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IVAM at nano tech, the largest nano fair in Asia

At the largest Asian fair for nanotechnology, the nano tech 2008, IVAM Microtechnology Network promotes the innovations of its 270 member companies and institutes, ranging from nanoanalytics to tool manufacturing.

February 4, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology's future depends on who the public trusts

When the public considers competing arguments about a new technology's potential risks and benefits, people will tend to agree with the expert whose values are closest to their own, no matter what position the expert takes. The same will hold true for nanotechnology, a key study has found.

February 4, 2008 Read more

Researchers at Leeds mine the 'Terahertz gap'

Research underway at the University of Leeds will provide a completely fresh insight into the workings of nano-scale systems, and enable advances in the development of nano-electronic devices for use in industry, medicine and biotechnology.

February 4, 2008 Read more

Team develops energy-efficient microchip

Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have unveiled a new chip design for portable electronics that can be up to 10 times more energy-efficient than present technology. The design could lead to cell phones, implantable medical devices and sensors that last far longer when running from a battery.

February 4, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology from Pisa to Silicon Valley

Three female students from Pisa will present their project on nanotechnology's potential application in the biomedical field to the business community in Silicon Valley, California.

February 3, 2008 Read more

From wines to nuclear: Indo-French S&T ties cover wide gamut

From the wine industry to the nuclear sector, India and France signed up a series of pacts to enhance ties in science and technology during the recent visit of President Nicolas Sarkozy.

February 3, 2008 Read more

MoreGames releases Nanobotz

Have you ever wanted to shoot up nanobots? MoreGames has the right game for you.

February 2, 2008 Read more

University of Illinois professor gets $9.1m commitment for solar cell process

It's not every day you get a call offering you $100,000 - much less a commitment for $9.1 million - but Munir Nayfeh got such a call in August. The University of Illinois physics professor had just published a paper in the journal Applied Physics Letters. The paper explained how an ultrathin layer of nanomaterials could improve the efficiency of solar cells.

February 2, 2008 Read more

Is hydrogen for airheads?

As Korea pushes into the so-called hydrogen economy, the nation as a whole could be likened to children in the back seat of the family car, asking their parents over and over as each landmark is passed 'are we there yet.' The answer is not yet - not even close, though milestones are flying by at a faster clip.

February 2, 2008 Read more

Nanostructures tested as beta-carotene carriers in beverages

Beta-carotene, used in foods and beverages as colourants and health ingredient, can be stabilised by novel nano-scale carriers, suggests innovative research from Germany.

February 1, 2008 Read more

Organic solar cell as small as the page of a book

Teams of researchers all over the world are working on the development of organic solar cells. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg is presenting avenues towards industrial mass production at the world's largest trade fair for nanotechnology, the nano tech 2008 from February 21 through 23 in Tokyo.

February 1, 2008 Read more

Supportive devices or unnecessary surveillance?

New book warns of threats posed by ambient intelligence, calls for safeguards.

February 1, 2008 Read more

Rounding up gases, nano-style

Chemists unveil new process for capturing and storing gas; potential spin-offs include improvements to greenhouse gas management and fuel cell development.

February 1, 2008 Read more

Researchers create gold aluminum, black platinum, blue silver

Optical scientist says transformation of any metal to any color now possible.

February 1, 2008 Read more

TU Delft launches bionanoscience initiative

Over the next decade, TU Delft is set to invest 10 million Euro derived from strategic assets in the new Bionanoscience department, which will form part of the universityâ??s successful Kavli Institute of Nanoscience. Last week, the Kavli Foundation also agreed to help support the initiative financially by donating 5 million US$.