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Category Archives: Nanotechnology
FDA says nanotechnology may need greater scrutiny
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance on the use of nanotechnology in food and cosmetic products, encouraging manufacturers to consult with the agency before taking products using the technology to market. The FDA said that changes in a products manufacturing process, including those using nanotechnology, could affect a foods safety or its regulatory status Continue reading
A Tiny Approach to Green: New Nanotechnology Applications
While it doesn't garner as many column inches as other industries – probably because it still seems like sci-fi to most people – the nanotechnology industry continues to expand out of the lab and into practical applications. Continue reading
Two Standout City Colleges of Chicago Students Selected to Participate in NanoProfessor Internship Program
SKOKIE, IL–(Marketwire -04/23/12)- NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that in conjunction with the City Colleges of Chicago, two City Colleges of Chicago students have been selected to participate in the NanoProfessor Internship Program Continue reading
FDA Seeks Further Studies Of Nanotechnology
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking additional studies into nanotechnology over the unknown side effects on the human body from these very tiny particles. Continue reading
Global Nanotechnology Industry
NEW YORK, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Nanotechnology Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0326269/Global-Nanotechnology-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Nanotechn The global outlook series on Nanotechnology provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a bird’s eye view of this new, promising, and pulsating, potential laden industry. The report provides a rudimentary insight into the concept of nanotechnology, providing selective insights into major technology trends, and its impact on commercial applications in key end-use industries Continue reading
Unique bipolar compounds enhance functionality of organic electronics
Researchers often work with a narrow range of compounds when making organic electronics, such as solar panels, light emitting diodes and transistors. Professor Tim Bender and Ph.D. Candidate Graham Morse of U of T’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied … Continue reading
Community Day at UAlbany NanoCollege draws largest-ever crowd to explore nanotechnology
Event is one of the highlights of CNSE’s fourth annual celebration of ‘NANOvember’.
Explosive composite based on nanoparticles and DNA could be an energy source for embedded microsystems
A solid explosive with an energy density equivalent to that of nitroglycerine: this is the composite material produced by researchers in France.
Batteries get a quick charge with new anode technology
A breakthrough in components for next-generation batteries could come from special materials that transform their structure to perform better over time.
Brain nanocomposite probe that softens after insertion causes less scarring
A nanocomposite hard probe inserted in the cerebral cortex of a rat model turns nearly as pliable as the surrounding gray matter in minutes, and induces less of the tough scarring that walls off hard probes that do not change, … Continue reading
Beneq Hosts Photovoltaic Specialist Seminar in Shanghai
In October this year, Beneq, together with the Shanghai Center for Photovoltaics (SCPV), hosted an invitation-only specialist seminar for executive level decision makers and experts in photovoltaics.
TNT2011 International Conference announces scientific program
The 12th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2011) will take place between 21 and 25 of November in Canary Islands (Spain).
Researchers efficiently extract photons from single semiconductor quantum dots directly into an optical fiber
Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have led the development of a new technique for efficiently out-coupling photons from epitaxially-grown quantum dots directly into a standard single-mode optical fiber.
Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies and Tokyo Electron intensify cooperation
The institute acquired an automatic TEL wafer prober in order to meet the requirements of latest measuring tasks related to capacity, quality and positioning accuracy within a large temperature range. Moreover future wafer test and characterization requirements will be developed … Continue reading
EU nanoelectronics project investigates new components for future computer memories
An EU-funded project investigates 11-nm FinFET variability and its impact on embedded memories.
RUSNANO to Support Production of Anti-aging Nanocosmetics
RUSNANO is joining a project that will produce cosmetics based on double encapsulation technology.
EU project IMOLA starts R+D on large-area, intelligent OLED lighting
Imec and its project partners announce the launch of IMOLA (Intelligent light Management for OLED on foil Applications), a project under the EU’s 7th framework program for ICT (FP7).
Herzan Introduces The AEK-2011 Accoustic Dampening Enclosure
The highest performing, acoustic dampening enclosure ever released by Herzan – the environment solutions provider to the precision research market.
A 2-dimensional electron liquid solidifies in a magnetic field
Physicists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a theory that describes, in a unified manner, the coexistence of liquid and pinned solid phases of electrons in two dimensions under the influence of a magnetic field.