Raman spectroscopy could put an end to dreaded dentist drill
A new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it?s begun promises to reduce the need for drilling and filling.
Jul 21st, 2008
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With NIH grant, FSU becomes one of world's top imaging centers
At Florida State University, the collective strength of biomedical research and the scientists who lead it has earned a $2 million High-End Instrumentation (HEI) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Jul 20th, 2008
Read moreKerry-Snowe bill strengthens safety in nanotechnology research
Sens. John Kerry and Olympia Snowe this week introduced the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008. The legislation will toughen the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) by increasing its commitment to environmental health and safety research.
Jul 18th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnologie fuer das Gesundheitswesen des 21. Jahrhunderts
Vom 4. - 6. Maerz 2009 treffen sich internationale Experten an der Berliner Charite, um auf der Konferenz NanoMed 2009 den aktuellen Stand medizinischer Anwendungen der Nanotechnologie zu diskutieren.
Jul 18th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology to provide cheap solar energy
Research into new types of solar cells produced by nanotechnology will be described by Professor Darren Bagnall at the World Renewable Energy Conference in Glasgow which begins tomorrow.
Jul 18th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology gets rugby fans closer then ever to the All Blacks
Fibre imprinting nanotechnology developed at the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the University of Canterbury is going to get rugby fans closer than ever to the All Blacks. The names of as many as 100,000 fans are to be printed onto a single thread which will be sewn into the Silver Fern on a special edition jersey in a campaign organised by All Blacks sponsor adidas.
Jul 18th, 2008
Read moreRoentgenmikroskopie mit Superaufloesung deckt die versteckten Geheimnisse in der Nanowelt auf
Ein neuartiges Roentgenmikroskop mit Superaufloesung, das von einem Forscherteam des Paul Scherrer Instituts (PSI) und der ETH Lausanne (EPFL) in der Schweiz entwickelt wurde, kombiniert die hohe Durchdringungsleistung von Roentgenstrahlen mit einer hohen bildlichen Aufloesung und ermoeglicht es somit erstmals, Licht auf die detaillierten inneren Strukturen von Halbleiterbauelementen oder Zellen zu werfen.
Jul 18th, 2008
Read moreNanoparticle research in Review of Ophthalmology
Nanoparticle research by Professor Sanku Mallik and his group at North Dakota State University, Fargo, appears in the July issue of the Review of Ophthalmology in the article 'Nanoparticles: Into the New Frontier.'
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreSuper-resolution X-ray microscopy unveils the buried secrets of the nanoworld
A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read more'Nanosculpture' could enable new types of heat pumps and energy converters
Researchers discover method to induce, suppress 'branching' of nanorods.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreUC San Diego launches Institute of Engineering in Medicine to accelerate health care tech
Nanoparticle bombs to kill cancer, molecular-sized bridges to repair damaged hearts, and scarless surgery techniques are now on the frontier of medical innovations in California with the new Institute leading the way.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreMolecular hula hoop - spinning motion of a molecular rotor detected
Japanese researchers at the Universities of Osaka and Kyoto have reported that they were able to get 'snapshots' of individual molecular rotors caught in motion.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreNET-Symposium on nanotechnology approaches, nanomaterials and thin films for energy technologies
A symposium titled 'NET-Symposium on Nanotechnology Approaches, Nanomaterials and Thin Films for Energy Technologies' will be held during NanoSMat2008 in Barcelona-Spain, October 21-24, 2008.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreTwo open PhD positions in nanotechnology projects in Portugal
Prof. Vasco Teixeira's group at the University of Minho in Portugal is looking for 2 young researchers (PhD students) with expertise and experience in the development of nanostructured materials for integration in nano-biosensors that are under development within a nanotechnology project in progress at their research center.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreKleine Festplatten fuer viele Daten
TERAMAGSTOR - Terabit Magnetic Storage Technologies - ist ein neues EU-Projekt dessen Ziel es ist, die Speicherdichte von Festplatten weiter zu erhoehen und die erste Festplatte mit einer Speicherdichte von einem Terabit pro Quadratinch zu entwickeln.
Jul 17th, 2008
Read moreNew kind of MRI enables study of magnets for computer memory
In a recent issue of Physical Review Letters, the scientists report the first-ever magnetic resonance image of the inside of an extremely tiny magnet.
Jul 17th, 2008
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