A gathering of researchers in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and engineering to reflect on technological, cultural, literary, ethical, and social aspects of nanotechnology, the burgeoning science of atomic- and molecular-scale engineering and manufacture.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreA wireless, nano-scale voltmeter developed at the University of Michigan is overturning conventional wisdom about the physical environment inside cells. It may someday help researchers tackle such tricky medical issues as why cancer cells grow out of control and how damaged nerves might be mended.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
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Water chemistry and mineralogy are scientific fields that have been around long enough to develop extensive knowledge and technologies. The boundary of water and rock, however, is not a thin wet line but the huge new field of nanoparticle science.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreRochester Institute of Technology is expanding its research and technology transfer efforts in renewable energy development and sustainability thanks to recent funding awards from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreIn the cutting-edge science of nanotechnology, size matters. Starting tomorrow, a new exhibit on the UCSB campus will give students and community members an opportunity to see why.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
Read morePresident Vladimir Putin promised that science spending would be doubled in two years, adding that it was crucial to ensuring the country's development.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreComponents made of fullerenes and fullerene receptors line up to form short chains.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreThe New York Times today carries an article that deals with the recent Cornell University research describing how blending nanoscale particles of clay into a biodegradable plastic made it stronger yet quicker to decompose in compost.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreThe University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and The Dow Chemical Company today announced a research alliance combining AIBN's research expertise with Dow's market knowledge.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreThe 8th EU-India Summit will take place on November 30, 2007 in New Delhi.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreA water repellent developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory outperforms nature at its best and could open a floodgate of commercial possibilities.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreToday at a major gathering of businesspeople and scientists, NanoQuebec it to be awarded significant Quebec government funding, to the tune of $11 million over the next three years.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreResearchers have developed a new generation of biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the functional water channel protein Aquaporin Z into a novel A-B-A triblock copolymer.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreOpponents to nanotechnology say it's a much scarier prospect than GM (genetically modified) food, and while it can make food look better and last longer, there are fears about how it might affect the human body.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
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Chemists in Germany have tracked single molecules diffusing through a porous solid for the first time.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreThe Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies will explore questions about nanotechnology and the media at a live webcast on December 18.
Posted: Nov 28th, 2007
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