http://www.nanoforum.org The latest news from Nanoforum.org which is a pan-European nanotechnology network funded by the European Union under the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) to provide information on European nanotechnology efforts and support to the European nanotechnology community. en-us info@nanoforum.org (Nanoforum) http://www.nanoforum.de/layouts/standard/pics/logo.jpg http://www.nanoforum.org The latest news from Nanoforum.org ICON: A report on the findings of two international workshops aimed at defining a set of research needs for assessing potential nanotechnology risks was released today by the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) at an event sponsored by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3614~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3614~.html?action=longview 2008-05-09 11:48:58 +0100 Lux Research: Lux Research report finds nanomedical start-ups generate 77% of returns but get only 27% of investment.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3613~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3613~.html?action=longview 2008-05-09 10:51:46 +0100 Alpha Galileo: How does light pass through a tiny hole? For the first time, Dr Aurele Adam and Prof. Paul Planken of Delft University of Technology, in conjunction with two South Korean and one German research groups, have succeeded in mapping this process properly. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3612~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3612~.html?action=longview 2008-05-09 10:14:49 +0100 Princeton University: As microchips shrink, even tiny defects in the lines, dots and other shapes etched on them become major barriers to performance. Princeton engineers have now found a way to literally melt away such defects, using a process that could dramatically improve chip quality without increasing fabrication cost.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3611~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3611~.html?action=longview 2008-05-08 18:09:10 +0100 Surrey University: The Holy Grail for transistor designers has been the requirement to be able to get high performance at reduced costs over very large substrate areas. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3610~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3610~.html?action=longview 2008-05-08 17:16:08 +0100 Lawrence Livermore Laboratory: Transistors, lasers and solar-energy conversion devices may be easier to manipulate because of recent research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3609~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3609~.html?action=longview 2008-05-08 16:05:00 +0100 nanotruck.de: New concept, new platform and new design – the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research‘s communications initiative on nanotechnology is entering a new phase. The newly designed, mobile information campaign - "nanoTruck – High-Tech from the Nanocosmos" - was officially launched during didacta 2008 in Stuttgart on 19 February under the motto "from information to dialogue". The campaign is part of the "Nano Initiative – Action Plan 2010" which was designed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and seven other federal ministries. Its contents and didactic methods are based on the BMBF‘s successful "Journey into the Nanocosmos" campaign, which ran for several years. This project generated a great deal of interest, both in Germany and abroad, thanks to its easily understandable, descriptive communication of useful information on the basic principles, areas of application and future potential of this promising crossover technology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3608~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3608~.html?action=longview 2008-05-08 14:45:08 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Stem cells can differentiate into 220 different types of body cell. The development of these cells can now be systematically observed and investigated with the aid of two new machines that imitate the conditions in the human body with unprecedented accuracy. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3607~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3607~.html?action=longview 2008-05-07 13:44:11 +0100 Alpha Galileo: If you can‘t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen and into the lab – chemists can now use carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3606~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3606~.html?action=longview 2008-05-07 12:59:31 +0100 University of Warwick: Carbon nanotubes‘ potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers in the University of Warwick‘s Department of Chemistry have found a way of producing carbon nanotubes in which they instantly form a highly sensitive ready made electric circuit. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3605~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3605~.html?action=longview 2008-05-07 12:56:06 +0100 Purdue University: Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a possible new pathway for anti-tumor drugs to kill cancer cells and proposed how to improve the design of tiny drug-delivery particles for use in "nanomedicine." http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3604~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3604~.html?action=longview 2008-05-06 10:39:33 +0100 Richard Van Noorden, RSC: Lead sulfide wires that sprout in intricate tree-like patterns show you don't need templates or catalysts to control nanowire growth, say US-based chemists. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3603~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3603~.html?action=longview 2008-05-05 11:35:17 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene – an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this technology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3602~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3602~.html?action=longview 2008-05-02 11:03:49 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology: Scientists from all over the world will meet in London on 28th and 29th May 2008 to discuss how nanotechnology can contribute towards reducing testing on animals. The application of nanotechnology is currently revolutionizing medicine and this two-day conference, the first of its kind in Europe, will examine the role nanotechnology could also play in improving or refining the development of alternatives to animal testing whilst maintaining safety. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3601~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3601~.html?action=longview 2008-05-01 16:37:18 +0100 R.Colin Johnson, EETimes: The long-sought after memristor--the "missing link" in electronic circuit theory--has been invented by Hewlett Packard Senior Fellow R. Stanley Williams at HP Labs (Palo Alto, Calif.) http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3600~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3600~.html?action=longview 2008-05-01 10:31:24 +0100 Freya Mearns , RSC: Fluorescent probes are shedding light on bacterial infection. Bradley Smith from the University of Notre Dame, US, and colleagues have made fluorescent probes that can distinguish between different mutants of the same bacterial species and can be used to observe the bacteria in vivo. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3599~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3599~.html?action=longview 2008-05-01 10:05:51 +0100 Nanotech Japan: Regarding the effect of nanomaterials on human health, several studies, including animal experiments, have been carried out in various countries; however, no solid conclusions have been obtained thus far. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3598~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3598~.html?action=longview 2008-04-30 10:57:45 +0100 Yousuke Ogasawara, Nikkei Electronics, Tech On: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) announced that it extended the memory retention time of photonic-crystal-based optical bit memory up to a maximum of 150ns. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3597~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3597~.html?action=longview 2008-04-30 10:48:02 +0100 EurekAlert: In the rapid and fast-growing world of nanotechnology, researchers are continually on the lookout for new building blocks to push innovation and discovery to scales much smaller than the tiniest speck of dust. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3596~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3596~.html?action=longview 2008-04-30 10:39:46 +0100 EthicSchool: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is excluded from the Olympics for fear that his leg prosthesis may give him an unfair advantage to other athletes. Sports fans looking for new world records could be better off watching the Paralympics than the Olympics in four or eight years‘ time. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3595~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3595~.html?action=longview 2008-04-29 12:00:40 +0100 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3594~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3594~.html?action=longview 2008-04-29 10:28:01 +0100 Picosun / Small Times: "Our co-operation will lead to new results in implementation of ALD in nanotechnology applications and further strengthen the market position of our SUNALE ALD process tools in Japan," stated Juhana Kostamo, Managing Director of Picosun Oy. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3593~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3593~.html?action=longview 2008-04-28 16:02:21 +0100 Physorg.com: It was hard to understand how a graphene sheet — a featureless, flat sheet of carbon atoms — lying on an equally featureless iridium surface, somehow converted itself into a kind of muffin tin that formed "muffins" made from newly arrived iridium atoms. The muffins were equally spaced and of equal size.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3592~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3592~.html?action=longview 2008-04-28 10:57:57 +0100 David Manners, Electronics Weekly: A team of US scientists at Duke University in the USA say they have brought the commercial utilisation of carbon nanotubes in ICs a step further by using IC-like masking processes to align arrays of nanotubes.