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EU Call for Tenders for a study of the potential impact of nanomaterials at the workplace

A Call for Tenders VT/2011/039 "Study service contract to establish the potential impact of nanomaterials and nanotechnology at the workplace, evaluate the scope and requirements of possible modifications of relevant EU safety and health at work legislation" has been published.

June 24, 2011 Read more

New nanotechnology knowledge transfer network "SafeNano Norway"

SINTEF researchers Andy Booth has initiated a new nanotechnology knowledge transfer network called SafeNano Norway, linked to health, safety and environmental issues.

June 24, 2011 Read more

Obama calls for high-tech manufacturing effort involving nanotechnology

On Friday in Pittsburgh, Obama is to call for a joint effort by industry, universities and the federal government to help reposition the United States as a leader in cutting-edge manufacturing, including biotechnology, robotics and nanotechnology

June 24, 2011 Read more

Making holograms look more real

A full-color three-dimensional hologram has been created by harnessing electron density waves in thin metal films.

June 24, 2011 Read more

Towards responsible nanotextiles and coatings: a new risk approach

A new study has developed risk assessment criteria for engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to help inform innovation and policy decisions. It illustrates that product design can influence the unintended release of ENMs and that combining knowledge about the product life cycle with a systematic assessment of the potential hazards may enable responsible choices for future product developments to be made.

June 24, 2011 Read more

Euro Atomic Force Microscopy Forum 2011

ETH Zurich, Atomic Force F+E GmbH and Asylum Research announce the third Euro AFM Forum 2011 to be held in Zurich, Switzerland on September 7 to 9 in cooperation with Prof. Ralph Spolenak at the campus Science City of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

June 23, 2011 Read more

New FDA sunscreen rules called blind to nanotechnology

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's newly released sunscreen rules fail to meaningfully consider the risks posed by nanoscale ingredients, according to public interest groups including Friends of the Earth, The International Center for Technology Assessment and Consumers Union.

June 23, 2011 Read more

Study brings brain-like computing a step closer to reality

The study involved the first ever demonstration of simultaneous information processing and storage using phase-change materials.

June 23, 2011 Read more

Department of Energy projects win 36 R+D100 Awards for 2011

U.S. Department of Energy researchers have won 36 of the 100 awards given out this year by R+D Magazine for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. The coveted awards are presented annually in recognition of exceptional new products, processes, materials or software developed throughout the world and introduced into the market the previous year.

June 23, 2011 Read more

Physicists observe 'campfire effect' in blinking nanorod semiconductors

When semiconductor nanorods are exposed to light, they blink in a seemingly random pattern. By clustering nanorods together, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that their combined "on" time is increased dramatically providing new insight into this mysterious blinking behavior.

June 23, 2011 Read more

Calculating the electronic transport properties of graphene stacks

Anticipating forthcoming experiments, a NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) team has shown that few layer graphene stacks have favorable transport properties that could enable engineering of novel electronic devices.

June 23, 2011 Read more

Innovative anti-biofouling technologies can make shipping more eco-friendly

Organisms that stick to the lower structures of ships increase fuel consumption and costs of maintenance substantially. Currently, the organisms are killed with toxic biocides, but these chemicals need to be removed to protect our environment. Researchers are trying to develop environmentally friendly anti-biofouling technologies, such as nano-structured surfaces that make organisms fall off when the ships move.

June 23, 2011 Read more

True blue light emission could make OLED displays the next big thing in consumer electronics

Researchers have developed a blue organic light emitting diode (OLED) with an efficiency that is double that of the maximum theoretical efficiency limit.This paves the way for longer-lasting, more efficient and vivid OLED displays for the consumer market.

June 23, 2011 Read more

Researchers clarify properties of 'confined' water within single-walled carbon nanotube pores

Water and ice may not be among the first things that come to mind when you think about single-walled carbon nanotubes, but a Japan-based research team hoping to get a clearer understanding of the phase behavior of confined water in the cylindrical pores of carbon nanotubes zeroed in on confined water's properties and made some surprising discoveries.

June 22, 2011 Read more

Researchers clock the speed of brain signals

New studies illuminate brain's complex neurotransmission machinery, point to potential source of problems leading to neurodegenerative and psychiatric conditions.

June 22, 2011 Read more

Innovageek: A new free webservice for innovators and technology seekers worldwide

InnovaGeek freely offers the opportunity to publish "teasers of technologies and innovations" available worldwide on its website and mobile application. The goal is to increase the technology visibility for free to help innovators to find partners, new customers or new markets or selling patents.

June 22, 2011 Read more