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uBoost Selected as a 2008 FireStarter Company by Strategic News Service

uBoost Inc, a student recognition program, has been selected as a 2008 FireStarter company by the Strategic News Service, host of the influential Future in Review (FiRe) technology conference. "We have selected 1...

31 Jul 2008

Leading PRISM System-on-Module Company Committed to Continuous Improvement

Advanced Knowledge Associates (AKA), the leader in miniaturized, reconfigurable, fully self-contained and high-performance system-on-module technology, has announced that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification. ...

30 Jul 2008

TAB Releases Report on Converging Technologies including Nanotechnology

The Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB) just released an English summary to a recent report on Converging Technologies, by Christopher Coenen. He is one of the key speakers during the EthicScho...

30 Jul 2008

Integrated Manufacturer of Photovoltaic Products Signs Sales Agreement with Enel

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that it has entered into a s...

30 Jul 2008

Officials Begin Monitoring Manufacture and Storage of Nanomaterials

State and local officials have taken steps to begin monitoring the manufacture and storage of nanomaterials, a major step for a cutting-edge technology that has yet to be regulated by the federal government. On July ...

29 Jul 2008

Former EPA Official Highlights Shortcomings of Current Federal Nanotechnology Oversight

Nanotechnology will significantly change virtually every facet of the way we live. The next president has the opportunity to shape these changes and to ensure that nanotechnology's benefits will be maximized and its ...

23 Jul 2008

Forum Focuses on Voluntary Measures in Nano Risk Governance

For the fourth time, the NanoEurope fair and symposium in St.Gallen (Switzerland) will be the venue for the NanoRegulation Conference. As a leading international platform in the area of nanotechnology safety and regulation, the conference will offer a forum to discuss this year's topic of "Voluntary Measures in Nano Risk Governance" (such as Voluntary Reporting Schemes, Codes of Conduct, Risk management systems etc.).

22 Jul 2008

Educating Public About Nanotechnology Causes People to Become Worried and Cautious

Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more "worried and cautious" about the new technologies' prospective benefits, according to a rec...

17 Jul 2008

Knowledge and Awareness About the Potential of Nanotechnologies

Nanotechnologies have enormous potential benefits for manufacturers, consumers, employees, patients and the environment. They will bring more energy and resource efficient processes, improve computer memories and process...

18 Jun 2008

L'Oreal Scientists to Discuss How Their Integration of Nanotechnology in Cosmetics Works With Europe's 'Precautionary Principle'

BusinessWeek magazine claims the $60 billion international beauty products industry is "making a big bet on nanotech." Today, nearly a hundred cosmetics are in the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies online in...

14 May 2008