The president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences called on nanotechnology researchers to step up their efforts in promoting the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology in energy sources and public health as well as information technology.
May 27th, 2008
Read moreDr. Ernesto Joselevich, together with Ph.D. student Ariel Ismach and former M.Sc. student Noam Geblinger of the Weizmann Institute?s Materials and Interfaces Department, are developing techniques to coax carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into ordered structures - essentially making the nanotubes do the hard work for them.
May 27th, 2008
Read moreA Japanese institute and firms prototyped a foliage plant-like solar cell module by using organic nanotechnology thin-film solar cells.
May 27th, 2008
Read moreSwiss researchers have found that the insertion of tiny plastic packages of enzymes in human cells may help upgrade their metabolisms, without having to alter their genes.
May 27th, 2008
Read moreEuropean governments agreed today to establish a new Joint Investment Programme (JIP) for research into emerging technologies which might have a disruptive effect on the battlefield, using an innovative structure devised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to boost collaborative European efforts on defence Research and Technology.
May 26th, 2008
Read moreResearchers in Taiwan report development of a new type of 'molecular brake' that could provide on-demand stopping power for futuristic nanomachines.
May 26th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at TU Delft and the FOM Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter have found irrefutable proof that the so-called avalanche effect by electrons occurs in specific, very small semiconducting crystals. This physical effect could pave the way for cheap, high-output solar cells.
May 26th, 2008
Read moreSponsored by the Jisso International Council and IPC, the two-day seminar highlighted the advancements in packaging and interconnect technology, as well as issues facing technologists everywhere - i.e., environmental regulations.
May 26th, 2008
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Rund 70 ausgesuchte Wissenschaftler von Weltrang hat Dr. Wolfgang Fritzsche am Institut fuer Photonische Technologien (IPHT) in Jena ab dem 29. Mai 2008 zu Gast. Bereits zum neunten Mal findet das Internationale Symposium zur Nanobiotechnologie statt, diesmal unter dem Thema 'DNA-Based Nanodevices'.
May 26th, 2008
Read moreIn metamaterials, the ultrafine patterning as well as the chemistry influences the properties. Nowadays metamaterials are a hot topic because they can lead to unusually thin lenses and all sorts of previously impossible printed electronics.
May 26th, 2008
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From the wonderful world of the world wide web, here is this week's Slow News Friday story: 'Revolutionary Healing Nanotechnology' that looks like a stone. Actually, it is a stone.
May 24th, 2008
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A research project by Davidson College scientists and collaborators at Missouri Western State University has constructed a basic 'living computer' by genetically altering E. coli bacteria. The work demonstrates that computing in living cells is feasible, opening the door to a number of applications including data storage and as a tool for manipulating genes for genetic engineering.
May 23rd, 2008
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Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts.
May 23rd, 2008
Read moreResearchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that adding tiny bits of gold to a failed HIV drug rekindle the drug?s ability to stop the virus from invading the body?s immune system.
May 23rd, 2008
Read moreThe European Parliament has given its support to the EU's fifth Joint Technology Initiative in a vote on May 20. A considerable majority of 590 out of a total of 619 Members of the European Parliament voting during a plenary session in Strasbourg were in favour of setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Initiative.
May 23rd, 2008
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ETH Zurich physicists have used a semiconductor material to create superimposed quantum dots that trap single electrons. Not only can these dots be studied with lasers, their energy can be influenced as well.
May 23rd, 2008
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