Bacteria mutate for a living, evading antibiotic drugs while killing tens of thousands of people in the United States each year. But as concern about drug-resistant bacteria grows, one novel approach under way at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks to thwart the bug without a drug by taking a cue from nature.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreThe Frontiers Network of Excellence (in conjunction with IMEC and NanoNed) are pleased to announce a unique event. On April 7, 2008, IMEC (www.imec.be) will host a 1-day interactive event: Novel Implants for Neurodegenerative Disease: Technology Promises, Clinical Challenges
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreThe European Commission has launched two new Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) designed to boost Europe's competitiveness in the fields of nanoelectronics and embedded computer systems. ENIAC (nanoelectronics) and ARTEMIS (embedded systems) are both public-private partnerships, which unite industry, the research community and public authorities.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreThe Morgridge Institute for Research, the private, not-for-profit side of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, is announcing the appointment of world-renowned stem cell pioneer and researcher James Thomson as the first member of its multidisciplinary scientific leadership team.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreThe LA Times will run a daily piece in its opinion section this week discussing nanotechnology. All week, Aatish Salvi and George Kimbrell debate the promises, ethical concerns and applications of nanotechnology.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreThe next collection date for for Preliminary Proposals for the Open Call to support Scientific and Technical Collaboration in Europe is on March 28, 2008.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreIMEC has realized a single-junction GaAs solar cell on a Ge substrate with a record conversion efficiency of 24.7%.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreResearch and Markets has announced the addition of 'The Physics and Chemistry of Nanosolids' to their offering.
Feb 25th, 2008
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Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) demonstrated a new type of optical tweezer with the potential to make biological and microfluidic force measurements in integrated systems such as microfluidic chips. The tweezer, consisting of a Fresnel Zone Plate microfabricated on a glass slide, has the ability to trap particles without the need for high performance objective lenses.
Feb 25th, 2008
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Morph, a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge - was launched today alongside the 'Design and the Elastic Mind' exhibition, on view from February 24 to May 12, 2008, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreA University of Arkansas physics professor will create and explore novel interface-controlled materials at the nanoscale to explore their physical properties, many of which are not attainable in bulk materials. His research in this area earned him a $410,735 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to continue the research, which was cited by Science magazine as one of the top 10 breakthroughs of 2007.
Feb 25th, 2008
Read moreNon-contact position sensors are small but important parts of many modern machines. Researchers have used a phenomenon known as magnetoresistance to develop a practical, low-cost position sensor that performs better than existing designs. Commercial production will follow this year.
Feb 22nd, 2008
Read moreThe energy from sunlight falling on only 9 percent of California's Mojave Desert could power all of the United States�?? electricity needs if the energy could be efficiently harvested, according to some estimates. Unfortunately, current-generation solar cell technologies are too expensive and inefficient for wide-scale commercial applications. A team of Northwestern University researchers has developed a new anode coating strategy that significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion.
Feb 22nd, 2008
Read moreMore than 30 scientific and technical papers based on research conducted at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany will be presented next week at one of the world's leading conferences focused on the global nanoelectronics industry.
Feb 22nd, 2008
Read moreFollowing four years of successful work, the funding programme for the European Network of Excellence Nano2Life is to be discontinued.
Feb 22nd, 2008
Read moreScientists of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) achieved to transfer very small charge 'packets', comprising a well-defined number of few electrons, between metallic electrons precisely by using a single-electron pump.
Feb 22nd, 2008
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