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UD Professor Receives NSF Award for Work on Quantum Dot Molecules

Matthew Doty, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work on quantum dot molecules.

19 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology Public Interest Group Appoints New President

The Foresight Institute has appointed Dr. J. Storrs Hall to the position of President. Dr. Hall brings to the organization his extensive experience in prediction, invention, and development of future technologies. Prior ...

11 Feb 2009

BNC Researchers Create the London Nanotube

Researchers at Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), a specialist bio-nanotechnology product development consultancy, have produced a miniaturized version of the London tube map, measuring only 2x3 mm - about the size of a pinhead. The map was etched using specialised lasers by Dr Richard Winkle, a BNC researcher at Imperial College London, whilst testing the capabilities of an Oxford Lasers micromachining system.

From Bio Nano Consulting 11 Feb 2009

EthicSchool Distributes 500 e-Learning DVDs on Ethics of Nanotechnology for Free

From mid-February 2009, EthicSchool distributes 500 e-learning DVDs on Ethics of Nanotechnology and of Converging Technologies for free to lecturers giving courses on Ethics of Science and Technology, and for self-study....

5 Feb 2009

DVD Series Covers Topic of Nanotechnology in Consumer Products

What is nanotechnology? How will it affect our lives? And, why should we care? These are just a few of the questions addressed in Talking Nano, a wide-ranging 6-DVD set that includes presentations by noted researchers, a museum educator, and, remarkably, two very talented jugglers.

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 4 Feb 2009

Two UQ Scientists Awarded NHMRC Australia Fellowships

Two University of Queensland scientists have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia Fellowships valued at a total of $8 million. The Fellowships, announced today, will focus on im...

27 Jan 2009

UCSC Awarded Prestigious Keck Foundation Grant to Establish W. M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics

The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $1.5 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to establish the W. M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics. A joint endeavor of the Jack Baskin School of Engi...

27 Jan 2009

Nanotechnology Research Program Offers Chance to Address Social and Ethical Issues

Recent action in Congress to reauthorize the U.S. federal nanotechnology research program offers the chance to address the social and ethical issues concerning the emerging scientific field, experts say.

26 Jan 2009

Nanotechnology Facility Receives 5-Year Renewal Grant from NSF

Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) has received another five years of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The facility, which is the flagship of Cornell's cutting-edge nanotechnology research, is one of 14 such research facilities across the country that make up the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN).

20 Jan 2009

Handheld Device Recognizes Wide Variety of Environmental or Medical Compounds

A handheld, ultra-portable device that can recognize and immediately report on a wide variety of environmental or medical compounds may eventually be possible, using a method that incorporates a mixture of biologically tagged nanowires onto integrated circuit chips, according to Penn State researchers.

15 Jan 2009