanoscale science and nanotechnologies, on Saturday, April 5, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m
Posted: Mar 31st, 2008
Read morePitt will receive nearly $2.7 million as part of collaborative research with universities around the country.
Posted: Mar 31st, 2008
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