Schoolteachers get a 'lift' at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Program spurs students to pursue scientific careers.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
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UK government releases second nanotechnology risk report
UK government has now published its second research report 'Characterising the Potential Risks posed by Engineered Nanoparticles'.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreBoron nanotubes could outperform carbon
Carbon may be losing its monopoly over the nanoworld. According to the latest calculations, tubes built out of the element boron could have many of the same properties as carbon nanotubes.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreResearch by Case Western Reserve University earns cover of prestigious science publication
Nature Nanotechnology features work by Case School of Engineering professors investigator and other researchers.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreCNS-UCSB hosted major conference on occupational health and safety in nanotechnology labs
The National Science Foundation's Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS), housed at UC Santa Barbara, recently hosted a major conference on health and safety in laboratories and industrial workplaces employing nanotechnology.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreThe problem with pseudosciences
There is an interesting article on the CSI (Committee for Sceptical Inquiry) website about a broad range of assessments from CSICOP panelists of pseudoscience and the paranormal in education, the media, and public perception.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreHarvesting the sun's energy with nanoantennas
Researchers are developing a novel way to collect energy from the sun with a technology that could potentially cost pennies a yard, be imprinted on flexible materials and still draw energy after the sun has set.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreFood for Thought: delivering the promise of food processing
Presenting their findings at a recent European Science Foundation (ESF) and European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) conference, scientists show how new food technologies are changing European diets.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreLight from crystals
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has carried out pioneering work in the development of thin-film LEDs - supported by Fraunhofer researchers from Jena.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreNew nanotechnology center has opened in Vladivostok
Modern laboratory equipment has been purchased with new grants.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read more'Electronic switch' opens doors in rheumatoid joints
A breakthrough in understanding the way atoms move across cell membranes in the human body could pave the way for the development of new treatments for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreUS to share nanotechnology with Libya?
Following talks between Rice and Shalgam, officials of the two countries signed a science and technology cooperation deal.
Posted: Jan 3rd, 2008
Read moreKey plank of theoretical chemistry rescued
Theoretical chemists can breathe a tentative sigh of relief after the publication of a 'beautiful' study which shows that a cornerstone of their discipline seems to be intact - despite earlier evidence to the contrary.
Posted: Jan 3rd, 2008
Read moreA crystal that Nature may have missed
For centuries, human beings have been entranced by the captivating glimmer of the diamond. What accounts for the stunning beauty of this most precious gem? As mathematician Toshikazu Sunada explains in an article appearing today in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, some secrets of the diamond's beauty can be uncovered by a mathematical analysis of its microscopic crystal structure.
Posted: Jan 3rd, 2008
Read moreUS National Nanotechnology Initiative releases new strategic plan
A new strategic plan for the work of the National Nanotechnology Initiative has just been released by the interagency Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology with support from the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2008
Read moreFirst Annual Conference on Nanotechnology Law, Regulation and Policy
The Food and Drug Law Institute is sponsoring an annual conference on Nanotechnology Law Regulation and Policy, February 28-29, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2008
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