Researchers have developed a novel method of interpreting data from single-cell images to identify genetic interactions within biological networks, offering a glimpse into the future of high-throughput cell imaging analysis.
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Method of the future uses single-cell imaging to identify gene interactions
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Argonne nanotechnology researchers discover novel materials approach to fighting cancer
Brain cancer is notoriously difficult to treat with standard cancer-fighting methods, so scientists have been looking outside standard medicine and into nanomaterials as a treatment alternative. -
From fossils to nanoresearch, student pursues scientific chase
Dirty fingernails have given way to wearing gloves for Michael Christiansen, who has followed his passion for science from fossil-hunting in the field to growing nanocrystals in a research lab. -
Environmentally friendly coating method from Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new pretreatment and curing methods that can be used with the sol-gel coating process. With the new pretreatment method, the adhesion of sol-gel coatings can be improved significantly. -
Hologramme aus dem Nanokosmos
Eine Arbeitsgruppe des Sonderforschungsbereichs 688 in Zusammenarbeit mit Wissenschaftlern vom DESY in Hamburg und der ESRF in Grenoble hat kuerzlich das erste voll funktionsfaehige Mikroskop fuer die Holografie von Nanostrukturen vorgestellt.
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Borealis Discloses Technology for New Medical, Sensor, Chemical and Industrial Uses
9 Feb 2010 | 12:29 pmBorealis Exploration Limited (PINKSHEETS: BOREF) has received a U.S. patent for its Avto Metals Technology covering multiple applications in several industrial and scientific fields. The patent descri... -
Proxeon Aims to Boost Productivity in Proteomics Labs - Launches EASY-nLC II for LC-MS
9 Feb 2010 | 12:29 pmProxeon announced today the release of the company's second generation instrument, EASY-nLCTM II, optimized for LC-MS applications in proteomics and providing scientists with the opportunity to signif... -
Energy from Light and Water
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Composite nanomaterials show promise for solar hydrogen generation
9 Feb 2010 | 12:29 pmA novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production, according to a new study by researchers at the University of... -
Commercializing Technology through the Power of IP Licensing
9 Feb 2010 | 12:29 pmA Full Day Course Presented by Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada) at WBT2010
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Precision molecular assembly
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Carnegie Mellon Physicist the First To Measure Energy Released From a Virus During Infection
Carnegie Mellon University physicist has directly measured the energy associated with the expulsion of viral DNA, a pivotal discovery toward fully understanding the physical mechanisms that control viral infection and designing drugs to interfere with the process. -
New German-Japonese Research Consortium - Quantum Computing in isotopically Engineered Diamond
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Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing
A major hurdle in the ambitious quest to design and construct a radically new kind of quantum computer has been finding a way to manipulate the single electrons that very likely will constitute the new machines' processing components or "qubits." -
Agilent Technologies' Scanning Microwave Microscopy Garners Second Major Innovation Award
Robust electromagnetic environment compatibility elements, and built-in precision electronic components, allow SMM Mode to provide calibrated, and more sensitive measurements than those attainable with previously available AFM-based electrical characterization techniques.
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Scientists Observe Electrons in Semiconductor on the Brink of Metal-Insulator Transition for First Time
Just as the heartbeats of today's electronic devices depend on the ability to switch the flow of electricity in semiconductors on and off with lightning speed, the viability of the spintronic ... -
Atomistic Simulation Studies of Cement Components
The PhD thesis by Mr Hegoi Manzano Moro at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), entitled Atomistic simulation studies of cement components, aimed to provide an answer to these quest... -
Collaboration at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex to Accelerate Mask, Source, and Manufacturing Solutions
SEMATECH, the global consortium of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, and ASML, a leading provider of lithography systems for the chip industry, announced today that ASML has... -
Community College Students Begin Hands-On Learning With State-of-the-Art Nanotechnology Equipment and Curriculum
NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, is pleased to announce that its NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program is currently underway at Dakota ... -
New Perspective for Understanding Mechanisms of Catalytic Conversion
The oxidation of toxic carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide occurs every day in millions of cars. Despite being one of the most studied catalytic processes, the exact mechanism of interactio...
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Detecting cancer early
9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 amA new testing method is being developed to detect cancer soon after the tumor has formed. It will identify characteristic substances in the blood which accompany a certain type of tumor. The first steps in the development have already been completed. -
Perfectly shaped solid components
7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pmWhen metals are shaped, the materials they are made of are often damaged in the process. One cause of this is excessive press force, which cracks and perforates the material. By running simulations on a PC, research scientists can now calculate how to avoid component defects. -
Sunny Record: Breakthrough for Hybrid Solar Cells
7 Feb 2010 | 2:00 amScientists in Germany have succeeded in developing a method for treating the surface of nanoparticles which greatly improves the efficiency of organic solar cells. The researchers were able to attain an efficiency of 2 percent by using so-called quantum dots composed of cadmium selenide. These measurements, well above the previous efficiency ratings of 1 to 1.8 percent, were confirmed. -
Scientists demonstrate world's fastest graphene transistor; holds promise for improving performance of transistors
7 Feb 2010 | 2:00 amIBM researchers have demonstrated a radio-frequency graphene transistor with the highest cut-off frequency achieved so far for any graphene device -- 100 billion cycles/second (100 GigaHertz). The high frequency record was achieved using wafer-scale, epitaxially grown graphene using processing technology compatible to that used in advanced silicon device fabrication. -
Super material will make lighting cheaper and fully recyclable
6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 amWith the use of the new super material graphene, Swedish and American researchers have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting component. It is inexpensive to produce and can be fully recycled.
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Exposure to secondhand smoke among children in England has declined since 1996
9 Feb 2010 | 11:20 amThe most comprehensive study to date of secondhand smoke exposure among children in England is published today in the journal Addiction. The study, carried out by researchers from the University of Bath's School for Health, reveals that exposure to household secondhand smoke among children aged 4-15 has declined steadily since 1996. -
Breakthrough for mobile television
9 Feb 2010 | 11:20 amLong Term Evolution, the new mobile telecommunications standard, will revolutionize mobile Internet. High transmission rates will soon be possible on mobile devices. For this purpose Fraunhofer researchers at HHI Berlin, Germany, developed the cross-layer design SVC over LTE -- a coding method that offers HD films in real-time in the appropriate format for cell phones or netbooks. The experts are presenting their solution in a live demonstration at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. -
Leaf veins inspire a new model for distribution networks (w/ Video)
9 Feb 2010 | 11:18 am(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the straight and narrow may be good moral advice, but it`s not a great design principle for a distribution network. In new research, a team of biophysicists describe a complex netting of interconnected looping veins that evolution devised to distribute water in leaves. The work, which bucks decades of thinking, may compel engineers to revisit some common assumptions that have informed the building of many human-built distribution networks. -
'Counterfactual' thinkers are more motivated and analytical, study suggests
9 Feb 2010 | 11:13 am(PhysOrg.com) -- "If only I had..." Almost everyone has said those four words at some time. Rather than intensifying regret, '"what if" reflection about pivotal moments in the past helps people to weave a coherent life story, and fosters their organizational commitment, scholars say. -
'Revolutionary' water treatment units on their way to Afghanistan
9 Feb 2010 | 11:10 amThe United States Army has taken delivery of the first two units of a "revolutionary" waste-water treatment system that will clean putrid water within 24 hours and leave no toxic by-products, according to scientists at Sam Houston State University.