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3591~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3591~.html?action=longview 2008-04-28 10:48:47 +0100 University of Texas, Dallas: Strange, Useful Properties Obtained by Nanoscale Self Assembly are Reported in the April 25 Issue of Prestigious Scientific Journal<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3590~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3590~.html?action=longview 2008-04-28 10:43:30 +0100 Nottingham University: The 2008 East Midlands Nanotechnology Roadshow will be travelling around the region between April and June to explain just that. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3589~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3589~.html?action=longview 2008-04-24 18:08:01 +0100 Cordis: Europe invests nearly twice as much as the US in research addressing the potential risk of nanotechnologies, a report issued by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3588~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3588~.html?action=longview 2008-04-24 12:33:22 +0100 Michael Berger, Nanowerk: The behavior of electrons in graphene is very different from their behavior in typical semiconductors. In the latter, they possess a mass, and a finite energy (called the energy gap) is necessary to move the electrons from the valence to the conductance band and they move like regular particles, increasing their speed as they get accelerated. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3587~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3587~.html?action=longview 2008-04-24 11:35:40 +0100 Engineer Live: Nanotechnology is now finding applications in numerous consumer products, ranging from sunscreen and cosmetics to sporting goods and guitar strings. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3586~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3586~.html?action=longview 2008-04-24 11:12:02 +0100 NanoforumEULA: Prof. Dr. Francis Aviles Cetina, of the Scientific Research Centre of Yucatan (CICY) in Mexico visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Materials and Beam Technology (IWS) in Dresden, Germany as part of the NanoforumEULA project, in the first quarter of 2008. He worked on improving Carbon nanotube (CNT) polymer composites. Ineke Malsch asked him what he has been doing and how this exchange fits into longer term nanotechnology cooperation between Europe and Latin America. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3585~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3585~.html?action=longview 2008-04-23 10:59:48 +0100 Ethicschool: The European Commission is playing a leading role in the global debate on responsible nanotechnology, by initiatives such as the Code of Conduct for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research. So far, North American and European views have dominated this debate. Visions from Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Africa are rarely heard. <br /> The EthicSchool Summerschool on Ethics of Nanotechnology, 24-29 August 2008 at the University of Twente offers a platform for broadening this debate. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3584~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3584~.html?action=longview 2008-04-21 14:20:17 +0100 National Cancer Institute: Using nanoparticles designed specifically to produce a bright Raman spectroscopic signal, a team of investigators at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (Stanford CCNE) has shown that it can produce whole-body images in small animals that can reveal the location of tumors and track how these nanoparticles traffic through the body. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3583~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3583~.html?action=longview 2008-04-21 10:20:06 +0100 Jocelyn Rice, Technology Review: A new delivery system chokes a tumor's blood supply while sparing healthy tissues. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3582~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3582~.html?action=longview 2008-04-18 18:10:07 +0100 Photonics.com: Metallic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a range of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass. The CNTs could lead to improved products such as flat panel displays and solar cells. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3581~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3581~.html?action=longview 2008-04-18 18:02:34 +0100 David Robson, New Scientist: A nanoscale "monorail" that can creep along a nanotube track has shifted its first load, hauling a gold nugget a distance of 0.5 micrometres. The device could be a useful addition to microscopic construction toolkits that researchers hope will advance computing and other fields. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3580~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3580~.html?action=longview 2008-04-18 17:55:54 +0100 Kate Greene, Technology Review: Researchers led by Stuart Parkin are developing a new type of memory chip that combines the benefits of magnetic hard drives and flash<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3579~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3579~.html?action=longview 2008-04-18 17:33:15 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Finland is a forerunner in nanotechnology, and the fast-growing field has already produced strong results. The 70 million euro Tekes FinNano programme, currently in its third year, has launched companies and new business throughout the country. Applications of nanotechnology are in widespread use in the key areas of Finnish industry. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3578~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3578~.html?action=longview 2008-04-17 10:13:11 +0100 NanoforumEULA: The EU funded NanoforumEULA project released a background document exploring nanotechnology research and policies in Brazil. The document is intended for researchers interested in participating in the fact finding mission and workshop on nanotechnology in Brazil, which will take place 4-13 September 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, Recife-Pernambuco and Manaus. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3577~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3577~.html?action=longview 2008-04-15 13:38:04 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Researchers at The University of Manchester have used graphene to measure an important and mysterious fundamental constant - and glimpse the foundations of the universe.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3576~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3576~.html?action=longview 2008-04-15 10:34:55 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Lithium-ion batteries supply the power for cell phones and PDAs, and larger devices such as laptops, cordless screwdrivers and lawnmowers are becoming increasingly dependent on this power source. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3575~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3575~.html?action=longview 2008-04-14 11:19:55 +0100 SNM, C2W: The Dutch foundation for Nature and Environment SNM calls for a ban on products releasing nanoparticles into the environment as long as the safety is uncertain. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3574~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3574~.html?action=longview 2008-04-14 10:25:53 +0100 observatoryNANO: This FP7 Support Action will collate and analyze data regarding scientific and technological (ST) trends and economic realities and expectations, with due regard to ethical and societal issues, impacts on health, environment and safety, as well as regulation, standardization, and legislative issues. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3573~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3573~.html?action=longview 2008-04-11 11:14:50 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Dutch chemist Kees Baldé has demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in nanoparticles. This allows hydrogen storage to be more easily used in mobile applications. Baldé discovered that 30 nanometre particles of the metal hydride sodium alanate make the favourable extraction and storage of hydrogen possible. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3572~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3572~.html?action=longview 2008-04-08 11:16:49 +0100 SNM, C2W: A group of environmental and consumer organisations in the Netherlands wants to start a political lobby for improving environmental regulations and labelling nanotechnology. They also intend to inform citizens. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3571~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3571~.html?action=longview 2008-04-02 10:30:17 +0100 Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State of North Rhine Westphalia: The Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State of North Rhine Westphalia invites excellent postdocs to establish independent research groups <br /> in the field of Nanotechnology at Universities in North Rhine-Westphalia.<br /> The position will be generously funded over the course of five years. <br /> Applications received by May 1, 2008 will be given first consideration. <br /> For detailed information please visit www.rueckkehrerprogramm.nrw.de<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3570~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3570~.html?action=longview 2008-04-01 13:30:48 +0100 FOM: The Dutch funding council for physics FOM and the innovative materials research programme M2i announced a collaborative research programme investigating effects of miniaturising materials, worth 2 million euro in 5 years. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3569~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3569~.html?action=longview 2008-04-01 10:51:53 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Researchers from a wide range of disciplines at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) will be joining forces in the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3568~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3568~.html?action=longview 2008-03-28 10:35:45 +0100 AMO GmbH: Researchers at AMO and the Institute of Semiconductor Electronics at RWTH Aachen realizes an innovative fabrication method for high-quality resonant photonic devices on silicon-on-insulator substrates. