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World’s Highest-Energy Collisions Of Lead Ions

The Large Hadron Collider’s first record-setting run of high-energy proton collisions ended today, and scientists are now readying the accelerator to meet its next challenge: the world’s highest-energy collisions of lead ions.

4 Nov 2010

Revolutionary New Polymer Film Changes Shape Upon Irradiation with UV and Visible Light

Japanese researchers at RIKEN have successfully developed a revolutionary new polymer film that changes shape upon irradiation with UV and visible light.

4 Nov 2010

New Therapy Will Prevent Growth of Bone Formations That Hamper Amputees' Use of Prostheses

Carnegie Mellon University's Bone Tissue Engineering Center is working to help soldiers who have lost limbs in combat. CMU's Jeffrey O. Hollinger, director of the center, and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ...

4 Nov 2010

International Agreement Between Australia and China to Further Expand Nanotechnology Research

An international agreement between Australia and China to further expand nanoscience research has been welcomed today by Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans...

4 Nov 2010

Improving Stability Of Nanoscale Technologies

Patricia Thiel of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory put a box of tissues to the right, a stack of coasters to the middle and a trinket box to the left.

4 Nov 2010

Plastics Could Help Re-Invent Manufacture of Computer Chips

Plastic, heated in a simple microwave oven, is the technique researchers at the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology believe could help to re-invent the manufacture of computer chips.

4 Nov 2010

New International Partnerships Set to Advance Laser Telecommunications and Nanotechnologies.

Aston University is strengthening its world leading photonics research with two new international partnerships set to advance laser telecommunications and nanotechnologies.

4 Nov 2010

Indium Shortage Could Advance Carbon Nanotube Technologies

The big race in the consumer electronics industry is to find more indium, or maybe even an adequate replacement. The reason being, it is this Indium which is used to create indium tin oxide or ITO. ITO is used to form...

By Andy Choi 4 Nov 2010

White House Wants to Broaden Applications of Nanotechnology

The White House is making efforts to garner public support for its plans for a $1.8 billion research and development program aimed at broadening the applications of nanotechnology. The National Nanotechnology Initiati...

By Andy Choi 4 Nov 2010

Medvedev Fosters Nanotechnology Growth in Russia

Reiterating its presence in the world of nanotechnology, Russia announced its plans for the establishment of an indigenous, full fledged nanotechnology branch on Wednesday. The announcement came from Russian President Dm...

By Andy Choi 4 Nov 2010

Study on Superconducting Properties of Ultrathin Film

Using a combination of unique tools to build and analyze films just nanometers thick, a group of researchers found subtle structural changes that are known to alter superconducting properties.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 4 Nov 2010

Tessera Technologies Expands into the Korean Market

Tessera Technologies, Inc. today confirmed its commitment to the Korean market with the opening of a new office in Seoul.

4 Nov 2010

Experts to Speak at Technology World with UK NanoForum Event in London

More than 60 speakers from market-leading organisations including Microsoft, the BBC and Cambridge University – including former IBM EMEA chairman Larry Hirst – are appearing at this year’s Technology W...

4 Nov 2010

Texas A+M’s Professor and Team Works Towards Next-Generation Nanomedicine

Texas A&M is one of the world's leading research facilities. It invests more than $582 million annually toward research, which ranks the University third in the nation. A&M is also one of five institutions...

4 Nov 2010

New Propulsion Process Can Find Applications in Nanomedicine

A new propulsion method for metallic micro- and nano-objects has been developed by researchers from the Institute of Molecular Sciences (Institut des sciences moléculaires, CNRS/ENSCBP/Universités Bordeaux 1 and 4).

4 Nov 2010