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Nanotech 2010: Submissions Under Review. Make Your Plans Today to Join Us in Anaheim, Cailfornia!
18 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pmNanotech Comes to the Anaheim Convention Center June 21-25, 2010. Early Registration Rate and Discounted Hotel Offers Available! -
New ‘nanoburrs’ could help fight heart disease
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DuPont Looks to Capture Greater Share of Photovoltaic Market
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Northeastern physicists develop 3D metamaterial nanolens that achieves super-resolution imaging
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UK Physicists Achieve Tying Light Into Knots
16 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pmBeing able to control light in this manner is a breakthrough for laser technology
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Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV
9 Feb 2010 | 10:11 amUsing cryo-electron microscopy and advanced image-processing methods, UCLA researchers have developed a model of how the potentially therapeutic vesicular stomatitis virus assembles. -
Emergence of a oeFemtomedicinea - New Frontier of Biomed Sciences -...
9 Feb 2010 | 12:24 amBombarding DNA nucleotides and mammalian meat with 'femto-neutrons' has opened up the path to femtomedicine, an entirely new cancer diagnostics, it was reported today at First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology in Houston, TX. -
Nanotechnology is the future, says expert
7 Feb 2010 | 7:09 pm"A day will come when the size, weight and thickness of a television will be that of a single sheet of paper or the paint on the wall will be capable of dissipating the bad odour in you and the room." This passage is not from any science fiction comic or novel. -
Nobel prize winning author to speak at UWG
6 Feb 2010 | 7:01 pmSir Harold Kroto, a Nobel Prize winning chemist, will lecture on Feb. 19 at the Townsend Performing Arts Center on the University of West Georgia campus. -
Nanotechnology in the Fight Against Cancer
5 Feb 2010 | 6:47 pmA world-renowned medical researcher discusses the key role that nanotechnology has begun to play in the detection and treatment of cancer in an article that will appear in the March 2010 edition of Mechanical Engineering magazine.
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Natural Language Understanding
9 Feb 2010 | 12:55 am“It was a true solar-plexus blow, and completely knocked out, Perkins staggered back against the instrument-board. His outflung arm pushed the power-lever out to its last notch, throwing full current through the bar, which was pointed straight up as it had been when they made their landing.” My current research in AI, such as it is, is an attempt to build a system that’s capable of understanding the above quote. It’s from the middle of a book, and it is much much harder to understand, fully, than you might think. What I intend to do here is to unravel the process by which… -
Graphene transistor roundup
8 Feb 2010 | 8:18 amPhaedon Avouris, winner of the Feynman Prize in 1999, is head of the nanoscale science and technology group At IBM, which has recently reported significant advances in synthesizing transistors from graphene using conventional lithography methods. IBM Demonstrates Graphene Transistor Twice as Fast as Silicon Graphene transistors promise 100GHz speeds Graphene Transistors that Can Work at Blistering Speeds Big Blue demos 100GHz chip Nanoclast interviews Avouris and the Science paper, 100-GHz Transistors from Wafer-Scale Epitaxial Graphene What does this all mean? Basically, they have overcome… -
The first AI blog
5 Feb 2010 | 5:32 amThe first AI blog was written by a major, highly respected figure in the field. It consisted, as a blog should, of a series of short essays on various subjects relating to the central topic. It appeared in the mid-80s, just as the ARPAnet was transforming over into the internet. The only little thing I forgot to mention was that it didn’t actually appear in blog form, which of course hadn’t been invented. The WWW didn’t appear until the next decade. It appeared in book form, albeit a somewhat unusual one since it was, as mentioned, a series of short essays, one to a page. It… -
Analogical Quadrature
4 Feb 2010 | 8:58 amSo far, in making my case that AI is (a) possible and (b) likely in the next decade or two, I’ve focused on techniques which are or easily could be part of a generally intelligent system, and which will clearly be enhanced by the two orders of magnitude increase in processing power we expect from Moore’s Law by 2020. (Note — we certainly don’t have to wait till 2020 to find out. Existing hardware is well into the usable range, probably for less than $1M. But you don’t get too many researchers, and no hobbyists, doing their research on machines like that… -
Associative memories
3 Feb 2010 | 6:25 amAI researchers in the 80s ran into a problem: the more their systems knew, the slower they ran. Whereas we know that people who learn more tend to get faster (and better in other ways) at whatever it is they’re doing. The solution, of course, is: Duh. the brain doesn’t work like a von Neumann model with an active processor and passive memory. It has, in a simplified sense, a processor per fact, one per memory. If I hold up an object and ask you what it is, you don’t calculate some canonicalization of it as a key into an indexed database. You compare it simultaneously…
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Afternoon Webcast 2/9 (WRGB Albany)
9 Feb 2010 | 11:11 amA major player in the nanotechnology field, M+W Group, has announced it will move its US headquarters from Texas to the Capital Region, thanks in part to $6.5 million in funding secured by the state Assembly. M+W is overseeing construction of GloFo. -
WS Packaging Group Enters into Commercialization Agreement with Ecology Coatings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
9 Feb 2010 | 10:55 amEcology Coatings, Inc. , a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced that it has entered into a commercialization agreement with Green Bay, Wisconsin-based WS Packaging Group, Inc., one of the largest printing and label converting operations in North America. -
Researchers use nanobubbles to burst cancer cells (Computerworld)
9 Feb 2010 | 10:41 amComputerworld - Scientists are using nanoparticles and lasers to kill cancer cells by blowing them up from the inside. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas reported this week that they've found a new way to pinpoint and kill diseased cells by setting off tiny explosions inside them. -
Advisory: 'Hot, Flat and Crowded' author to speak (Wake Forest University News Service)
9 Feb 2010 | 8:36 amFrom wind power to solar power, from entrepreneurship to nanotechnology, energy experts and visionaries will gather at Wake Forest University on Wednesday, February 10, and Thursday, February 11, for a conference to discuss new solutions to America’s energy problems. -
Texas nanotech company M+W North to move headquarters to Capital Region (WRGB Albany)
9 Feb 2010 | 7:56 amWATERVLIET -- A major player in the nanotechnology industry has announced it will be moving its North American headquarters from Texas to the Capital Region, in an action expected to generate more than 250 new jobs in the area.
