Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines

Pathways to a sustainable energy future - all-star lineup of energy experts to present in Berkeley

An international all-star lineup of experts in solar and biofuel energy, climate science, urban design and other areas of research critical to sustainable energy technologies will gather in Berkeley for a public symposium on October 1 and 2, 2010.

September 13, 2010 Read more

New artificial skin could make prosthetic limbs and robots more sensitive

The light, tickling tread of a pesky fly landing on your face may strike most of us as one of the most aggravating of life's small annoyances. But for scientists working to develop pressure sensors for artificial skin for use on prosthetic limbs or robots, skin sensitive enough to feel the tickle of fly feet would be a huge advance. Now Stanford researchers have built such a sensor.

September 13, 2010 Read more

Would a molecular horse trot, pace or glide across a surface?

UC Riverside chemists study quadrupedal molecular machines to provide an answer.

September 13, 2010 Read more

Silicon Valley exhibition immerses visitors in the exciting world of nanotechnology, digital art and mapping

The Tech Museum today raised the curtain on its most ambitious exhibition, The Tech Silicon Valley Innovation Gallery, revealing cutting-edge technology developed by the world's foremost experts on computing, digital design, communication and collaboration. The nearly 3,000-square-foot gallery captures the spirit of Silicon Valley ingenuity, examining the core of innovation -- the microchip -- and immersing visitors in the exciting world of nanotechnology, digital art and mapping.

September 13, 2010 Read more

New technique provides sensitive analysis of atmospheric particles

Sensitive, yet tough. That's nanoDESI. The nanospray Desorption ElectroSpray Ionization technique analyzes tiny samples of atmospheric aerosols.

September 13, 2010 Read more

EU-US cooperation on space micro- and nanotechnologies

CANEUS International will be holding CANEUS 2010 Workshops as part of the International Week on Micro and Nano Technologies (MNT) for Space 2010. The event is being held at the ESTEC-ESA Centre in The Netherlands the 13-17 September 2010.

September 13, 2010 Read more

NSF grant to design nanoconstructs with math and computer science

The NSF funded project titled, 'Collaborative Research: New Graph Theory from and for Nanoconstruct Design Strategies', focuses on using mathematics and computers to design nanoconstructs to carry out practical jobs in the future.

September 13, 2010 Read more

Mit kalter Quantenmaterie hoch hinaus

In der von der European Science Foundation (ESF) gefoerderten Tagung (EuroQUAM 2010. Cold Quantum Matter: Achievements and Prospects) werden die neuesten Ergebnisse aus einem der aufregendsten Forschungsfelder der Physik praesentiert. Im Zentrum stehen dabei die ungewoehnlichen Eigenschaften ultrakalter Quantenmaterie.

September 13, 2010 Read more

NAUTILE: the first research laboratory for the study of the ecotoxicity of carbon nanotubes in the aquatic environment

Arkema, CNRS, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse and Universite Paul Sabatier have signed a framework agreement to set up a joint research laboratory, NAUTILE (NAnotUbes et ecoToxIcoLogiE), the first public/private joint laboratory dedicated to the study of the ecotoxicological impact of carbon nanotubes in the aquatic environment.

September 13, 2010 Read more

Carbon nanotube antenna could make photovoltaic cells more efficient

Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have found a way to concentrate solar energy 100 times more than a regular photovoltaic cell. Such nanotubes could form antennas that capture and focus light energy, potentially allowing much smaller and more powerful solar arrays.

September 12, 2010 Read more

Engineers make artificial skin out of nanowires

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the term 'thin-skinned'.

September 12, 2010 Read more

Workshop to assess nanotechnology's role in energy's future

A workshop scheduled to take place in Iacocca Hall on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 13 and 14, will explore how nanotechnology can help the drive to develop alternative sources of energy while improving the efficiency of existing methods of energy generation.

September 11, 2010 Read more

University of Cambridge unveils most powerful microscope in the UK

The most powerful atom resolving microscope in the UK was today revealed at the University of Cambridge.

September 10, 2010 Read more

SPADnet, a new concept for biomedical imaging, gets funded

SPADnet - 'Fully Networked, Digital Components for Photon-starved Biomedical Imaging Systems' - is a new collaborative research project funded by the European Union within the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Theme of its Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7).

September 10, 2010 Read more

CNRS 2010 Gold Medal awarded to Gerard Ferey, chemist and nanomaterials designer

This prestigious annual prize rewards the works of a prominent personality who has made an exceptional contribution to the dynamism, reputation and influence of French scientific research.

September 10, 2010 Read more

Progress towards 'tractor beam' - researchers move nanoparticles with laser beam

Researchers from The Australian National University have developed the ability to move particles over large distances, using a specially designed laser beam.

September 10, 2010 Read more