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More Advanced Technologies are Less Efficient in Their Use of Energy and Materials per Kilogram of Output

A comprehensive study of old and new manufacturing processes, from machining metal to making carbon nanofibers, shows that the more advanced technologies are less efficient in their use of energy and materials per kilogram of output.

4 May 2009

NSW Government Respond to Legislative Council Inquiry into the Use and Applications of Nanotechnology

The New South Wales Government has tabled its response to the NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into the use and applications of Nanotechnology. Minister for Science and Medical Research Jodi McKay said the Government r...

4 May 2009

Shape, Order and Orientation are Surprisingly Important in the World of Small Things

In the world of small things, shape, order and orientation are surprisingly important, according to findings from a new study by chemists at Washington University in St. Louis.

4 May 2009

Nano-Finding Could Open Up a New World of Possibilities in Spintronics Technology

A material just six atoms thick in which electrons appear to be guided by conflicting laws of physics depending on their direction of travel has been discovered by a team of physicists at the University of California, Da...

4 May 2009

Scientists Determined Structure of Chlorophyll Molecules in Green Bacteria

An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. The team's results one day could be used to build artificial photosynthetic systems, such as those that convert solar energy to electrical energy.

4 May 2009

Tiny Gold Particles that Can Home and Destroy Tumors with Minimal Side Effects

It has long been known that heat is an effective weapon against tumor cells. However, it's difficult to heat patients' tumors without damaging nearby tissues. Now, MIT researchers have developed tiny gold par...

4 May 2009

Nanotechnology Shows Promise for Treating Glioma Brain Tumors

In 2007, an estimated 20,500 new cases of primary malignant brain and central nervous system tumors were diagnosed and approximately 12,740 deaths were attributed to these tumors. High grade glioma or glioblastoma multif...

4 May 2009

Examining the Relationship Between Carbon Nanotubes and the Environment

Carbon nanotubes have made a meteoric career in the past 15 years, even if their applications are still limited. Recent research results show that - apart from their favorable mechanical and electrical properties - they ...

4 May 2009

First Step in Development of a New Kind of Treatment for STD using Nanotechnology

Yale researchers describe a breakthrough in safe and effective administration of potential antiviral drugs - small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules that silence genes - the first step in development of a new kind of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

3 May 2009

SAFENANO to Host Workshop on Nanotechnology Risk Management at NanoMaterials '09

SAFENANO is pleased to announce it is to host a Pre-Conference workshop on Nanotechnology Risk Management at the forthcoming NanoMaterials '09 conference in Bonn, Germany. The workshop, to be held on June 16th 200...

1 May 2009

Nanomaterials News

More Advanced Technologies are Less Efficient in Their Use of Energy and Materials per Kilogram of Output

NSW Government Respond to Legislative Council Inquiry into the Use and Applications of Nanotechnology

Shape, Order and Orientation are Surprisingly Important in the World of Small Things

Nano-Finding Could Open Up a New World of Possibilities in Spintronics Technology

Scientists Determined Structure of Chlorophyll Molecules in Green Bacteria

Tiny Gold Particles that Can Home and Destroy Tumors with Minimal Side Effects

Nanotechnology Shows Promise for Treating Glioma Brain Tumors

Examining the Relationship Between Carbon Nanotubes and the Environment

First Step in Development of a New Kind of Treatment for STD using Nanotechnology

SAFENANO to Host Workshop on Nanotechnology Risk Management at NanoMaterials '09

Breakthrough Nanoparticle Targets Breast Cancer and Brain Tumors

Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine: Groundbreaking Biomaterial for Tissue Growth

High-Resolution Microscope Reveals Electron Behavior in Graphene

High-Throughput Apparatus Speeds Up Eco-Friendly Nanomaterial Synthesis

Improving Gene Therapy for Lung Disease

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

Redux AFM: Expanding Access to Automated Nanoscale Imaging

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