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Nanopartikel - kleine Dinge, grosse Wirkung

Das Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) hat eine neue Broschuere zum verantwortlichen Umgang mit Nanomaterialien veroeffentlicht, die die Chancen und Risiken dieser Zukunftstechnologie allgemeinverstaendlich und anschaulich nach dem aktuellen Stand der Technik darstellt.

June 19, 2008 Read more

Micromagnets show promise as colorful 'smart tags' for MRI

Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also potentially enhancing sensitivity and the amount of information provided by images.

June 18, 2008 Read more

Building giant 'nanoassemblies' that sense their environment

Researchers in Texas are reporting the design, construction, and assembly of nano-size building blocks into the first giant structures that can sense and respond to changes in environmental conditions.

June 18, 2008 Read more

New research reports that 12 million molecules share 143 basic shapes

Chemists in Ohio have discovered that half of all of the known chemical compounds in the world have an amazing similarity in sharing only 143 basic molecular shapes.

June 18, 2008 Read more

Best code for disease detection, bar none

Malaria and dengue fever will be the early targets of new trans-Pacific research using nano-barcodes to detect disease.

June 18, 2008 Read more

Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale

Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips.

June 18, 2008 Read more

Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology: Converging Technologies, Changing Societies

EPTES, the Center for the Philosophy of Technology and Science at the University of Twente in The Netherlands has posted a call for papers for its 16th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology: Converging Technologies, Changing Societies in July 2009

June 18, 2008 Read more

IMEC reports progress on simplified high-k/metal gate process for the 32nm node

At today's VLSI Symposium, IMEC reports an improved performance for its planar CMOS using hafnium-based high-k dielectrics and tantalum-based metal gates for the 32nm CMOS node.

June 17, 2008 Read more

Saudi nanotechnology project gets government backing

King Abdullah has already approved the establishment of three nanotechnology research centers in the Kingdom, including the one at KAU. He has given SR12 million to establish the KAU center.

June 17, 2008 Read more

More powerful sources and innovations pushing EUVL closer to volume manufacturing

Increasingly powerful plasma source based scanners that could be enhanced with optical innovations and improved resists are driving extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) closer to manufacturability.

June 17, 2008 Read more

Energy bags and super batteries - researchers develop innovative energy storage solutions

Innovative solutions to the problem of storing energy generated by renewable sources are being developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham.

June 17, 2008 Read more

European Commission starts public dialogue on nanotechnologies

As more and more products involving nanomaterials are reaching the market, the European Commission will start a consultation with stakeholders and Member States in order to increase knowledge and awareness about the potential of nanotechnologies and to continue to ensure an adequate protection of nature, environment and health.

June 17, 2008 Read more

NanoEco - Empa organized international meeting on nanoparticles in the environment

Recently over a hundred scientists from all over the world met at Empa's invitation in Switzerland to discuss the effects of synthetic nanoparticles on the environment.

June 17, 2008 Read more

Singapore Is one of the fastest growing bioclusters in Asia

Strong government support continues to draw top research institutes, talent, and corporate labs that are looking to place strategic bets for the future.

June 17, 2008 Read more

South Korea to set up two defense nanotechnology research centers

South Korea on Tuesday opened up a new defense research center that will develop ways to apply the country's advanced nanotechnology to develop new precision and micro weapons systems, the defense procurement agency said.

June 17, 2008 Read more

Perfecting a solar cell with nanotechnology by adding imperfections

New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower cost. Researchers have found a surprising way to give the nanotubes the properties they need: add defects.

June 16, 2008 Read more