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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

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

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

Infrared Technique for Examining Thin Films and Solid-Solid Interfaces to Have Substatial Importance in Nanoscience

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen the Austrian chemist Thomas Lummerstorfer as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2007. Lummerstorfer’s paper “Monolayers at solid...

13 Feb 2008

Infrared Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials Work Wins Best Paper 2007 Award

Research work using infrared spectroscopy to examine monolayers at solid-solid interfaces wins author Best Paper 2007 Award.

13 Feb 2008

Wisconsin Calles for a State Registry of Nanoscale Materials, What is Being Produced and in What Quantities

Growing concern over the potential risks that nanotechnology might pose to the environment and human health have some lawmakers and state agencies looking into how they might regulate the technology, which is already bei...

12 Feb 2008

Single Digit EUV Mask Blank Defect Goal Reached by SEMATECH

Technologists at SEMATECH have successfully demonstrated world-class results in low defect density for mask blanks used in extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) - pushing the technology another significant step toward r...

12 Feb 2008

Clariant Launches New Web Site After Introduction of Nano-Zeolites

Clariant, a world-leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals, focuses its scientific efforts in nano-technology on the manufacture and applications of a variety of nano-porous zeolites with exceptional physical properti...

8 Feb 2008

Simultaneous Optical and Electronic Measurements Made on Same Molecule

In a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors, physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements of the same molecule.

7 Feb 2008

Portable Quantum Cascade Laser Sensor for the Fast Detection of a Large Number of Chemicals

Engineers at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have demonstrated a highly versatile, compact and portable Quantum Cascade Laser sensor for the fast detection of a large number of chemicals, ranging...

6 Feb 2008

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

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

Patent Awarded for Synthesis of Quantum Dot Nanostructures

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

Infrared Technique for Examining Thin Films and Solid-Solid Interfaces to Have Substatial Importance in Nanoscience

Infrared Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials Work Wins Best Paper 2007 Award

Wisconsin Calles for a State Registry of Nanoscale Materials, What is Being Produced and in What Quantities

Single Digit EUV Mask Blank Defect Goal Reached by SEMATECH

Clariant Launches New Web Site After Introduction of Nano-Zeolites

Simultaneous Optical and Electronic Measurements Made on Same Molecule

Portable Quantum Cascade Laser Sensor for the Fast Detection of a Large Number of Chemicals

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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