By taking advantage of the full range of ways in which molecules can interact with and bind to one another, researchers have created nanoparticles that assemble themselves layer by layer.
Jul 23rd, 2007
Read moreAn initiative to develop a "Responsible NanoCode" for businesses working with nanotechnologies has been launched by the Royal Society, Insight Investment, the Nanotechnology Industries Association and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network today.
Jul 23rd, 2007
Read moreThe EPA currently has two open solicitations for research grants on environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials.
Jul 22nd, 2007
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Scientists have discovered the surprising strength of a sheet of nanoparticles that measures just 50 atoms in thickness.
Jul 22nd, 2007
Read moreResearchers have created two tiny instruments capable of detecting a range of contaminants, from molecules to whole bacteria, in food and water.
Jul 20th, 2007
Read moreWake Forest University has launched two startup companies, FiberCell and PlexiLight, to turn breakthrough technologies developed at the university�??s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials into products for the commercial marketplace.
Jul 20th, 2007
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Scientists have succeeded in observing a quantum state that represents a pure superposition of atoms and molecules. Instead of being either two single atoms or two-atomic bound molecules the pairs oscillate between both states.
Jul 20th, 2007
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Stripy nanorods containing evenly spaced quantum dots have been prepared thanks to strain forces, report US nanochemists.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreIn order to promote safe and responsible nanotechnology research and pave the way to its safe and responsible application and use, the European Commission is planning to adopt a voluntary Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreInstitute of Nanotechnology invites abstracts for poster presentation at the second annual "Nanoparticles for the European Industry" conference and exhibition to be held at the Olympia Conference Centre, London on October 24-25, 2007.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreIt is important to consider how various forms of nanomaterials will be disposed of and treated at the end of their use, and how the regulatory system will treat such materials at the various stages of their lifecycle.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreA $4 million investment by New York State has further prepared Marcy NanoCenter for immediate development by the nanoelectonics industry.
Jul 19th, 2007
Read moreNanotechnology in food and farming is inadequately regulated, say Australian researchers.
Jul 18th, 2007
Read moreSomeday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations.
Jul 18th, 2007
Read moreScientists report they have merged two of nature's most elegant strategies for wet and dry adhesion to produce a synthetic material that one day could lead to more durable and longer-lasting bandages, patches, and surgical materials.
Jul 18th, 2007
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Nanoparticles with flexible side chains cause peptides to adopt a helical form, making them promising anticancer agents.
Jul 18th, 2007
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