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3567~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3567~.html?action=longview 2008-03-20 15:00:55 +0100 net composites: Fujitsu Laboratories has formed a new nano-scale carbon composite featuring a self-organizing structure, by combining carbon nanotubes and graphene. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3566~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3566~.html?action=longview 2008-03-19 10:08:00 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The unique complex designed and built from several units by specialists of the Closed Joint-Stock Company "Innovations of the Leningrad Institutes and Enterprises" (St. Petersburg) enables to produce kilograms of fullerenes per day – amazing hollow "globules", "ellipsoids of rotation" – molecules consisting of several dozens of carbon atoms each. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3565~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3565~.html?action=longview 2008-03-17 10:15:51 +0100 Prachi Patel-Predd, Technology Review: Researchers are working on solar cells that use a novel organic dye. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3564~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3564~.html?action=longview 2008-03-13 18:22:49 +0100 André Brown, Physics World: Ever since the famous double-helix structure of DNA was discovered more than 50 years ago, researchers have struggled to understand the complex relationships between its structural, chemical and electrical properties. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3563~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3563~.html?action=longview 2008-03-10 11:15:51 +0100 Belle Dumé , Optics.org: Organic LEDs that use gold nanowires to boost light-emitting efficiency show promise for future lighting and display technology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3562~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3562~.html?action=longview 2008-03-10 11:07:06 +0100 finchannel: Credit Suisse expects nanotechnology to make a breakthrough in the near future. Many new materials, applications and services currently under development are likely to emerge in the next decade and revolutionize everyday life. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3561~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3561~.html?action=longview 2008-03-10 10:55:06 +0100 Physorg: For the first time, researchers have created solar cells made of different-sized quantum dots, each tuned to a specific wavelength of light. By arranging these quantum dots in an ordered pattern, the scientists hope that they can one day fabricate "rainbow" solar cells, which can efficiently harvest a large part of the useful spectrum of sunlight. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3560~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3560~.html?action=longview 2008-03-10 10:42:10 +0100 Michael Gross, RSC: A sudden stiffening of the skin can help the humble sea cucumber defend itself from predators. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3559~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3559~.html?action=longview 2008-03-07 10:39:39 +0100 Jocelyn Rice, Technology Review: High-tech solutions of oil in water could lead to an effective HIV vaccine. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3558~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3558~.html?action=longview 2008-03-05 15:39:21 +0100 Georgia Tech: Physicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made two important findings regarding gold on the nanoscale. They found that applying an electrical field on a surface-supported gold nanocluster changes its structure from a three-dimensional one to a planar flat structure. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3557~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3557~.html?action=longview 2008-03-05 15:24:13 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Unilever R&D today opened the Centre of Excellence Structured Emulsions in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3556~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3556~.html?action=longview 2008-03-05 10:51:37 +0100 NNI: The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology released Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research (PDF), describing the National Nanotechnology Initiative‘s (NNI) strategy for addressing priority research on the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) aspects of nanomaterials. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3555~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3555~.html?action=longview 2008-03-05 10:15:25 +0100 Nanowerk: In November 2007, Which?, the UK consumer advocat group, commissioned a short survey among the general public which highlighted low levels of awareness for nanotechnologies and how they are being used (2091 adults were interviewed). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3554~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3554~.html?action=longview 2008-03-03 12:57:22 +0100 OECD: The OECD has prepared an overview of its work on nanotechnologies for Forum VI of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3553~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3553~.html?action=longview 2008-03-02 18:39:01 +0100 NanoforumEULA: The NANOFORUMEULA international consortium invites European researchers and industrialists to a Fact Finding mission to nanotechnology research centers in Brazil, 5-10 September 2008 and an international workshop on MEMS/NEMS and Aerospace during the MINAPIM conference in Manaus, 11-13 September 2008. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3552~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3552~.html?action=longview 2008-02-29 10:17:09 +0100 Technology Review: Electrical pulses control the release of drugs from a biodegradable thin film. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3551~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3551~.html?action=longview 2008-02-28 09:51:35 +0100 Nanosafe: The Nanosafe2 project has issued its second Dissemination report.<br /> <br /> One of the main questions asked about nanopowders, when it comes to explosivity and flammability, is: Do nanopowders behave like other powders and, as such, can they more readily ignite and explode? During this study, carried out in the frame of the European Nanosafe2 project, safety parameters of nanopowders and their associated techniques and practices have been characterised for a representative set of particles of industrial relevance.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3550~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3550~.html?action=longview 2008-02-28 07:40:07 +0100 CEMMNT: The Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nano Technologies (CEMMNT) has received a £250,000 grant from the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) to accelerate innovation in the East Midlands over 3 years. The funding will be channelled to assist SME companies in particular, through the supply of metrology, surface analysis and systems engineering services. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3549~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3549~.html?action=longview 2008-02-27 12:38:39 +0100 Nanocomp Tech: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. , a developer of next-generation performance materials, today announced it has successfully produced 3-foot by 6-foot sheets of carbon nanotube material. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3548~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3548~.html?action=longview 2008-02-26 17:42:00 +0100 Physorg: One of the difficulties with solar power is that solar cells are notoriously inefficient. Some of that inefficiency, says Peng Jiang, is due to the fact that silicon is reflective. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3547~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3547~.html?action=longview 2008-02-26 17:36:02 +0100 EE Times: The hydrogen economy is getting a shot in the arm from a start-up that says its nanoparticle coatings could make hydrogen easy to produce at home from distilled water, and ultimately bring the cost of hydrogen fuel cells in line with that of fossil fuels. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3546~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3546~.html?action=longview 2008-02-26 17:16:39 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Following four years of successful work, the funding programme for the European Network of Excellence Nano2Life is to be discontinued. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3544~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3544~.html?action=longview 2008-02-25 10:16:56 +0100 Alpha Galileo: When chemists want to measure the bonding forces in molecules or other most minuscule forces very accurately, they have to calibrate their measuring instruments (for example the cantilevers, i.e. the measuring tips, of scanning force microscopes). And if it is a matter of comparing the attained results with other results, one must refer to a common basis.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3543~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3543~.html?action=longview 2008-02-25 10:10:12 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and refine water cleaning technology.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3542~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3542~.html?action=longview 2008-02-25 10:00:47 +0100 FRONTIERS Network of Excellence: The Frontiers Network of Excellence (in conjunction with IMEC and NanoNed) are pleased to announce a unique event.<br /> <br /> On the 7th April 2008, IMEC (www.imec.be) will host a 1-day interactive event: Novel Implants for Neurodegenerative Disease: Technology Promises, Clinical Challenges<br /> <br /> The goal of the meeting is to take stock of the current technology options and promises in R&D and prospect the path from laboratory to the clinic in order to elucidate the non-technical challenges for implant innovation.<br /> <br /> Issues such as user practices/needs, regulation, societal and ethical aspects etc. will be explored in a highly interactive multi-stakeholder setting.