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Physicists watch entropy in action
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Rapid prototyping of graphene devices
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Graphene transistor breaks new record
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TiO2 nanotubes make good stents
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Nanoengineering graphene with oxygen
4 Feb 2010 | 12:24 amMIT and Beijing Institute of Technology team reports on graphene epoxide simulations
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Physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'
8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pmScientists at Rice University have discovered a way to use lasers and nanoparticles to identify and treat individual diseased cells with tiny vapor "nanobubbles." In research published in the journal Nanotechnology, the scientists described how to use the method to explode nanobubbles and kill cancer cells. In laboratory tests, they showed they could tune these nanobubbles for "theranostics," a combined approach that melds diagnosis and treatment into a single procedure. -
Nano imagining takes turn for the better
5 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pmStephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction. Link's Rice University group has found a way to use gold nanorods as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization imaging techniques. -
Nano for the senses
4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pmPin-sharp projections, light that's whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, Fraunhofer researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable feast for the senses. -
Magnetic nanoparticles show promise for combating human cancer
3 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pmScientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the body. The treatment, tested in mice in 2008, has now been tested using samples from human cancer patients. -
Summit examines vast applications of nanomedicine
2 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pmSNM's Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit brings together academic, government and industry experts from across a spectrum of disciplines to explore a topic that may have great application for diagnosing and treating disease in the future.
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Customized Nanoparticles
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Nanosyn Acts Fast
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Catalyst Combines Nanotubes And Nickel
A new catalytic material that mimics hydrogenase enzymes could be useful to generate H2 for fuel cells. -
Nanosilver Pesticides
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From Thesis To Business
Flexible, high-aspect-ratio nanowires turn researcher into entrepreneur.
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Dye turns fabric into a battery
21 Jan 2010 | 8:50 amA method of creating energy storage devices using a carbon nanotube "ink" has been shown to work on ordinary fabrics. -
Nano device targets artery damage
19 Jan 2010 | 1:06 amA molecule designed to find, latch onto, then treat hardened arteries could offer a new way to tackle heart disease, say its inventors. -
Food industry is 'too secretive'
7 Jan 2010 | 4:16 pmA Parliamentary report calls the food industry "secretive" in its use of and research into nanotechnology. -
Human trials of artificial artery
2 Jan 2010 | 4:37 pmAn artificial artery which the developers hope will save lives is set to be tested in human trials early this year. -
Taskforce to help Ericsson staff
13 Nov 2009 | 12:47 pmPoliticians and business leaders set up a taskforce to help the 700 Ericsson workers who face losing their jobs.
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Dakota County Technical College Integrating NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program
9 Feb 2010 | 7:12 amDakota County Technical College will be integrating state of the art nanotech equipment as well as a brand new nanotechnology curriculum. A brand new NanoProfessor Education program is well underway at the community college located in Rosemount Minnesota. Upon completion, interested students will be able to enroll at the Dakota County Technical College to study nanotechnology. The program will offer hands on experience vital for achieving a career in the competitive field of nanotechnology. The Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota offers two year Associate degrees in… -
India: 20 Years Behind in Terms of Nanotech Advancements
9 Feb 2010 | 6:53 amA recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science finds that Indian is roughly 20 years behind when it comes to nanotechnology innovations and research. Nanotechnology is a field of study that involves the manipulation of matter on a molecular or atomic level and the field is limited to academia in India; very little nanotechnology is actually put to use in India. According to the study, India may be too far behind in terms of nanotechnology advancements and may miss out on the chance to become one of the world’s leading countries in nanotechnology discoveries. As of new, the… -
Battling Cancer with Nanotechnologies
9 Feb 2010 | 6:26 amIn the March issue of Mechanical Engineering in an article entitled “Infernal Mechanism,” Mauro Ferrari, PhD writes of a nanotechnology based agents that can exploit cancer and its mechanical properties. This method for fighting cancer will allow doctors to treat cancer in its various forms locally. Ferrari works at the University of Texas Health Science Center; he is the chairman and professor of the Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering. Ferrari explains that engineered nanoparticles can be used as therapeutic agents which can be used to deliver cancer defensive… -
Saudi Arabia Distributor Places Large Order with Industrial Nanotech Inc. For Nansulate Energy Saving Coatings
9 Feb 2010 | 6:07 amIndustrial Nanotech Inc. Recently announced that they have received a very large order for Nasulate(R) energy saving coatings from Saudi Environmental Projects Ltd.; the order follows a former order initially placed in 2009 to help the company introduce Nansulate(R) to the market. This past week Saudi Environmental Projects Ltd. Orders more than 1400 gallons of the thermal insulation crafted with nanotechnology. The value of the entire order for the asset protection coating and nanotech insulation is more than $13.5 million USD. Industrial Nanotech Inc had appointed Saudi Environmental… -
Institute heralds $50M gift
8 Feb 2010 | 3:12 amIn another sign of the changing ways that medical research gets funded, the partner institute in the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Center for Nanomedicine received a $50 million gift from a philanthropist Jan. 26. South Dakota billionaire Denny Sanford gave $50 million to the La Jolla-based Burnham Institute, the partner organization in the UCSB-Burnham Center for Nanomedicine established last year. The name will change to the Sanford-Burnham Institute. Biomedical researcher Jamey Marth, the director of the joint center at UCSB, said the details of the gift’s impact on Santa…
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Rice University to organize a technical symposium on Nanotechnology
9 Feb 2010 | 12:46 amRice University is set to organize the Carbon Nanotechnology technical symposium during October 11-13 on the occasion of 25th anniversary of nanotechnology. Many other events are also likely to be held during the year. Buckminsterfullerene later known as fullerene was the first molecule that was discovered 25 years ago and since then there is a continual [...] -
Nanotechnology can play a vital role in fighting cancer
6 Feb 2010 | 6:30 amNanotechnology can play a vital role in fighting cancer is a reality now and many experts of the area nanomedicine and nanotechnology foresee tremendous scope of nanotechnology in many more areas covering wide range of health and medicine in future. One of the key property of nanotech based therapeutic agents is that these complex nanostructures [...] -
White light produced by researchers at Fraunhofer Institute
2 Feb 2010 | 10:23 pmProduction of white light was a challenge for a long time and researchers all around the globe were looking for some alternate options. The conventional methods for producing white light also accompany with some defects known as peripheral color affects and now researchers led by Dr. Michael Popall of Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in [...] -
Semprius Inc. get DOE subcontract for scaling solar energy technology
22 Jan 2010 | 1:41 amSemprius Inc. have patented micro transfer printing technology, which is one of the state of the art process that is used for depositing high performance semiconductors on a number of substrates. The company also license the technology for other advanced applications including LCD and OELD displays. NREL has recently short listed Semprius for $3 million subcontract [...] -
New novel lipid nanoparticles for RNAi Therapeutics
19 Jan 2010 | 7:20 amResearchers from various organizations and universities including The University of British Columbia (UBC), Alnylam, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals and Alcana Technologies have recently come out with a publication in the journal Nature Biotechnology, where they have claimed that the systematic approach in lipid nanoparticles can lead better delivery of RNAi Therapeutics. Researchers in their new paper, which was [...]
