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Nanyang Technological University conducts world's first remote x-ray scattering experiment
On 26th May, Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Science (SBS) will pioneer the world's first remotely controlled Solution X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) experiment.
May 26, 2009 Read more
Agreement to establish the Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center
Egypt has signed an an agreement was signed with IBM to establish the Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center as a sustainable world-class center in Egypt.
May 26, 2009 Read more
Nanotechnologie aktuell - Forschung, Karriere und Kompetenz anschaulich gemacht
Facettenreiche Einblicke in die Welt der Nanotechnologie - von neuen Forschungsansaetzen ueber aussergewoehnliche Karrierewege bis zu exzellenten Kompetenzzentren - vermittelt erneut das Magazin 'Nanotechnologie aktuell' in seiner Ausgabe 2009.
May 26, 2009 Read more
Ten UK grants for 'Nanoscience through Engineering to Application' program
Ten research grants worth GBP 16.5 million to help solve some of the biggest health problems facing the UK have been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
May 25, 2009 Read more
EPSRC third Nanotechnology Grand Challenge opens in June
EPSRC are seeking proposals that address the contribution which nanotechnology can make to Carbon Capture and Utilisation.
May 25, 2009 Read more
New book on nanophotonics and nanofabrication
Starting out with a review of the principles of nanophotonics, this book covers a wide range of novel nanofabrication technologies. The internationally recognized editor pioneered this field of research and here he has gathered together a team of authors to highlight the technical details and procedures for both discrete particle as well as surface structure generation.
May 25, 2009 Read more
Insight gained into key molecule involved in development
Scientists have shed new light on how cells interpret messages from the signalling molecule known as 'Hedgehog', which plays an important role in the development of organisms as diverse as flies, fish, mice and humans.
May 25, 2009 Read more
New JRC-IHCP call on nanotechnology safety assessment
The object of this call by the Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, for expression of interest is the provision of services in the field of nanotechnology - safety assessment of products and substances.
May 25, 2009 Read more
Novel nanopatterned silicon surface allows almost limitless manipulation of water droplets
The doctoral dissertation of Lauri Sainiemi (M.Sc.) studies silicon micro and nanofabrication methods, which have a large number of applications. The single most interesting example presented in the dissertation is a novel nanopatterned silicon surface which allows almost limitless manipulation of water droplets.
May 25, 2009 Read more
DFG sieht Nanopositionier- und Nanomesstechnik der TU Ilmenau als wissenschaftlichen Leuchtturm
Ein Gutachtergremium der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG schaetzt den Sonderforschungsbereich 'Nanopositionier- und Nanomesstechnik' der Technischen Universitaet Ilmenau als 'Leuchtturm mit unerreichter Praezision' ein und foerdert ihn daher in den kommenden vier Jahren mit rund sieben Millionen Euro.
May 25, 2009 Read more
Laser ranging system that can pinpoint remote objects with nanometer precision
By combining the best of two different distance measurement approaches with a super-accurate technology called an optical frequency comb, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a laser ranging system that can pinpoint multiple objects with nanometer precision over distances up to 100 kilometers.
May 24, 2009 Read more
Creepy looking vacuum bot uses nanotechnology fiber cloth
At the recent Tokyo Fiber '09 Senseware exposition, Panasonic, in cooperation with textile maker Teijin has introduced an autonomous floor-cleaning robot that crawls like an inchworm and uses a super-absorbent nanofiber cloth to wipe up microscopic dust and residue that ordinary vacuums leave behind.
May 23, 2009 Read more
UCLA Engineering receives $2M gift to fund carbon nanotube research
James L. Easton, chairman and CEO of sports equipment company Jas. D. Easton Inc., has given $2 million to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to fund research on advanced carbon materials for sports equipment and aerospace applications.
May 22, 2009 Read more
UC Riverside chemist recognized for excellence in teaching and research
Yadong Yin, an assistant professor of chemistry at UC Riverside, has been named a Cottrell Scholar - an honor that carries with it an award of $100,000 to further his research and teaching
May 22, 2009 Read more
'Fountain pen' injects nanodiamonds
Researchers in the US have created a 'fountain pen' probe that can pattern nanodiamonds at high resolution and inject them into single cells.
May 22, 2009 Read more
Collaboration focuses on fracture putty for bone injuries
Northwestern University is part of a multi-institution initiative to produce 'fracture putty', a biocompatible compound designed to mend serious leg fractures, such as those suffered by soldiers.
May 22, 2009 Read more
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