<br /> <br /> If you are a researcher, surgeon, related medic, industrial representative, regulator or other potential stakeholder in implants for neurodegenerative disease, please download the 1st call for expression of interest or visit the website www.constructive-ta.com<br /> <br /> Participation to the event is free, but restricted to 20 people (to allow for optimum exchange). There are a limited number of scholarships for travel and accomodation (information on request).<br /> <br /> We hope you will join us in this unique opportunity to explore the future challenges for novel deep brain implants. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3545~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3545~.html?action=longview 2008-02-25 07:45:44 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: The next generation of aeroplanes and spacecraft could be made from materials inspired by seashells and pearls, according to researchers in Switzerland. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3541~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3541~.html?action=longview 2008-02-22 13:40:10 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The electrons in nanoparticles of noble metal oscillate together apace with the frequency of the light. This phenomenon can be exploited to produce better and cheaper solar cells, scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have shown.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3540~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3540~.html?action=longview 2008-02-22 09:56:20 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Digital logic, or bits, is the only paradigm for the IT world, and up to now researchers used it almost exclusively to study quantum information processing. But European scientists, in a series of firsts, have proved that an analogue approach is far easier in the quantum world.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3539~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3539~.html?action=longview 2008-02-22 09:51:27 +0100 Physorg: A major initiative has been launched in Europe with a top-ranked project called DUALLOGIC, Dual channel CMOS for (sub)-22 nm high performance logic. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3538~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3538~.html?action=longview 2008-02-21 16:06:37 +0100 VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH: A news update of the European integrated project Nanosafe2 supported through the 6th framework programme for research and technological development of the European Commission has been published. The newsletter summarizes the results of the first two years of the project and gives an overview on the current project status.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3537~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3537~.html?action=longview 2008-02-21 11:42:02 +0100 Michael Gross, RSC: The gecko's ability to walk up vertical walls could soon be copied by humans, thanks to new adhesive materials based on the structures found in its feet.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3536~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3536~.html?action=longview 2008-02-20 12:00:24 +0100 EETimes: Green printing technology has enabled researchers at NEC Corp. to fabricate high-speed carbon nanotube transistors on inexpensive flexible polymer substrates. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3535~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3535~.html?action=longview 2008-02-20 11:41:24 +0100 Physorg.com: Carbon nanotubes have shown real promise as highly accurate vehicles for delivering antitumor agents into malignant cells, but a dearth of data about what happens to the tubes after they discharge their medical payloads has been a major stumbling block to progress. Now, two studies at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response have revealed some reassuring answers after months of tracking the tiny tubes inside mice. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3534~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3534~.html?action=longview 2008-02-19 10:44:40 +0100 Chemical and Engineering News: Blood protein forms fibers, releases rust http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3533~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3533~.html?action=longview 2008-02-18 13:42:25 +0100 Alfred Nordmann: Call for Contributions to the 3rd Workshop of the Nano Ethics Network, on Questions of Justice in Nanotechnological Development(s), Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2008 in Aarhus, Denmark. Abstract submission to nanoethics@teo.au.dk before March 1, 2008. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3532~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3532~.html?action=longview 2008-02-15 12:15:41 +0100 Simon Hadlington, RSC: Researchers in the US have invented a yarn that can generate electricity simply by being bent or twisted. Clothes made from the fabric could generate enough electricity to power a mobile phone or iPod, the scientists say. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3531~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3531~.html?action=longview 2008-02-15 10:45:23 +0100 EETimes: Copper interconnections on CMOS could become a bottleneck as future chips get faster. One solution could be harnessing carbon nanotubes, which have much higher electron mobility. Until now, however, researchers have been unable to perfect a method for coaxing the nanoscale carbon tubes into the correct positions on chips. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3530~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3530~.html?action=longview 2008-02-15 10:32:11 +0100 University of Twente: A new type of membrane, developed by scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, can stand high temperatures for a long period of time. This ‘molecular sieve‘ is capable of removing water out of e.g. solvents and biofuels. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3529~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3529~.html?action=longview 2008-02-14 13:28:59 +0100 EurekAlert: Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a "power shirt" able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others whose physical motion could be harnessed and converted to electrical energy. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3528~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3528~.html?action=longview 2008-02-14 13:24:45 +0100 The Broker: The Broker, a magazine for development cooperation professionals published an article discussing pros and cons of nanotechnology for the interests of the least developed countries. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3527~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3527~.html?action=longview 2008-02-14 10:24:04 +0100 Spinverse: Finland's national nanotech initiative FinNano is rapidly advancing on the international scene. Its record-sized delegation was highly visible at nano tech 2008, the world‘s largest nanotechnology exhibition in Tokyo. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3526~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3526~.html?action=longview 2008-02-14 08:06:35 +0100 Pacific National Laboratory: PNNL develops inexpensive portable detection system for rapid, accurate analysis of toxic metals http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3525~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3525~.html?action=longview 2008-02-13 14:57:00 +0100 NanoforumEULA: NanoforumEULA will organise a workshop on European-Latin American collaboration in nanotechnology on 13 September 2008, during the MINAPIM bi-annual conference on Microsystems and Nanotechnology (11-13 September 2008, Manaus, Brazil). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3524~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3524~.html?action=longview 2008-02-13 10:41:43 +0100 Nanowerk: On March 5, 2008 the European Parliament in Brussels will be the venue of a seminar titled "Nanotechnology threat or opportunity? Who is really in charge of policy making in cutting edge technology?" http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3523~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3523~.html?action=longview 2008-02-13 10:30:11 +0100 Springer: The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen the Austrian chemist Thomas Lummerstorfer (31) as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2007. Lummerstorfer‘s paper "Monolayers at solid-solid interfaces probed with infrared spectroscopy" discusses an infrared technique which is expected to gain substantial importance in various fields of nanoscience. The winning paper will receive special prominence on an ABC cover. The Award is accompanied by EUR 1,000, sponsored by Springer. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3522~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3522~.html?action=longview 2008-02-12 15:48:35 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The European Commission has provided £750,000 funding to University of Glasgow researchers for three projects which could revolutionise the electronics industry. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3521~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3521~.html?action=longview 2008-02-12 11:04:48 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Organic Materials make various new devices for the information technology possible. Displays based on organic light-emitting diodes are already established on the market. Further applications are among others OLED lighting solutions, signage, organic solar cells or memories. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3520~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3520~.html?action=longview 2008-02-12 11:00:52 +0100 Physorg: Engineering researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new way to produce ultra-thin electricity-conducting wire that is simpler and faster than existing processes. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3519~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3519~.html?action=longview 2008-02-11 11:04:42 +0100 European Commission: Europe is in the vanguard of the emerging field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies (N&N), a developing field of science with the potential for major positive impact economically, socially and environmentally. Nevertheless, knowledge gaps remain about the impact of these technologies on human health and the environment, as well as issues relating to ethics and the respect of fundamental rights. This is why the Commission is today recommending to the Member States to adopt a Code of Conduct to govern research in this field. