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Conference at SUSCET tracks emerging trends in biotechnology

A Two-Day national conference on 'Emerging Trends in Biotechnology Engineering' was concluded today at the Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology (SUSCET).

November 24, 2007 Read more

U.S. Congress discloses intel earmarks for first time

In a break with tradition, Congress has revealed close to $80 million in earmarks boosting spy technology and training as part of the 2008 defense appropriations bill.

November 24, 2007 Read more

Dr. Sumio Iijima Awarded 2007 Balzan Prize for Nanoscience

Dr. Sumio Iijima was today awarded with the 2007 Balzan Prize for Nanoscience for his discovery of carbon nanotubes, and in particular the discovery of single walled carbon nanotubes and the study of their properties, by the International Balzan Prize Foundation.

November 23, 2007 Read more

Transporting gold across physical boundaries

Max Planck researchers create nanoparticles that move back and forth between water and oil.

November 23, 2007 Read more

Industry day of the EU project NaPa - nanomanufacturing library of processes presented

The EU Project 'Emerging Nanopatterning Methods' (NaPa) held a one-day event to share its novel and exciting results on nanometer-scale fabrication with potential beneficiaries in a rich seminar program accompanied by a small technical exhibition.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Snow Chair in nanotechnology inaugurated at ben Gurion University

The Milton and Frimette Snow Chair in Nanotechnology was inaugurated in the presence of the extended Snow family as part of the annual Ben-Gurion Day that marks the passing of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.

November 22, 2007 Read more

'Cooper pairs' can be found in insulators as well superconductors

Physicists show that Cooper pairs not only form in superconductors, but can also form their opposite - electrical insulators.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnological magnets will bring smaller and more powerful hard disks

The Institute of Materials and Reagents of the Universty of Havana, with the contribution of the Technical University of Vienna and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil are carrying out a micro-structural study of two types of magnetic materials: Magnetically hard materials with submicronic micro-structure and nano-particulate systems with supersoft magnetic or superparamagnetic response.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Tokeshi wins the Lab on a Chip/Corning Inc Pioneers of Miniaturization Prize 2007

Manabu Tokeshi has been named as the 2007 winner of the Pioneers in Miniaturization prize.

November 22, 2007 Read more

DiMI provides high-level training courses in the field of molecular imaging

The new DiMI (Diagnostic Molecular Imaging) training schedule 2008 is now available.

November 22, 2007 Read more

European nanoelectronics platform opts for new medical applications focus

ENIAC, the European Technology Platform on nanoelectronics, has decided to make the development of medical applications one of its main objectives.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Science and Research Commissioner outlines actions for nanotechnology research in Europe

EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik has called on the private sector to increase its investments in nanotechnology research so as to build on Europe's world-leading position in the field.

November 22, 2007 Read more

China prioritizes tiny science with big future

China is looking at the big picture with a huge injection of funds into the science of nanotechnology - or manipulating single atoms and molecules.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology powered programmable matter could create 3-D representations of almost any object

Here is a visionary project from the claytronics team at Carnegie Mellon to tickle your mind during Turkey Day.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Hazard assessment for nanoparticles - report from an interdisciplinary workshop

The current November 2007 edition of Environmental Health Perspectives carries a Meeting Report: Hazard Assessment for Nanoparticlesâ??Report from an Interdisciplinary Workshop that present the findings from a nanotoxicology workshop held April 6-7, 2006 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.

November 22, 2007 Read more

Thinner nanotechnology plastic shopping bag halves CO2 emissions

Convenience store operator am/pm Japan Co. later this month will begin using plastic shopping bags that produce half as much carbon dioxide when incinerated as conventional bags.

November 22, 2007 Read more