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U.S. Congress sees bright future for nanotechnology

Nanotechnology promises to bring sweeping technological advances in coming years, according to a new study released by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.

March 27, 2007 Read more

German-Japanese nanotechnology cooperation in nanoelectronics

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) have agreed to establish a new scheme for joint funding of Japanese-German cooperative research in nanoelectronics.

March 27, 2007 Read more

Unique models help teach nanoscience to the blind

To give blind students a feel - literally - for nanoscience and technology, scientists are building three-dimensional models of nano-surfaces that are large enough to be explored with the hands.

March 27, 2007 Read more

Background paper on potential threats of nanosilver

In response to the ever increasing number of consumer products containing silver nanoparticles, Friends of the Earth Australia has prepared a detailed background paper on the potential threat of nanosilver to soil, water and human health.

March 27, 2007 Read more

Widespread hypocrisy about nanotechnology?

An Australian ethicist claims that widespread hypocrisy about nanotechnology is a worrying sign.

March 27, 2007 Read more

A new way to read nanoscale vibrations

The vibration of the tiny oscillators can be measured by tapping with an atomic force microscope.

March 26, 2007 Read more

Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms

Living cells gobbled up fluorine-laced nanoparticles without needing any coaxing. Then the cells were easily located with MRI scanning after being injected into mice.

March 26, 2007 Read more

Single-molecule thick coating could nix smudges, fogging on windshields, eyeglasses

A new type of coating that attracts water yet beads oils, traits that are usually mutually exclusive, promising potential applications such as self-cleaning eyeglasses and antifogging car windshields and ski goggles.

March 26, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology pattern fabrication without expensive equipment

Producing three-dimensional polymer line structures as small as 65 nanometers wide just became easier with new two-photon absorbing molecules that are sensitive to laser light at short wavelengths, allowing researchers to create them without highly sophisticated fabrication methods.

March 26, 2007 Read more

Cellulose nanocrystal research could lead to new vaccines, computer inks

New nanocrystal research to a new level that may lead to a new generation of vaccines and better computer printer ink.

March 26, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology delivers DNA as possible gene therapy tool

Ultrathin, nanoscale films composed of DNA and water-soluble polymers allow controlled release of DNA from surfaces.

March 26, 2007 Read more

New method for mass producing complex shapes on the micro and nanoscale

Scientists have designed and mass-produced billions of fluorescent microscale particles in the shapes of all 26 letters of the alphabet, displaying exquisite fidelity of the shapes.

March 26, 2007 Read more

New metal crystals, formed on a cotton assembly line

First appearance of silver, gold, nickel and other tiny, uniform metal crystals have novel chemical and physical properties.

March 26, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology risks: not all materials are created equal

The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment.

March 25, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology scissors make the cut

Researchers in Japan have developed a pair of molecular-scale scissors that open and close in response to light.

March 25, 2007 Read more

Linear arrays of nanotubes offer path to high-performance electronics

A new approach uses dense arrays of aligned and linear nanotubes as a thin-film semiconductor material suitable for integration into electronic devices.

March 25, 2007 Read more