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Nanotechnology Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Nanotechnology.

Results 1 - 20 of 10,191 in Nanotechnology

  1. Thurs., July 24, 2008 - Sites from Librarians' Internet Index, New this Week, February 7, 2008Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Phyllis' Favorites

    ... Exploring the Nanoworld "Nano means one billionth. Nanotechnology is the study and design of systems at the nanometer scale -- the scale of atoms and molecules. ... The objective of this website is to introduce you to the tools that let us 'see' ...

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  2. Nanotechnology Regulation: Former EPA Official Highlights Shortcomings Of Current Federal OversightRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Science Daily

    The next president has the opportunity to shape these changes and to ensure that nanotechnology's benefits will be maximized and its risks identified and controlled.

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    Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Science / Technology, Food and Drug Administration

  3. Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlightsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Slam Sports

    ... this year. Lebanon, Ore.-based Entek Membranes LLC won for its breathable, waterproof fabric engineered using nanotechnology, as did Los Alamos National Laboratory's Laser-Weave, a cost-effective way to synthesize inorganic fibres and turn them into ...

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  4. 'Groundbreaking study' of POU-device removal of PFCsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Water Technology

    ... sonal care products (PPCPs) Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) Nano-particles from unregulated advances in nanotechnology. To read the full press release, click here . To access the MDH Web site, click here . Bookstore

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  5. New Material Converts Auto Heat To ElectrictyRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | RedOrbit

    ... could work in power generators and heat pumps, said project leader Joseph Heremans, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Nanotechnology at Ohio State University. Scientists call such materials thermoelectric materials, and they rate the materials' efficiency ...

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  6. Her teacher's pupilRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Hindu

    ... in the country and abroad at prestigious venues. Shankari is at present pursuing integrated M.Tech in nanotechnology from Amity University in Noida. This bright young girl played the flute last week at Thyagaraya Gana Sabha. She was accompanied by ...

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  7. Nanotubes threaten to replace mass spectrometerRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | LabTechnologist.com

    ... cantilever attached to an electrode and was described in a paper appearing in the current edition of Nature Nanotechnology by Professor Alex Zettl's group at the University of California, Berkeley. Mechanical resonators have become widely used to ...

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  8. Device boosts mileage, OSU researchers sayRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Columbus Dispatch

    ... boosting hybrid gas mileage by 7 percent. Jovovic said that their heavy metal material, coupled with nanotechnology that makes such devices more efficient, could increase the mileage by as much as 11 percent. The materials could also convert the ...

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  9. More musing -- continuedRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Thoughts About K4D

    ... others such as mineral beneficiation, creation of microorganisms for environmental cleanup applications. Nanotechnology, which seems to be a coming bet for a number of emerging economies as well as of developed nations. Again, nanotechnology is a ...

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  10. Overhyped Nanotech Set to Fulfill PotentialRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | ThomasNet

    We've all heard the hype and the incredible predictions over the past decade, but some high-profile failures have left manufacturers and investors skeptical of nanotechnology.

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  11. BANANA and Other Little Known Truths: The Fortune Brainstorm on TechnologyRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Richard Edelman

    ... The technology sector is now playing in so many more sectors, from energy and environment to health (nanotechnology) to Web 2.0 applications to consumer products; it does not rely on the success of enterprise computing. Here are a few of the most ...

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  12. Nanotechnology 101Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Voice of San Diego

    Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Having already established itself as a hub for the burgeoning field of biotechnology, San Diego is now poised to become a prime player in the growing global market of nanotechnology -- ...

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  13. In 'Mermaid's Hair,' a Search for a Cancer CureRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Voice of San Diego

    ... said, is delivering the intact compound directly to the cancer while avoiding healthy cells. That's where nanotechnology comes in. Nanotechnology is a cutting-edge technology where inorganic and organic devices are constructed from tiny collections ...

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  14. Lux Research Report Finds Nanotechnology on the RiseRead the original story

    May 9, 2006 | Ceramic Industry

    Much like the Internet, nanotechnology was over-hyped earlier this decade, and some high-profile failures left manufacturers and investors skeptical.

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  15. Back from OxfordRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Responsible Nanotechnology

    ... the conference and wrote : Next up was Michael Treder and Chris Phoenix from the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology. They cannily opened with a series of quotations claiming that science will never be able to solve this or that problem. Two of my ...

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  16. Zetasizer Nano Helps Establish Size Independence In DNA Driven...Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | BioResearch Online

    ... research. "The work of Dr Gang and his team lays the foundation for numerous and diverse advances in nanotechnology," he said. "This is an exciting prospect and Malvern is very pleased that the Zetasizer Nano is making such a valuable contribution." ...

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  17. Material may help autos turn heat into electricityRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Huliq.com

    ... could work in power generators and heat pumps, said project leader Joseph Heremans, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Nanotechnology at Ohio State University. Scientists call such materials thermoelectric materials, and they rate the materials' efficiency ...

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  18. IIT lines up a slew of programmesRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | The Hindu

    ... volumes, publishing a new international journal and establishing centres of excellence in telecommunications, nanotechnology, manufacturing and cancer biology. That's apart from launching an integrated M.Sc and a four-year B.S. programme and new ...

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  19. Nanoparticles Detect Telomerase ActivityRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Physics Blog

    ... use. Chad Mirkin, Ph.D., principal investigator of the National Cancer Institute-supported Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence at Northwestern, led the research team that developed the new assay. Their results appear in the Journal of the ...

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  20. What about Nanoparticles in Sun Screen?Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Environmental News Network

    ... generated several e-mails that are worth sharing here. One reader worried that many sunscreens rely on nanotechnology , which manipulates particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers (nm); for comparison, a human hair is about 80,000 nm in ...

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    Related Topix: Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medicine, Medication, Science / Technology, Skin Cancer, Health