Nanotechnology will help reduce water use in oilsand development
A new University of Alberta research centre will dig deep to find ways of improving oilsands development, with an eye towards environmental sustainability.
Mar 12th, 2007
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Nanotechnology included twice in top 50 materials moments in history
More than 4,200 materials science and engineering professionals voted for the Greatest Materials Moments at the TMS 2007 Annual Meeting two weeks ago.
Mar 12th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology reveals fingerprints
Hidden fingerprints can now be revealed quickly and reliably thanks to two developments in nanotechnology.
Mar 12th, 2007
Read moreA single-photon server with just one atom
Physicists have succeeded in turning a Rubidium atom into a single-photon server.
Mar 12th, 2007
Read moreCelebrating international women's day - women in nanotechnology
On the occasion of International Women�??s Day, Australia�??s newest technology frontier is well-populated by outstanding women.
Mar 12th, 2007
Read moreSingapore is arming teachers with educational nanotechnology kits
Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology is arming teachers with new tools to revitalize their teaching of science in the classrooms.
Mar 12th, 2007
Read moreGold nanorods assemble themselves into rings
Finding could aid development of new nanodevices.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreHydrogel particles pave way for new bedside diagnostics
Chemical engineers bring theranostics (personalized therapies) ever closer.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreNanowires go round the bend
UK chemists have bent an apparently linear molecular wire into a closed circle, creating a conducting ring just 3 nanometres across.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology primer: The nanomaterials handbook
Exploring both commercially available and emerging materials, the Nanomaterials Handbook delves into the unique properties of materials that are realized at the nano level using language familiar to materials scientists.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreSuper small nanoelectrodes can probe microscale environments
Investigating the composition and behavior of microscale environments, including those within living cells, could become easier and more precise with nanoelectrodes.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreChinese develop new type of MRAM
New device takes nano-ring-type magnetic tunnel junctions with the outer- and inner-diameter of around 100 and 50 nm as memory cells and employ positive and negative pulse current to directly drive the rotation of magnetic moment on a bit plane.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreNew center makes big deal of nanoionics
A new Center for Applied Nanoionics promises to provide major new collaborations and advances in this burgeoning field, which focuses on the behavior of materials on an atomic scale.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology, ocean creatures and electronics
The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than conventional devices.
Mar 9th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology playing catch up with nature
Living things are great nanotechnologists, they use complex molecular systems as tiny machines, switches and valves, nutrient processors, waste disposal units, motors and much more.
Mar 8th, 2007
Read moreUpcoming nanotechnology conference with the who is who in toxicology
The event will take place on April 19-21, 2007 in Venice. Italy.
Mar 8th, 2007
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