Carbon may be losing its monopoly over the nanoworld. According to the latest calculations, tubes built out of the element boron could have many of the same properties as carbon nanotubes.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreNature Nanotechnology features work by Case School of Engineering professors investigator and other researchers.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreThe National Science Foundation's Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS), housed at UC Santa Barbara, recently hosted a major conference on health and safety in laboratories and industrial workplaces employing nanotechnology.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreThere is an interesting article on the CSI (Committee for Sceptical Inquiry) website about a broad range of assessments from CSICOP panelists of pseudoscience and the paranormal in education, the media, and public perception.
Jan 4th, 2008
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Researchers are developing a novel way to collect energy from the sun with a technology that could potentially cost pennies a yard, be imprinted on flexible materials and still draw energy after the sun has set.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read morePresenting their findings at a recent European Science Foundation (ESF) and European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) conference, scientists show how new food technologies are changing European diets.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreOSRAM Opto Semiconductors has carried out pioneering work in the development of thin-film LEDs - supported by Fraunhofer researchers from Jena.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreModern laboratory equipment has been purchased with new grants.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreA breakthrough in understanding the way atoms move across cell membranes in the human body could pave the way for the development of new treatments for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Jan 4th, 2008
Read moreFollowing talks between Rice and Shalgam, officials of the two countries signed a science and technology cooperation deal.
Jan 3rd, 2008
Read moreTheoretical chemists can breathe a tentative sigh of relief after the publication of a 'beautiful' study which shows that a cornerstone of their discipline seems to be intact - despite earlier evidence to the contrary.
Jan 3rd, 2008
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For centuries, human beings have been entranced by the captivating glimmer of the diamond. What accounts for the stunning beauty of this most precious gem? As mathematician Toshikazu Sunada explains in an article appearing today in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, some secrets of the diamond's beauty can be uncovered by a mathematical analysis of its microscopic crystal structure.
Jan 3rd, 2008
Read moreA new strategic plan for the work of the National Nanotechnology Initiative has just been released by the interagency Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology with support from the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office.
Jan 2nd, 2008
Read moreThe Food and Drug Law Institute is sponsoring an annual conference on Nanotechnology Law Regulation and Policy, February 28-29, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
Jan 2nd, 2008
Read moreResearchers recorded what happens when pillars of nickel with diameters between 150 and 400 nanometers are compressed under a flat punch made of diamond.
Jan 2nd, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and The Scripps Research Institute in California are designing an artificial viral shell as a valuable nano-container for pinpoint drug delivery, molecular computing components, and a host of other applications.
Jan 2nd, 2008
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