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Teaching Nanoscience to The Blind

At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Even th...

28 Mar 2007

Academies Call for Research into the Uncertainties Surrounding Effects of Nanotechnologies

The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering have backed the key findings of the Council for Science and Technology’s (CST) report Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies Review published today (Wednesday 28 March 2...

28 Mar 2007

Friction Reducing Nanolayer Reduces Emissions and Increases Fuel Efficiency

FriCSo, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly technology and polymer-based devices that create a friction reduction nanolayer on moving parts, today announced that a test conducted by the Technio...

28 Mar 2007

Nanoscale DNA Films Control Gene Therapy for More Targeted Disease Treatment

Gene therapy - the idea of using genetic instructions rather than drugs to treat disease - has tickled scientists' imaginations for decades, but is not yet a viable therapeutic method. One sizeable hurdle is getting ...

27 Mar 2007

Light Activated Molecular Scissors

Researchers in Japan have developed a pair of molecular-scale scissors that open and close in response to light. The tiny scissors are the first example of a molecular machine capable of mechanically manipulating molecul...

27 Mar 2007

Size, Type and Dispersion of Nanomaterials Could Impact Human Health and Environment

The size, type, and dispersion of nanomaterials could all play a role in how these materials impact human health and the environment, according to two groups of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In new stu...

27 Mar 2007

Nanometrics Appoint Interim CEO

Nanometrics Incorporated announced today that it has appointed Bruce C. Rhine, an officer of the company and a member of the Board of Directors, to replace John D. Heaton as the company’s President and Chief Execut...

27 Mar 2007

Imago Appoint New Vice President of Sales

Imago Scientific Instruments®, the world’s leading provider of LEAP® microscopes, today announced the appointment of Bill Flecky as Vice President of Sales. Bill joins the company with a strong background i...

27 Mar 2007

Applied Nanotech Win Grant to Develop Sensor Network Design Tool

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI), has been awarded an SBIR Phase I contract for the development of a "Sensor Network Design Tool" from the Homeland Security Adv...

From Applied Nanotech Inc. 26 Mar 2007

Farfield Scientific Awarded Japanese Patent for DPI Waveguide Technology

Farfield Scientific Limited Building on a patent portfolio of some 20 applications, this month Farfield have been granted a patent in Japan (patent number 10-523311) covering the waveguide technology underpinning Farfiel...

26 Mar 2007

Farfield Scientific Celebrate 10th Anniversary

We at Farfield Scientific Limited are proud to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. The Company was incorporated on 7th March 1997 when Founders Neville Freeman and Graham Cross came up with a completely new concept in mea...

26 Mar 2007

First Comprehensive Study of Boron Nitride's Properties at the Nanometric Level

The Physics of Materials team at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), part of the Mixed Centre created between this UPV/EHU Physics of Materials team and the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), ...

26 Mar 2007

Carbon Nanotube Based Body Armor Provides Alternative to Existing Bulky Materials

For Florida State University researcher Okenwa Okoli, testing his latest research is vital. Okoli, an associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering in the Florida A&M University-Florida State Col...

26 Mar 2007

Manufactured Nanoparticles Show No Ill Effects on Soil

The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic particles could be harmfu...

26 Mar 2007

Bioindent Becomes a Member of The Organic Electronics Association

BIOIDENT Technologies Inc., the leading company in the development of printed opto-electronic solutions for life sciences, today announced their membership with the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A), a working group...

26 Mar 2007

Nanotechnology News

Teaching Nanoscience to The Blind

Academies Call for Research into the Uncertainties Surrounding Effects of Nanotechnologies

Friction Reducing Nanolayer Reduces Emissions and Increases Fuel Efficiency

Nanoscale DNA Films Control Gene Therapy for More Targeted Disease Treatment

Light Activated Molecular Scissors

Size, Type and Dispersion of Nanomaterials Could Impact Human Health and Environment

Nanometrics Appoint Interim CEO

Imago Appoint New Vice President of Sales

Applied Nanotech Win Grant to Develop Sensor Network Design Tool

Farfield Scientific Awarded Japanese Patent for DPI Waveguide Technology

Farfield Scientific Celebrate 10th Anniversary

First Comprehensive Study of Boron Nitride's Properties at the Nanometric Level

Carbon Nanotube Based Body Armor Provides Alternative to Existing Bulky Materials

Manufactured Nanoparticles Show No Ill Effects on Soil

Bioindent Becomes a Member of The Organic Electronics Association

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