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 Cordis: Danish and Chinese researchers are making advances in the world of nanotechnology as they work together to develop electronic components. The fruits of their labour will contribute to fuelling the electronic, energy and communications industries. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3909~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3909~.html?action=longview 2009-06-29 15:03:39 +0100 Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology: IBN‘s Minute Antibacterial Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3908~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3908~.html?action=longview 2009-06-29 10:13:54 +0100 Norwegian Board of Technology: The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) establishes a scheme for Norwegian businesses to report their use of nanomaterials in chemical products. Information about nanomaterials in chemical products will be incorporated as a separate topic in declarations to the Norwegian Product Register, administered by the SFT. The new initiative will supplement REACH. While REACH targets substances as they are produced or imported, the Norwegian initiative focuses on how substances are marketed and used in real life – in the form of chemical products. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3907~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3907~.html?action=longview 2009-06-26 15:35:14 +0100 Organic Electronics Association (OE-A): Frankfurt, June 24, 2009 – \"The market for organic and printed electronics will grow to a multi-billion Euro market in the next ten years\", said Wolfgang Mildner, Chairman of the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A) and Managing Director, PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, at the OE-A press conference on the occasion of the grand opening of the new conference and exhibition, LOPE-C – Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention, on Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3906~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3906~.html?action=longview 2009-06-26 10:14:20 +0100 Institute for Consumer Behaviour & European Consumer Policy, Calw; CBS, Copenhagen; EUI, Florence: The objective of this special issue will be to discuss the impact of nanotechnologies on consumer behaviour, policy and law. The papers may cover a wide range of applications such as foodstuff, medical products, chemicals and pesticides, consumer products and sustainable technologies. Contributions may cover the fields of nano-ethics, social aspects, the concept of risk in nanotechnologies as well as policy and regulatory instruments. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3905~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3905~.html?action=longview 2009-06-25 16:44:35 +0100 AEPI: Over the next 5 years, 2.3 billion euro will be invested in R&D plus US$1.25 billion in capital investment in the Nano 2012 programme in the Grenoble Isere region. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3904~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3904~.html?action=longview 2009-06-25 12:02:46 +0100 EurekAlert: Physicists have found a way to drastically prolong the shelf life of quantum bits, the 0s and 1s of quantum computers. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3903~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3903~.html?action=longview 2009-06-25 09:55:33 +0100 OSHA: The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work just published a literature review on Worker Exposure to Nanoparticles, covering publications up until November 2008. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3902~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3902~.html?action=longview 2009-06-23 13:30:15 +0100 Net Composites: Bayer MaterialScience has begun construction of a new facility for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Chempark Leverkusen, Germany. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3900~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3900~.html?action=longview 2009-06-10 12:14:28 +0100 Nanosmile: The French CEA has updated the Nanosmile educational website raising awareness of nanosafety. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3899~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3899~.html?action=longview 2009-06-09 16:49:28 +0100 STW, NanoNed, FOM: The Dutch government announced an investment of 15 million euro in the national facility for research and innovation in nanotechnology, NanoLab NL. This existing facility brings together public and privately funded research infrastructure and makes it available to outside users. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3898~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3898~.html?action=longview 2009-06-05 15:07:19 +0100 TuTech Innovation GmbH: The event \"Funding in nanotechnology\" will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 2nd July 2009. Target group are enterprises, universities and research institutes which need to know more about funding in their research area. The event will be held in German.<br /> The event focuses on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies in the NMP work programme 2010 of FP 7 and aims to give information on how to apply successfully. Successful proposers of previous calls will present their experiences with the programme.<br /> The event is organises by Enterprise Europe Network Hamburg-Schleswig-Holstein in cooperation with the NCP Nanotechnology and Center of Applied Nanotechnology.<br /> <br /> More information available at http://www.een-hhsh.de or at Silke Ludewigs (+49-40-76629-6362). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3897~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3897~.html?action=longview 2009-06-05 13:27:40 +0100 BNA, Helsinki Chemicals Forum, Meridian Institute: The European Commission has to review the REACH regulation covering safety of chemicals by 2012. After this, Europeach Chemicals Agency (ECHA) director Geert Dancet expects nanomaterials to be covered by REACH in a more systematic way. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3896~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3896~.html?action=longview 2009-06-03 10:34:26 +0100 observatoryNANO: In its third newsletter the FP7 funded observatoryNANO project describes the publication of reports on science and technology developments, economic and market analysis, societal and ethical issues, EHS research, developments in standards and regulations, and analysis of other observatory-like initiatives. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3895~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3895~.html?action=longview 2009-05-31 17:53:19 +0100 Rathenau Institute: The Dutch Parliament will discuss benefits and risks of nanotechnology in a General Discussion of the Committees of Economic Affairs and others on 11 June. To be well prepared, members of the relevant Parliamentary Committees will question experts during an expert meeting on 3 June. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3893~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3893~.html?action=longview 2009-05-29 09:54:47 +0100 Nanostart / Nanosys, Inc.: Frankfurt/ Palo Alto, CA – May 28, 2009 – QD Soleil™, a division of Nanostart-holding Nanosys Inc., announced the signing of an exclusive license agreement with Starfire Electronic Development and Marketing Corporation for patents covering the work of nanotechnology pioneer Dr. Avery Goldstein http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3894~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3894~.html?action=longview 2009-05-28 09:58:11 +0100 ICPC-NanoNet, Gulf Times: UNESCO/ISESCO organised the first meeting discussing nanotechnology and ethics in the Arab world (18-19 May 2009 in Doha, Qatar). The participants recommended to create an Arab Council on Nanotechnology (ACON). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3892~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3892~.html?action=longview 2009-05-27 12:07:28 +0100 Onderzoek Nederland, UTwente: Alfred Nordmann and Arie Rip warn that current nanoethics focuses too much on speculative and futuristic ethical issues while overlooking real current concerns, in a commentary in Nature Nanotechnology (May 2009). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3891~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3891~.html?action=longview 2009-05-27 11:55:56 +0100 AZoM: IBM and the Bulgarian government today officially announced their cooperation in the area of nanoscience and a deal for IBM to support the creation of what will be the first Bulgarian nanotechnology centre. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3890~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3890~.html?action=longview 2009-05-26 10:03:01 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: Korean chemists have assembled a multitalented nanoparticle that can hunt down, treat, and illuminate cancerous cells. The therapy combines diagnosis, treatment, and real-time monitoring of cancer progression, and although it may be several years before it reaches the market, it is a bold step towards useful nanoparticle-based medicine. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3889~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3889~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 11:49:13 +0100 Eurekalert: Substantial advances for applications of nanocrystals in the fields requiring a continuous output of photons and high quantum efficiency may soon be realized due to discovery of non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3888~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3888~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 11:39:13 +0100 New Scientist Tech: LIKE the rest of us, carbon nanotubes appreciate a bit of luxury. They turn out to grow prolifically when given a sparkling bed of diamonds. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3887~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3887~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 11:33:29 +0100 Michael Gross, RSC: Researchers in Beijing have developed a new type of incandescent display made of thin layers of highly aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3886~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3886~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 11:17:04 +0100 Eurekalert: Aerosol delivery of antibiotics via nanoparticles may provide a means to improve drug delivery and increase patient compliance, thus reducing the severity of individual illnesses, the spread of epidemics, and possibly even retarding antibiotic resistance. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3885~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3885~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 11:06:26 +0100 Prachi Patel, IEEE Spectrum: Understanding how the brain works typically involves sticking sharp metal electrodes into an animal‘s brain and zapping its neurons with electricity. But researchers at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, are working on what could be a more benign, efficient, and effective way to study brain circuits: using light. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3884~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3884~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 10:53:44 +0100 Eurekalert: Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3883~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3883~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 10:45:32 +0100 Netcomposites: Entropy Surfboards and Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) have teamed up to deliver a new line of custom-made surfboards that incorporate carbon nanotubes from BMS. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3882~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3882~.html?action=longview 2009-05-22 10:20:13 +0100 Prachi Patel, MIT Technology Review: An elastic conductor makes possible cheap, conformable displays. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3881~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3881~.html?action=longview 2009-05-12 12:13:43 +0100 Emily Singer, MIT Technology Review: Nanofiber scaffolds seeded with patient-derived stem cells could repair ravaged joints http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3880~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3880~.html?action=longview 2009-05-12 11:50:56 +0100 IOM: (IOM, 11th May) The Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) is pleased to announce the launch of ENPRA - a major new European Framework 7 project to develop and implement a novel integrated approach for engineered nanoparticle (ENP) risk assessment. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3879~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3879~.html?action=longview 2009-05-12 08:34:35 +0100 R. Colin Johnson, EE Times: Freescale Semiconductor will use silicon nanocrystal thin-films for floating gates— in place of today‘s polysilicon floating gates—to move embedded flash to advanced processing nodes. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3878~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3878~.html?action=longview 2009-05-11 10:29:54 +0100 Armando Baranon: The Journal Razón y Palabra has published a Volume dedicated to Nanotechnology in Mexico, edited by Dr. Armando Barrañón. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3877~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3877~.html?action=longview 2009-05-11 09:42:44 +0100 Phillip Broadwith, RSC: Chinese researchers have developed polymer nanoparticles that can release insulin in response to changes in glucose concentration, creating a potential treatment for diabetes http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3876~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3876~.html?action=longview 2009-05-08 12:01:05 +0100 Laura Mgrdichian, Physicsorg: One of the issues hindering the development of medical electronic devices capable of being implanted in the human body is the lack of suitable materials. Most semiconducting materials are stiff and brittle, while human tissue is soft and pliable. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3875~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3875~.html?action=longview 2009-05-05 10:31:58 +0100 Eurekalert: An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3874~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3874~.html?action=longview 2009-05-05 10:28:00 +0100 Sandia National Laboratory: Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created the first carbon nanotube device that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light, a feat that could soon allow scientists to probe single molecule transformations, study how those molecules respond to light, observe how the molecules change shapes, and understand other fundamental interactions between molecules and nanotubes. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3873~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3873~.html?action=longview 2009-05-01 10:08:00 +0100 Eurekalert: As researchers push towards detection of single molecules, single electron spins and the smallest amounts of mass and movement, Yale researchers have demonstrated silicon-based nanocantilevers, smaller than the wavelength of light, that operate on photonic principles eliminating the need for electric transducers and expensive laser setups. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3872~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3872~.html?action=longview 2009-04-30 12:35:06 +0100 European Parliament: The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for including \\\"nano\\\" in labels of consumer products including nanomaterials. The Parliament also ¨Calls on the Commission to review all relevant legislation within two years to ensure safety for all applications of nanomaterials in products with potential health, environmental or safety impacts over their life cycle, and to ensure that legislative provisions and instruments of implementation reflect the particular features of nanomaterials to which workers, consumers and/or the environment may be exposed\\\". http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3871~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3871~.html?action=longview 2009-04-24 16:52:16 +0100 Nanonet.pl: This Vth International Krutyn Summer School - \"ORGANIC ELECTRONICS: FROM LAB TO HOME\" - is organized by the FP7 Collaborative Project \"OLED100.eu\" - \"Organic LED lighting in European dimensions\" (http://www.oled100.eu ), in association with the Polish Supramolecular Chemistry Network and the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The School is thought as a high-level and highly intensive scientific event focusing on cutting-edge know-how on organic electronics with a major emphasis on OLEDs (ranging from device stacks, light out-coupling, and organic materials for OLEDs to industrial requirements involving experimental and theoretical considerations), but also covering organic photovoltaics, .organic FETs, and OLED displays.<br /> <br /> This Summer School aims at the state-of-the-art training in the form of lectures and consulting sessions addressed to Ph.D. students and young researchers willing to reinforce their knowledge and skills in the field of molecular optoelectronics. Top experts in this area will deliver lectures and consulting session. The school is intended both for people already active in this R&D field as well as for those new to the field.<br /> <br /> VENUE <br /> <br /> The School will be held in a picturesque and romantic summer resort - the village Krutyn - in Masurian Lake District, easily accessible from Warsaw. The Conference Centre \"MAZUR-SYRENKA\" provides an excellent conference and accommodation services. Except for the scientific part (lectures and consulting sessions), there will be a parallel evening \"soft skills\" programme for personal development. Also, a number of social events will be also proposed to relax after heavily scheduled programme, including: bonfire, excursion, guided or individual out-door activities (kayaking, trekking, horse-riding, bike, etc.). The Local Organizing Committee cordially invites you to take part in this Summer School.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3870~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3870~.html?action=longview 2009-04-24 10:55:23 +0100 Neil Savage, IEEE Spectrum: A new route to the narrow graphene ribbons needed in electronics http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3869~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3869~.html?action=longview 2009-04-24 10:21:26 +0100 Nanotechwire: UCL has won four grants worth a total of just over £5million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to support research into large-scale integrated projects that exploit nanotechnology for healthcare purposes. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3868~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3868~.html?action=longview 2009-04-20 11:29:52 +0100 NANO magazine: The latest edition focuses on nanomedicine and in particular regenerative medicine. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3867~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3867~.html?action=longview 2009-04-17 10:59:16 +0100 Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology: SINGAPORE, APRIL 16, 2009 - Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have succeeded in unlocking the potential of carbon dioxide – a common greenhouse gas – by converting it into a more useful product. Using organocatalysts, the IBN researchers activated carbon dioxide in a mild and non-toxic process to produce methanol, a widely used industrial feedstock and clean-burning biofuel. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3866~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3866~.html?action=longview 2009-04-17 10:54:27 +0100 Phantoms Foundation: The world‘s largest and most anticipated annual nanotechnology conference and expo, NSTI Nanotech 2009, will be held from May 3 to 7, 2009 at George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas (U.S.A.). The twelfth edition of this conference and exhibition is more international in scope than ever, expecting over 5,000 attendees and 250 exhibitors. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3865~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3865~.html?action=longview 2009-04-17 10:43:15 +0100 IoP: Lattice relaxation controls indium precipitation in the quantum well, altering the emission of InGaN dice from green to white. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3864~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3864~.html?action=longview 2009-04-15 10:06:39 +0100 SAFENANO: ‘EMERGNANO‘ – the first global review of active research into the environment, health and safety risks of nanotechnology has been published today by Defra, the UK Government Department for Food & Rural Affairs. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3863~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3863~.html?action=longview 2009-04-14 17:17:38 +0100 Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review: The device harnesses both sunlight and mechanical energy http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3862~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3862~.html?action=longview 2009-04-09 14:39:10 +0100 Photonics.com: Light has successfully been amplified with semiconductor nanocrystals suspended in another medium, or colloidal quantum dots (QDs). