The Chair of Nanotechnology for Water Desalination is a new Chair sponsored by the Research Council of Oman and Sultan Qaboos University. It will establish a program of research in Nanotechnology for Water Desalination at SQU, and provide research leadership, including strategic planning, project development and planning, project management, and supervision of research staff and postgraduate students.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2008
Read morePunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought an early Environment and Forest Clearance (EFC) for setting up of a world class National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute and Bio-processing Unit and National Institute of Nanotechnology in the state.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreColorado State University scientists have found a way to dramatically improve the quality of laser light at extremely short wavelengths, according to a paper that was published Sunday online by Nature Photonics.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreUsing nanotechnology, scientists from UCLA and Northwestern University have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases.
Posted: Jan 22nd, 2008
Read moreIt takes a lot to differentiate something like a vacuum cleaner in today's high-tech world of Dysons and Roombas, but it appears that Samsung is attempting to appeal to the gaming crowd by designing a model shaped like the Master Chief character from the Halo universe.
Posted: Jan 21st, 2008
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European researchers have developed a way of producing extremely detailed x-ray images using conventional imaging equipment such as that found in hospitals and airports. The new technique produces so-called 'dark-field' images, which could be of use in a number of applications, including medical imaging and security screening.
Posted: Jan 21st, 2008
Read moreIBM, ASML researchers will also participate in program designed to advance EUV lithography.
Posted: Jan 21st, 2008
Read moreSecuring a federal wetlands permit for the proposed nanotechnology site near SUNYIT won't come cheaply: The region's economic-development leaders have spent $300,000 in their still-unfinished quest.
Posted: Jan 21st, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment.
Posted: Jan 20th, 2008
Read moreLuna nanoWorks is adding dozens of high-paying research jobs and helping to lure other high-tech companies to Danville.
Posted: Jan 20th, 2008
Read moreNortheast Ohio and the entire state have some of the right materials to build a strong nanotechnology industry, but a few key elements are missing, according to a report released by regional technology advocacy group NorTech and the Nano-Network, a program focused on connecting the regionā??s nanotech companies and assets.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2008
Read moreThe BBC has an article on how Eric Drexler has backed away from his famous claim that nanomachines could turn the planet into 'grey goo'.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2008
Read moreThe Chicago Tribune has an article on how Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory were damaged in the budget fight between President Bush and Congress.
Posted: Jan 19th, 2008
Read moreFollowing the approval by the Union Government's Department of Science and Technology for a Rs.4.5 crore grant, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University will launch an M.Tech. programme in Nanotechnology from the next academic session.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2008
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The Spaceward Foundation announces the goals for the 2008 Space Elevator Power Beaming Challenge. Building on the results of the 2007 Challenge, the goals for 2008 have been set at 1 km height, 5 m/s minimum speed, for a prize level of $2M.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2008
Read moreRio Tinto Alcan reinforced its commitment to community involvement today with a $1-million donation to the 'Thinking Ahead Campaign' at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI), affiliated with McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre.
Posted: Jan 18th, 2008
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