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Researchers Build Nano Train, Motor and Track from CNT Pair
An international research team is using carbon nanotubes to build a nano-freight train – complete with a railbed to run on.
Australia Nanoresearcher Honored; Carries Olympic Torch
Dr. Max Lu, one of Australia's leading nanotechnology researchers at The University of Queensland, has been honored for his work in sustainable energy by being named to carry the Olympic torch.
A Practical Framework for Discussing Nanotechnology Ethics and Society
Prof. Deb Bennett-Woods, an associate professor in the Department of Health Care Ethics at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, says nanotechnology is on the brink of affecting many areas of our day-to-day lives, and that now is the time to begin an enlightened discussion among many stakeholders about how to apply ethics to the study and commercialization of nanotechnology.
Nanoneedles for ‘AFM on a Chip’ Discussed at 2008 CLEO/QELS
Nanotechnology will be a major topic, as nearly 6,000 researchers gather at the leading conference on electro-optics, lasers and light waves in early May.
Nanomagnets Enlisted in Cancer Fight
A method to use nanoscale magnets to boost impact of gene therapies against cancer cells has been developed by U.K. researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
PEN Finds U.S. Under-Spending on Assessing Nano Risks
A Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) study found U.S. government agencies are spending less than reported to assess potential nanotechnology risks.
Nanotech Brings Glowing Smiles
Research present in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from Inderscience Publishers suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such implant to become incorporated much more successfully into the jaw, leading to smiles all round.
Midwest To Get Major Nano Research Center
Top research universities in the Midwest are cooperating under a new nanotechnology consortium, whose aim will be to explore and develop basic building blocks for the nanoscale logic devices that will power future computers. Research focus areas for the group include: advanced devices, circuits and nanosystems with performance capabilities beyond conventional devices.
UAlbany (NY) Nanoscale Center Expands CleanTech Focus
University of Albany’s (NY) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has named Dr. John F. Elter as Empire Innovation Professor of Nanoengineering and Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies within the CNSE.
Nokia, Univ of Cambridge (UK) Explore Nano for Next-Gen Cellphones
Nokia is teaming up with nanoscience researchers at University of Cambridge’s Nanoscience Center for a mind-bending concept cellphone called ‘Morph.’ The goal is to use nanoscale components and electronics to build flexible and low-thermal circuitry for a new generation of phones and mobile Internet devices.