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3861~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3861~.html?action=longview 2009-04-06 10:34:21 +0100 Eurekalert: Technology useful for catalysis, separation and drug delivery http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3860~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3860~.html?action=longview 2009-04-06 10:15:25 +0100 SER: The Committee for Working Conditions of the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER) just released an Advisory Report on "Safe working with nanoparticles". The report was produced at the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3859~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3859~.html?action=longview 2009-04-03 11:48:24 +0100 Chemical and Engineering News: Videos catch carbon atoms undergoing rearrangements along graphene edges http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3858~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3858~.html?action=longview 2009-04-02 16:12:23 +0100 Ministry of Economic Affairs, NL: The Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs officially installed the national Committee Societal Dialogue Nanotechnology, and gave them the task to organize a national dialogue on nanotechnology until 31 December 2010. The committee consists of nine members: Dr Peter Nijkamp (president), (ms) Prof. Dr Inez de Beaufort, Prof Dr Paul Borm, Dr Eppo Bruins, Prof Dr Wiebe Bijker, Ir. G. van Harten, (ms) drs Godelieve van Heteren, Dr R. Pieterman, (ms) Prof Dr Sylvia Speller. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3857~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3857~.html?action=longview 2009-03-31 15:51:17 +0100 ObservatoryNano: ObservatoryNano just released an interview with the UK research council EPSRC‘s nanotechnology advisor on \"enhancing reflectivity in nanoscience\". http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3856~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3856~.html?action=longview 2009-03-31 09:55:19 +0100 Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI): The ICPCNanoNet partnership is opening its doors for the first annual workshop of the ICPCNanoNet project at Prague Congress Centre in the Czech Republic on Monday 1st June 2009. The ICPCNanoNet Workshop 2009 will take place under the Czech EU Presidency and immediately before the highly profiled EuroNanoForum 2009 conference, happening at the same venue. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3855~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3855~.html?action=longview 2009-03-30 16:28:46 +0100 Bio-Optics World: Scientists at the University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY) say they have created a stable nanoparticle--a gold nanorod--that delivers short RNA molecules in the brain to \"silence\" expression of a gene that plays a critical role in many drug addictions. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3854~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3854~.html?action=longview 2009-03-30 10:56:53 +0100 Eurekalert: Using aquatic microbes as their \"canary-in-a-cage,\" scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful to the environment. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3852~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3852~.html?action=longview 2009-03-27 10:50:02 +0100 Physorg.com: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can serve as a very sensitive technique for detecting small tumors in the body, but it is not as good at identifying the edges of a tumor. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3851~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3851~.html?action=longview 2009-03-27 10:43:32 +0100 Nanostart AG / Nanosys, Inc.: Nanotechnological markers for extensive counterfeit protection (Quantum Dots) <br /> Combined technology increases reach into the applied markets <br /> An estimated 1 trillion US-Dollar loss annually worldwide because of counterfeit goods <br /> <br /> <br /> Frankfurt / Palo Alto, CA – March 26, 2009 – Nanostart holding Nanosys, Inc. and multi-billion dollar company Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced a cross-licensing agreement to share rights to an intellectual property estate related to fluorescent nanocrystals (also known as quantum dots). New products developed as a result of this agreement will help prevent counterfeiting worldwide. The quantum dots will allow manufacturers to trace the source of their materials and manage and track product shipments, helping stop counterfeit material use in pharmaceutical and diagnostic products, food and beverages, and electronic goods, reducing counterfeiting of currency, documents, fine art, and luxury goods. <br /> <br /> <br /> Quantum dots are tiny (nanometer size) fluorescent particles. While invisible to the eye, they emit intensely bright light when exposed to low-cost violet or ultraviolet light sources. Quantum dots display unique colors due to differences in size. Due to their particulate nature, quantum dots can easily be blended with polymers, gels, or inks and printed onto most surfaces. The complexity of their manufacturing process also makes them almost impossible to counterfeit. And, because quantum dots are highly stable, extremely bright and absorptive, they offer advancements in solid state lighting, solar collector and electronic display technology. <br /> <br /> <br /> "Life Technologies‘ quantum dots are currently being used in life science research and pathology, but there are vast opportunities to use them in a wide variety of applications," said Paul Grossman, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy at Life Technologies. "Our new partnership with Nanosys will allow both companies to expand the opportunities for our combined technologies, and further the reach of Life Technologies into the applied markets." <br /> <br /> <br /> Jason Hartlove, CEO of Nanosys, continued, "We are very excited to be partnering with Life Technologies to use our combined nanotechnology to address the growing and pervasive problem of counterfeit goods. By working together with Life Technologies, we can now offer comprehensive solutions and technology licensing to our customers to help them use our unique quantum dot materials for anti-counterfeiting." <br /> <br /> <br /> The combination of the two companies‘ vast intellectual property estates includes over 270 patents and applications, including 84 issued U.S. patents, for use of fluorescent nanocrystals. The licenses will allow both Life Technologies and Nanosys to work with a variety of manufacturers who want to protect their products from counterfeiting. Nanosys is currently using quantum dot technology to produce devices such as LEDs, photovoltaics and electronic displays, while Life Technologies is focused on life science applications.<br /> <br /> <br /> The worldwide counterfeit goods trade, excluding counterfeit money, is believed to be on the order of trillion annually. The U.N. estimates counterfeit drug sales alone were over 0 billion in 2008, while the World Customs Organization believes that other counterfeit goods sold for more than 0 billion. <br /> <br /> <br /> About Nanostart:<br /> Nanostart AG is the world‘s leading nanotechnology investment company. The Frankfurt-based company provides venture capital financing for nanotechnology companies in various growth phases. It also provides the benefits of its experience and expertise to developers of financial instruments and to investors in the nanotechnology sector. For further information about the company, please visit www.nanostart.de.<br /> <br /> About Nanosys:<br /> Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the development of nanotechnology-enabled products utilizing high performance inorganic nanostructures. Nanosys has built one of the broadest technology platforms in the industry with approximately 500 patents and patent applications covering fundamental areas of nanotechnology. Based in Palo Alto, California and privately held, Nanosys collaborates with industry leaders to develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance products for computing, optoelectronics, communications, renewable energy, defense and the life sciences. <br /> More company information can be found at: www.nanosysinc.com.<br /> <br /> About Life Technologies:<br /> Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) is a global biotechnology tools company dedicated to improving the human condition. Life Technologies had sales of more than billion in 2008, employs approximately 9,500 people, has a presence in more than 100 countries, and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,600 patents and exclusive licenses. Life Technologies was created by the combination of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc. For more please visit our website: www.lifetechnologies.com.<br /> <br /> Disclaimer:<br /> This notice constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to purchase or subscribe to securities. There will be no public offering of securities of Nanostart AG in conjunction with the existing listing of its shares in the "Entry Standard" segment of the regulated unofficial market (Freiverkehr) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This notice does not constitute a securities prospectus. Neither this notice nor the information contained within is intended for direct or indirect distribution within the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.<br /> <br /> Media contact: <br /> Nanostart AG<br /> Public Relations<br /> Dr. Hans Joachim Dürr<br /> Goethestrasse 26-28<br /> D-60313 Frankfurt<br /> Germany<br /> phone: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 111<br /> fax: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 122<br /> e-mail: presse@nanostart.de http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3853~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3853~.html?action=longview 2009-03-26 09:55:27 +0100 London School of Pharmacy: New research conducted at The London School of Pharmacy has found that carbon nanotube-based delivery systems may have a significant impact in the fight against lung cancer. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3850~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3850~.html?action=longview 2009-03-25 15:34:38 +0100 observatoryNANO: The second newsletter from the observatoryNANO project describes scientific and technical reports that are now available to download from the project website and upcoming activities.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3849~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3849~.html?action=longview 2009-03-25 15:24:49 +0100 Eric Bland, Discovery News: Powered by sunlight, titanium oxide nanotubes can turn carbon dioxide into methane, which can be harnessed as an energy source, say scientists at Pennsylvania State University. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3848~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3848~.html?action=longview 2009-03-24 11:25:57 +0100 Institute of Physics: Physicists in Japan have developed a new technique for determining the identity of groups of individual atoms. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3847~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3847~.html?action=longview 2009-03-23 12:48:31 +0100 Jon Cartwright , RSC Chemistry World: Scientists in the US have created nano-scale medical probes that are visible via both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical microscopy. They say that the probes, which contain gold nanorods and magnetic particles, can be easily tracked as they target cancerous tissue. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3846~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3846~.html?action=longview 2009-03-23 12:43:52 +0100 University of Texas Dallas: Super-Fast, Strong Artificial Muscles Exploiting a Strange State of Matter http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3845~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3845~.html?action=longview 2009-03-23 12:39:21 +0100 EurekAlert: A new metal nanostructure developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has already shown promise in cancer therapy studies and could be used for chemical and biological sensors and other applications as well. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3844~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3844~.html?action=longview 2009-03-23 11:12:31 +0100 Armando Baranon: Please send Extended Papers for the Special Session on Mexican <br /> Nanotechnology of<br /> the WSEAS Conference at the University of Houston. <br /> Deadline: March, 31st, 2009.<br /> Please send extended papers to:<br /> Dr Armando Barrañón,email: bca@correo.azc.uam.mx<br /> with the format in the second link below.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3843~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3843~.html?action=longview 2009-03-23 10:02:32 +0100 www.nanostart.de / www.nanogram.com: Frankfurt / Milpitas, CA - March 18, 2009 - Nanostart holding NanoGram Corporation announced that it has entered into a technology development agreement (TDA) with Teijin Limited to further develop NanoGram"s printed silicon ink. The TDA will focus on extending NanoGram"s printed silicon ink technology for use with Teijin"s flexible substrates. The ink-substrate<br /> package targets light, flexible and printed electronics applications including flat panel display backplanes and thin film photovoltaics (TFPV).<br /> <br /> Flexible displays and TFPV represent a next generation growth opportunity within already compelling industries. According to DisplaySearch, the display market is expected to reach 2B in 2013. The Prometheus Institute recently targeted TFPV to represent 40 percent of the overall photovoltaics market by 2012.<br /> <br /> "Our new relationship with Teijin speaks to NanoGram"s mission of providing low-cost, high performance silicon solutions for energy and electronics," said NanoGram President and CEO Dr. Kieran Drain. "This TDA is an important next step in the realization of printed silicon electronics."<br /> <br /> "We are excited to be working jointly with NanoGram to develop flexible energy and electronics utilizing Teijin"s market-leading substrates," said Teijin Group Executive Officer Kenji Kubo. "Integration of silicon on<br /> plastics promises to open new large markets." <br /> <br /> NanoGram"s silicon inks are designed to fulfill a much sought-after need within the printed electronics toolkit - that of a printable semiconductor capable of exceeding incumbent silicon transistor performance.<br /> <br /> The inks leverage NanoGram"s laser pyrolysis-based Nanoparticle Manufacturing (NPM(TM))process for high volume production of crystalline silicon nanoparticles.<br /> <br /> About Nanostart:<br /> Nanostart AG is the world"s leading nanotechnology investment company. The Frankfurt-based company provides venture capital financing for nanotechnology companies in various growth phases. It also provides the<br /> benefits of its experience and expertise to developers of financial instruments and to investors in the nanotechnology sector. For further information about the company, please visit www.nanostart.de.<br /> <br /> About NanoGram Corporation:<br /> NanoGram Corporation is a pioneer and leading Cleantech solutions provider that enables customers and partners to realize product and system performance previously thought impossible. NanoGram develops, manufactures,<br /> and sells silicon-based photovoltaics as well as advanced nanomaterials, process technologies, and production tools for optical, electronic and<br /> energy products. NanoGram also offers complete licensing packages that include proven materials production processes, surface modification and<br /> dispersion technologies, process transfer expertise, and ongoing support. For further information about the company, please visit www.nanogram.com.<br /> <br /> About Teijin Limited: <br /> Teijin is a global technology-driven group. Teijin Limited is listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges and has a market capitalization of USD 4.1<br /> billion. The company had consolidated sales of USD 10.3 billion in fiscal 2007, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. For further information about the company, please visit www.teijin.co.jp.<br /> <br /> Disclaimer:<br /> This notice constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to purchase or subscribe to securities. There will be no public offering of securities of Nanostart AG in conjunction with the existing listing of its shares in the "Entry Standard" segment of the regulated unofficial market (Freiverkehr) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This<br /> notice does not constitute a securities prospectus. Neither this notice nor the information contained within is intended for direct or indirect<br /> distribution within the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.<br /> <br /> <br /> Media contact:<br /> Nanostart AG<br /> Public Relations<br /> Dr. Hans Joachim Dürr<br /> Goethestrasse 26-28<br /> D-60313 Frankfurt<br /> Germany<br /> phone: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 111<br /> fax: +49 (0)69-21 93 96 122<br /> e-mail: presse@nanostart.de http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3842~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3842~.html?action=longview 2009-03-19 10:20:51 +0100 Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review: Carbon nanotubes that respond to visible light might mean better solar cells and artificial retinas. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3841~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3841~.html?action=longview 2009-03-16 12:01:35 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: A new model for nanoparticle exposure should provide more realistic insights into the possible health risks of airborne nanoparticles, researchers in Switzerland claim. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3840~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3840~.html?action=longview 2009-03-16 11:54:25 +0100 EurekAlert: Study finds nanotube structures could improve electric motors http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3839~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3839~.html?action=longview 2009-03-16 11:49:35 +0100 Lisa Zyga, Physicsorg.com: Researchers have already known that carbon nanotube thin films have mechanical and conductive advantages that could make them useful as electrodes in solar cells, solid state lighting, and electronic displays. However, studies so far have focused on how well nanotube films transmit light in the visible range, but have not explored the films‘ infrared properties. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3838~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3838~.html?action=longview 2009-03-16 10:49:14 +0100 R. Colin Johnson, EE Times: Woven nanowire electrodes could provide hydrogen fuel cells the boost needed to make them commercially viable, according to a University of Rochester researchers. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3837~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3837~.html?action=longview 2009-03-16 10:18:20 +0100 Nanolane: A recent article in Journal of American Chemical Society from researchers at the University of Bordeaux (France) shows graphene sheets visualized and measured with the SARFUS optical technique [1]. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3836~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3836~.html?action=longview 2009-03-03 18:59:12 +0100 R.Colin Johnson, EE Times: Carbon nanotube transistor channels are so small--a single nanometer thick--that heat has a hard time transferring to a nanotube substrate. The gap between nanotube and its silicon oxide substrate thermally insulates the nanotube, meaning heat builds up in the structure rather than dissipating. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3835~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3835~.html?action=longview 2009-03-03 09:24:32 +0100 Colin Batchelor, RSC: Chinese researchers have made a surface that repels nearly all types of liquid. The surface could be used in a range of applications from kitchen equipment to oil pipelines, they claim. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3834~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3834~.html?action=longview 2009-02-26 11:09:30 +0100 R. Colin Johnson, EE Times: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin enforcing new rules next week regulating companies using carbon nanotubes. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3833~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3833~.html?action=longview 2009-02-26 09:50:46 +0100 Laura Mgrdichian, Physorg: Scientists have observed the smallest reported nanotube that has a square cross-section. The structure formed spontaneously and unexpectedly when silver nanowires were stretched and is a reminder that scientists still have much more to learn about the nanoscale world. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3832~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3832~.html?action=longview 2009-02-23 12:22:47 +0100 Eurekalert: Small is promising when it comes to illuminating tiny tumors or precisely delivering drugs, but many worry about the safety of nano-scale materials. Now a team of scientists has created miniscule flakes of silicon that glow brightly, last long enough to slowly release cancer drugs, then break down into harmless by-products. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3831~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3831~.html?action=longview 2009-02-23 12:10:02 +0100 Edwin Cartlidge, Physics World: Scientists in the US have copied the way the retina sends electrical signals to the brain in order to construct nanoscale colour detectors. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3830~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3830~.html?action=longview 2009-02-20 10:22:07 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: US researchers have found a new way to use magnetic fields to encourage nanoparticles to self-assemble into unique shapes, including ‘flowers‘ made from particle rings. The process should provide access to some novel nanomaterials with useful properties, say the team. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3829~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3829~.html?action=longview 2009-02-19 10:33:10 +0100 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: A new imaging technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois overcomes the limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single nanocrystal with a resolution of less than one angstrom (less than one hundred-millionth of a centimeter). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3828~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3828~.html?action=longview 2009-02-19 10:04:38 +0100 University of Warwick: Chemistry researchers at the University of Warwick have found that tiny nanoparticles could be twice as likely to stick to the interface of two non mixing liquids than previously believed. This opens up a range of new possibilities for the uses of nanoparticles in living cells, polymer composites, and high-tech foams, gels, and paints. The researchers are also working on ways of further artificially enhancing this new found sticking power. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3827~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3827~.html?action=longview 2009-02-17 11:55:51 +0100 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, holds remarkable promise for future nanoelectronics applications. Whether graphene actually cuts it in industry, however, depends upon how graphene is cut, say researchers at the University of Illinois. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3826~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3826~.html?action=longview 2009-02-17 11:29:26 +0100 NDTV: State-run Kerala State Industrial Development Corp (KSIDC) will set up a state-of-the-art life science park near Thiruvananthapuram, it was announced on Saturday. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3825~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3825~.html?action=longview 2009-02-16 13:14:28 +0100 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Big and small nanoparticles affect most genes similarly http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3824~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3824~.html?action=longview 2009-02-16 10:29:38 +0100 Eurekalert: Ames Lab physicist observes novel liquid-like motion and nucleation in metallic nanostructures http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3823~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3823~.html?action=longview 2009-02-16 10:19:28 +0100 European Parliament: The European Parliament is currently discussing a very critical draft report on regulatory aspects of nanomaterials, by rapporteur Carl Schlyter of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3822~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3822~.html?action=longview 2009-02-13 11:21:40 +0100 Nanocap: On 2 April, Members of the European Parliament, representatives of European Trade Unions, Environmental movements and academics will discuss Working and Living with Nanotechnology. NanoCAP and STOA are organising it in the European Parliament in Brussels. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3821~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3821~.html?action=longview 2009-02-13 11:07:09 +0100 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: A new ink developed by researchers at the University of Illinois allows them to write their own silver linings. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3820~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3820~.html?action=longview 2009-02-13 10:31:31 +0100 James E. Kloeppel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: By pushing carbon nanotubes close to their breaking point, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a remarkable increase in the current-carrying capacity of the nanotubes, well beyond what was previously thought possible. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3819~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3819~.html?action=longview 2009-02-11 10:46:07 +0100 Robert McMichael and Mark Stiles, American Physical Society: A magnetic domain wall moving along a ferromagnetic wire can generate a voltage across the wire. This electromotive force, which is not the same as Faraday‘s law of induction, is part of a growing family of interactions that are being discovered in the field of spintronics. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3818~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3818~.html?action=longview 2009-02-11 10:36:13 +0100 Hayley Birch, RSC: US scientists have proposed a new theory for how carbon nanotubes grow. If their predictions are borne out experimentally, the theory could have practical implications for researchers trying to control nanotube growth in the lab. But experts say the theory may be unrealistic. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3817~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3817~.html?action=longview 2009-02-11 10:27:59 +0100 Courtney Humphries, MIT Technology Review: A new technique pushes the boundaries of super-resolution light microscopy http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3816~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3816~.html?action=longview 2009-02-09 18:14:11 +0100 Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review: New imaging probes show whether cancer drugs will work. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3815~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3815~.html?action=longview 2009-02-06 18:06:31 +0100 David Robson, New Scientist: Although carbon nanotubes have long been believed to be perfect for making faster, smaller computer memory prototype devices have so far proved too sluggish for practical use. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3814~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3814~.html?action=longview 2009-02-06 10:34:29 +0100 Simon Hadlington, RSC: Researchers in the US have developed a novel catalyst based on carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen. The new material, they say, could be an effective and cheaper substitute for platinum in certain types of fuel cell. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3813~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3813~.html?action=longview 2009-02-06 10:21:41 +0100 Science Daily: Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have recently demonstrated the ability to control the spin population of the individual quantum shell states of self-assembled indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots (QDs). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3812~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3812~.html?action=longview 2009-02-06 10:10:39 +0100 EurekAlert: From beetles to aircraft, nanoparticles aid microscope views http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3811~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3811~.html?action=longview 2009-02-05 10:24:55 +0100 EthicSchool: From mid-February 2009, EthicSchool distributes 500 e-learning DVDs on Ethics of Nanotechnology and of Converging Technologies for free to lecturers giving courses on Ethics of Science and Technology, and for self-study. Contact Ineke Malsch to order one or more copies. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3810~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3810~.html?action=longview 2009-02-05 10:10:27 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology: As part of the ENRHES project (funded by the European Commission under FP7 to review the health and environmental safety of engineered nanoparticles), the Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) is carrying out a short survey on nanomaterials produced, used and incorporated into products. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3809~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3809~.html?action=longview 2009-02-04 17:49:32 +0100 University of California, San Diego: Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have come up with a way to help accelerate bone growth through the use of nanotubes and stem cells. This new finding could lead to quicker and better recovery, for example, for patients who undergo orthopedic surgery. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3808~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3808~.html?action=longview 2009-02-04 10:10:28 +0100 Rice University: A team of Rice researchers has been working to discover the health risks of quantum dots, molecule-sized semiconducting nanocrystals that are generally composed of heavy metals surrounded by an organic shell. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3807~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3807~.html?action=longview 2009-02-03 10:20:57 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology, U.K.: ICPCNanoNet is funded by the EU under FP7 for four years from 1st June 2008. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3806~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3806~.html?action=longview 2009-02-02 15:25:28 +0100 Hayley Birch, RSC: New research in fine tuning the shape and size of nanoparticles could lead to important advances in catalysis, say scientists. Two independent groups of researchers have shown that the catalytic activities of tiny platinum crystals can be greatly enhanced by tightly controlling their shape and size. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3805~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3805~.html?action=longview 2009-02-02 10:37:06 +0100 NanoCharM: The NanoCharM project has published an online questionnaire to define cuurent and future needs for non-destructive material testing using ellipsometry. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3804~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3804~.html?action=longview 2009-01-30 19:45:43 +0100 Bayer Technology Services GmbH: At an opening ceremony held in Chempark Leverkusen on January 26, 2009, Thomas Rachel, Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), launched the Innovationsallianz Carbon Nanotubes (Inno.CNT). This innovation alliance works intensively to promote the application and development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which are heralded as a key trend of the future in materials technology. The financial backing required for the project (approximately EUR 80 million in total) is provided in equal shares by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research and the around 80 partners involved in the alliance. Over the next few years, the industrial sector aims to invest a further sum totalling around EUR 200 million in CNT development, thereby creating new jobs in Germany. In his welcoming address, Mr. Rachel emphasized the extraordinarily important role innovation plays in safeguarding not only Germany‘s status as a business location, but also the jobs and prosperity of the population. