Most powerful group of microscopes in the world
Seven new super-microscopes and a specially designed building will give scientists at the Technical University of Denmark unique opportunities to design new materials.
Dec 10th, 2007
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OECD launches programme to test the safety of manufactured nanomaterials
OECD member countries, as well as some non-member economies and other stakeholders, are pooling expertise and funding to test the human health and environmental safety effects of a number of nanomaterials.
Dec 10th, 2007
Read moreMountbatten fractals inspired by nanotechnology
The dynamic fractal patterns on the glass panels of the new Mountbatten Building at the University of Southampton were inspired by the School's research on optical nanotechnology.
Dec 10th, 2007
Read moreCarbon fibers for nuclear reactor safety
Carbon fibers that are only one-tenth the size of a human hair, but three times stronger than steel, may hold up to the intense heat and radiation of next generation nuclear power generators, providing a safety mechanism.
Dec 10th, 2007
Read morePioneering research in semiconductors opened new directions in electronics and photonics
Sandip Tiwari has been named as the recipient of the 2007 IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award.
Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreIndian scientist in US develops nanotechnology-based 'magic additive'
Imagine a 'magic additive', which when added to engine oil, increases the fuel efficiency of your car by 35 to 50 per cent and cuts down on carbon emission by 90 per cent. Such an additive has already been successfully tested at the University of North Carolina.
Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology may put an end to drunk-driving deaths
Emerging nanotechnology may put an end to a costly social problem that years of public awareness campaigns have not -- deaths caused by drinking and driving.
Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreUsing carbon nanotubes to seek and destroy anthrax toxin and other harmful proteins
New technology could enable new cancer treatment techniques and antibacterial coatings.
Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreTechnical Textiles Technology and Market Trends Featured at Techtextil-Symposium North America 2008
The latest technology and market trends in technical textiles will be presented by advanced technology and industry experts at Techtextil-Symposium North America, April 1-3, 2008 in Atlanta, GA.
Dec 9th, 2007
Read moreWill nanotechnology and other ambient technologies make privacy protection obsolete?
Last week, Forbes magazine ran a commentary by Robert Ellis Smith, publisher of the Privacy Journal newsletter, titled 'Scay Stuff'.
Dec 8th, 2007
Read moreChemists make fullerene necklace
Spanish scientists have strung fullerene buckyballs together to produce a polymer with unique electronic properties. The creation of these polymers, which resemble a string of pearls, has demonstrated a new approach to designing novel materials.
Dec 8th, 2007
Read moreProgram prepares for increasing nanotechnology worker demand
Job seekers in Oklahoma currently cannot find any ads or postings for companies seeking nanotechnology technicians, said Sheryl Hale, manager, innovative programs, research and development at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreDigital displays with better breeding
Mixing dyes with DNA could be the solution for bright, robust electronic displays and digital paper.
Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreMSU nanotechnology research nets Nano 50 Award
A new nanotechnology material developed at Michigan State University has enabled XG Sciences Inc., a startup company headquartered in East Lansing, to be named a winner in the third annual Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Awards program.
Dec 7th, 2007
Read more2,000 students visited UAlbany NanoCollege this year
Students at NanoCareer Day get firsthand look at nanotechnology, career opportunities.
Dec 7th, 2007
Read moreNanotube-producing bacteria show manufacturing promise
Two engineers at the University of California, Riverside are part of a binational team that has found semiconducting nanotubes produced by living bacteria - a discovery that could help in the creation of a new generation of nanoelectronic devices.
Dec 7th, 2007
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