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Waterproof nanotechnology sand to help green the desert
Waterproof sand - or as German scientist Helmut F. Schulze calls it - hydrophobic sand, a nanotechnology wonder seven years in the making.
February 5, 2009 Read more
Mirror made of silver nanoparticles helps reveal inner structure of opaque materials
University of Utah physicists and chemists developed a new method that uses a mirror of tiny silver nanoparticles so microscopes can reveal the internal structure of nearly opaque biological materials like bone or tumor cells.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Human and Environmental Exposure Assessment of Nanomaterials workshop
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, on behalf of the NSET Subcommittee, will hold a February 24-25, 2009 workshop to provide an open forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of the science related to environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanoscale materials in the area of Human and Environmental Exposure Assessment.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Simplicity is crucial to design optimization at nanoscale
MIT researchers who study the structure of protein-based materials with the aim of learning the key to their lightweight and robust strength have discovered that the particular arrangement of proteins that produces the sturdiest product is not the arrangement with the most built-in redundancy or the most complicated pattern.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Nanotechnology video contest
ACS Nanotation is sponsoring a video contest to answer the question 'What is Nano?'
February 4, 2009 Read more
New textbook covers the large gap in the literature available on fuel cells
The new book by John Wiley and Sons, Fuel Cells: Fundamentals (2nd edition) takes the miracle of fuels cell into the real world by introducing the basic science behind the technology.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Nanotechnology for kids booklist
A reviewed booklist 'Nanotechnology for kids' is now available on the Microscopy Society of America's Project MICRO website.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Nanotechnology for increased bioavailability of compounds wins 2009 AOCS award
Yissum Ltd., the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, today announced that Professor Nissim Garti has received the 2009 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Stephen S. Chang Award for his invention of novel nanoparticles of structured lipids to improve the bioavailability of various drug, food or cosmetic ingredients.
February 4, 2009 Read more
$500k grant to integrate nanotechnology research into undergraduate education
Cal State Northridge has received $500,000 from the W.M. Keck Foundation for a two-year project that exposes undergraduate engineering and science students to the study and research of nanotechnology.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Nanoemulsion potent against superbugs that kill cystic fibrosis patients
University of Michigan scientists report highly encouraging evidence that a super-fine oil-and-water emulsion, already shown to kill many other microbes, may be able to quell the ravaging, often drug-resistant infections that cause nearly all cystic fibrosis deaths.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Super strong nanometals - a Chinese-Danish success
Research shows that it is possible to produce copper about 4 times stronger than commercial material - and doing so while also having a ductile material
February 4, 2009 Read more
Toward 'invisible electronics' and transparent displays
Researchers in California are reporting an advance toward the long-sought goal of "invisible electronics" and transparent displays, which can be highly desirable for heads-up displays, wind-shield displays, and electronic paper.
February 4, 2009 Read more
Nanotubes trigger biochemical 'cross talk' for consumer protection tests
Researchers in West Virginia and Japan are reporting an advance toward a blood test that could help protect consumers from new products containing potentially harmful kinds of nanotubes
February 4, 2009 Read more
NanoKTN and Chemistry Innovation KTN collaborate on the new Application of Modelling seminar
The seminal event, being hosted by some of the foremost academics in the field, will raise current awareness of the impact of modelling and will focus on the application of modelling to process and product design.
February 4, 2009 Read more
High-tech from Korea and Germany at Innovations Forum at Hannover Messe
MicroTechnology/HANNOVER MESSE shows solutions with micro- and nanotechnology for production, automotive and medical technology as well as numerous other industry sectors from April 20 to 24, 2009, in Hanover, Germany.
February 4, 2009 Read more
SAFENANO Appoints Director of Operations
SAFENANO, the UK's premier resource on nanotechnology hazard and risk, has announced the appointment of Dr Steve Hankin as its new Director of Operations.
February 4, 2009 Read more
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