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Trade Unions call for REACH amendment to cover nanomaterials

European labour unions have called on the European Commission to amend the REACH regulation on chemicals to better protect workers against nanomaterials throughout their lifecycle. Their call comes shortly after the EU executive argued that nanotechnology is already covered by existing EU regulation.

July 1, 2008 Read more

Gold, DNA combination may lead to nano-sensor

A team of Duke University materials engineers and chemists has developed tiny gold nanostructures that can create signals from subtle changes in light reflecting off their nanoscale surfaces. The sub-cellular size of the nanostructures and their ability to absorb or scatter light as their structure changes makes them appealing as biological sensors, the researchers said.

July 1, 2008 Read more

Colloidal nanoparticles - from synthesis to biological applications

'Colloidal nanoparticles - from synthesis to biological applications' is a conference organized by the University of Marburg/Germany from September 15-17, 2008.

June 30, 2008 Read more

ANSI participates in sixth ISO nanotechnology plenary

May 26-30, 2008, marked the sixth plenary session for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229 on nanotechnologies. Over 125 representatives from thirty member countries gathered in Bordeaux, France to advance the committee's goals in nanotechnology standardization.

June 30, 2008 Read more

More evidence for a revolutionary theory of water

The traditional picture of how liquid water behaves on a molecular level is wrong, according to new experimental evidence collected by a collaboration of researchers from the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California, RIKEN SPring-8 synchrotron and Hiroshima University in Japan and Stockholm University in Sweden.

June 30, 2008 Read more

University of Texas engineer receives $1.5M grant for nanoparticle cancer research

Grant recipient James Tunnell says the five-year project will include collaboration with other researchers from the university, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the University of California at Irvine.

June 30, 2008 Read more

Switzerland pioneering teachers' education in nanotechnology

New TEACH NANO training course prepares teachers for the challenges of creating exciting nanotechnology classes on secondary school level.

June 30, 2008 Read more

U.S. to fund Czech armament industry due to radar base

The United States is mostly interested in cooperation with the Czech Republic in fields such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, robotics and defense against biological weapons.

June 30, 2008 Read more

Metals shape up with a little help from friends

New method self-assembles metal atoms into porous nanostructures.

June 30, 2008 Read more

Wonder in carbon land: how do you hold a molecule?

Visitors to this year's prestigious Royal Society Summer Exhibition are to learn how cutting edge nanotechnology research at The University of Nottingham will lead to a new generation of exciting carbon-based products.

June 30, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology used as a weapon to fight cancer

A novel technique for reducing tumors in rats-using nano-sized, oil-based emulsions may be the latest weapon in fighting cancer.

June 30, 2008 Read more

Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug

A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

June 29, 2008 Read more

New efficiency benchmark for dye-sensitized solar cells

Researchers have achieved a record light conversion efficiency of 8.2% in solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cells.

June 29, 2008 Read more

Co-discoverer of buckyballs retiring

Robert Curl never had a 20-year plan, but his natural curiosity led the way to a Nobel Prize.

June 29, 2008 Read more

Using a grating with a grade, engineers trap a rainbow

Lehigh University researchers work at nanoscale to facilitate the integration of optical structures with electrical devices.

June 27, 2008 Read more

IST research in Europe: good, but could do better

EU funding for information society technologies (IST) research under the Sixth Framework Programme has helped make Europe a world leader in a number of key areas, including high-speed networking and nano-electronics. Nevertheless, systemic changes are urgently needed to remove the remaining barriers to innovation which are preventing the full exploitation of research results.

June 27, 2008 Read more