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April 27 Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum to address transition from labs to the real world

'Prospects: From Ideal to Real,' the 5th annual Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum.

April 23, 2008 Read more

Media advisory: Government of Canada to announce investment in cutting-edge nanotechnology research

Member of Parliament Royal Galipeau, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the National Research Council Canada (NRC), will announce the winners of a special nanotechnology research funding competition on April 24.

April 23, 2008 Read more

Pre-registration open for Leonardo 40th Anniversary conference

Pre-register now for the final in a series of Leonardo 40th Anniversary events in March 2009.

April 23, 2008 Read more

MIT, Chesonis Foundation announce solar revolution

Promising to transform solar power from a 'boutique' option to an affordable, dependable, mainstream energy solution, MIT and the Chesonis Family Foundation launched a 'solar revolution' with the ultimate aim of making solar energy America's primary carbon-free fuel.

April 23, 2008 Read more

NSTI Announces Nanotech 2008 Has Expanded the Special Nano Industrial Impact Tutorials and Workshops

Nanotech 2008 announced it has expanded its Nano Industrial Impact Workshops to fourteen special short courses.

April 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotubes grown straight in large numbers

Duke University chemists have found a way to grow long, straight cylinders only a few atoms thick in very large numbers, removing a major roadblock in the pursuit of nano-scale electronics.

April 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology expert will highlight hurdles to government oversight and gaining public trust

Without an improved governance structure, the benefits of nanotechnology may be difficult to fully realize because the public will not trust the cutting-edge technology.

April 22, 2008 Read more

Animation reveals nanotechnology role in breakthrough cancer treatment

Hybrid Medical Animation is offering audiences a second chance to catch a 60 Minutes segment that features their original animation on nanoparticles.

April 22, 2008 Read more

McMaster University engineering professor receives Humboldt Research Award

Dr. Jamal Deen, professor of electrical and computer engineering at McMaster University, has been awarded a prestigious Humboldt Research Award for his work in electrical, electronic and communications engineering.

April 22, 2008 Read more

Nanopartikel nach Mass

Magdeburger Forscher zuechten in Mikroemulsionen gezielt Teilchen bestimmter Groesse und Gestalt

April 22, 2008 Read more

Photoluminescence in nano-needles

Silicon is the workhorse among semiconductors in electronics. But in opto-electronics, where light signals are processed along with electronic signals, a semiconductor that is capable of emitting light is needed, which silicon can't do very well. Here gallium-arsenide (GaAs) is the workhorse, especially in the creation of light emitting diodes (LED) and LED lasers.

April 22, 2008 Read more

New OLED encapsulation method reduces water intrusion and increases lifetime

Researchers have developed an improved organic light emitting diode (OLED) sealing process to reduce moisture intrusion and improve device lifetime.

April 22, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology education summit in Albany

The City School District of Albany and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany will build on the success of their pioneering 'NanoHigh' program by partnering to present the first-ever Capital Region NanoEducation Summit on Wednesday, April 23 at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.

April 22, 2008 Read more

New nanotechnology method of measuring insulin promises improvements in diabetes treatment

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body's insulin-producing cells in real time.

April 22, 2008 Read more

Scientists discover how the structure of plutonium nanocluster contaminants increases risk of spreading

For almost half a century, scientists have struggled with plutonium contamination spreading further in groundwater than expected, increasing the risk of sickness in humans and animals. It was known nanometer-sized clusters of plutonium oxide were the culprit, but until now no one had been able to study its structure or find a way to separate it from the groundwater.

April 22, 2008 Read more

An organizer for structuring silicon

Materials scientists in Germany control the crystallization temperature of silicon.

April 22, 2008 Read more