The University of Michigan Center for Risk Science and Communication just announced that registration is now open for the 2007 Bernstein Symposium: "Nanotechnology and Health: Evidence and Impact."
Aug 18th, 2007
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New findings bode well for using single-walled carbon nanohorns, a particular form of engineered carbon-based nanoparticles, for drug delivery and other commercial applications.
Aug 17th, 2007
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Researchers have warned that growing biofuel crops to make eco-friendly car fuel could actually be harmful to the environment.
Aug 17th, 2007
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Nanoscopic bubbles with plastic membrane and built-in enzymes for multistep one-pot reactions.
Aug 17th, 2007
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A conference next week in Greece "10th International Congress on Amino Acids and Proteins (ICAAP)" includes a symposium on "nanotechnology, neuroprotection and neurotoxicity".
Aug 16th, 2007
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Is the U.S. losing its edge in nanotechnology?
Aug 16th, 2007
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A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented terriers, may be the key to a new class of magnetic sensors, enabling new, ultra-dense data storage devices.
Aug 16th, 2007
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Researchers have developed a reliable, reproducible method for parallel fabrication of multiple nanogap electrodes, a development crucial to the creation of mass-produced nanoscale electronics.
Aug 16th, 2007
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By using pulses of light to dramatically accelerate quantum computers, researchers have made strides in technology that could foil national and personal security threats.
Aug 16th, 2007
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A new Call for Proposals has been launched (application deadline: 2 October 2007) to identify projects that are eligible for financial support in the area "Safety of nanotechnologies".
Aug 16th, 2007
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Easy-to-use nasal emulsion could protect after bioterror attack.
Aug 16th, 2007
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) award to participate in a multi-university research center that will develop a computer-aided design (CAD) environment for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS).
Aug 16th, 2007
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Sandia National Laboratories has entered into a relationship with universities and industries around the country to establish the National Institute for Nano-Engineering (NINE).
Aug 15th, 2007
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In light of Friends of the Earth's report yesterday on sunscreens' potential to cause harm to human health and the lack of industry oversight by the government, CNS-UCSB Researcher and UC Santa Barbara Professor Bruce Bimber today issued the a statement.
Aug 15th, 2007
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The blueprint of life - DNA - could be used to enhance technologies in electronics and information storage.
Aug 15th, 2007
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Researchers in Russia call in question validity of fullerene apprehension.
Aug 15th, 2007
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