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Thermoelectric Material Uses Waste Heat to Produce More Efficient and Greener Electrical Appliances

GMZ Energy has announced the availability of a breakthrough material designed for a new generation of cleaner, more energy-efficient products. The new thermoelectric material, nanotechnology-based and environmentally fri...

21 Apr 2008

Europe Spending Twice as Much as USA on Nanotechnology Risk Research

A new analysis by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates that European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the U.S. in research primarily aimed at addressing the potential risks of nanotechnol...

21 Apr 2008

Nano Sized Magnets to Offer Gene Therapy Treatment for Cancer

A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (B...

18 Apr 2008

Smaller, Faster and Cheaper Electronics the Result of Nanotechnology Research Discovering Electricity Conducting Carbon Molecules

University of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered that certain organic—or carbon-based—molecules exhibit the properties of atoms under certain circumstances and, in turn, conduct electricity as well as met...

18 Apr 2008

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals - REACH - Report Takes Critical View of Nanotechnology and Nanoparticle Risks

Based on a review of SEC filings, including detailed analysis of individual company annual reports for 2006 and 2007, major industrial and other sectors affected by product toxicity risks are doing a poor job of informin...

18 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Research May Be Held Back Without Clear Leadership and More Transparency

A Project assessment of purported nanotechnology risk-relevant research published by the federal government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative reveals that spending on environment, health and safety-focused research projects in 2006 was substantially lower than that claimed by U.S. officials.

17 Apr 2008

International Assessment of Nanotechnology Environment, Health and Safety Research Needs

As nanotechnology has moved out of the laboratory and into commercial products, many have begun to question the impact of nanoscale materials on health and the environment. Learning more about such impacts, however, pres...

From International Council on Nanotechnology - ICON 17 Apr 2008

Cryogenic Sensor and Microrefrigerator Combined on Single Microchip

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator. The combination offers the possibility of cheaper, simpler and faster precision analysis of materials such as semiconductors and stardust.

16 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology How To Guide from NIST and NASA Shows Technique for Measuring Carbon Nanotubes

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has published detailed guidelines for making essential measurements on samples of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)

16 Apr 2008

Carbon Nanotube Based Nanomotor Gets Power From Heat and Can Move or Rotate Cargo

Researchers from the UAB Research Park have created the first nanomotor that is propelled by changes in temperature. A carbon nanotube is capable of transporting cargo and rotating like a conventional motor, but is a mil...

16 Apr 2008

Nanomaterials News

Thermoelectric Material Uses Waste Heat to Produce More Efficient and Greener Electrical Appliances

Europe Spending Twice as Much as USA on Nanotechnology Risk Research

Nano Sized Magnets to Offer Gene Therapy Treatment for Cancer

Smaller, Faster and Cheaper Electronics the Result of Nanotechnology Research Discovering Electricity Conducting Carbon Molecules

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals - REACH - Report Takes Critical View of Nanotechnology and Nanoparticle Risks

Nanotechnology Research May Be Held Back Without Clear Leadership and More Transparency

International Assessment of Nanotechnology Environment, Health and Safety Research Needs

Cryogenic Sensor and Microrefrigerator Combined on Single Microchip

Nanotechnology How To Guide from NIST and NASA Shows Technique for Measuring Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon Nanotube Based Nanomotor Gets Power From Heat and Can Move or Rotate Cargo

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

A Novel Approach to Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance with Graphene

Revolutionizing Polymer Science with a New Synthesis Method

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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