Fashion designers and fiber scientists at Cornell have taken 'functional clothing' to a whole new level. They have designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution.
May 2nd, 2007
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Scientists clear hurdle on path to nanotech-based photovoltaics.
May 2nd, 2007
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Making molecules the new-fashioned way - selectively harnessing thousands of minuscule electrodes on a tiny computer chip that do chemical reactions and yield molecules that bind to receptor sites.
May 2nd, 2007
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The University of York has taken a significant step into new fields of sub-Angstrom level materials research with the opening of the York JEOL Nanocentre.
May 1st, 2007
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University, industry, government and other researchers who need access to state-of-the-art and beyond-state-of-the-art facilities to study a wide range of nanotechnology topics now have a new resource.
May 1st, 2007
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The periodic table of elements, all 111 of them, just got a little competition. A new discovery allows scientists to manipulate a molecule discovered 50 years ago in such as way as to give the molecule metal-like properties, creating a new, 'pseudo' element.
May 1st, 2007
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The government will provide A$21.5 million (approx US$18 million) over four years for a National Nanotechnology Strategy to ensure Australia captures the full benefits of nanotechnology.
May 1st, 2007
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Engineers have developed a photocatalytic cell that splits water to produce hydrogen and oxygen in water using sunlight and the power of a nanostructured catalyst.
May 1st, 2007
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A new type of electrochemical sensor that uses a unique surface chemistry to reliably and accurately detects thousands of differing biomolecules on a single platform.
May 1st, 2007
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On May 21, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory will open its new Center for Functional Nanomaterials, a state-of-the-art facility for the fabrication and study of materials at the nanoscale.
May 1st, 2007
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As part of the annual U.S. �?? EU Summit, which takes place today, the White House Press Office released a "Framework for Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Between the United States of America and the European Union".
Apr 30th, 2007
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American Scientific Publishers will launch The Journal of Nano Education (JNE) later this year.
Apr 30th, 2007
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Utilizing negative-stiffness vibration isolation.
Apr 28th, 2007
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A new search engine provides medical professionals, researchers and the general public with a more efficient and targeted way to search PubMed for the latest, most relevant medical literature to answer medical queries.
Apr 27th, 2007
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A story on the c/net blog refers to an invitation IBM has set up with reporters for next week to discuss a technique that moves it closer to the goal of self-assembly.
Apr 27th, 2007
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SustainPack is the biggest and most important packaging research project ever undertaken.
Apr 27th, 2007
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