NSF grant to develop nanofiber-based medical nanoprobes
The National Science Foundation has granted two Clemson University professors $250,000 to research and develop nanofiber-based probes for medical diagnostics.
Oct 2nd, 2008
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Chemotherapy with nanodiamond biomedical device could transform cancer treatment
A Northwestern University research team has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically removed.
Oct 2nd, 2008
Read more2008 Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences awarded to Professor El-Sayed from Georgia Tech
The Editors of the leading international journal External link Chemical Physics Letters are pleased to announce that the second Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences has been awarded to Professor Mostafa El-Sayed from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, for his seminal contributions to the understanding of the electronic and molecular dynamics and properties of systems with different length scales, ranging from molecules to nanoparticles to biomedical systems.
Oct 2nd, 2008
Read moreScreen display technology is taking a significant step forward
Rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are to be a thing of the past as new research, published today, Thursday, 2 October, in the New Journal of Physics, heralds the beginning of a technological revolution for screen displays.
Oct 2nd, 2008
Read moreAVS 55th International Symposium Showcases Nanotechnology and Materials Research
The AVS 55th International Symposium next month in Boston will showcase research from across the spectrum of science and engineering devoted to research on such topics as nanotechnology, alternative energy, materials research, and medicine.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreNanoparticles deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln gets $8.1 million grant for its nanotechnology research
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received an $8.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and its nanotechnology research through 2014.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreNSF awards 14 materials research science and engineering centers
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces 14 Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) awarded as a result of the 2008 MRSEC competition (solicitation NSF 07-563).
Oct 1st, 2008
Read more2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics awarded for carbon nanomaterials
Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attended by luminaries of the field.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreMaterials that mimic water-repellant surfaces found in nature
The team, led by Hui Wu at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, developed a new electrospinning technique that aligns hydrophobic polymer nanofibres as they form from solution by collecting them on a thin silver wire.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreCollaboration to develop the next generation of thermoelectric materials
Scientists at RTI are teaming up with several leading universities and a major aerospace company to develop the next generation of thermoelectric materials - revolutionary technologies that can efficiently convert heat differentials or waste heat into electrical energy for a wide range of applications.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreSEMATECH Technologists to Report Technical Results on New Materials and Device Structures
SEMATECH announced today that it has received the Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM) Best Paper Award for its work on reliability of high-k metal gates.
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreNational Imaging Facility expands cutting edge technology for Australian research community
University of Queensland's cutting edge technology has expanded with the acquisition of an Australian first animal scanner system, part of a new National Imaging Facility (NIF).
Oct 1st, 2008
Read moreGerman researchers win Honda Prize 2008 for their world-first Atomic Electron Microscope
The Honda Foundation announced the Honda Prize for the year 2008 will be awarded to a German team of researchers of electron microscopy led by Dr. Maximilian Haider, Dr. Harald Rose, and Dr. Knut Urban.
Sep 30th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology 'Safety for Success' dialog
The Directorate-General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission is organizing the 2nd Annual Nanotechnology "Safety for Success" Dialogue Workshop on Thursday, 2nd and Friday, 3rd October 2008.
Sep 30th, 2008
Read moreWhen nanoparticles seep right through skin
Scientists are finding that particles that are barely there - tiny objects known as nanoparticles that have found a home in electronics, food containers, sunscreens, and a variety of applications - can breech our most personal protective barrier: The skin.
Sep 30th, 2008
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