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3518~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3518~.html?action=longview 2008-02-11 10:06:10 +0100 TU Delft, Science Guide: The TU Delft launches a new Bionanoscience Department, which will be part of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3517~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3517~.html?action=longview 2008-02-08 14:35:36 +0100 CosmeticsNews.com: Less than a month after UK organic certifier The Soil Association banned nanoparticles in beauty products bearing its label, French online organic retailer Mademoiselle Bio is launching an information campaign on nanoparticles for the products available on its e-commerce site. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3516~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3516~.html?action=longview 2008-02-08 13:06:33 +0100 EPFL: The EPF Council has decided to allocate 40 million francs to the Nano-Tera.CH initiative (5 million in 2008, 8 million in 2009 and 13.5 million in 2010 and 2011).<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3515~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3515~.html?action=longview 2008-02-08 09:36:47 +0100 Nanowerk: During 2 years (2005-2007), the MONA ("Merging Optics and Nanotechnologies") consortium has been working through workshops, symposia and expert interviews at establishing a roadmap for photonics and nanotechnologies in Europe. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3514~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3514~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 14:49:15 +0100 Nanowerk: Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Chatham House, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN), an initiative of Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and The Pew Charitable Trusts, have been awarded a $587,000 European Commission grant to conduct an international research project on regulating nanotechnologies in the European Union and United States. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3513~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3513~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 14:47:09 +0100 nanowerk: More and more carbon nanotube (CNT) applications are moving from the research lab into commercial products. For example, CNTs can be found already in tennis rackets and bicycles, displays and TV screens, and numerous resins used by aerospace, defense, health care, and electronics companies. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3512~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3512~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 14:23:59 +0100 Nanosafe: Dissemination reports from the European integrated project Nanosafe2 are designed to highlight and present in a simplified way the main results obtained in the studies carried out during this project. These reports mainly deal with one question which is of general concern for whom is interested by the safe production and use of nanomaterials. The full results are summarized in corresponding Technical reports which will be released soon.<br /> This first report is about conventional protective devices such as fibrous filter media, respirator cartridges, protective clothing and gloves and their efficiency against nanoaerosols. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3511~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3511~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 11:17:24 +0100 Nano2Life: Nano2Life (N2L), the first European Network of Excellence in nanobiotechnology, will showcase its achievements to EC representatives and the scientific community in Brussels on February 26, 2008. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3510~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3510~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 11:12:15 +0100 Netcomposites: The continuous fabrication of complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures and the ability to grow individual nanowires of unlimited length are now possible with a process developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3509~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3509~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 10:38:17 +0100 Tyler Hamilton, Technology Review: Exotic materials and cheaper substrates could lead to better photovoltaics http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3508~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3508~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 10:29:13 +0100 NIST: One of the immediate applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is as an additive to polymers to create electrically conducting plastics—a relatively low CNT concentration can dramatically change the polymer‘s electrical conductivity by orders of magnitude, from an insulator to a conductor. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3507~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3507~.html?action=longview 2008-02-07 10:18:14 +0100 Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, C2W: On 5 February, Minister Donner of Social Affairs and Employment in The Netherlands answered questions on risks of nanotechnology for employees, posed by a member of the Dutch parliament. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3506~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3506~.html?action=longview 2008-02-06 10:48:43 +0100 Duncan Graham Rowe, Technology Review: Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3505~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3505~.html?action=longview 2008-02-06 10:27:52 +0100 CEMMNT: The Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nano Technologies (CEMMNT) has launched a new website (www.cemmnt.co.uk) providing comprehensive information for industry on metrology, surface analysis and systems engineering. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3504~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3504~.html?action=longview 2008-02-05 11:03:41 +0100 Mason Inman, New Scientist Tech: Topping LEDs with a coating of carefully tuned nanocrystals makes their light warmer and less clinical, a new study shows. The researchers argue this is a must for energy-efficient LED lights to make headway in the commercial market. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3503~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3503~.html?action=longview 2008-02-04 10:41:19 +0100 Physorg: Integrated circuits, such as the silicon chips inside all modern electronics, are only as good as their wiring, but copper conduits are approaching physical performance limitations as they get thinner. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3502~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3502~.html?action=longview 2008-02-01 12:01:22 +0100 DTU: Anja Boisen of the Technical University of Denmark received the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award for Technical and Scientific Research, for her work on the fabrication and characterisation of nanoprobes for practical applications. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3501~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3501~.html?action=longview 2008-02-01 10:10:43 +0100 Jonathan Edwards, RSC: Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3500~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3500~.html?action=longview 2008-01-31 15:40:06 +0100 UCLA: Using nanotechnology, scientists from UCLA and Northwestern University have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3499~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3499~.html?action=longview 2008-01-31 10:38:49 +0100 Cordis: The present compilation aims at gathering the most complete overview of past and ongoing research projects funded by the FPs, EU Member States, Candidate Countries and Countries associated to FP6 or FP7 in the area of possible impacts in health, environment and safety of nanoparticles. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3498~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3498~.html?action=longview 2008-01-30 12:40:41 +0100 Foresight Institute: Foresight Nanotech Institute, a leading nanotechnology think tank and public interest organization, and Battelle, a leading global research and development organization, have officially unveiled "Productive Nanosystems: A Technology Roadmap." Productive nanosystems are molecular-scale systems that make other useful materials and devices that are nanostructured.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3497~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3497~.html?action=longview 2008-01-30 11:15:00 +0100 AZoM: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded 21 grants totaling $7.34 million to universities to investigate potential adverse health and environmental effects of manufactured nanomaterials. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3496~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3496~.html?action=longview 2008-01-30 10:08:27 +0100 New Scientist: While X-ray images easily show up the difference between bone and soft tissue, there's not enough contrast between the soft tissues to tell them apart.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3495~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3495~.html?action=longview 2008-01-29 14:52:11 +0100 Lisa Zyga, Physorg: Researchers have recently built an x-ray microscope that has a pixel resolution of just 15 nanometers, allowing scientists to study the properties of materials at the molecular scale and beyond. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3494~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3494~.html?action=longview 2008-01-29 14:41:35 +0100 Eurekalert: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Polyset Company have developed a new inexpensive, quick-drying polymer that could lead to dramatic cost savings and efficiency gains in semiconductor manufacturing and computer chip packaging.