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Experts to Share Views on How Science and Technological Innovations will Revolutionise the Future

More than 20 world experts on building sustainable cities - urban leaders and globalisation experts - will converge at Singapore from 21-22 October 2008 for the landmark conference, Futuropolis 2058. They will share crea...

4 Sep 2008

Radical New Platform Designed From the Ground Up Delivers Intelligent Rheology Solutions

Malvern Instruments has today launched Kinexus, the radical new rotational rheometer platform whose development has been shaped by extensive market research and a fresh approach to addressing the real needs of users. ...

4 Sep 2008

Better Organic Semiconductors for Printable Electronics

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment of the components of the blend. Their recent results-how to move the top to the bottom-could enable the design of practical, large-scale manufacturing techniques for a wide range of printable, flexible electronic displays and other devices.

4 Sep 2008

Rockefeller University Professor Awarded EUREKA Grant for Project Aimed at Exploiting Nanosyringe

C. Erec Stebbins, associate professor at The Rockefeller University, has been awarded an inaugural EUREKA grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project aimed at exploiting a bacteria-based "nanosyringe&...

4 Sep 2008

First Choice Armor Presents Newest Innovative Product Utilizing the Power of Nanotechnology

N-Force(TM) ballistic vest is the latest development in soft flexible body armor from First Choice Armor (FCA) utilizing the super-advanced power of Nano-Repel(R). N-Force(TM) is certified in NIJ 0101.04/2005 Interim req...

4 Sep 2008

Workshop Bringing Nanotechnology from Laboratory to Manufacturing Floor

Northeastern University's Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN), the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of New Hampshire will hold the 6th New England International Nanomanufacturing Worksho...

4 Sep 2008

Health Impact of Inhaled NanoMetals to be Studied by Multidisciplinary Team

Every day, everywhere we go, whether we know it or not, we are exposed to nanomaterials-particles with one dimension no bigger than 1/100,000th the width of a human hair. They can be found in cosmetics, sunscreens, pharm...

4 Sep 2008

Researchers Want to Know if Nanoparticles can be Transported Through Food Chain

Working to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials is the basis of a new Rice study funded by the National Science Foundation. Led by Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor and chair of the Civil and Environmental...

4 Sep 2008

New Microscope Uses Helium Ions to Generate Signals

Just as test pilots push planes to explore their limits, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are probing the newest microscope technology to further improve measurement accuracy at the nanoscale. Better nanoscale measurements are critical for setting standards and improving production in the semiconductor and nanomanufacturing industries.

4 Sep 2008