Researchers have shown that such bioelectronic hybrid systems are no longer just a utopian vision. A new report describes the coupling of a receptor to a silicon chip by means of a cell�??transistor interface.
Jun 26th, 2007
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Nanostrand is a new foresighting project funded by the European Commission.
Jun 26th, 2007
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The UK�??s Nanotechnology Task Force, convened by the University of Surrey, launches today with a conference to discuss the future of nanotechnology in the UK.
Jun 26th, 2007
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The President's Council on Bioethics will hold a special session on nanotechnology this Friday, June 29th.
Jun 25th, 2007
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Over the coming 3 years, the key scientists involved in this European nanotechnology research project will be making video diaries and posting them on this web site, along with blogs of their work and lives.
Jun 25th, 2007
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More than 30 new members joined he joint technology research program on Nanoelectronics driven by European companies, universities and research institutes.
Jun 25th, 2007
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With research backgrounds ranging from materials engineering to molecular biophysics, seventeen leading scientists issued a statement today announcing that, much as the discovery of DNA and creation of the transistor revolutionized science, there is a new scientific field on the brink of revolutionizing our approach to problems ranging from eco-safe energy to outbreaks of malaria.
Jun 25th, 2007
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Argonne reached another milestone in the design and construction of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) undulator system.
Jun 25th, 2007
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Researchers have cast new light on the workings of the important cancer inhibitor topotecan.
Jun 25th, 2007
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The Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Germany's Federal Environment Agency, has commissioned a legal opinion that identifies regulatory gaps for nanotechnology.
Jun 24th, 2007
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Here is a story that goes very nicely with one of our Nanowerk Spotlights from last week - "Congressional pork bloats U.S. military nanotechnology spending".
Jun 24th, 2007
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Dr. Zhong Lin Wang, an expert in nanotechnology and inventor of the world's first nanogenerator, will be the keynote speaker at Nano Summit 2007, which will be hosted by Texas A&M University's Dwight Look College of Engineering.
Jun 24th, 2007
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New report identifies the use of public funding to enable greater industrial investment as the key challenge facing nanotechnology commercialisation in Europe.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of two grants totaling almost $600,000 to Oregon State University for nanotechnology research. These grants will evaluate whether some manmade nanomaterials could be toxic to human health.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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Germany is by far investing more in nanotechnology than other European country. German companies are also more enthusiastic about nanotechnology than their counterparts around Europe.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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A simple way to synthesize iron-platinum nanorods and nanowires while controlling both size and composition. Nanorods with uniform shape and magnetic alignment are one key to the next generation of high-density information storage, but have been difficult to make in bulk.
Jun 22nd, 2007
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