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University of Delaware to Host Workshop on Environmental Nanoparticles

The University of Delaware will host "Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics & Policy" on Nov. 10-11 at the John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark, Del. The registration deadline is Monday, ...

10 Nov 2008

Flexible Charge Nanopump Offers Option for Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy

Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded.

10 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology Company's CEO Named "Small Business Person of the Year"

Evident Technologies, Inc., today announced that CEO Clinton Ballinger was presented with the prestigious "Small Business Person of the Year" award by The Business Review at an awards dinner held last night. ...

9 Nov 2008

Using Revolutionary New Gold Nanoparticle Manufacturing Method, Nanopartz First to Release Gold Nanowires

Gold nanowires 20 nm thick and 200 nm to 2000 nm in length with absorptions from the near to mid-IR will improve solar cell efficiencies, optics, and nanoelectronics.

From Nanopartz 8 Nov 2008

New South Wales Government Highlights Requirement to Identify Nanomaterials in Food and Cosmetics

In a wide ranging report covering the safety, applications, regulation and business potential for Nanotechnology, the Government of NSW have released a report on "Nanotechnology in NSW". In addition for call...

7 Nov 2008

Research on Novel Organic Photovoltaic Design Wins First Prize at UK NanoForum 2008

Research on a novel organic photovoltaic design presented by researchers at the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) at the University of Surrey has won first prize in the recently concluded UK NanoForum 2008, jointly org...

7 Nov 2008

Executives at Global Corporations are No Longer in the Dark on Nanotechnology

Lux Research report finds that executives are adapting their strategies and partnering with more sophisticated start-ups to find profits from nanotechnology With nanotechnology shifting from an emphasis on R+D to a f...

7 Nov 2008

Tiniest Solar Cells for Even Tinier Microscopic Machines

Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)...

7 Nov 2008

Spiky Nanoparticles May Enhance Test Sensitivity

Rods, cones, cubes and spheres - move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants.

7 Nov 2008

The Environmental Footprint of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

According to a paper by Hatice Sengül and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, strict material purity requirements, lower tolerances for defects and lower yields of manufacturing processes may lead t...

7 Nov 2008