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Joining up nanocircuits
A team of scientists based in the UK and Germany have covalently bonded strings of porphyrin molecules on a gold surface - a step forward in the quest to develop nano-electronics.
November 5, 2007 Read more
National mission to make India global nanotechnology hub
The Indian government is starting a five-year national mission to make the country a global hub for nanoscience and nanotechnology, leveraging the low-cost advantage and its vast talent pool.
November 5, 2007 Read more
Bangalore poised to become nanotechnology city
Just months after the proposal for a Nano Park was announced, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Centre has made public its plans to establish an Institute of Nano Science and Technology in Bangalore.
November 5, 2007 Read more
Nanobattery Fiat driven 300km in one day
A Micro-Vett Fiat Doblò, a regular size 5-seat station wagon, powered by a custom 18kWh Altairnano lithium-ion NanoSafe battery pack, traveled 300 kilometers (186 miles) in one day in an urban delivery circuit.
November 3, 2007 Read more
CEMMNT updates the UK MNT micro and nanotechnology metrology road map
The latest technology road map for UK micro and nano metrology is now available to download from the case studies section of the CEMMNT (Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and NanoTechnologies) website
November 3, 2007 Read more
Heavier hydrogen on the atomic scale reduces friction
Scientists may be one step closer to understanding the atomic forces that cause friction, thanks to a recently published study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Houston and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
November 2, 2007 Read more
Enter the NanoLands nanotechnology challenge in Second Life
NPL is challenging you to imagine and build an interesting exhibit about nanoscience or nanotechnology - and if your idea has merit, then NPL will award you $400 or $700 US dollars.
November 2, 2007 Read more
$1.1 million NSF grant to fund research in advanced light microscopy at UCLA
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million Major Research Instrumentation grant for the Advanced Light Microscopy core laboratory at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
November 2, 2007 Read more
Research predicts size-induced transition to nanoscale half-metallicity
How big does a cluster of metal atoms actually have to be before it starts acting like a metal: ductile, malleable and a conductor?
November 2, 2007 Read more
NSF awards Stevens team $1 million for research on smart, bacteria-repellent nanohydrogels
The National Science Foundation has awarded an interdisciplinary team of five Stevens Institute of Technology researchers a four-year, $1 million grant to develop 'smart' self-assembling nano-biomaterials that can control whether bacteria will adhere to synthetic surfaces, allowing for carefully targeted control over microscopic processes that occur within the human body.
November 2, 2007 Read more
Gold sets nanowires straight
Mass-producing nanodevices may become a reality now that scientists in the U.S. have demonstrated a new way of making millions of tiny electronic components at once.
November 2, 2007 Read more
Nanospikes stick out from the crowd
Tiny 'nanospikes' cut from surfaces with a laser will drastically improve performance in photovoltaic cells, biomaterials and even computer processors
November 2, 2007 Read more
Thin films - November issue of Materials World magazine
Materials World is the monthly publication of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. This monthâ??s issue focuses on thin films.
November 2, 2007 Read more
QBIC connects with China by signing a framework partnership agreement
The Quebec Biotechnology Innovation Centre (QBIC) signed a framework agreement with BioBay - Suzhou Industrial Park, a science and industrial park in Shanghai.
November 2, 2007 Read more
Innovative technique makes atomic-level microscopy at least 100 times faster
Using an existing technique in a novel way, Cornell physicist Keith Schwab and colleagues at Cornell and Boston University have made the scanning tunneling microscope at least 100 times faster.
November 1, 2007 Read more
MIT works toward 'smart' optical microchips
A new theory developed at MIT could lead to "smart" optical microchips that adapt to different wavelengths of light, potentially advancing telecommunications, spectroscopy and remote sensing.
November 1, 2007 Read more
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