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Signet Solar Expands Manufacturing in India

Signet Solar, a manufacturer of silicon thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced plans to locate its second manufacturing site in the Sriperembudur Special Economic Zone near Chennai, India. Signet Solar&r...

20 Mar 2008

Nanotechnology Comes to the Small Screen With New Nanotechnology Television Series

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and National Science Foundation (NSF) will host the Washington, DC, premiere event for the television series “Nanotechnology: The Power of Small” on Wednesday ev...

11 Mar 2008

Call for Papers Issued for nanoTX USA '08 Conference and Expo

Call for Papers, Abstracts for nanoTX USA '08, due April 30, 2008. Presentations should contain current results from investigations, new theories and planned investigations, and be 20 minutes in length including Q&am...

6 Mar 2008

Quantum Mass Spectrometer Installed on a Bus for Mobile Environmental Monitoring

Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed a custom installation of its TSQ QuantumT triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in a mobile laboratory operating on a bus.

29 Feb 2008

Federal Toxics Reporting Statute Could be Applied to Production and Commercialization of Nanotechnology

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) has released a first-time legal analysis that finds a key federal toxics reporting statute could be applied to production and commercialization of nanotechnology, providing ...

26 Feb 2008

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

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

Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Says Federal Nanotech Risk Research Plan Comes Up Short

An improved but still flawed government-wide plan for nanotechnology risk research is the result of a broken system. Federally-funded studies essential to managing possible risks from this cutting-edge technology should ...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 20 Feb 2008

Art and Design to Promote Nanotechnology and Emerging Technologies

IMEC and Addictlab are launching a new call for ideas and visions on future applications of emerging technologies in the field of art, design , architecture, fashion, communication, environment, health and well-being. Af...

19 Feb 2008

Some Scientists and the General Public Worried by the Health and Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Scientists and the public agree that the promise of nanotechnology is great, but there are risks to it and they should be governed accordingly. The new technology, which is making its way into products ranging from fo...

18 Feb 2008