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3493~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3493~.html?action=longview 2008-01-29 14:30:47 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: Chinese chemists have developed a material that changes colour according to the humidity of the air around it. Whereas conventional humidity sensors require electrical power, this technique uses a simple polymer-based photonic crystal hydrogel that could find many practical applications. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3492~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3492~.html?action=longview 2008-01-29 14:23:04 +0100 Nanowerk: The World Economic Forum, whose 2008 Annual Meeting ended on Sunday, has founded the Global Risk Network in 2004 in response to concern that the international community and the global business community were not yet able to respond adequately to a changing global risk landscape. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3491~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3491~.html?action=longview 2008-01-28 15:30:01 +0100 EFSA: The European Commission has requested an initial scientific opinion from EFSA relating to the risks arising from nanoscience and nanotechnologies on food and feed safety and the environment. The request also asks to identify the nature of the possible hazards associated with actual and foreseen applications in the food and feed area and to provide general guidance on data needed for the risk assessment of such technologies and applications.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3490~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3490~.html?action=longview 2008-01-28 13:06:18 +0100 Physorg: Scientists have created silicon nanowires that are perfect—at least atomically. Down at the single-atom level, the identical wires have no bumps, bends, or other imperfections. They are perfectly crystalline, even more so than bulk silicon. The full array of nanowires is also highly parallel, and each wire is an excellent metallic conductor. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3489~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3489~.html?action=longview 2008-01-24 16:06:10 +0100 AMETEK Taylor Hobson: Lord Sainsbury of Turville, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, dedicated the new £1.3 million clean room at AMETEK Taylor Hobson‘s Leicester, England, headquarters. The new clean room, which consists of Class 7 (10,000) and Class 4 (10) areas, is equipped with the latest metrology instrumentation for micro and nano technologies (MNT). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3488~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3488~.html?action=longview 2008-01-24 14:10:00 +0100 EurekAlert: Carbon nanotube array absorbs light, could boost solar energy conversion<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3487~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3487~.html?action=longview 2008-01-23 10:33:09 +0100 Assistant Professor Yubing Xie, Nanotechnology Now: Nanotechnology and stem cells are two of the most promising research areas. Stem cell nanotechnology refers to the application of nanotechnology in stem cell research. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3486~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3486~.html?action=longview 2008-01-23 10:23:34 +0100 FNV, Trouw: Manager Michiel Hartveld of the Dutch trade union FNV demanded openness on the presence of nanotechnology on the workplace from the side of industrial companies. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3485~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3485~.html?action=longview 2008-01-22 14:55:12 +0100 Vikki Chapman, RSC Publishing: Fastening azide-functionalised gold nanoparticles onto modified DNA holds great promise for nanoscale electrical circuits, say German researchers.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3484~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3484~.html?action=longview 2008-01-22 10:48:49 +0100 cordis: European researchers have developed a way of producing extremely detailed x-ray images using conventional imaging equipment such as that found in hospitals and airports. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3482~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3482~.html?action=longview 2008-01-22 10:20:01 +0100 Nanowerk: New results indicate that for certain types of SWCNT the hydrogen chemisorption can provide more than 7 wt% of hydrogen storage capacity. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3481~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3481~.html?action=longview 2008-01-21 16:53:15 +0100 DFG: NanoSci-E+ is a body created specifically for the implementation of a transnational call for collaborative proposals in nanoscience wherein research agencies from 13 countries of the European Research Area (ERA) participate. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3480~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3480~.html?action=longview 2008-01-21 16:23:39 +0100 AMO GmbH: Will graphene really take the semiconductor industry towards the "Beyond CMOS" era? Some answers to this key question are sought through experiment and simulation in a European research project on Graphene-based Nanoelectronic Devices called "GRAND". http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3479~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3479~.html?action=longview 2008-01-18 10:57:49 +0100 SmallTimes: A new strategic plan for the work of the National Nanotechnology Initiative has been released by the interagency Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology with support from the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO). <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3478~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3478~.html?action=longview 2008-01-16 15:10:08 +0100 The Korea Times: A nationwide roadmap for the research and development of the related technologies has been drawn up by 83 scientists and other experts over the past two years. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3477~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3477~.html?action=longview 2008-01-16 14:46:13 +0100 PhysOrg.com: Around the world, many scientists are working on various models of a quantum computer. One of the proposed models is a quantum computer that makes use of electron spins. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3476~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3476~.html?action=longview 2008-01-16 10:24:30 +0100 Max Planck Society: Stuttgart-based physicists observe the critical Casimir force and use it to cancel out an effect that brings nanomachines to a standstill.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3475~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3475~.html?action=longview 2008-01-14 14:54:34 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: Two teams of US scientists have demonstrated silicon-based 'thermoelectric' materials that could convert waste heat back into electricity[1,2] - potentially giving a boost to the efficiency of everything from power stations to refrigerators.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3474~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3474~.html?action=longview 2008-01-10 10:24:05 +0100 SAFENANO: The Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) based in Edinburgh has launched a range of new services to help companies minimise the environmental and health risks of working with nanomaterials. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3473~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3473~.html?action=longview 2008-01-09 14:42:52 +0100 www.nanomednet.org: Professor Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, distinguished vascular surgeon and medical<br /> researcher, Professor Tony Turner, leading biotechnology and biosensors expert, and Richard<br /> Moore, Head of Nanomedicine at the Institute of Nanotechnology, have teamed up to present a<br /> novel and innovative series of short training courses in nanomedicine. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3472~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3472~.html?action=longview 2008-01-09 10:54:09 +0100 CORDIS: Improving lithium energy storage systems is the aim of the EU-funded ALISTORE (Advanced lithium energy storage systems based on the use of nano-powders and nano-composite electrodes/electrolytes) Network of Excellence. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3470~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3470~.html?action=longview 2008-01-07 13:28:35 +0100 CORDIS: Developing smart, multifunctional materials that can be used in protective clothing, medical applications and buildings is the goal of the EU-funded INTELTEX ('Intelligent multi-reactive textiles integrating nano-filler based CPC-fibres') project. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3469~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3469~.html?action=longview 2008-01-07 13:25:09 +0100 Malsch TechnoValuation: The emerging nanotechnology research community in Argentina represents an untapped potential due to several factors including lack of international visibility. Argentinean researchers are interested in participating in international research cooperation, including under the European 7th Framework programme for Research and Technological Development FP7. The present report aims at stimulating such cooperation by highlighting the activities, human resources, research infrastructure and policies in the area of nanotechnology in Argentina. It is based on a visit Ineke Malsch, director of Malsch TechnoValuation to Bariloche and Buenos Aires from 19 until 23 November 2007. The visit is a follow-up of the EU funded NanoforumEULA project, and the report will be published online at www.nanoforumeula.eu and www.nanoforum.org, and will be disseminated among interested parties in Europe and elsewhere. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3468~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3468~.html?action=longview 2008-01-07 10:35:40 +0100 Spinverse: Optoelectronics materials company Braggone has received a multi-million dollar funding infusion from TEKES (Finland‘s National Funding Agency for Research and Innovation) to commercialise their polymer materials for use in semiconductor devices and flat panel displays. