INNO.08 is the first and most wide-ranging innovation conference to ever take place in Montreal: 7 conferences under one roof spanning only 3 days - April 21-23, 2008. What are the health and safety risks posed by nanoparticles exposure? What means of prevention are available? How are researchers and preventionists involved? What is the state of Canadian standardization? Speakers, including an international leading expert, will inform you about the most recent developments in nanotechnology while addressing the issues identify above. Moreover, the first Quebec Guide of Good Practices for the Safe Handling of Nanoparticles will be presented during the symposium.
Feb 26th, 2008
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, the Saudi Arabian national research and development organisation, today announced it is establishing a Nanotechnology Centre of Excellence, in association with IBM Research, to seek key innovations, and explore and develop breakthroughs in applying molecular-scale engineering to critical energy and sustainable resource issues.
Feb 26th, 2008
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The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) is releasing a first-time legal analysis that finds a key federal toxics reporting statute could be applied to production and commercialization of nanotechnology, providing the public with more information about these revolutionary - yet still potentially risky - technologies.
Feb 26th, 2008
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Funded by the National Basic Research Program, a research project on the in-situ real-time nano-testing and characterization of single biomolecules and cells has recently been launched at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Chemistry.
Feb 26th, 2008
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German mannequin manufacturer EuroDisplay is borrowing the nanotechnology applications used for motor vehicle paint finishes to make mannequins with durable surfaces and long-lasting skin tones. Called NanoFinish, the new product was unveiled at EuroShop this week.
Feb 25th, 2008
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Nanopores, holes less than one-thousand the width of a human hair, are capable of isolating strands of DNA or therapeutic drugs from a solution, based mostly on the size of the pores. Now, a chemist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created nanopores that can recognize and interact with certain molecules, actively controlling their movement across synthetic membranes.
Feb 25th, 2008
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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
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The 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
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The 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
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The 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
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The 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
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The 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
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IMEC has realized a single-junction GaAs solar cell on a Ge substrate with a record conversion efficiency of 24.7%.
Feb 25th, 2008
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Research 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
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