Imagine a 'magic additive', which when added to engine oil, increases the fuel efficiency of your car by 35 to 50 per cent and cuts down on carbon emission by 90 per cent. Such an additive has already been successfully tested at the University of North Carolina.
Posted: Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreEmerging nanotechnology may put an end to a costly social problem that years of public awareness campaigns have not -- deaths caused by drinking and driving.
Posted: Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreNew technology could enable new cancer treatment techniques and antibacterial coatings.
Posted: Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreThe latest technology and market trends in technical textiles will be presented by advanced technology and industry experts at Techtextil-Symposium North America, April 1-3, 2008 in Atlanta, GA.
Posted: Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreLast week, Forbes magazine ran a commentary by Robert Ellis Smith, publisher of the Privacy Journal newsletter, titled 'Scay Stuff'.
Posted: Dec 8th, 2007
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Spanish scientists have strung fullerene buckyballs together to produce a polymer with unique electronic properties. The creation of these polymers, which resemble a string of pearls, has demonstrated a new approach to designing novel materials.
Posted: Dec 8th, 2007
Read moreJob seekers in Oklahoma currently cannot find any ads or postings for companies seeking nanotechnology technicians, said Sheryl Hale, manager, innovative programs, research and development at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
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Mixing dyes with DNA could be the solution for bright, robust electronic displays and digital paper.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreA new nanotechnology material developed at Michigan State University has enabled XG Sciences Inc., a startup company headquartered in East Lansing, to be named a winner in the third annual Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Awards program.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreStudents at NanoCareer Day get firsthand look at nanotechnology, career opportunities.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
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Two engineers at the University of California, Riverside are part of a binational team that has found semiconducting nanotubes produced by living bacteria - a discovery that could help in the creation of a new generation of nanoelectronic devices.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreThree researchers have been nominated for their work on a novel technique for making high performance, long-lasting and safe lithium-ion batteries.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
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The final version of the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems has been released. This marks the completion of the first broad, multidisciplinary effort to explore how current laboratory techniques for atomically precise fabrication can be extended, step by step, toward increasingly advanced products and capabilities.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology companies across the world are realizing 7-10 years are not enough to take a potential research finding to the market as a product.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreIn his vision talk at the valedictory function of Bangalore Nano 2007, Prof. C.N.R. Rao urged the Government to give greater freedom for Scientists and Researchers of the country to continue their work in the institutions as researchers and at the same time explore new business opportunities through private ventures.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
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Findings have implications for understanding plant defenses and for engineering biofuels.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2007
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