A scientist argues that the role of the Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) tool has played far more of a central role in the development and growth of nanoscience than history has given credit.
May 7th, 2007
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Researchers in the US and China have discovered a way to grow multi-faceted nanocrystals of platinum that have much higher catalytic activity than the conventional crystalline forms of the metal.
May 7th, 2007
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A research has come up with a new insight into the mechanism of photosynthesis.
May 7th, 2007
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This will make you smile: An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind a U.S. Defense Department false espionage warning earlier this year about mysterious coin-like objects with radio frequency transmitters.
May 7th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology Victoria Ltd is launching Interstitial NanoSystems and Quintain NanoSystems as independent companies.
May 7th, 2007
Read moreNanotoxicology: Volume 1 Issue 1 is now available online.
May 6th, 2007
Read moreThe Government of India has approved the launch of a Mission on Nano Science and Technology (Nano Mission) with an allocation of Rs. 1000 crore (approx. US$245 million) for 5 years.
May 3rd, 2007
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A research team has produced a new form of the industrially-important metal platinum: 24-facet nanocrystals whose catalytic activity per unit area can be as much as four times higher than existing commercial platinum catalysts.
May 3rd, 2007
Read moreTechnology achieving control of the coupling strength between qubits is vital to the realization of a practical quantum computer, and has been long awaited in the scientific field.
May 3rd, 2007
Read moreInvesting in 'the science of small' will help generate huge returns for Albertans, said Premier Ed Stelmach, unveiling the province's strategy to capture a $20-billion market share of the world's burgeoning nanotechnology market.
May 2nd, 2007
Read moreTomorrow, May 3, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will conduct a Nanotechnology Customer Partnership Meeting.
May 2nd, 2007
Read moreThe final program of the international workshop on IPR in Nanotechnology, with links to some of the presentations in pdf format, is now available.
May 2nd, 2007
Read moreResearchers have solved a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible a device that could rapidly sample and detect infectious biological agents, such as viruses.
May 2nd, 2007
Read moreResearchers have successfully laser-cooled and trapped atoms of radium - the first time this rare element has been captured in a magneto-optical trap.
May 2nd, 2007
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Future proteomics research should see a substantial acceleration with the development of a new device that provides the first monolithic interface between mass spectrometry and silicon/silica-based microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" technologies.
May 2nd, 2007
Read moreA project aimed at researching and establishing fibre-based packaging throughout Europe using nanotechnology has been described as "extremely challenging" by a member of one of its partners.
May 2nd, 2007
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