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TOPNEWS 31 May 2009 (from observatoryNANO)

observatoryNANO announces the publication of its first annual reports

Top view of Manhattan

In its third newsletter the FP7 funded observatoryNANO project describes the publication of reports on science and technology developments, economic and market analysis, societal and ethical issues, EHS research, [..]

29 June 2009 (from Cordis)

Danish-Sino cooperation fuels nanotechnology research

Bit string

Danish and Chinese researchers are making advances in the world of nanotechnology as they work together to develop electronic components. The fruits of their labour will contribute to fuelling the electronic, energy [..]

29 June 2009 (from Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology)

Nanotechnology Combats Fatal Brain Infections

Physician
Press image Siemens

IBN’s Minute Antibacterial Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs. [..]

26 June 2009 (from Norwegian Board of Technology)

Norwegian businesses asked to declare use of nanomaterials

Nanotube

The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) establishes a scheme for Norwegian businesses to report their use of nanomaterials in chemical products. Information about nanomaterials in chemical products will be [..]

26 June 2009 (from Organic Electronics Association (OE-A))

Organic and Printed Electronics Offer Great Potential for Growth

Flexible (Rollable) Display
Philips

Frankfurt, June 24, 2009 – "The market for organic and printed electronics will grow to a multi-billion Euro market in the next ten years", said Wolfgang Mildner, Chairman of the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) [..]

25 June 2009 (from Institute for Consumer Behaviour & European Consumer Policy, Calw; CBS, Copenhagen; EUI, Florence)

Call for Papers for a Journal of Consumer Policy Special Issue on “Nanotechnologies and the Consumer”

Business people

The objective of this special issue will be to discuss the impact of nanotechnologies on consumer behaviour, policy and law. The papers may cover a wide range of applications such as foodstuff, medical products, [..]

25 June 2009 (from AEPI)

Nano 2012 is underway

Electronics

Over the next 5 years, 2.3 billion euro will be invested in R&D plus US$1.25 billion in capital investment in the Nano 2012 programme in the Grenoble Isere region. [..]

25 June 2009 (from EurekAlert)

Lasers can lengthen quantum bit memory by 1,000 times

Bit string

Physicists have found a way to drastically prolong the shelf life of quantum bits, the 0s and 1s of quantum computers. [..]

23 June 2009 (from OSHA)

OSHA recommends research priorities in worker nanosafety

Lungs
Press image Siemens

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work just published a literature review on Worker Exposure to Nanoparticles, covering publications up until November 2008. [..]

10 June 2009 (from Net Composites)

Bayer Builds Production Plant for Carbon Nanotubes

Nanotube

Bayer MaterialScience has begun construction of a new facility for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Chempark Leverkusen, Germany. [..]

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