Tethered to chip, energy supply that drives sperm could power nanobot
Presented at American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting.
Dec 3rd, 2007
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Singapore sets up nanoscale measurement facility
Singapore today joins the ranks of the advanced countries in being able to make minute measurements with atomic precision with the setting up of a new nano-scale measurement facility here.
Dec 3rd, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology institute to be set up in Riyadh
King Abdullah has approved a proposal to set up a nanotechnology institute that will be named after him at a two million square meter facility in Riyadh Techno Valley. The institute will serve as an advanced technology research center for King Saud University (KSU).
Dec 3rd, 2007
Read moreUsing nanotechnology, cancer cells 'feel' much softer than normal cells
A multidisciplinary team of UCLA scientists were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the softness of the cells.
Dec 2nd, 2007
Read moreDelaware companies on cutting edge of nanotechnology
UD professors chosen for South Korean project.
Dec 2nd, 2007
Read moreMilitary lab thinks large, small to develop munitions of future
Someday, the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate might demonstrate a nano-energetic, robo-plane based on a hummingbird's physiology that flies itself into the head of a terrorist drinking thick coffee on a balcony in Beirut, Lebanon, and then explodes.
Dec 2nd, 2007
Read moreNew nanotechnology calls published under EU FP7
The European Commission has published a number calls for nanoscience and nanotechnology proposals under the Cooperation - Research theme: 'Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies' program of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
Dec 1st, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology, literature, and society
A gathering of researchers in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and engineering to reflect on technological, cultural, literary, ethical, and social aspects of nanotechnology, the burgeoning science of atomic- and molecular-scale engineering and manufacture.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreNano-sized voltmeter measures electric fields deep within cells
A wireless, nano-scale voltmeter developed at the University of Michigan is overturning conventional wisdom about the physical environment inside cells. It may someday help researchers tackle such tricky medical issues as why cancer cells grow out of control and how damaged nerves might be mended.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreAquatic environmental nanoparticles call into question water analysis results, bioremediation impacts
Water chemistry and mineralogy are scientific fields that have been around long enough to develop extensive knowledge and technologies. The boundary of water and rock, however, is not a thin wet line but the huge new field of nanoparticle science.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreRochester Institute of Technology's NanoPower Research Labs receive nearly $4 million in new funding
Rochester Institute of Technology is expanding its research and technology transfer efforts in renewable energy development and sustainability thanks to recent funding awards from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read more'Too small to see' nanotechnology exhibit at UCSB
In the cutting-edge science of nanotechnology, size matters. Starting tomorrow, a new exhibit on the UCSB campus will give students and community members an opportunity to see why.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read morePutin to double science spending
President Vladimir Putin promised that science spending would be doubled in two years, adding that it was crucial to ensuring the country's development.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreString of fullerene pearls
Components made of fullerenes and fullerene receptors line up to form short chains.
Nov 30th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology's rear view mirror
The New York Times today carries an article that deals with the recent Cornell University research describing how blending nanoscale particles of clay into a biodegradable plastic made it stronger yet quicker to decompose in compost.
Nov 29th, 2007
Read moreAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and Dow Chemical launch research collaboration
The University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and The Dow Chemical Company today announced a research alliance combining AIBN's research expertise with Dow's market knowledge.
Nov 29th, 2007
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