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NanEx project website launched (SAFENANO)
8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmThe NanEx consortium, coordinated by the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh along with 10 other organisations from across Europe, this month launched its project website, which aims to provide up to date information on the project and a base for eventual report dissemination. -
Conferences on EU nanotechnology governance framework - 11 Feb London (MTB Europe)
7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmThe FramingNano UK Event, to be held in London on 11 February, provides a unique opportunity to explore the key issues of nanotechnology governance and to discuss possible new governance models. The Event will be of interest to all concerned with the responsible development of this vitally important enabling technology. -
Rice celebrates the Year of Nano: Birthplace of nanotechnology to host October symposium (Rice University)
7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmOn Oct. 11-13, the best minds in carbon nanotechnology will gather at Rice University for a technical symposium during the Year of Nano, a series of events at the university celebrating the 25th anniversary of nano's big bang. -
New Nanotechnology Review Article Focuses on Environmental Clean-up (EAP Featured Story)
7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmDr. Barbara Karn of EPAs National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) is lead author on a recently published article in Environmental Health Perspectives written "to focus on environmental cleanup and provide a background and overview of current practices, research findings, societal issues; potential environment, health and safety implications and future directions for nanoremediation." -
Nanofood for thought (Nature Nanotechnology Editorial)
4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pmThe food industry will only reap the benefits of nanotechnology if issues related to safety are addressed and companies are more open about what they are doing.
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Nanosys, LGIT Announce Partnership
31 Jan 2010 | 8:19 amNanosys has announced an agreement with LG Innotek (LGIT) to use Nanosys' quantum dot phosphors in displays. "Nanosys' Quantum Rail technology is a solution ready for integration into backlight sub-assemblies without major tooling changes, making it our first choice for our next generation high color gamut displays," says LG Innotek vice president Charlie (Cheol-Kee) Hong. "[This] indicates we might actually see the release of nanotech-infused displays within the first half of this year as promised," writes Engadget's Vladislav Savov. "The early focus… -
New novel lipid nanoparticles for RNAi Therapeutics
21 Jan 2010 | 5:44 amResearchers from various organizations and universities including The University of British Columbia (UBC), Alnylam, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals and Alcana Technologies have recently come out with a publication in the journal Nature Biotechnology, where they have claimed that the systematic approach in lipid nanoparticles can lead better delivery of RNAi Therapeutics. Researchers in their new paper, which was [...] -
European collaboration makes breakthrough in developing super-material graphene
21 Jan 2010 | 5:44 amA collaborative research project has brought the world a step closer to producing a new material on which future nanotechnology could be based. Researchers across Europe, including the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), have demonstrated how an incredible material, graphene, could hold the key to the future of high-speed electronics, such as micro-chips and touchscreen technology. -
New nanoparticles target cardiovascular disease
21 Jan 2010 | 5:44 amResearchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative to drug-releasing stents in some patients with cardiovascular disease. -
New nanoparticles target cardiovascular disease
21 Jan 2010 | 5:43 amResearchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative to drug-releasing stents in some patients with cardiovascular disease.
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NanoBio Patents Drug Tech
2 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pmNanoBio Corp., based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has been awarded a patent for the technology behind its anti-infection and dermatology drugs. "We are very pleased with this patent award in that the new claims circumscribe all of NanoBio's anti-infective and dermatological products, as well as our intranasal and intramuscular vaccine adjuvants," says company CEO and founder James R. Baker, Jr., MD. "The patent, NanoBio's sixth, comes after the firm struck a multimillion-dollar licensing deal with United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to license… -
Nanosys, LGIT Announce Partnership
23 Jan 2010 | 8:44 pmNanosys has announced an agreement with LG Innotek (LGIT) to use Nanosys' quantum dot phosphors in displays. "Nanosys' Quantum Rail technology is a solution ready for integration into backlight sub-assemblies without major tooling changes, making it our first choice for our next generation high color gamut displays," says LG Innotek vice president Charlie (Cheol-Kee) Hong. "[This] indicates we might actually see the release of nanotech-infused displays within the first half of this year as promised," writes Engadget's Vladislav Savov. "The early focus… -
Nanomaterials Improve LED Lighting
17 Jan 2010 | 4:12 pmNanosys has developed a way to make LED lighting look better by adding nanomaterials to blue LEDs. "Their efforts have created an LED light that combines the energy efficiency of a blue LED with a nanotechnology layer that alters its blue appearance into a warm white light that is better than standard LED lighting," writes Geek.com's Doug Osborne. "Furthermore, Nanosys' material could be utilized in a lot more than just light fixtures," writes Gizmodo's Sean Fallon. "Think about laptop and HDTV displays with better, brighter screens — ... -
House of Lords Warns Against Nanofood Secrecy
10 Jan 2010 | 2:50 pm© ell brown The Science & Technology Committee of the UK's House of Lords has warned the British food industry not to be secretive about use use of nanotechnology. "The Science and Technology Committee published a report on nanotechnology and food on Friday," notes ZDNet UK's Tom Espiner. "The committee said food companies should reveal the use of nanotechnology, which is used to improve the flavor and texture of food," writes TopNews' Sunil Kumar. "Nanotechnology also helps food companies in increasing the self life of their products." More here… -
Artificial Artery Developed
3 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am© Patrick J. Lynch Professor Alexander Seifalian of University College London has developed an articial artery using nanotechnology. "[The] new device is made from a polymer flexible enough to pulse like a normal blood vessel," according to ZeeNews. "Inside, it has a revolutionary coating of millions of tiny spikes, each thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair." "Aside from holding back clots, using an artificial artery means heart patients would not have to undergo a second operation for doctors to obtain a vein to ...