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3467~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3467~.html?action=longview 2008-01-07 07:58:06 +0100 Jonathan Edwards, RSC: Chinese scientists have found an easy way to make highly regular crystal structures from a polymer mixture. The new technique could allow photonic materials for use in lasers or the 'invisibility cloaks' of the future to be made more cheaply.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3466~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3466~.html?action=longview 2007-12-20 12:16:45 +0100 Freya Mearns, RSC: Dutch scientists have made nanotubes move using enzyme-powered motors http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3465~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3465~.html?action=longview 2007-12-20 11:59:06 +0100 Stanford University: Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3464~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3464~.html?action=longview 2007-12-20 11:28:31 +0100 Physorg: Plastics are becoming more and more important and are an indispensable part of modern life. Scientists are thus interested in clearing up the details of polymerization processes, in which individual molecular building blocks are linked into long polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3463~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3463~.html?action=longview 2007-12-19 12:37:15 +0100 Kevin Bulls, Technology Review: New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in nanotechnology--and what they mean.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3462~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3462~.html?action=longview 2007-12-19 12:32:26 +0100 Spinverse: Finnish atomic-layer deposition equipment manufacturer Beneq has acquired the ALD Equipment and Coating service business from Planar Inc. The deal also includes licensing of Planar patents in the area of ALD. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3461~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3461~.html?action=longview 2007-12-14 14:52:19 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) at the University of Surrey recently marked its 5th anniversary with a symposium on the science and technology of future electronics and photonics. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3460~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3460~.html?action=longview 2007-12-14 12:03:34 +0100 Technical University of Berlin: Berlins position as German focal point of research on novel optoelectronic devices and nanostructures is decisively enforced by this decision. Additionally a new "School of Graduate Research on NanoPhotonics" has been granted. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3459~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3459~.html?action=longview 2007-12-14 11:53:33 +0100 CEMMNT: The Smith & Nephew Technical Services Group (TSG) and the Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nano Technologies (CEMMNT) have partnered to deliver comprehensive measurement, characterisation and analytical solutions for industry. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3458~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3458~.html?action=longview 2007-12-14 10:45:20 +0100 Physorg: Scientists have achieved a major advance in developing a single-photon light source, bringing quantum applications such as quantum computing and quantum cryptography closer to reality. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3457~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3457~.html?action=longview 2007-12-13 11:29:23 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Physicists of the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf investigated an unusual arrangement of three magnetic "swirls" - so called magnetic vortices - in a thin magnetic film. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3456~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3456~.html?action=longview 2007-12-13 10:51:54 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Their day job is to keep trees upright. But now the forest's tiniest building blocks are on their way into fancy products for the future. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3455~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3455~.html?action=longview 2007-12-13 10:47:20 +0100 Hungarian Nanoscience Network: Erika Kalman, the director of the Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis of the Chemical Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences is leading a new Hungarian Nanoscience network open to international participants. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3454~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3454~.html?action=longview 2007-12-13 09:49:03 +0100 Kurt Kleiner , New Scientist: Removing distortions from optical signals could speed the development of faster and more efficient fibre optic networks.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3453~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3453~.html?action=longview 2007-12-12 11:10:45 +0100 Technology Review: A new inkjet-printed technology enables a different kind of wireless connectivity between devices. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3452~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3452~.html?action=longview 2007-12-12 10:19:30 +0100 Cordis: The European Commission has published a number calls for proposals under all four specific programmes of the Seventh Framework Programme namely Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3451~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3451~.html?action=longview 2007-12-10 19:31:59 +0100 Stanford University: Infinitely secure cryptography that renders any computer unhackable. Computers that can solve the structure of a complicated protein at the drop of a hat. Programs to decrypt complicated enemy secrets. Optical data connections up to 100 times faster than current technology allows. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3450~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3450~.html?action=longview 2007-12-10 11:29:33 +0100 Eureka Alert: Nanotubes may have high-tech applications, study involving UCR engineers reports<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3449~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3449~.html?action=longview 2007-12-10 11:16:59 +0100 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: New technology could enable new cancer treatment techniques and antibacterial coatings http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3448~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3448~.html?action=longview 2007-12-10 10:46:50 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Scientists from Australia's top Engineering University have flown into Belfast today to seal a partnership with Queen's aimed at revolutionising the plastics industry. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3447~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3447~.html?action=longview 2007-12-10 10:09:07 +0100 Ananyo Bhattacharya, RSC: A structural snapshot of a protein capsule has revealed details of the largest cellular component ever imaged by x-ray crystallography. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3446~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3446~.html?action=longview 2007-12-06 16:36:27 +0100 SmallTimes: Nanogate AG has won this year's €100,000 STEP Award in recognition of the Germany-based nanotechnology company's innovation and growth.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3445~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3445~.html?action=longview 2007-12-06 12:38:46 +0100 SmallTimes: A cooperation agreement between the Finnish national nanotechnology initiative (FinNano) and the China International Nanotech Innovation Cluster (CINIC) was inaugurated December 1, 2007 in the Chinese city of Shuzou.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3444~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3444~.html?action=longview 2007-12-06 12:36:26 +0100 New Scientist: Detecting the presence of specific genes in a DNA sample can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Now scientists have demonstrated a new process that could make the task far easier – it's all done by wiring a DNA strand up to a pair of nanotube electrodes and feeding electricity through it.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3443~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3443~.html?action=longview 2007-12-06 11:08:56 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology: The Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN), leaders in nanotechnology information, and Cranfield University, leaders in the provision of professional short training courses, have teamed up to present a novel and innovative series of short training courses in nanomedicine.<br /><br /> The series starts with an introductory one-day "What is Nanomedicine?" module which will provide those with an existing involvement or interest in medicine or medical science with a broad overview of some of the most important aspects of, and developments in, the rapidly<br /> growing new field of nanomedicine. <br /> <br /><br /> This course will give insights into the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology to:<br /><br /> o medical imaging<br /><br /> o in vitro diagnostics<br /><br /> o biosensors and in vivo diagnostics<br /><br /> o regenerative medicine<br /><br /> o advanced and "smart" medical materials<br /><br /> o drug design and targeted delivery<br /><br /> o specialist medical fields, e.g. cardiovascular medicine and oncology<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Course presenters:<br /><br /> o Professor Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam: Clinical Sub-Dean, Leeds University Medical<br /><br /> School and Professor of Translational Vascular Medicine, University of Bradford<br /><br /> o Professor Tony Turner: Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology and Professor of Biosensor Technology at Cranfield University<br /><br /> o Richard Moore: Head of Nanomedicine & Lifesciences, Institute of Nanotechnology http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3442~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3442~.html?action=longview 2007-12-05 14:54:23 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The Topics Range from Inflammation of the Brain, to the Distribution of Oxygen in the Oceans, to Nanoscopic Structures in the Macroscopic World. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3441~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3441~.html?action=longview 2007-12-05 10:14:08 +0100 BASF: Smaller, faster, more efficient: BASF research scientists are helping to revolutionize the future world of telecommunications – with the aid of three-dimensional photonic crystals. In a three-year project, BASF is researching into the development of these crystals together with partners such as Hanover Laser Center, Thales Aerospace Division, Photon Design Ltd., the Technical University of Denmark and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3440~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3440~.html?action=longview 2007-12-04 15:15:37 +0100 NIST: Nanowires grown at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a mechanical "quality factor" at least 10 times higher than reported values for other nanoscale devices such as carbon nanotubes, and comparable to that of commercial quartz crystals. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3439~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3439~.html?action=longview 2007-12-03 14:38:54 +0100 Spinverse / RIA Novosti: Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov stated that he would like to see greater involvement by Finnish and other Western companies in high technology sectors, including nanotechnology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3438~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3438~.html?action=longview 2007-12-03 09:56:39 +0100 Alpha Galileo: A technique for controlling the magnetic properties of a commonly used blue dye could revolutionise computer processing power, according to research published recently in Advanced Materials. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3437~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3437~.html?action=longview 2007-11-29 10:18:42 +0100 BSI group: BSI British Standards is soon to launch a series of standards and guides to underpin the rapidly expanding fields of nanotechnologies and nanosciences. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3436~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3436~.html?action=longview 2007-11-28 14:33:50 +0100 MPG: Max Planck researchers create nanoparticles that move back and forth between water and oil. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3435~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3435~.html?action=longview 2007-11-28 14:30:47 +0100 Asia Nano Forum: ANF is a network organization currently covering over 13 economies in the Asia Pacific region and is rapidly expanding. It serves as a one stop to reach the Asia nanotech space. ANF has presented the 1st Issue of ANF Newsletter that gives an introduction of the nanotechnology landscape in Asia and Oceania fast growing economies. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3434~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3434~.html?action=longview 2007-11-26 14:35:44 +0100 Phantomsnet: The EU Integrated Project "Emerging Nanopatterning Methods" (NaPa) held a one-day event to share its novel and exciting results on nanometre-scale fabrication with potential beneficiaries in a rich seminar programme accompanied by a small technical exhibition. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3433~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3433~.html?action=longview 2007-11-26 14:19:35 +0100 Zeisss SMT: The companies AMD, Carl Zeiss SMT and Qimonda are launching a cooperation within the framework of the joint "Nanoanalysis" project which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with a sum of 12 million euros. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3432~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3432~.html?action=longview 2007-11-26 14:15:51 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: Scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, have devised a new way to make super-strength carbon nanotube fibres. Although individual carbon nanotubes have impressive properties at the nano-scale, it has been challenging to transform the tubes into useful materials. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3431~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3431~.html?action=longview 2007-11-26 10:53:38 +0100 ResponsibleNanoCode: NEW Consultation DEADLINE: 7th December 2007 http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3430~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3430~.html?action=longview 2007-11-20 10:17:34 +0100 Physorg: For the first time, scientists have directly imaged carbon nanotubes entering and migrating within human cells, determining as a result that whether the nanotubes cause cell death depends on the dose and exposure time. The work, published in the October 28 online edition of Nature Nanotechnology, may lead to better ways of determining carbon nanotubes' toxicity to humans. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3429~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3429~.html?action=longview 2007-11-16 11:42:46 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Finnish-led international aerosol project starts extensive worldwide atmospheric measurements: will determine the role of atmospheric fine particles in climate change. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3428~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3428~.html?action=longview 2007-11-16 09:31:42 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between the University of Surrey‘s Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, is currently building its third NanoGrowth system for fabricating carbon nanotube structures, and is rapidly commercialising its technology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3427~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3427~.html?action=longview 2007-11-16 09:27:49 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Professor Ortwin Hess, his PhD student Kosmas Tsakmakidis of the Advanced Technology Institute and Department of Physics at the University of Surrey and Professor Alan Boardman from Salford University have revealed a technique which may be able to slow down, stop and capture light. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3426~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3426~.html?action=longview 2007-11-16 09:22:58 +0100 Michael Berger, Nanowerk: Slowly but surely the realization begins to sink in that there is no quick buck to be made for individual investors in nanotechnology companies. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3425~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3425~.html?action=longview 2007-11-14 10:43:53 +0100 Max Planck Society: Scientists publish images resolving molecules which have organized themselves into patterns according to size. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3424~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3424~.html?action=longview 2007-11-12 12:57:58 +0100 European Commission: MEDEA+, a European-wide collaborative research programme centred on microelectronics and part of the EUREKA project, has announced that CATRENE (Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe) is to be the follow-on programme designed to take electronics into the nanoscale era. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3423~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3423~.html?action=longview 2007-11-12 12:50:17 +0100 FhG: Treating prostate cancer is a race against time. By the time the patient can feel the first symptoms, the disease has usually spread too far. A novel diagnostic technique combines optical imaging with ultrasound, thus improving early diagnosis. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3422~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3422~.html?action=longview 2007-11-12 12:44:45 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology is redefining fields like imaging, diagnosis, drug delivery, regenerative medicine and biomaterials as well as underpinning the development of new generations of medical products. Many of these advances will offer vastly improved outcomes for patients, therapies for hitherto difficult-to-treat diseases or conditions, improved manufacturing efficiency, or better use of valuable medical professional resources. According to experts, some 130 new nanotechnology-based drugs and delivery systems were already under development in 2006. <br /> <br /> The Institute of Nanotechnology, global leaders in nanotechnology information services, is organising its second annual nanomedicine conference and exhibition ‘Investing in Medical Nanotechnology II‘, which will showcase the latest developments in nanomedicine and potential routes to financing. The two day event will see leading multinational companies such as Philips, AstraZeneca, GE Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline, Volcano Corporation and Fresenius Medical Care sharing their vision on the impacts of nanomedicine on healthcare and providing a window on their activities in the area. The conference will also see top industry figures offering their views on how to manage ‘risks and uncertainties‘ as well as the challenges in integrating nanomedicine into established pharmaceutical and medical device business models. <br /> <br /> The Head of ‘Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies‘ unit at The European Commission will outline the EC‘s nanomedicine plan and how some of the €800million dedicated under FP7 will be targeted towards new nanotechnology-based treatments. The Wellcome Trust will present details about their funding priorities and new technology transfer initiatives, and the chairman of the US-based Aesis Research Group will discuss new business models, financing and valuation in medical nanotechnology and suggest ideas for building value. <br /> <br /> The event will also see a number of innovative small companies present novel nanomedical technologies and presentations from top scientists from as far away as India and Malaysia. The associated exhibition will showcase new innovations in nanomedicine and will provide a unique opportunity to network with potential partners. <br /> <br /> Investing in Medical Nanotechnology II builds upon the success of the inaugural event held last year to bring the latest developments in the exciting and dynamic new field of nanom