Nanotechnology the answer to air pollution?
The emerging field of nanotechnology could provide a solution to the soaring air pollution caused by automobile emissions worldwide, scientists say.
Dec 25th, 2007
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New federal funding expected for Houston's Alliance for NanoHealth
The Alliance for NanoHealth, a consortium made up of seven Houston-area research institutions, including The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is slated to receive $2.2 million in new federal funding.
Dec 25th, 2007
Read moreOregon nanotechnology receives $7.7 million
Thinking small - getting better performance from less material - was a big budget item for Oregon in a recent defense appropriations bill signed by President Bush.
Dec 24th, 2007
Read moreUCLA scientists working to create smaller, faster integrated circuits
Major advances expected to lead to improved chips in cell phones, computers.
Dec 24th, 2007
Read moreUNH, others, hope for $12m for nanotechnology R&D
The National Science Foundation is preparing to rule on whether to renew a five-year grant for the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Northeastern University, and group members say it's an important decision for industry in the state.
Dec 24th, 2007
Read moreClimbing the innovation ladder
An explosion of ideas has helped India to go from being an adaptor to an innovator, says UK-based think tank Demos.
Dec 24th, 2007
Read moreWorld's only ultrafast electron microscope takes 4-D 'movies' of molecules
A unique electron microscope that can help create four-dimensional 'movies' of molecules may hold the answers to research questions in a number of fields including chemistry, biology, and physics.
Dec 24th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology applied to the aquatic environment
In the framework of CEI (Central European Initiative) Cooperation Activity, the National Institute of Oceanography and of Experimental Geophysics - OGS is organizing a workshop on Nanotechnologies@sea.
Dec 23rd, 2007
Read moreGold nanoparticle probes may allow earlier cancer detection
Using tiny gold particles embedded with dyes, researchers have shown that they can identify tumors under the skin of a living animal. These tools may allow doctors to detect and diagnose cancer earlier and less invasively.
Dec 23rd, 2007
Read moreSri Lanka to set up nanotechnology research institute
The Ministry of Science and Technology of Sri Lanka is ready to launch the nanoscience project together with industrial private sector early next year.
Dec 22nd, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology town hall meetings at Northwestern University
Northwestern University researchers are staging nanotechnology town hall meetings. It gives scientists a chance to talk about their work, and interested citizens can ask questions.
Dec 22nd, 2007
Read moreInhofe recycles unscientific attacks on global warming
So Sen. James 'global warming is a hoax' Inhofe (R-OK) issues a report in which he claims: Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen countries recently voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called 'consensus' on man-made global warming.
Dec 21st, 2007
Read moreBeautiful nanotechnology images from the Science as Art competition
This was the first time that the popular Science as Art competition was held at an MRS Fall Meeting. Three first place and three second place winners were selected from the various entries.
Dec 21st, 2007
Read morePennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center now Accepting Proposals for Product Development Projects
Previous two rounds of funding totaled more than $1 million.
Dec 21st, 2007
Read moreLast minute nanotechnology Christmas gift
Just when you think you've seen it all: here is the Pugster Nanotechnology Science Italian Charm Bracelet.
Dec 21st, 2007
Read moreSilicon nano research for lithium-ion batteries commercialized within five years?
This past week, Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford, announced success in expanding the energy storage capacity of lithium ion batteries by using silicon nanowires for the anode, which in current batteries are typically made of carbon.
Dec 21st, 2007
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