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Extended Abstract Deadline NANOSENS 2010 ++ 29-30 April 2010 ++ TechGate Vienna/Austria
Dear Madam, dear Sir! Please find enclosed once again the 1st Announcement of the International Conference NANOSENS 2010 – Nanosensors for Industrial Applications, which will be held on 29 – 30 April 2010 in Vienna, Austria. NANOSENS 2010highlights latest developments of Nanosensors, their applications, and their Heterogeneous Integration to 3D-Systems. NANOSENS 2010 is of great interest for industrial users as well as scientists and advanced students. Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts in four selectedtopical fields: Heterogeneous Integration Nanosensors for Biomedical… -
PUBLIC CONSULTATION => EU STRATEGIC NANOTECHNOLOGY ACTION PLAN (SNAP) 2010-2015
The Commission is considering a new Action Plan for Nanotechnology, addressing the technological and societal challenges of the next five years and strengthening the research and innovation efforts, with increased emphasis on sustainable development, competitiveness, health, safety and environmental issues. The objective of this public consultation is to invite views on the needs in nanotechnology in the next five years, as perceived by experts active in the field and by the public at large. How to submit your contribution: PLEASE GO TO:… -
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Maintenance Friday night, Feb. 5, at 10 p.m.
This upcoming Friday, Feb. 5, we’ll be doing some maintenance on the TINC beginning at 10 p.m. This maintenance window will require us to take a 2 hour downtime. We don’t like to take downtime very often, so when we do choose to do downtime maintenance, we want to make sure to get a lot of key things accomplished. In this maintenance period, we’ll be doing upgrades on hardware, key systems and databases, which are all vital to keeping TINC up and running in the future. The maintenance will start at 10 p.m. PDT and will last for 2 hours. During this time TINC Network will be offline and… -
Sensors Expo
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French nanodebate targets ethics
9 Feb 2010 | 4:31 amCNDP: From now on until the end at 23 February, the Commission organising the Public Debate on Nanotechnology in France wants to focus the discussion on ethical and governance issues. -
Catholic view on Human Enhancement
9 Feb 2010 | 1:18 amObservatoryNano, COMECE: Recently, the Commission of European Bishops Conferences COMECE published an opinion by the Bioethics Reflection Group on the Perspectives on Human Enhancement by Technological Means (in French). -
The Phantoms Foundation coordinates the Spain Pavilion at nano tech 2010 (Tokyo, Japan), the world‘s largest nanotechnology exhibition
5 Feb 2010 | 4:44 amPhantoms Foundation: The world‘s largest annual nanotechnology exhibition covering the entire nano marketplace and creating a variety of business opportunities, nano tech 2010, will be held from February 17 to 19, 2010 at Tokyo Big Sight, (Tokyo, Japan). The ninth edition of this conference and exhibition is more international in scope than ever, expecting over 50,000 attendees and 600 exhibitors and 900 booths. -
‘Lab on a chip‘ that detects viruses developed by BYU researchers
4 Feb 2010 | 3:04 amBrigham Young University: A team of Brigham Young University (BYU) engineers and chemists has created an inexpensive silicon microchip that reliably detects viruses, even at low concentrations. -
ScotGrid and Lumerical Team up to Boost UK Nanophotonics Research
4 Feb 2010 | 2:58 amLumerical Solutions: Lumerical Solutions has donated FDTD Solutions Engine licenses to ScotGrid, one of the largest grid computing sites in the United Kingdom. The donated licenses will enable photonics researchers at academic institutions to perform large-scale simulations of devices such as silicon photonics components, solid-state light emitters, and thin-film solar cells.
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Molecular Manufacturing vs. Self-Assembly
27 Jan 2010 | 12:47 pmWhy was I so excited about the FNANO10 conference on self-assembly, given that self-assembly is not molecular manufacturing? Self-assembly is a way of making large structures out of small pieces, by designing the pieces so that random ("Brownian") motion will jiggle them into place. DNA self-assembles very nicely into quite large structures - as big as 100 nanometers, almost bacteria-sized - almost big enough to see with an ordinary microscope. A problem with self-assembly is that the pieces have to use their own structure or other properties to template their assembly. That limits… -
Basic Survival Package
26 Jan 2010 | 10:25 amA few days ago, Tom Craver asked what, other than food, would I put on a list of basic life needs.Here's my initial list of manufactured things I'd like to see everyone on earth have access to: Clean water Weatherproof and burglar-resistant housing Light at night The Web and voice communication Mosquito nets with long-lasting insecticide Optional birth control Clean cookstoves and/or solar cookers Vaccines Many of these things are available today, at a cost where the world could afford to supply them to everyone... if we all got together and really tried. Some of these things are… -
Nanostructures Conference - Don't Miss
25 Jan 2010 | 12:47 pmAs molecular manufacturing advances, it's conferences like this that pull it all together:Foundations of Nanoscience FNANO10: Self-Assembled Architectures and DevicesTopics that were theoretical or even science fiction a decade ago are now conference tracks: Viral Self-Assembly Nanoplasmonics & Nanophotovoltaics Self-Assembly Across Scales Top-down Meets Bottom-up Principles and Theory of Self-Assembly Plus fullerene nanostructures, protein self-assembly, synthetic biology, molecular motors, and several others.The conference is April 27-30 near Salt Lake City, with an NSF workshop on… -
Paperless Office and Easy Manufacturing
24 Jan 2010 | 8:37 pmA decade or two ago, the phrase "paperless office" was often heard, meaning that everything on paper could be delivered on your computer screen, so there'd be no need to create, read, and store flattened inky dead trees anymore.It didn't quite work that way. Instead, according to Wikipedia, the amount of paper in offices doubled from 1980 to 2000. Computers made it easier to create and print documents, and it turned out that people just like paper.When we can "print" 3D objects as easily as we can print documents, will the amount of stuff we own double? Will we…
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Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "Nano and Art: Leonardo/ISAST ...
9 Feb 2010 | 11:18 amCurrently, "Leonardo, the Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology, is seeking to publish papers and artworks on the intersections of chemistry, nanotechnology and art for our on-going special section on ... -
Nano Patents and Innovations: Nanotechnology Education Act ...
9 Feb 2010 | 10:50 amU.S. House Representative David Wu [OR-1] introduced on 1/26/2010 H. R. 4502, the Nanotechnology Education Act, which is intended to strengthen the capacity of eligible institutions to provide instruction in nanotechnology. ... -
Using nanotechnology in cancer research « Norway.com
9 Feb 2010 | 10:26 amProfessor James Lorens and his team at the University of Bergen's Department of Biomedicine are using nanotechnology to study how to make cells form new blood vessels, both within the patient's body and in the laboratory. ... -
Nanotechnology Now - News Story: "Opportunities galore in ...
