Engineers from Harvard University have designed and demonstrated ice-free nanostructured materials that literally repel water droplets before they even have the chance to freeze.
Nov 13th, 2010
Read moreInside laboratory No. 2 at IBM's new nanotechnology research facility, no can hear you scream. Once the heavy door is closed, the laboratory is essentially noise-free, insulated from electromagnetic waves and vibrations that can disrupt sensitive nanotech experiments.
Nov 12th, 2010
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Gadonanotubes (GNTs) developed at Rice University are beginning to show positive results in a study funded by a federal stimulus grant through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last year.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreTo better serve its more than 150,000 users this year, nanoHUB.org is establishing a User Group to serve as a forum to facilitate the exchange of ideas among nanoHUB users.
Nov 12th, 2010
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TU Munich physicist Reinhard Kienberger received the 2010 ICO Prize for pioneering contributions to attosecond physics. One of the main goals of this new scientific discipline is to capture snapshots of the inner life of atoms.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreThe National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), part of NCI's Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, is an accomplished source for testing nanomaterials for biomedical applications and is now partnering with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to characterize engineered nanomaterials used in risk/hazard studies.
Nov 12th, 2010
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In a recent study, scientists at EMSL and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered cellular interactions of nanoparticles at the molecular level that may lead to answers about how these particles impact living systems.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreIm Rahmen des Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprogramms 2010-2013 hat die BAuA einen Forschungsschwerpunkt 'Nanomaterialien' mit den Aktivitaetsfeldern 'Arbeitsplatzbelastungen bei Taetigkeiten mit Nanomaterialien' und 'Toxikologische Risikocharakterisierung' eingerichtet und entwickelt begleitend 'Beitraege zur Vorsorgestrategie fuer Nanomaterialien'.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreThe Graphene Week 2011 conference will be devoted to science and technology of graphene, advances in its growth and chemical processing, manufacturing graphene-based devices and studies of electronic transport, investigation of physical properties using ARPES, STM and AFM, emerging applications of this new material.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreThe international scientific community has identified five Grand Challenges that, if addressed in the next decade, will deliver knowledge to enable sustainable development, poverty eradication, and environmental protection in the face of global change.
Nov 12th, 2010
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The third issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreThe United States still leads the world with its scientific clout, armed with highly respected universities and a big war chest of funding, but Europe and Asia are catching up, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Friday.
Nov 12th, 2010
Read moreEuroNanoForum and Nanotech Europe are joining forces in 2011 to produce Europe's largest nanotechnology event.
Nov 12th, 2010
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Controlling and modulating the flow of light is essential in today's telecommunications-based society. Professor Tobias Kippenberg and his team in EPFL's Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements have discovered a novel way to couple light and vibrations.
Nov 11th, 2010
Read more'Nanotechnology and bionics - High tech in the building industry' is the title of a series of events being organised by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology and taking place at BAU 2011. The idea behind it is to present the high-tech capabilities and innovations strength of the building sector by highlighting examples of advanced technology from building research and practice.
Nov 11th, 2010
Read moreRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Jian-Qiang Lu was recognized recently for his innovative research and technical achievements toward the design and realization of 3-D integrated computer chips.
Nov 11th, 2010
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