Nanotechnology to boost Russian space industry
The Russian Federal Space Agency is teaming up with state tech giant Rosnanotekh to promoting nanotechnology in the country?s key industries.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2008
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Science officials ask presidential candidates to set a national priority
To confront what they call 'the gravest challenge of our time,' nanoTX USA'08 organizers today dispatched an open letter to senators Clinton, McCain, and Obama on behalf of the scientific community.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2008
Read moreA discovery by nanoscientists can change the way we store data on our computers
The discovery of the scientists at Nano-Science Center and the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Jonas Hauptmann, Jens Paaske and Poul Erik Lindelof, is a step on the way towards a new means of data-storage, in which electricity and magnetism are combined in a new transistor concept.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2008
Read morePhysicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory
The relationship between a thin liquid film or drop of liquid and the shape of the surface that it wets is explained with a new simplified mathematical formula published this week in Physical Review Letters.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology possesses dazzling, dangerous potential
Nanotechnology seeks to create new products by harnessing incredibly small substances. While the industry is booming, the potential dangers to humans remain unknown.
Posted: Apr 6th, 2008
Read moreAs nanotechnology goes mainstream, 'toxic socks' raise concerns
Valued for its antibacterial and odor-fighting properties, nanoparticle silver is becoming the star attraction in a range of products from socks to bandages to washing machines. But as silver?s benefits propel it to the forefront of consumer nanomaterials, scientists are recommending a closer examination of the unforeseen environmental and health consequences of nanosilver.
Posted: Apr 6th, 2008
Read moreCrowd of more than one thousand attends inaugural community day at UAlbany NanoCollege
More than a thousand children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley received an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany held its inaugural Community Day today at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.
Posted: Apr 5th, 2008
Read moreUnion nanotechnology program makes teachers nano-smart
Nanoscience came alive in the NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) conference center as 80 Capital District educators gathered for a preview of the new NYSUT-sponsored 'SEMI High Tech U Teacher' program.
Posted: Apr 5th, 2008
Read moreUD nanomineral research featured in Science
Researchers at the University of Delaware, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ohio State University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Minnesota and the University of South Carolina are studying how the properties of mineral nanoparticles change as a function of their size.
Posted: Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreProfessor Giorgio named chair of biomedical engineering
Todd D. Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt News Service reported.
Posted: Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreCambridge nanotechnology guru appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for Ministry of Defence
The UK Prime Minister today named Professor Mark Welland as the new Chief Scientific Adviser at the Ministry of Defence.
Posted: Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreMIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge presents session on nanotechnology
On April 9, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will feature a keynote address by Josh Wolfe, founding partner and managing partner of Lux Capital.
Posted: Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreStanford nanotechnology professor receives $10m grant from Saudi university
The funding, notably larger than the usual sponsorship for an individual researcher, comes from Saudi Arabia's nascent research university, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, known as KAUST. The grant will be spread over a period of five years.
Posted: Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreBonelike coating for dental implants makes everyone smile
Research suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such implant to become incorporated much more successfully into the jaw, leading to smiles all round.
Posted: Apr 4th, 2008
Read moreSecond Polish national conference on nanotechnology
The 2nd National Conference on Nanotechnology 'NANO 2008' will be held from June 25-28, 2008 in Krakow at the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University.
Posted: Apr 3rd, 2008
Read moreAmerican Chemistry Council joins EPA nd other industry leaders to discuss advances in nanotechnology
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today led a panel discussion on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) voluntary reporting program for chemical nanoscale materials.
Posted: Apr 3rd, 2008
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