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$2 billion Indiana military technical center taps world-class university firepower

Have more than a casual interest to work on fuel cells, fiber lasers, hyper-spectral imagers, threat device detection or SIGINT, ELINT, MASINT and HUMINT technology? These and other needs were on deck at what was described as an 'unprecedented gathering' on Feb. 20: the first-annual NSWC Crane University Summit.

February 29, 2008 Read more

Breakthroughs in nanotechnology on edge of 'knowledge frontier'

University of Missouri scientist Kattesh Katti recently discovered how to make gold nanoparticles using gold salts, soybeans and water. Katti's research has garnered attention worldwide and the environmentally-friendly discovery could have major applications in several disciplines.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Single particles of light are now for sale

The world's first commercial source of individual photons (particles of light) using diamond based quantum technology has been developed by Quantum Communications Victoria (QCV) within the School of Physics at The University of Melbourne, Australia.

February 28, 2008 Read more

New method for creating tough metallic glass composites

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy for creating 'liquid metal' that makes it able to bend significantly without breaking, while retaining a strength twice that of titanium. It is among the toughest, or least brittle, known materials, and could be used anywhere that strong metal alloys are traditionally found, but may prove most useful in the aerospace industry, where lower density means fuel savings.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnologie in Deutschland studieren - Angebote interaktiv und kartografisch abrufbar

Beste Karrierechancen eroeffnet eine berufliche Ausrichtung auf Nanotechnologie. Mittels kartografisch und interaktiv abrufbarer Nano-Bildungsangebote spricht das Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung gezielt Jugendliche an und zeigt Einstiegsmoeglichkeiten in dieses chancenreiche Innovationsfeld.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology: An insurer's perspective

February's Feature Article over at the Safenano website comes from David Baxter, Lead Researcher on Emerging Risks for Lloyd's of London. In this article, David introduces the concept of insuring new technologies, and discusses the issues presented to the insurance industry by nanotechnology.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology at the OECD

The OECD has prepared an overview of its work on nanotechnologies for Forum VI of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS). This event will be held in Dakar, Senegal, September 15-19, 2008.

February 28, 2008 Read more

COMSTECH to hold workshop on nanomedicine, bioethics education

The Organization of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) is organizing a week-long international workshop on nanomedicine from March 13-20.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Magnetic atoms of gold, silver and copper have been obtained

An international team led by Physics and Chemistry teams from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Basque Country has achieved, by means of a controlled chemical process, that atoms of gold, silver and copper - intrinsically non-magnetic - become magnetic.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Finland is preparing for cleantech era

Energy & Enviro Finland describes some examples of Finnish research efforts and success stories on clean energy and environmental technology development. Many of the projects are creating know-how and technologies which can be utilized in combating climate change - globally.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Electronic structure of DNA revealed for first time

Utilizing a technique that combines low temperature measurements and theoretical calculations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists and others have revealed for the first time the electronic structure of single DNA molecules.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology a succor to the hard pressed textile industry

Nanotechnology helps in increasing performance and durability much beyond normal textiles by means of creating, altering and improving textiles at the molecular level.

February 28, 2008 Read more

Designer genes

With the growth of the field of synthetic biology in recent years, so too have the numbers of UW-Madison scientists devoted to this area of research. UW-Madison professors in genetics, biochemistry, electrical engineering, chemical engineering and chemistry all dabble in synthetic biology.

February 28, 2008 Read more

IIT hosts pioneers in nanotechnology

Members of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society met jointly with IIT students and faculty for an enlightening experience in the world of chemistry. The featured speaker was Dr. Fraser Stoddart, who has earned great prestige for his contributions to nanotechnology. This joint meeting was the first of three to be hosted at IIT and part of our chemistry departmentâ??s Kilpatrick Lecture series.

February 27, 2008 Read more

New vision for nanotechnology in Victoria

A new framework for the development of Victoria's nanotechnology sector was released today by the Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings. Speaking at the opening of the 2008 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Melbourne, Mr Jennings said nanotechnology would be a key transforming factor for industry and society in this century.

February 27, 2008 Read more

Steel forges foundation for cheaper solar power

Finnish scientists report an advance in replacing the single most expensive component of a cutting-edge family of solar cells with less costly material.

February 27, 2008 Read more