Nanotechnology risks: not all materials are created equal
The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment.
Posted: Mar 25th, 2007
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Nanotechnology scissors make the cut
Researchers in Japan have developed a pair of molecular-scale scissors that open and close in response to light.
Posted: Mar 25th, 2007
Read moreLinear arrays of nanotubes offer path to high-performance electronics
A new approach uses dense arrays of aligned and linear nanotubes as a thin-film semiconductor material suitable for integration into electronic devices.
Posted: Mar 25th, 2007
Read moreBulletproof bodyarmor with carbon nanotubes
Universities are looking at lighter solutions to bulky body armor so that soldiers can better do their job in the field.
Posted: Mar 25th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology teacher education program bears fruit
Fuel-cell-powered balsa-wood cars are propelling Heritage High School students in Broadland, Illinois into the age of nanotechnology.
Posted: Mar 25th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology education can make you laugh
The program When Things Get Small continues to collect awards and nominations.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2007
Read moreWorld's first medical robotics fantastic voyage
Some 40 years after the release of the classic science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage, researchers have achieved a major technological breakthrough in the field of medical robotics.
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2007
Read moreCould nanofabricated photonic materials lead to a cloaking device?
The technology that makes invisibility shields a theoretical possibility took a major step forward with reports of a material that bends visible light away from itself.
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2007
Read moreAn issues landscape for nanotechnology standards
The Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards has released a report titled An Issues Landscape for Nanotechnology Standards.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007
Read moreA congressional perspective on the past, present and future of nanotechnology
Robert Service, nanotechnology reporter at Science magazine, will interview former Congressman Boehlert about the beginnings of the NNI and about the future of this transformative technology at a live webcast.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007
Read moreTest finds manufactured nanoparticles don't harm soil ecology
The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic particles could be harmful to organisms.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007
Read moreGoal of nanoscale optical imaging gets boost with new hyperlens
Scientists have developed a hyperlens that brings them one major step closer to the goal of nanoscale optical imaging.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007
Read moreNew monthly compendium on nanotechnology risk research
ICON launches virtual journal of nanotechnology risk research.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007
Read moreVertical integration in the nanotechnology industry
The Houston Chronicle reports today that carbon nanotubes producer Carbon Nanotechnologies Incorporated and Unidym, which is developing carbon-based materials, processes, and devices for the electronics industry, will merge.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007
Read moreEurope about to triple nanotechnology funding
Under FP7, running from 2007 to 2013, funding for nanotechnology related projects is expected to reach Euro 3.5 billion.
Posted: Mar 21st, 2007
Read moreNanofiltered diesel
A new material developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Nanoscience Center could replace a costly process in the manufacture of biodiesel that consumes chemicals, water and energy and also reduces the yield of the final product.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2007
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