For the first time theoretical modeling has provided a glimpse into how promising dielectric materials are able to trap charges, something which may affect the performance of advanced electronic devices.
Posted: Oct 16th, 2007
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IBM scientists announced that they have measured the distribution of electrical charges in tubes of carbon that measure less than 2 nanometers in diameter.
Posted: Oct 16th, 2007
Read moreSt. Petersburg State University has become the first higher educational institution in Russia to teach students nanobiology and nanotechnology, the universityâ??s press service has said.
Posted: Oct 15th, 2007
Read moreAt the Institut Curie, Simon Scheuring has for the first time observed a diseased tissue at very high resolution using atomic force microscopy (AFM). By studying the membranes of cells in a patient's eye cataract, Scheuring has discovered the molecular cause of this disease.
Posted: Oct 15th, 2007
Read moreOn October 22, Fred Kavli, a Norwegian-born philanthropist, will introduce three new science prizes worth $1 million each at a science conference in Washington, DC. The Kavli Prizes are currently accepting nominations for their first ever awards in 2008 in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.
Posted: Oct 15th, 2007
Read moreR. Stanley Williams, a senior fellow at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories and founding director of HP's Quantum Science Research group, will discuss nanoscale computing in a free public lecture on Thursday, October 25, hosted by UC Santa Cruz.
Posted: Oct 15th, 2007
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A research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including high-speed communications, medical diagnostics and detection of terrorist threats.
Posted: Oct 14th, 2007
Read moreThe Russian nanotechnology supervision council should give consideration to proposals from Russian scientists for diverse uses of nanotechnology in the economy and healthcare, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
Posted: Oct 14th, 2007
Read moreIn case you get bored this weekend and want to brush up on your nanotechnology skills, Glenn Fishbine has posted a free nanotechnology course on his website.
Posted: Oct 13th, 2007
Read moreResearchers have shown that nanodiamonds - much like the carbon structure as that of a sparkling 14 karat diamond but on a much smaller scale - are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs to cells without the negative effects associated with current drug delivery agents.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
Read moreThe Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has developed a new initiative to identify technologies that are making an impact across the industry. Technologies that Could Change the Way You Manufacture is a member-driven program to discover and showcase new and emerging technologies that are making a difference in manufacturing.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
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The LA Auto Show, which will take place from November 16-25, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA, will include a Design Challenge a part of the Design Los Angeles automobile designers' conference. The topic this year is RoboCar of 2057.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
Read moreA new report summarizes the contents and results of the 3rd International NanoRegulation Conference which took place from September 12-13, 2007 in St. Gallen (Switzerland).
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
Read moreSome 3500 visitors attended the NanoEurope event in St.Gallen in mid-September to familiarize themselves with promising future applications of nanotechnology. Nanomedicine was one of the focal subjects discussed at the NanoEurope 2007.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
Read moreThe College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany today announced that a globally recognized expert in metrology technology for nanoelectronics is the newest addition to its growing cadre of world-class faculty.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
Read moreThe Phantoms Foundation organizes the 2nd EU FET-Cluster meeting from November 13-16, 2007 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Posted: Oct 12th, 2007
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