Nanotechnology News – Latest Headlines

Virginia town plans 5 studies on nanotechnology

Officials' efforts to develop a nanotechnology park in Pulaski go back to 2005.

October 20, 2007 Read more

Join a tour of Nanotechnology Island in Second Life

Join a tour of SL's Nanotechnology Island on Saturday 10:00 AM SL time.

October 19, 2007 Read more

Columbia University offers online certificate in nanotechnology

One of the Online Certificates offered by Columbia's Engineering School is in nanotechnology.

October 19, 2007 Read more

AeA launches tech tutorial for Congress

AeA is launching a series of educational programs for Members of Congress and their staffs.

October 19, 2007 Read more

NIH and India partner to develop low-cost medical technologies

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of India, have entered into a bilateral agreement to develop low-cost health-care technologies aimed at the medically underserved.

October 18, 2007 Read more

Engineering expert's 'nanospikes' add new dimension to solar, biomedical, microelectronics research

New technology in development at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your computer from overheating.

October 18, 2007 Read more

Basis for pan-European cooperation: 'Micro/Nano-Atlas of Europe' analyses technologies and markets in high-tech clusters

The recently published 'Micro/Atlas of Europe' describes eight leading-edge microand nanotechnology clusters in Northern, Western and Central Europe.

October 18, 2007 Read more

Enhancement of polymer luminescence by excitation-energy transfer from multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Researchers have recently demonstrated that the quenching effect of carbon nanotubes is not an unavoidable problem.

October 18, 2007 Read more

Shining a new light on nanowires

Scientists in the US have created tiny solar power cells using silicon nanowires 200 times thinner than a human hair.

October 18, 2007 Read more

Czech cluster develops dressing that enhances wound healing

A patent for a new biologically active wound-dressing with healing effects is the first joint success of the Czech firms and experts cooperating within the scientific and research cluster Nanomedic.

October 18, 2007 Read more

Koch grant puts nanotechnology on front line of prostate cancer battle

A $5 million grant from David H. Koch will help researchers from several institutions, including MIT, develop nanotechnology to treat metastatic prostate cancer, for which there is no effective treatment.

October 17, 2007 Read more

Online event: ConsumersTalkNano

Important conversation with the public about nanotechnology.

October 17, 2007 Read more

The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust and Flinn Foundation launch

Nobel Laureate Dr. Lee Hartwell, TGen and the Biodesign Institute at ASU to lead Arizona-based global effort to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

October 17, 2007 Read more

Lennart Nilsson Award 2007: Felice Frankel selected for crystal-clear scientific images

Felice Frankel, a scientific imagist and researcher at Harvard University's Initiative in Innovative Computing, has been named the recipient of the 2007 Lennart Nilsson Award.

October 17, 2007 Read more

Development of fluorescent organic nanotubes

Researchers in Japan have developed organic nanotubes that generate fluorescence by embedding fluorescent molecules in the membrane wall of organic nanotubes.

October 17, 2007 Read more

Toward world's smallest radio: nano-sized detector turns radio waves into music

Researchers in California today (Oct. 17) report development of the world's first working radio system that receives radio waves wirelessly and converts them to sound signals through a nano-sized detector made of carbon nanotubes.

October 17, 2007 Read more