9 Feb 2010 | 7:53 amA five-day winter school on "Nanotechnology in Advance Drug Delivery" was opened at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali on Monday. Prof N Sathyamurthy, Director, Indian Institute of Science ... -
Argonne nanotechnology researchers discover novel materials ...
8 Feb 2010 | 11:44 pmArgonne nanotechnology researchers discover novel materials approach to fighting cancer.
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Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products: More than Just Consumer Exposure
8 Feb 2010 | 1:20 pmCal Baier-Anderson, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist. An article recently published in the journal Macromolecules reports on the development of a new process that the authors claim can prevent the migration of phthalates from PVC plastic. This “breakthrough” will undoubtedly be used to argue that industry should be allowed to continue to use a retinue of toxic chemicals in the manufacture of PVC destined for use in a broad variety of applications. Concern for consumer exposures is often the main argument made against the use of toxic chemicals in consumer applications. With evidence… -
Householder words — and my reply
2 Feb 2010 | 4:21 pmRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Interesting exchange this afternoon between Joe Householder, Executive Director of the Coalition for Chemical Safety, and myself in comments on my last blog post. See Mr. Householder's comment here, and my reply here. -
Chemical industry “astroturf” group pads membership with agribusinesses – even though TSCA doesn’t regulate ag chemicals!
2 Feb 2010 | 10:55 amRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. The chemical industry’s fake grassroots group formed to feign broad support for its version of reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – the Coalition for Chemical Safety, issued a press release today touting that it’s surpassed 150 members. I blogged earlier about how some of the small businesses it has enlisted apparently weren’t told about the Coalition backers’ actual positions on toxic chemicals. Now a review of the 150 members that have allowed the Coalition to meet its latest “milestone” reveals it has… -
TSCA-geek contest: And the answer is …
27 Jan 2010 | 1:18 pmRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. The “identify-that-quote” contest I posted yesterday attracted quite a few responses, some as comments on the post, others in emails to me. Most people were on the right track in thinking that it was said decades ago, though one guess was of someone in the last decade. (I have to agree it does read like something EU Commissioner Margot Wallstrom might have said.) If this were a popularity contest, the hands-down winner would be Rachel Carson. Some said it must have come from Silent Spring, others from her 1963 Congressional testimony. -
TSCA-geek contest: Who said this, and when?
26 Jan 2010 | 1:56 pmRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. No prize offered, but here's a little contest. Who can guess who said the following, in what context and when — without cheating by googling a phrase from it? Answer provided tomorrow. "Most Americans had no idea, until relatively recently, that they were living so dangerously. They had no idea that when they went to work in the morning, or when they ate their breakfast — that when they did things they had to do to earn a living and keep themselves alive and well — that when they did things as ordinary, as…
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Twenty nanotechnology safety questions in search of answers
I should warn you in advance – this is an interactive blog – there’s something I want from you! I have a question – where do ordinary people go to get information on nanotechnology safety? Feeling a little lazy I thought I would get you – the loyal 2020 Science readership – to help me out [...] -
Nanotechnology researchers at sea when it comes to safety
If you ever wanted proof that the nanotechnology research community is floundering when it comes to safe working practices, look no further than a paper just published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The paper, written by researchers at the Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (NIA) in Spain, surveys nanosafety practices in labs around the world. Sadly, [...] -
Davos 2010 wrapup – inspired by youth
Well, I’ve survived my first “Davos” and lived to tell the tale. I feel I should write about how profoundly important and influential these meetings are (and without a doubt, they are). But it’s two o’clock in the morning, and I wanted to wrap up this blog series with a minimum of effort before hitting [...] -
Getting from A to B: Technology innovation, global challenges and the Davos process
There’s been something of a theme running through my day at The World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos today – getting from A to B. The “A” in this case is technology innovation, and the “B” the problems we hope it will solve – the big ones like world hunger and disease, as well as [...] -
Owning the carbon cycle
This evening I was invited to talk to a group of industry leaders on alternative solutions to the “carbon” problem at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The brief was to be one of three “firestarters” – a bit of a dangerous one if you ask me. Given the informal setting (this was [...]
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Exploiting strong, covalent bonds for self assembly of robust nanosystems
5 Feb 2010 | 11:37 pm“Porous, Crystalline, Covalent Organic Frameworks”Côté et al. Atomically precise self-assembly of complex structures can be engineered by providing for multiple binding interactions that Cooperate to stabilize the correct configuration, in a thermodynamic sense, and Do not stabilize any other configuration, in a kinetic sense Roughly speaking, in the correct configuration, the parts fit together to allow all the binding interactions to operate simultaneously, and the system doesn’t get stuck in other configurations. It’s easy to see how weak interactions and cooperative binding can… -
Self assembly and nanomachines: Complexity, motion, and computational control
28 Jan 2010 | 12:50 pmA commenter on the previous post raised several important issues, and my reply grew into this post. The comment is here, and my reply follows: @ Eniac — Thanks, you raise several important questions. Regarding readiness to build extended, self assembling structures, yes, I think that the existing fabrication abilities (that is, the range of molecular structures that can be synthesized) are now more than adequate. The bottleneck is design software, including the development of rules that adequately (not perfectly) predict whether a given design satisfies a range of constraints. These include… -
Self-assembling nanostructures: Building the building blocks
25 Jan 2010 | 1:05 amDiverse components This post is prompted by a set of interrelated advances in chemistry that hold great promise for advancing the art of atomically precise fabrication. In this post, I’ll describe an emerging class of modular synthesis methods for making a diverse set of small, complex molecular building blocks. The road to complex self-assembled nanosystems starts with stable molecular building blocks, and the more choices, the better. Self-assembly and the folding of foldamers are similar processes: They work when parts fit together well, and in just one way. Having building blocks to… -
Boronate esters, Suzuki coupling, self-assembly, design software, etc.
