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Strategy Document Released on Research on the Environment, Health and Safety of Nanomaterials

The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology today released a document describing the National Nanotechnology Initiat...

15 Feb 2008

International Equities Board Launched to Assist Emerging Nanotech Companies

An International Equities Board has been launched in Asia to assist companies with their capital raising and share offers. The board has been established to service the needs of small to medium enterprises looking to...

14 Feb 2008

Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Quantum Physics to Feature in BBC Series Looking at Visions of the Future

A three part series on the BBC, Visions of the Future, has seen leading theoretical physicist and futurist Dr Michio Kaku examine the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow, and beyond. Part one of the series looks a...

14 Feb 2008

Fiber Based Nanogenerator would be a Simple and Economical Way to Harvest Electrical Energy from Physical Movement

Pairs of textile fibers covered with zinc oxide nanowires can generate electrical current using the piezoelectric effect. Combining current flow from many fiber pairs woven into a shirt or jacket could allow the wearer’s body movement to power a range of portable electronic devices. The fibers could also be woven into curtains, tents or other structures to capture energy from wind motion, sound vibration or other mechanical energy.

14 Feb 2008

Patent Awarded for Synthesis of Quantum Dot Nanostructures

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules, cells, and wafers worldwide, today announced that it has been awarded United States P...

14 Feb 2008

Clothes to Power Handheld Devices as Nanowire Fabric Generates Electricity from Human Movement

Nanotechnology researchers at the Georgia Institute of
Technology are developing a shirt that harvests energy from the
wearer's physical motion and converts it into electricity for powering
small electronic devices worn by soldiers in the field, hikers and
other users

14 Feb 2008

Carbon Nanotube System that Functions Like an Atomic Scale Switch

ORNL researchers have discovered a carbon nanotube-based system that functions like an atom-scale switch. Their approach is to perform first-principles calculations on positioning a molecule inside a carbon nanotube t...

14 Feb 2008

Transfer of Research Technology to the Consumer Marketplace Wins Awards for Sandia

Three Sandia National Laboratories research teams and one Sandia executive will be presented national awards by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for their skills in transferring technology from Sandia to the priva...

From Sandia National Laboratories 14 Feb 2008

Nanotechnology Research Roundtable to Examine Medical and Energy Research and How to Bring the Technology to Market

Reporters will meet with four of America's foremost nanotechnology experts for a wide-ranging discussion about using the technology to more effectively treat patients and to better produce and secure energy. Also, an...

14 Feb 2008

Pet Dogs to be Cleaner and Healthier with Nanotechnology Enhanced Products

Nano Pet Products, LLC, a Wilton, Connecticut-based company dedicated to bringing cleaner and healthier pet products to pet owners worldwide through nano-technology, will debut its Dog Gone Smart(TM) Wear brand dog appar...

14 Feb 2008

Nanometrics Compound Semiconductors to be Distributed in Japan by Toho Technology

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, has named Toho Technology Corp. (Nagoya, Japan) as exclusive distributor in Japan for six Compound Semiconductor...

14 Feb 2008

Nanoscience Instruments has Launched a New Line of Silicon Nitride Probes for Atomic Force Microscopes

HYDRA series probes feature a unique, patent-pending design that combines low stress, silicon-nitride cantilevers with sharp Silicon tips in a variety of spring constants, they are ideal for applications ranging from highly sensitive force curve measurements to soft contact mode and gentle fluid tapping mode experiments.

14 Feb 2008

Australian Nano Business Forum Send National Delegation to Nano Tech in Japan

For the second consecutive year the Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) has led a highly successful national Delegation to the Annual Nano Tech International Exhibition and Conference currently underway in Tokyo, Japan...

14 Feb 2008

Guava Technologies Celebrates 10 Years of Microcapillary Flow Cytometers

This year marks 10 years of Guava Technologies bringing sophisticated, yet uniquely easy-to-use, cellular analysis technologies directly to the lab benches of thousands of scientists and clinicians worldwide. Since 1998,...

13 Feb 2008

NASA Awards Contract for Spacecraft Solar Cells to Sunovia and EPIR

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. and EPIR Technologies, Inc. are pleased to announce the execution of an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the development of advanced high-efficiency, ultra-lightweight solar cells with thicknesses reduced by a factor of more than ten as compared to those currently in use.

13 Feb 2008

Nanotechnology News

Strategy Document Released on Research on the Environment, Health and Safety of Nanomaterials

International Equities Board Launched to Assist Emerging Nanotech Companies

Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Quantum Physics to Feature in BBC Series Looking at Visions of the Future

Fiber Based Nanogenerator would be a Simple and Economical Way to Harvest Electrical Energy from Physical Movement

Patent Awarded for Synthesis of Quantum Dot Nanostructures

Clothes to Power Handheld Devices as Nanowire Fabric Generates Electricity from Human Movement

Carbon Nanotube System that Functions Like an Atomic Scale Switch

Transfer of Research Technology to the Consumer Marketplace Wins Awards for Sandia

Nanotechnology Research Roundtable to Examine Medical and Energy Research and How to Bring the Technology to Market

Pet Dogs to be Cleaner and Healthier with Nanotechnology Enhanced Products

Nanometrics Compound Semiconductors to be Distributed in Japan by Toho Technology

Nanoscience Instruments has Launched a New Line of Silicon Nitride Probes for Atomic Force Microscopes

Australian Nano Business Forum Send National Delegation to Nano Tech in Japan

Guava Technologies Celebrates 10 Years of Microcapillary Flow Cytometers

NASA Awards Contract for Spacecraft Solar Cells to Sunovia and EPIR

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