The first fullerene organic metal
A Russian and Japanese team has produced the first material made of two-dimensional fullerene layers that acts like a metal.
Jun 9th, 2010
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Nanomedizin nimmt Fahrt auf
Im Dezember 2010 treffen sich Experten aus der ganzen Welt auf der 7. NanoMed-Konferenz in Berlin, um den aktuellen Stand biomedizinischer Anwendungen der Nanotechnologie zu diskutieren. Schwerpunktthema der Veranstaltung ist die nanotechnologie-basierte Diagnose und Behandlung von Krebs.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreNanoTecNexus announces collaboration with the Switzerland Trade and Investment Promotion
As a first step in the collaboration efforts, NTN will host a free live online webinar featuring an expert panel convened to discuss the latest investment and collaboration opportunities in Switzerland.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreNanomaterialien - friedliche Zwerge? Nutzen und Visionen einer neuen Technologie
Am 16. Juni spricht der Empa-Nanotoxikologe Harald Krug am Technoseum in Mannheim im Rahmen einer grossen Nano-Ausstellung ueber Vor- und Nachteile der Nanotechnologie und erklaert, worin die Chancen bestehen und wo Vorsicht angesagt ist.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreA major step forward in mass production of graphene
Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of graphene - a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read morePlastic nanoparticulate antibody works in first tests in living animals
Scientists are reporting the first evidence that a plastic antibody - an artificial version of the proteins produced by the body's immune system to recognize and fight infections and foreign substances - works in the bloodstream of a living animal.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreTAPPI nanotechnology conference features Suominen as a keynoter
Jyrki Suominen will make a keynote presentation at the 2010 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreAndre Geim awarded the Hughes Medal for his revolutionary discovery of graphene
The Royal Society awarded Professor Andre Geim the Hughes Medal for his revolutionary discovery of graphene, and explanation of its remarkable properties.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreGraphene makes light work of aircraft design
Graphene has the potential to replace carbon fibres in high performance materials that are used to build aircraft.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read morePlasmonics: Timely forecasting
Predicting the precise shape of metal nanostructures evaporated on an array of spheres is now possible using a mathematical algorithm.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreSilicon photonics: A new twist on light
Tiny optical circuits could operate at even higher speeds because of a simple structure that rotates the polarization of light.
Jun 9th, 2010
Read moreImec inaugurates first phase in its high-tech pole expansion
Imec today officially opens the extension of its state-of-the-art cleanroom at its campus in Leuven, Belgium. Moreover, imec also kicks off the construction of a new office building fitting in its plan for further expanding its high-tech ecosystem.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreEU-Chinese collaboration in nanotechnology consumer protection
The Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine and the European Commision Joint Research Centre (JRC) Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) have kicked off collaboration to support risk management and improve consumer protection through new approaches in the areas of nanotechnology and alternative methods to animal testing.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreOECD revises Guidance Manual for the testing of manufactured nanomaterials
This document is intended to support the testing undertaken in the context of OECD's Sponsorship Programme and to ensure that the information collected from this testing programme be reliable, accurate and consistent.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreOECD publishes Guidance Notes for the safety testing of manufactured nanomaterials
This document aims to assist sponsors of the OECD Sponsorship Programme as well as others involved in the safety testing of manufactured nanomaterials, through providing general and common issues as well as specific considerations on sample preparation and dosimetry.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreImec significantly reduces cost of germanium-based thermophotovoltaic cells
Imec presents an improved processing technique for germanium-based thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells resulting in significant reduction of cell cost, an essential step to develop a market for thermophotovoltaic applications.
Jun 8th, 2010
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