24 Jan 2010 | 3:16 am… + 2 H2O, reversibly I’ve been exploring some recent developments in chemical synthesis and self-assembly that suggest attractive possibilities for engineering robust self-assembling molecular systems. Boronate esters are involved in two ways. Two days ago, I sat down to write about this, but then I read further into the literature, and learned substantially more. Yesterday, another cycle of the same. There’s entirely too much relevant information and progress. Maybe tomorrow. -
Why fusion won’t provide power
19 Jan 2010 | 6:56 pmThe greatest problem with fusion power is rarely mentioned and not on the research agenda. When I discussed it earlier, in “Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water”, I hadn’t seen this (quietly damning) report, which I think is worth quoting: Issues and R&D needs for commercial fusion energy An interim report of the ARIES technical working groups July 2008 From the introduction: The goal of this activity is to provide guidance to the fusion energy sciences community based on industry requirements… Buried among the discussions of plasma physics, neutron fluxes, and a host of…
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Sensing Hormones with printed Nanocircuits
27 Jan 2010 | 10:13 amJust as glucose meters have revolutionized the treatment of diabetes, researchers at a startup called Aneeve Nanotechnologies believe they’re building hormone sensors that could revolutionize the understanding and treatment of infertility, menopause, and other conditions related to hormone fluctuation. Aneeve is part of a new technology incubator program at the University of California at Los Angeles. The company is working to create low-cost sensors that can be made with off-the-shelf ink-jet printers and carbon-nanotube ink. The printers lay down nanotube circuits that, upon… -
The most Inventive Companies
21 Jan 2010 | 4:04 amThere is a clear correlation between Innovation and Success. In other words, the most innovative companies in the world are usually among the most successful. Recently Businessweek published a list with the most inventive companies in 2009. Opportunely, the American magazine ranked companies not only according to the number of patents filled but it also considered the economic value of their exclusive rights. Of course, some of these companies are very active in Nanotechnology. Everybody in the sector knows the major IBM breakthroughs in nanosciences but we cannot forget other active players… -
First stone of the building of the Madrid Institute for Avanced Studies in Nanoscience was laid last week.
20 Jan 2010 | 4:37 amFirst stone of the building of the Madrid Institute for Avanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA Nanociencia) was laid last week. The new facility should be ready by Spring 2011. 200 researchers are expected to be working there at that point. You can read all about the ceremony here. As the result of a joint initiative of the Community of Madrid and the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Institute IMDEA Nanociencia, one of the most important research centres in Nanotechnology in Spain, will be located in the Campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Cantoblanco. The IMDEA Nanociencia… -
Impact of nanomaterials in debate at 2nd NanoImpactNet Conference
12 Jan 2010 | 12:39 pmThe 2nd NanoImpactNet Conference for a healty environment in a future with nanotechnology will take place in Lausane from 9-12 March 2010. The preliminary programme is available here. The first day inludes training on handling protocols and standardisation of nanomaterials in toxicological research. NanoImpactNet is a multidisciplinary European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials. NanoImpactNet will create a scientific basis to ensure the safe and responsible development of engineered nanoparticles and nanotechnology-based materials and products, and will support… -
U.S. invest in New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs
12 Jan 2010 | 3:26 amPresident Obama announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. One hundred eighty-three projects in 43 states will create tens of thousands of high quality clean energy jobs and the domestic manufacturing of advanced clean energy technologies including solar, wind and efficiency and energy management technologies. You can read more about the Recovery Act Tax Credits and the projects that have already been approvedhere.
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EPA to Reverse Position on 'Existing' Nanomaterials
4 Feb 2010 | 8:10 amLast September we predicted that sometime in 2010 EPA would reverse its "distinct molecular identity" approach to determining when and whether nanoscale materials are considered New Chemical Substances requiring premanufacturing notice and approval under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). We have been advising clients accordingly. Inside EPA is now reporting that "EPA toxics chief Steve Owens" . . . "is expected to announce the shift Feb. 5." Thus, tomorrow should be an interesting day in nano-regulatory-land. We will provide our… -
The Nanotechnology Education Act
1 Feb 2010 | 11:34 amThe Nanotechnology Education Act (H.R. 4502), was introduced early last week by Rep. David Wu (D-1st-OR) and co-sponsored by Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-3rd-Ill). The bill has as it's purpose the establishment of a grant program aimed at helping secondary schools, colleges and universities to established and improve nanotechnology education programs and facilities. The bill notes that nanotechnology "is generating scientific and technological breakthroughs that will benefit society by improving the way many things are produced" and that Nanotechnology is likely to have a significant,… -
The Nanotech Regulatory Document Archive
29 Jan 2010 | 3:44 pmThe Center for the Study of Law, Science & Technology, part of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Monash University Law School, and the Institute of Environmental and Energy Law jointly created the Nanotech Regulatory Document Archive in 2009. The archive is a free and easily searchable database of, as the name implies, documents regarding the regulation of nanotechnology, nanomaterials and nanoindustry produced by national and state governments, government agencies, and others throughout the world. Users are supposed to create an… -
The Nanotechnology Safety Act of 2010
25 Jan 2010 | 10:50 amOn Thursday 01/21/2010, Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark) introduced S. 2942, "The Nanotechnology Safety Act of 2010", the first nanotechnology related bill of the 2nd session of the 111th Congress. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD). The text of S. 2942 has not yet been made available by the Government Printing Office; the link above is to Senator Pryor's introductory remarks in the Congressional Record. The text of S. 2942 as introduced follows the Senator's remarks. In his introductory remarks Senator Pryor stated that the bill would "authorize a program of… -
The French Nanotech debates
22 Jan 2010 | 2:24 pmLast year, the French Commission of Public Debates launched a series of public debates about nanotechnology, with the purpose of presenting all aspects of nanotechnology and nanoindustry to the general public and to use the views expressed by all sides in shaping future government policies in the nanotech area. However, according to a recent report on Science magazine's blogsite, the debates have not quite gone according to Robert's Rules of Order. A faction of French environmentalists have appeared at three of the debates using tactics similar to those of the "Tea…
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Colon cancer warning signs
4 Feb 2010 | 7:30 amA lot of patients suffering from colon cancer might well present no symptoms or signs during the earliest stages of the condition. When symptoms do eventually present, they can be many and varied, and can very much depend upon the size of the affliction, how far it has spread and also its actual location. It might be that some symptoms that present are as a result of a condition other than cancer itself, ranging from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and occasionally diverticulosis. Also, such problems as abdominal pain or swelling can be symptomatic of colon… -
Prostate cancer symptoms
3 Feb 2010 | 7:00 amProstate cancer has a number of symptoms, and it should be remembered that the most typical prostate cancer symptoms and those of a non-cancerous enlarged prostate are identical. As a result, medical advice should be sought as soon as possible on identification of any such symptoms. These symptoms include the sudden need to rush to the lavatory in order to pass water and also a difficulty in passing water. There may also be instances of passing water more often than would otherwise be usual-particularly during the course of the night. Those so afflicted may also experience pain when passing… -
