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Call for FDA to Collect Data on Nanotech Products

Hundreds of nanotech products, including foods, medicines and medical devices, now have reached the market, and their number will grow exponentially in the years ahead. But the main regulatory body, the Food and Dr...

21 Feb 2008

MEMS Flow Sensor for Fuel Cell Systems Released

OMRON Corporation will release a new MEMS flow sensor designed to optimize efficiency in fuel cell systems from April 2008. The D6F MEMS mass flow sensor (quick-connect type) is the latest addition to Omron’s D6F s...

21 Feb 2008

Technologies Set to Change the World as Selected by MIT Editors

The editors of Technology Review, MIT’s magazine of innovation, have announced their annual list of the 2008 TR10, the 10 emerging technologies poised to have a dramatic impact on our lives and work. These revoluti...

21 Feb 2008

Space Telescope to Return Better Images With Extreme Miniaturisation of Controls and Electronics

Amazing minaturized 'SIDECAR' drives Webb telescope's signal with electronics that convert analog signals to digital signals and provide better images to Earth

21 Feb 2008

Rudolph Technologies Joins With Leading Chipmakers in SEMATECH's Metrology Program at UAlbany NanoCollege

Rudolph Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of process characterization equipment and software for thin film measurement and macro defect inspection, and SEMATECH, the global consortium of leading chipmakers, announce...

From Rudolph Technologies 21 Feb 2008

Clean Water with Nanotechnology Based Water Treatment Process

Tiny particles of pure silica coated with an active material could be used to remove toxic chemicals, bacteria, viruses, and other hazardous materials from water much more effectively and at lower cost than conventional ...

21 Feb 2008

World's Largest Carbon Nanotube Sheet Produced for Applications Like Shielding, Electrical Conductors and Structural Composites

Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of next-generation performance materials, today announced it has successfully produced 3-foot by 6-foot sheets of carbon nanotube material. This significant production milestone, ...

From Nanocomp Technologies Inc 20 Feb 2008

Stopping Copper Theft With Nanotechnology

Copper theft is a community problem that is continuing to grow. Thieves have stolen air conditioners out of churches, equipment of out schools and wiring out of streetlights. Oncor, with its miles of distribution and tra...

20 Feb 2008

Direct Multiplexed Measurement of Gene Expression with Color-Coded Probe Pairs

NanoString Technologies today announced the first peer-reviewed publication describing NanoString’s technology will be published in the Nature Biotechnology March 7th issue and is available in the Advanced Online P...

20 Feb 2008

Nanoscience Research Center Dedicated at University of Oregon

University of Oregon students crossing a grassy oval in the Lorry I. Lokey Science Complex this spring will be surprised to learn that, under their feet, researchers are operating millions of dollars worth of delicate hi...

20 Feb 2008

Aluminum Alloy Splits Water to Produce Hydrogen and is Financially Competitive with Conventional Fuels

Purdue University engineers have developed a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and is economically competitive with conventional fuels for transportation and power generation. "We ...

20 Feb 2008

Nanotechnology Based Experiments on Chemical Nanosensor and Variable Emissivity Film Proved Successful after NASA Space Flight

Dr. Billy R. Smith Jr., director of the USNA Small Satellite Program and MidSTAR-1 program manager, inspects MidSTAR-1 for damage after vibration testing at the Naval Research Laboratory.

20 Feb 2008