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Nanotechnology Brings Molecular Computing Closer to Reality

Over the last 60 years, ever-smaller generations of transistors have driven exponential growth in computing power. Could molecules, each turned into miniscule computer components, trigger even greater growth in computing...

23 Dec 2008

Nanoscientists Demonstrate Breakthrough with Control Growth of Nanowires

Nanoscience researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shown that they can control the growth and crystal structure of nanowires down to the single atom level. How this can be done is described in an article to appear...

23 Dec 2008

ANL Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Assistant chemist Yugang Sun and physicist Robin Santra of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory today received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) to recognize their contribution to the advancement of science

23 Dec 2008

Leading Global Characterization Service Provider Announce Acquisition of Nano Intergrated Solutions

EAG, Inc. (“EAG”), the leading global provider of surface analysis and materials characterization services, and microelectronic “release to production” (“RTP”) and failure analysis (&l...

22 Dec 2008

New Study Shows Cytotoxicity of Carbon Nanotubes

Owing to the novel properties of carbon nanotubes (CBNs), a series of problems associated with in vitro toxicity assessments of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have appeared in many literatures. In order to properly evaluate ...

22 Dec 2008

Formation of New Consortium to Foster Construction of the Space Elevator

A coalition of leaders in the Space Elevator movement today announced the formation of The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC), a new independent group designed to promote standards and foster research relatin...

22 Dec 2008

UK Launch New Center Focus on Synthetic Biology

Programming biological cells so that they behave like engineering parts is the focus of research at a new UK centre launched today, thanks to an £8 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research ...

22 Dec 2008

nLight Introduce Erbium Fibers Produced from Direct Nanoparticle Deposition Technology

Highly doped, LMA erbium fibers are ideal for high-power, eye-safe applications at 1.5+ µm such as LIDAR, range finding, sensing, medical and even directed energy applications.

22 Dec 2008

Bayer MaterialScience Receive EPA Approval for its Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

This enables the company to sell Baytubes® on the American market and reinforces Bayer MaterialScience's role as one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon nanotubes.

From Covestro AG 22 Dec 2008

Carbon Nanotubes the Ideal "Smart" Brain Material

Research done by scientists in Italy and Switzerland has shown that carbon nanotubes may be the ideal "smart" brain material. Their results, published December 21 in the advance online edition of the journal Na...

22 Dec 2008

Nanocavities Capable of Slowing Down Light Shows Potential for Making All-Optical Circuits

Researchers at the NTT Basic Research Laboratories in Japan have succeeded in making the first large-scale coupled nanocavities that can slow light down to one-hundredth of its normal speed.

21 Dec 2008

World Nanotools Market Report Now Available

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Nanotechnology industry is available in its catalogue. This report analyzes the US market for Nanotools in US$ Million. The major End use mar...

21 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss Imaging Software Examines Intracellular Process in Nanoseconds

The Dual Camera module for the AxioVision image analysis software from Carl Zeiss is intended for all users in the life sciences, including cell biologists, virologists and physiologists

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 21 Dec 2008

New Study Shows the Nanotoxicity of Nanoparticles

The ability of nanoparticles to cross the lung-blood barrier suggests that they may translocate to blood and to targets distant from their portal of entry. Nevertheless, nanotoxicity in organs has received little attenti...

21 Dec 2008

Engineering Professor Selected to Develop Nanomanufacturing Curriculum

Sarah Leach, an associate professor of mechanical engineering technology at South Bend, is one of 25 faculty nationwide selected as a field-test instructor as part of a National Science Foundation project to develop curr...

21 Dec 2008