How much money is spent on cancer research
2 Feb 2010 | 6:30 amCancer research is typically invested in by a number of different individuals, groups or organizations worldwide in the hopes of developing both treatment and cure for the disease. The state of California, for instance, has reportedly invested $10-12 million in direct cancer research annually, while the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the United States has reportedly spend $4.8 to $5.2 billion per annum on cancer research and treatment development. Using the NCI as an example for cancer research and how money is allocated, according to their fact sheet breast cancer is the primary… -
How many people die from cancer each year
1 Feb 2010 | 6:00 amWhile cancer death statistics can vary from place to place it is generally estimated that roughly 7.2 to 7.5 million people worldwide die from cancer each year. In the United States alone where cancer death statistics are highly monitored each year has seen a steady death rate of 550,000 to 600,000 people year after year, or roughly 1,500 people per day. This puts cancer as the second leading cause of death in the US just behind heart disease, with it looking to take the number one slot in 2010 given current growth statistics. With a growth rate of over one million new cases each year these… -
What causes skin cancer
31 Jan 2010 | 12:41 amThere are a few major causes of skin cancer, but by far the most over-riding is excessive or constant over-exposure to ultraviolet (most often known as “UV”) radiation form the sun. Many people forget that the sun’s energy is actually a type of radiation and it consists of both visible and invisible rays. Invisible infrared radiation is what makes the sunlight feel hot. Ultraviolet rays are also invisible, and these are what precipitate both sun tans and skin cancer. This is where the sun tan myth should be entirely exploded: Many people, especially in Western cultures, have-for a…
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Eike Batista Forecasts 5-6 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day for Brazil by 2020
9 Feb 2010 | 11:21 amOGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes SA rose to a two-week high in Sao Paulo trading after the oil company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista said a well may hold as many as 900 million barrels of recoverable oil. The OGX oil is in shallow offshore oil on the continental shelf off of Brazil. The lifting cost of the OGX oil is $8 per barrel. Eike Batista predicted in an interview on the Charlie Rose show that Brazil would have oil production of 5-6 million barrels by 2020. Brazilian oil and gas start-up company OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes (OGXP3.SA) expects its output to reach… -
Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics Interview - BigDog Robot Makers - By Sander Olson
9 Feb 2010 | 9:25 amHere is the Marc Raibert interview, attached. Dr. Raibert is a former MIT Professor who founded the Boston Dynamics corporation. Dr. Raibert and his colleagues have succeeded in developing hopping, self-balancing robots that can run and traverse terrain like animals. Boston Dynamics has recently unveiled a series of sophisticated mobile robots, including Big Dog: http://www.youtube.com/bostondynamics Boston Dynamics has recently unveiled that it is the recipient of a DARPA contract to develop the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) robot, which will be an upgraded and improved version of Big… -
Enhancing GPS Accuracy
8 Feb 2010 | 11:28 pmEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) - better than 2 meter accuracy Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) - 1.0 metre laterally and 1.5 metres vertically Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System (MSAS) - Japan - 1.5-2 metres horizontally and laterally GPS Correction - 1.5-2 meters Local Area Augmentation System - 0.5 meter accuracy when later phases deployed Europe's Galileo (2013) - a few centimeter accuracy The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is a satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) under development by the European Space Agency,… -
ISSCC - Silicon Could Scale to 7.9 nanometers, Graphene Favorite for Post-CMOS and Call to Increase Energy Efficiency 100 Times
8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 pmEETimes reports from International Solid State Circuit Conference (ISSCC) For processors, silicon could scale to the 7.9-nm node, which is slated for 2024. Reasons Graphene is the post-CMOS Favorite by James Meindl, director of the Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center : 1. Graphene has a mechanical strength-to-weight ratio exceeding that of any known material. 2. Carrier mobility exceeds 200,000-cm2/Vs. 3. Carriers with zero effective mass that propagate as 'Dirac fermions' in a manner similar to photons with a velocity 300 times less than the speed of light without scattering… -
More Exaggerated Climate Change Claims Causing Backlash as More Are Debunked
8 Feb 2010 | 11:40 amThe Times UK online reports on more potential errors IPCC Synthesis Report to government leaders The most important is a claim that global warming could cut rain-fed north African crop production by up to 50% by 2020, a remarkably short time for such a dramatic change. This weekend Professor Chris Field, the new lead author of the IPCC’s climate impacts team, told The Sunday Times that he could find nothing in the report to support the claim. The revelation follows the IPCC’s retraction of a claim that the Himalayan glaciers might all melt by 2035. The Sunday Telegraph reveals new factual…
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Never Mind The Shadow Biosphere…
27 Jan 2010 | 7:39 amI mentioned nanotech getting the blame for things earlier, but if you take a pinch of ray Kurzweil’s Singularity, a smidgeon of nanotech, a bunch of conspiracy theories and cook in an over active imagination for a decade or two and we arrive at… Dr. William Deagle Exposes The Secrets Of Nanotechnology, Underground Cities & The Alien Influence In Our History -
A Traditional Bit of Chaos & Bigotry
27 Jan 2010 | 5:23 am"En Route To The Nanotech Debate" It’s always odd how nanotechnology gets blamed for a lot of the world’s ills A common accusation is that nanotech will lead to a loss of privacy, although this is surely more due to the proliferation of databases and processing power to enable facial or car number plate recognition. It is ironic that some of the most vocal protesters use Facebook & Twitter. Chemistry World has been reporting on the protests at French nanotechnology debates, which seem to have degenerated into attempts to disrupt any public engagement. Perhaps they… -
Nanotech and Turkey Twizzlers – Really?
18 Jan 2010 | 12:48 amNanotechnology - According to the Soil Association The UK’s well known and respected science magazine The Daily Mail has an article by Peter Melchet, Policy Director of the Soil Association who seems to need his head examined for equating nanotechnology with “Turkey Twizzlers,” but I suppose you have to do these things if you write for the tabloids. It’s the usual Daily Mail journalism, take a few bits of fact and then extrapolate them into a nightmarish vision of scientists turning cats inside out for fun and then relaxing by forcing toxic substances down babies… -
Support R&D, Create Wealth!
18 Jan 2010 | 12:21 amWhen it comes to spending decent sums on R&D and translating that into a direct economic impact, South Korea has been a shining example. While we struggle with budgets, the People’s Daily reports on South Koreas spending plans for emerging technologies: The South Korean government said Thursday it will increase the amount of investment in developing technology to enhance the nation’s competitiveness. According to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, it will spend up to 354.9 billion won (316.0 million U.S. dollars) this year, up 18 percent from the 2009… -
“Something Should Be Done” – Nanotechnology: a UK Industry View
17 Jan 2010 | 1:29 pmThe new report “Nanotechnology: a UK Industry View” finally surfaced, and its recommendations are to spend more money, develop more skills, have more dialogue and..sorry, I must have nodded off, but it’s pretty standard stuff, and the recommendations are exactly the same as every other nanotech report produced over the past ten years. I have to question why we go through this process again and again and again, with each report calling for the same things and nothing ever changing. We need to establish a few ground rules if UK nanotechnology is ever going to break out of…

