Examining the infinitesimal
Dr Andrew Humhpris, co-founder of the original technology and now Chief Technology Officer of Infinitesima, explains how this University spin-out has turned into a leading-edge company.
Mar 17th, 2009
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Seminar focuses on food nanotechnology
The latest developments in nanotechnology and its potential for use in the food industry is the subject of a seminar on April 30 in London.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreMIT's Belcher will deliver keynote address in nanoscience at ACS' 237th National Meeting
Angela M. Belcher, a noted scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the Keynote Address in Nanoscience at the American Chemical Society's 237th National Meeting.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreFDA study assesses nanotechnology applications against anthrax terror attack
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed a proof-of-concept study of a test that quickly and accurately detects the presence of even the smallest amount of the deadly anthrax toxin.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreOptical Fiber Communication Conference features breakthroughs in next-generation ethernet, metamaterials, optical data processing and more
Major Research Conference to be held in San Diego, March 22-26.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreCheaper materials could be key to low-cost solar cells
Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreCoating makes scratches on cars disappear when exposed to sunlight
Scientists have developed a polyurethane coating that heals its own scratches when exposed to sunlight, offering the promise of scratch-free cars and other products.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreNanoscale memresistors could lead to faster, cheaper computers
A University of Michigan electrical engineer has built a chip composed of nanoscale memristors that can store up to 1 kilobit of information.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreScientists study catalytic properties of individual gold nanoparticles
Before you can design the perfect nanoparticle catalyst, you first need to understand the fundamental science that governs their reactivity, say scientists from the US. And they claim to have done just that, using single molecule spectroscopy to reveal that nanocatalyst surface properties respond to changes to the concentration of reactants.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreSlimmer copper nanorods a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreAttosecond science researcher wins Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal
Dr. Paul Corkum, a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa and attosecond science researcher at the National Research Council Canada (NRC), is this year's winner of Canada's most prestigious science prize.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreNanoMed 2009 versammelte Nanomediziner aus aller Welt
Medizinische Anwendungen der Nanotechnologie waren Thema der 6. NanoMed-Konferenz in Berlin.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read morePreviously impossible alloys can be created by subjecting atoms to high pressure
A lot of high pressure materials can be made, but once the pressure is reduced they go back to their original form. People cannot make anything useful from those materials. But a new alloy is quenchable, meaning that the alloy persists when the pressure is gone.
Mar 17th, 2009
Read moreNanoscience and nanotechnology: Environmental and health impacts
This comprehensive book covers various aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology and what is known about the potential environmental and health impacts.
Mar 16th, 2009
Read moreThrough the wire: A new nanocatalyst synthesis technique
Materials containing bimetallic nanoparticles are attractive in vast technological fields because of their unique catalytic, electronic, and magnetic properties. One of the most promising of the bunch is made from palladium and gold, an alloy that could be used in a wide variety of catalytic activities including the water-gas shift reaction and the oxidation of carbon dioxide - both important steps in alternative energy applications like fuel cells.
Mar 16th, 2009
Read moreIIT Madras files two nanotechnology patent applications
Continuing to remain at the forefront of using cutting-edge technology to meet societal needs, IIT-Madras is filing a patent on two new applications of nanotechnology for removal of dyes from waste water released from textile mills and for more efficient drug delivery in cancer treatment.
Mar 16th, 2009
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