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NanoTeach project seeks high school teachers for nanotechnology curricula pilot
The NanoTeach project announces a NSF-funded opportunity for high school science teachers to participate in professional development to support the integration of nanoscience and technology into their existing curricula.
September 25, 2009 Read more
NSF funds Alabama's first imaging system for UAB microscale research lab
The National Science Foundation has awarded $431,200 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physics to facilitate the purchase of a new highly-specialized imaging system - the first of its kind in Alabama - that will be a centerpiece of a new interdisciplinary research laboratory on campus.
September 25, 2009 Read more
New report demands public's involvement in nanotechnology policy debate
Decision-making on science - especially emerging technologies such as nanotechnology - must become more democratic, a new report on science policy released today argues.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Professor Ian Boyd leaves the London Centre for Nanotechnology to lead the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication
Professor Ian W Boyd of the London Centre for Nanotechnology will take the first leadership role over the new Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication from the 1st of October.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Nanosensors measure insulin level for diabetic patients
Researchers at the University of Kurdistan have devised special electrochemical nanosensors to measure diabetic patients' insulin level.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Pores for thought
Porous coordination polymers that strongly adsorb polar guest molecules can be made using a ligand with separated positive and negative charges.
September 25, 2009 Read more
New nanomaterial particularly suited for fuel cells
Titanium dioxide nanotubes can now attain a quality, which was until recently missing: an electrical conductivity that resembles those of metals.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Air Force research on carbon nanodevices may lead to revolutionary new devices
Dr. Jiwoong Park of Cornell University, who receives funding for basic research from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), is investigating carbon nanostructures that may some day be used in electronic, thermal, mechanical and sensing devices for the Air Force.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Cheap, sensitive carbon nanotube sensors could detect explosives, toxins in water
New chemical sensor chips made with carbon nanotubes could enable rapid, low-cost detection of TNT and poison in rivers, reservoirs.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Thin carbon sheets enhance titanium dioxide-based batteries
To test whether graphene, a good conductor on its own, can help, researchers at PNNL added graphene, sheets made up of single carbon atoms, to titanium dioxide.
September 25, 2009 Read more
A flash of light turns graphene into a biosensor
Disease diagnosis, toxin detection and more are possible with DNA-graphene nanostructure.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Nanomedicine at University of Toronto gets $5 million boost to speed up cancer detection
A nanomedicine research group led by a University of Toronto chemist has received a $5-million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), giving them the green light to develop faster ways of detecting leukemia and lung cancer cells.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Nanoparticle-based battlefield pain treatment moves a step closer
Discovery of way to balance effects of 2 drugs sets stage for safer pain relief.
September 25, 2009 Read more
Superheavy element 114 confirmed: A stepping stone to the island of stability
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been able to confirm the production of the superheavy element 114.
September 24, 2009 Read more
More efficient oil extraction using nanofluidics
The University of Twente will contribute to the Enhanced Oil Recovery Exploratory Research Program (ExploRe) from the energy company BP.
September 24, 2009 Read more
Nanotechnology symposium showcases new facility at Washington University
A two-day nanotechnology symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24 and 25, in the Whitaker Hall auditorium to highlight the opening of Washington University's nano research center.
September 24, 2009 Read more
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