The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has issued a call for research projects that deal with nanotechnology applications in the construction industry.
Jul 28th, 2007
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A new report presents the most comprehensive analysis to-date of two key Environmental Protection Agency laws that regulate the end-of-life management of nanotechnology.
Jul 27th, 2007
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday released a report that recommends the agency consider developing guidance and taking other steps to address the benefits and risks of drugs and medical devices using nanotechnology.
Jul 26th, 2007
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A newly detected, hidden "string order" that extends over a length of 30 nanometers in a material that is otherwise apparently disordered, could have implications for the design of materials at the nanoscale, including those used for a developing concept known as quantum computing.
Jul 26th, 2007
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To produce materials for modern electronics, small amounts of impurities are introduced into silicon - a process called doping. Scientists recently succeeded in being the first to implement doping in the field of molecular electronics.
Jul 26th, 2007
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The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA today announced a partnership with the integrated global biopharmaceutical company Abraxis BioScience Inc. to collaborate on nanobiotechnology research for the advancement of new technologies in medicine.
Jul 26th, 2007
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Researchers have found a way of replacing the soap used to stabilize latex emulsion paints with nanoscale clay armour that can create a much more hard wearing and fire resistant paint.
Jul 26th, 2007
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Imagine a chip, strategically placed in the brain, that could prevent epileptic seizures or allow someone who has lost a limb to control an artificial arm just by thinking about it.
Jul 25th, 2007
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Advance is step toward quantum computing with neutral atoms.
Jul 25th, 2007
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Researchers have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own - and while it won't replace your notepad, this remarkably stiff and strong yet lightweight material should find use in a wide variety of applications.
Jul 25th, 2007
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Food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics that contain minuscule engineered particles don't necessarily need special labeling to alert consumers, a federal task force recommends.
Jul 25th, 2007
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Nanotechnology finds its way into skin care products.
Jul 24th, 2007
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Team generates most energetic terahertz pulses yet, observes useful optical phenomena.
Jul 24th, 2007
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Scientists have discovered a phenomenon which allows measurement of the mechanical motion of nanostructures by using the AC Josephson effect.
Jul 24th, 2007
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A novel technique to synthesize a large amount of single-walled carbon nanotubes directly on large area metal substrates for the first time.
Jul 24th, 2007
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Researchers in Japan have succeeded in developing an aligned and highly densely packed carbon nanotubes material that retains the excellent physical and chemical properties of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Jul 24th, 2007
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