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Study shows China as world technology leader

China will soon lead the world in technology.

January 24, 2008 Read more

Nowhere to hide - new ultra-powerful microscope probes atomic world

A unique electron microscope, the first of its kind in the world, was unveiled yesterday at the STFC Daresbury Laboratory in Warrington in the UK. It will enable scientists to study atoms within materials in a way that has never before been possible and will pave the way for pioneering research relating to every aspect of our lives, from research into liver disease, to the creation of the mobile phones and computers of the future.

January 24, 2008 Read more

Coming to a city near you in 2108: Algae towers and nanotubes

In 100 years, San Francisco will have robotic buses and subways, buildings will generate their own power through the sun and wind, and an underground network of carbon nanotubes will store and provide hydrogen power. These were some of the ideas submitted by eight competitors as part of the 'City of the Future' contest.

January 24, 2008 Read more

Copenhagen Nano-Science Centre to run major EU nanoelectronics research project

The University of Copenhagen's internationally recognised Nano-Science Centre has announced that it will coordinate research funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The EUR 2.5 million funding allocation will be used to maintain and further develop Europe's position in molecular electronics.

January 24, 2008 Read more

From zero to hero: the renaissance of nanotechnology

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has published its 2008 Technology Predictions. The study examines 10 emerging trends sure to have a major influence on the technology sector. The report from the DTT Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry group on how to take advantage of these emerging trends. One of the ten trends deals with nanotechnology.

January 24, 2008 Read more

Wisconsin State of the State: Doyle touts high-tech proposals

In a speech partly designed to prepare Wisconsin residents for the probability of tough economic times ahead, and partly to recommend ways to grow out of them, Gov. Jim Doyle reaffirmed some of his previously announced plans for capital formation in his annual State of the State address, and went a few steps further to simulate economic development amid fears of a national economic slowdown or a recession.

January 23, 2008 Read more

New Kentucky Commonwealth Collaborative projects unveiled

University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. today unveiled 13 projects designed for directly impacting the quality of life in Kentucky.

January 23, 2008 Read more

JILA solves problem of quantum dot 'blinking'

Scientists at JILA have found one possible way to solve the blinking problem and have induced quantum dots to emit photons faster and more consistently.

January 23, 2008 Read more

FDA beginning to address nanotechnology regulatory concerns

Hundreds of nanotechnology products, including foods, medicines and medical devices, now have reached the market, and their number will grow exponentially in the years ahead. But the main regulating body, the Food and Drug Administration, is just beginning to address the unique issues presented by this groundbreaking technology, according to an Insighter article in FDLI.

January 23, 2008 Read more

Innovation strategies leaving developing world behind in race for prosperity

New research released this month from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) finds that innovation is the single most important element in the emerging global economic contest.

January 23, 2008 Read more

Nanotubes go with the flow

Nanochannels impose order by capillary action.

January 23, 2008 Read more

For creating new field of science, Texas chemist wins international prize

Dr. Allen Bard, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, was awarded the 2008 Wolf Prize in Chemistry jointly with Professor William Moerner of Stanford University.

January 23, 2008 Read more

New use found for DNA as an artificial nose, and more

In a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, researchers demonstrate a previously unreported property of deoxyribonucleic acid. They show that single-stranded DNA molecules tagged with a fluorescent reporter and dried onto solid surfaces can respond to vapor phase odor pulses in a sequence-selective manner.

January 23, 2008 Read more

UC Santa Barbara to Host 3rd Annual Global Energy Summit

The University of California Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program will assemble entrepreneurs, investors, technologists and senior policy makers from China, British Columbia and California at the Emerging Energy Technologies Summit on the UCSB campus, Corwin Pavilion, February 8th and 9th.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Most powerful microscope in the world meets 0.5 Angstrom milestone

Performance tests on the TEAM 0.5 microscope have demonstrated 0.5Å information transfer in both broad beam (TEM) and scanning probe (STEM) operating modes. After extensive further testing and tuning, the instrument will become available as a user facility in the fall of 2008.

January 22, 2008 Read more

Researchers develop low-cost, 'green' technique for producing antimicrobial paints

Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method could give homes and workplaces a new defense against germs by applying a fresh coat of paint.

January 22, 2008 Read more