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3803~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3803~.html?action=longview 2009-01-30 14:16:31 +0100 Deccan Herald: Both institutions will encourage institutional facilitated contact and cooperation between their students, faculty members, departments and research institutes under provisions of this Memorandum with UPES. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3802~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3802~.html?action=longview 2009-01-27 14:16:00 +0100 Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd: Kanpur: The Department of Science and Technology unit on Nano sciences (DSTN) was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) on Sunday. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3801~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3801~.html?action=longview 2009-01-27 14:11:32 +0100 Physorg: Researchers in Finland have created a form of carbon-nanotube based information storage that is comparable in speed to a type of memory commonly used in memory cards and USB \"jump\" drives. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3800~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3800~.html?action=longview 2009-01-27 10:23:05 +0100 Prachi Patel-Predd, MIT Technology Review: Special sheets for bendable displays will soon hit the market. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3799~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3799~.html?action=longview 2009-01-26 10:23:13 +0100 NFFA: The NFFA project is a Design Study for a European distributed infrastructure in Nanoscience. It is funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research and technological development (2007-2013), under the Capacities Specific Programme - Research Infrastructures. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3798~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3798~.html?action=longview 2009-01-23 15:44:01 +0100 Cefic: The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), in conjunction with the Association of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX), the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the International Society of Exposure Sciences (ISES) and Chemical Week, is offering a €100,000 award to support promising new research in the field of exposure sciences. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3797~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3797~.html?action=longview 2009-01-23 15:34:41 +0100 InSciences: Researchers have created a precise biosensor for detecting blood glucose and potentially many other biological molecules by using hollow structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes anchored to gold-coated \"nanocubes.\" http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3796~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3796~.html?action=longview 2009-01-23 10:29:11 +0100 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB): With a single electron pump, PTB researchers provide \"counted\" electrons with the desired spin. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3795~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3795~.html?action=longview 2009-01-22 10:15:32 +0100 The University of Groningen: The smallest mechanical switch plus an electronic switch of a type never seen before. That‘s how physicist Marius Trouwborst sums up the results of his PhD research on electric current through atoms and molecules. ‘The ultimate aim of nanotechnology is to use molecules for electronics‘, he says. ‘That aim has now come a step closer.‘ http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3794~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3794~.html?action=longview 2009-01-22 10:08:34 +0100 ObservatoryNano: The European ObservatoryNano just released an interview with Dr Lena Perenius of the European Chemical Industry Council, discussing her views on individual and collective responsibility for nanotechnology. She also announced plans for continuing their stakeholder dialogue in 2009. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3793~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3793~.html?action=longview 2009-01-21 10:51:48 +0100 Prachi Patel-Predd, MIT Technology Review: A trick to assemble nanowires on silicon could lead to cheap, tiny sensing devices. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3792~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3792~.html?action=longview 2009-01-21 10:46:06 +0100 James Dacey, Physicsworld.com: A device that can detect DNA using quantum dots has been built by physicists in Spain. The researchers say the device is highly sensitive, portable and cheap to build, and could one day be used by doctors to diagnose and detect disease. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3791~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3791~.html?action=longview 2009-01-21 10:34:59 +0100 Christoph Stampfer and Christofer Hierold, SPIE: Tiny nanotube sensors promise advances in scanning technology and offer new interfaces to the physical world.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3790~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3790~.html?action=longview 2009-01-20 10:09:25 +0100 Paul Marks, New Scientist: A way to stuff a microchip full of detectors for a whole range of medical conditions has been developed by US chemists. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3789~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3789~.html?action=longview 2009-01-19 10:37:20 +0100 Occupational Health and Safety: In a recent paper titled \"Fabrication and gas sensing performance of parallel assemblies of metal oxide nanotubes supported by porous aluminum oxide membranes,\" researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) described a new method for creating gas detectors so sensitive that some day they may be able to register tiny emissions from a single cell, providing a new way to determine if drugs or nanoparticles harm cells or to study how cells communicate with one another.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3788~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3788~.html?action=longview 2009-01-19 10:21:09 +0100 observatoryNANO: observatoryNANO has published a questionnaire to assess the community\\‘s opinion of the responsibility of different stakeholder groups for the implementation of the EC‘s Code of Conduct on Nanotechnology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3787~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3787~.html?action=longview 2009-01-15 12:58:00 +0100 observatoryNANO: The observatoryNANO project is surveying opinion on the status and implications of nanotechnology developments in ten broad technology sectors: aerospace, automotive, and transport; agrifood; chemistry and materials; construction; energy; environment; health, medicine, and nanobio; ICT; security; and textiles. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3786~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3786~.html?action=longview 2009-01-15 10:03:18 +0100 Jocelyn Rice, MIT Technology Review: An imager 100 million times more powerful than traditional MRI could create 3-D images of viruses and, one day, individual proteins.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3785~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3785~.html?action=longview 2009-01-13 18:26:43 +0100 Alpha Galileo: E-beam supplier Vistec, along with semiconductor research group CEA/Leti, and emerging design and software company D2S, today announced a collaboration focused on refining and validating advanced design-for-e-beam (DFEB) solutions for the 45- and 32-nm nodes. Over the next 12 months, CEA/Leti will manufacture test chips using a combination of D2S‘ advanced DFEB design and software capabilities and latest high-resolution e-beam direct-write (EbDW) lithography equipment from Vistec. The goal of this collaboration is to print 45- and 32-nm circuits using Vistec Electron Beam‘s SB3054 system installed at CEA/Leti. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3784~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3784~.html?action=longview 2009-01-13 10:32:38 +0100 Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review: Dense films of carbon nanotubes store large amounts of energy.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3783~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3783~.html?action=longview 2009-01-12 14:30:19 +0100 R. Colin Johnson, EETimes: Carbon nanotube ink with 10 times the electron mobility of typical organic semiconductors has been developed using a new chemical process that helps solve the thorny problem of manufacturing nanotube thin films http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3782~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3782~.html?action=longview 2009-01-12 14:21:55 +0100 Alpha Galileo: A joint team of researchers at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain) and the Max Planck Institutes of Biochemistry and Plasma Physics (Munich, Germany) report the non-invasive and nanoscale resolved infrared mapping of strain fields in semiconductors. The method, which is based on near-field microscopy, opens new avenues for analyzing mechanical properties of high-performance materials or for contact-free mapping of local conductivity in strain-engineered electronic devices (Nature Nanotechnology, advanced online publication, 11 Jan. 2009). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3781~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3781~.html?action=longview 2009-01-12 10:05:01 +0100 Alpha Galielo: An international team of scientists, among them researchers from the department of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), present a new method to manipulate atoms. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3780~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3780~.html?action=longview 2009-01-12 09:58:27 +0100 NanoICT: E-Nano newsletter 13th issue contains two position papers from the EU funded nanoICT Coordination Action corresponding to the Working Groups on carbon nanotubes, coordinated by Bill Milne (University of Cambridge, UK), and modelling at the nanoscale, coordinated by Massimo Macucci (IU.NET & University of Pisa, Italy), areas currently very active worldwide. Both are open papers, contributions to them are welcome. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3779~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3779~.html?action=longview 2009-01-09 10:39:54 +0100 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3778~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3778~.html?action=longview 2009-01-06 10:50:44 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey has been awarded a major research grant by the energy giant E.ON based in Germany as part of their ‘Application of Nanotechnology in the Energy Business‘. The three year project, led by Professor Ravi Silva, Director of the Advanced Technology Institute, aims to utilise the nanotechnological expertise of the institute in the design, fabrication and characterisation of the organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3777~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3777~.html?action=longview 2009-01-06 10:12:57 +0100 Science Daily: Arizona State University researchers Hao Yan and Yan Liu imagine and assemble intricate structures on a scale almost unfathomably small. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3776~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3776~.html?action=longview 2009-01-02 11:23:33 +0100 Mark LaPedus, EETimes: At this week‘s International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) here, Stanford University disclosed a nanowire battery technology for next-generation systems. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3775~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3775~.html?action=longview 2008-12-31 14:45:11 +0100 Eurekalert: Owing to the novel properties of carbon nanotubes (CBNs), a series of problems associated with in vitro toxicity assessments of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have appeared in many literatures. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3774~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3774~.html?action=longview 2008-12-31 12:27:05 +0100 RR Colin Johnson, EE Times: A team of researchers in Italy and Switzerland found carbon nanotubes to be a biocompatible material that can be attached to specific neurons to enhance their natural signal-processing capabilities. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3773~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3773~.html?action=longview 2008-12-30 10:04:27 +0100 NanoCharM: The second NanoCharM newsletter is now available. The crucial feature of the NanoCharM project is to bring the advanced techniques of ellipsometry and polarimetry to the expanding field of nanotechnology, not only to the scientists involved, but also enterprises and individuals who haven‘t had access to these characterization methodologies before. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3772~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3772~.html?action=longview 2008-12-23 12:18:43 +0100 ICT Results: Over the last 60 years, ever-smaller generations of transistors have driven exponential growth in computing power. Could molecules, each turned into miniscule computer components, trigger even greater growth in computing over the next 60? http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3771~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3771~.html?action=longview 2008-12-23 10:14:11 +0100 Spinverse: Spinverse organized content for the thematic stream on nanotechnology commerialisation at the Rusnanotech‘08 Nanotechnology International Forum in Moscow. This stream of invited speakers combined scientific, industrial and investment expertise to look at the opportunities and challenges of commercialising nanotechnology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3770~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3770~.html?action=longview 2008-12-22 13:36:07 +0100 European Commission: The proceedings of the European Commission conference on Nanotechnology: Safety for Success are published online. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3769~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3769~.html?action=longview 2008-12-19 16:52:18 +0100 EETimes: President Sarkozy announced new investment in nanotechnology research worth 350 million euro in five years. The funding will strengthen nanotechnology clusters in Saclay, Grenoble and Toulouse. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3768~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3768~.html?action=longview 2008-12-19 16:39:38 +0100 Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, Netherlands: The Dutch ministers for Research and Environment Ronald Plasterk and Jacqueline Cramer informed the Parliament about reports by learned commissions on societal implications of synthetic biology. They conclude that currently, this area of research where biotechnology and nanotechnology converge, is regulated sufficiently. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3767~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3767~.html?action=longview 2008-12-19 16:10:17 +0100 Alpha Galileo: CEA-LETI has successfully integrated on the same SOI wafer different types of advanced transistor structures like stacked nanowires transistors, FINFETs and independent dual gate FET, using a common flow compatible with standard planar FDSOI devices. This achievement open the way to adopting different device structures in the same chip to optimise performance, density and power consumption. The devices were processed within CEA-LETI facilities where the e-beam lithography platform allowed the fabrication of 15nm gate length devices. The work was carried out in the frame of the French Carnot Institutes initiative and in collaboration with the IMEP Grenoble and STMicroelectronics Crolles. The full results showing the structures and the electrical results will be presented at IEDM conference next December where CEA-LETI will participate with over 10 papers on different aspects of nanotechnologies, advanced devices and process integration. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3766~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3766~.html?action=longview 2008-12-01 11:06:22 +0100 Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology: SINGAPORE, DECEMBER 1, 2008 ― IBN Executive Director Professor Jackie Y. Ying was recognized as one of "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era"[1] at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Centennial Celebrations in 2008. This list honors 100 engineers who have made significant contributions to the profession after World War II. The Awards and Recognition Subcommittee of AIChE‘s Centennial Celebrations developed this list using multiple secret ballots with a special review panel from nearly 1,000 names considered. The AIChE list recognizes chemical engineers in three broad categories: their achievement; leadership and new frontiers. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3765~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3765~.html?action=longview 2008-12-01 10:07:30 +0100 NanoforumEULA: This week, the Brazilian ministry for Science and Technology announced investment of over 200 million euro in 101 national institutes for science and technology, including 7 in nanotechnology. NanoforumEULA\\‘s recent fact finding mission on Nanotechnology in Brazil identified excellent cooperation opportunities between European and Brazilian nanotechnology networks. The report of this fact finding mission is released today (download for free). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3764~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3764~.html?action=longview 2008-11-29 16:18:04 +0100 FAO: Given the increased global interest in the use of nanotechnology and concerns on the potential food safety implications, FAO and WHO have recognized a need for scientific advice on any food safety implications that may arise from the use of nanotechnologies in the food and agriculture sectors. Therefore a joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on the Application of Nanotechnologies in the Food and Agriculture Sectors: Potential Food Safety Implications will be held from 1 to 5 June 2009 at FAO HQ in Rome, Italy. The scope and objectives, together with call for experts and information are available at: http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/index_en.asp<br /> Deadline for application: 9 January 2009 http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3763~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3763~.html?action=longview 2008-11-28 10:38:40 +0100 NanoforumEULA: After fact finding missions on nanotechnology in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil in the period 2007-2008, a comparison of the state of the art of nanotechnology research and policy in these countries is possible. It appears that nanotechnology research and policy is most advanced in Brazil, which plays the role of a regional leader in MERCOSUR. Investments in research infrastructure and high quality research is also available in Mexico, but the lack of a clear government policy and early stage of networking may hamper structural international cooperation, except in basic research. In Argentina, networking and international cooperation are well developed, though mainly in single disciplinary basic science, and there is a clear government policy. The main bottleneck is the low level of investment in research infrastructure and projects. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3762~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3762~.html?action=longview 2008-11-27 14:35:14 +0100 observatoryNANO: The observatoryNANO dynamic website is now live. Already available are interim reports on 10 technology sectors (a total of 56 reports will be available by the end of the year) and the first newsletter (which includes interviews with Professor Arie Rip (University of Twente, Netherlands) and Dr Tony Musu (European Trade Union Institute). http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3761~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3761~.html?action=longview 2008-11-27 09:55:53 +0100 Hayley Birch, RSC: Dutch scientists have worked out how to fine tune the stripes of alternating crystal lattices that form in semi-conducting nanowires. Control of such structures could lead to important advances in electronics and optics, including more efficient LEDs, they say.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3760~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3760~.html?action=longview 2008-11-24 10:19:43 +0100 Alpha Galileo: A new International PhD program - supported by the Polish Foundation of Science - is offered by the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3759~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3759~.html?action=longview 2008-11-24 10:09:09 +0100 Kerri Smith, Nature News: But a second study finds that solutions of the tiny tubes may block neuronal activity. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3758~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3758~.html?action=longview 2008-11-20 10:20:24 +0100 Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review: Fabrics woven from highly conductive, nanotube-coated cotton are wearable biosensors http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3757~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3757~.html?action=longview 2008-11-20 10:12:23 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Two successful spin out companies of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have been named winners at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Awards which took place on 3 November at a ceremony in London. The two spin out companies, Oxsensis Ltd and LiteThru Ltd, both based at STFC‘s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, scooped the awards for their respective categories. Both companies have grown out of fundamental research carried out at STFC which was innovatively applied into other fields. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3756~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3756~.html?action=longview 2008-11-18 10:10:52 +0100 Robert F. Service, ScienceNOW Daily News: Last year brought news of Lilliputian radios made from whiskerlike carbon nanotubes. Now, researchers in China have added ultrathin loudspeakers to go with them. The devices, made from transparent and flexible carbon nanotube films, don‘t require any of the bulky magnets and sound cones of conventional speakers. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3755~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3755~.html?action=longview 2008-11-17 10:19:36 +0100 John Toon, Georgia Tech: Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3754~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3754~.html?action=longview 2008-11-13 14:10:02 +0100 Prachi Patel Predd: A silicon coating could boost the efficiency of solar cells.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3753~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3753~.html?action=longview 2008-11-13 14:00:21 +0100 JCN Newswire: The nanoelectronics research center IMEC and Panasonic Corporation have signed a joint research contract concerning the most advanced technologies in the semiconductor, networks, wireless, and biomedical fields. Research will be carried out at the Leuven (Belgium) facilities and IMEC‘s research unit at Holst Centre in Eindhoven (the Netherlands).<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3752~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3752~.html?action=longview 2008-11-13 12:25:11 +0100 Jocelyn Rice, M.I.T. Technology Review: Polymer patches hitched to the surfaces of immune cells can transport a variety of cargo http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3751~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3751~.html?action=longview 2008-11-13 12:16:25 +0100 NanoforumEULA: Latin American nanoscientists want to cooperate with European colleagues in nanoresearch. Access to high quality research infrastructure and equipment not available in their country is an important reason for cooperation. Training students and working with relevant European experts are other reasons. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3750~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3750~.html?action=longview 2008-11-11 16:24:11 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3749~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3749~.html?action=longview 2008-11-07 09:29:27 +0100 Alpha Galileo: The Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience) collaborates together with the University of Hamburg in the development of composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as functional materials for efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3748~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3748~.html?action=longview 2008-11-05 10:43:46 +0100 Alpha Galielo: Top hydrogen-absorbing metal alloy sixty percent lighter than battery Dutch-sponsored researcher Robin Gremaud has shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3747~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3747~.html?action=longview 2008-11-05 10:40:46 +0100 Ineke Malsch: The Working Party on Nanotechnology of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development organized a conference exploring best practices in "how to best engage the general public in nanotechnology," in Delft, The Netherlands, 30 October 2008. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3746~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3746~.html?action=longview 2008-11-03 16:11:35 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Materials science and the pharmaceutical industry could soon be revolutionized by emerging nanotechnologies based on designer molecules with long complex tree-and branch structures. Such molecules offer almost limitless scope for design of bespoke compounds for specific applications in disease therapy, for novel materials such as resins, as well as electronic displays, and energy storage. Almost every field involving design and synthesis of chemical compounds will be transformed by the arrival of technologies allowing nanoscale design of these branched molecules, known as hyperbranched polymers. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3745~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3745~.html?action=longview 2008-10-27 12:08:09 +0100 EFSA: The European Food Safety Authority EFSA is asking for comments on its draft opinion on the relationship between nanotechnology and food and feed safety. Deadline 1 December 2008. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3744~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3744~.html?action=longview 2008-10-22 15:12:20 +0100 FOM: NanoNed, FOM and STW have published their strategic research agenda for the new Netherlands Nano Initiative. The organisation propose to invest 1 billion euro in ten years between 2010 and 2020 in nanotechnology research. They request the Dutch government to pay half this amount. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3743~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3743~.html?action=longview 2008-10-22 15:00:41 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Ulster: Graphene is the latest nanoscale form of carbon to be discovered and it is currently the hottest topic in condensed matter physics and materials science due to its novel electronic properties. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3742~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3742~.html?action=longview 2008-10-21 12:30:16 +0100 Alpha Galileo: A study undertaken by researchers from the University of Alcalá (UAH) shows that if the "super-polluters", the high-polluting vehicles, such as certain buses and lorries in a poor condition, were removed, pollution from nanoparticles could be reduced by up to 25% and 48%, depending on the parameter analysed. These minute particles cause serious health problems. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3741~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3741~.html?action=longview 2008-10-17 10:26:40 +0100 NFFA: The European Commission has awarded a feasibility study for setting up a cluster of distributed nanoscience foundries co-located at the large scale facilities in EU member states. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3740~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3740~.html?action=longview 2008-10-15 12:25:44 +0100 Yale University: Yale scientists have created nanowire sensors coupled with simple microprocessor electronics that are both sensitive and specific enough to be used for point-of-care (POC) disease detection, according to a report in Nano Letters. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3739~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3739~.html?action=longview 2008-10-13 10:26:48 +0100 Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review: Carbon-nanotube adhesive outperforms gecko feet and could aid climbing robots http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3738~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3738~.html?action=longview 2008-10-10 12:41:50 +0100 www.nano4women.com: You enjoy getting to the bottom of scientific problems and developing innovative solutions – but could also imagine to turn your findings into business ideas for the market? And capitalise on your research idea? Well, just go out and do it! Discover your entrepreneurial potentials and review the marketing value of your research – with NenA our one-week businesses academy for tomorrow‘s top manageresses. <br /> <br /> Take off from 22 to 27 March 2009 in Darmstadt: Experience an academy that will impart to you compact business competencies but also personal career training and worthwhile contacts. Develop initial business ideas and win with your final presentation a business stay of several months in the US! http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3737~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3737~.html?action=longview 2008-10-10 09:14:16 +0100 Nano4Women: science prize of a special kind ...<br /> participate in the „Nano&Art" competition and in up to 1,000 €!<br /> Themes 2008: „Rest " and/or „Motion", Closing date for entries: 15 February 09<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3736~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3736~.html?action=longview 2008-10-10 09:11:58 +0100 Lisa Zyga, Physorg.com: As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, that means that TVs, computer monitors, and especially mobile displays could become brighter, lighter, and thinner in the future.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3735~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3735~.html?action=longview 2008-10-06 10:29:36 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: A catalyst consisting of modified carbon nanotubes makes an important industrial reaction milder, safer and more selective, according to researchers in Germany. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3734~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3734~.html?action=longview 2008-10-06 10:23:31 +0100 Nanotrust: Experts from industry and regulatory bodies discussed in Austria about needs and role of regulation in the field of nanotechnology. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3733~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3733~.html?action=longview 2008-10-02 13:24:44 +0100 Hayley Birch, RSC: Simply shaking up a solution of carbon nanotubes can alter the tubes‘ electronic properties, say researchers at McMaster University in Canada.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3732~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3732~.html?action=longview 2008-09-25 13:18:33 +0100 Physorg.com: Physicists at the Institut für Festkörperforschung in Germany have discovered a type of domino effect in rows of individual manganese atoms on a nickel surface. They determined that the magnetic arrangement of these nanowires varies depending on their lengths.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3731~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3731~.html?action=longview 2008-09-25 13:07:53 +0100 VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH: The third issue of the 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 gives an overview on the recent progress of the Nanosafe2 project and summarizes some important results in the area of detection and characterization techniques for nanoparticles as well as health and hazard assessment and secure industrial production processes.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> NANOSAFE2 will develop safe and cost-effective measures to minimise exposure of workers, consumers and the environment to manufactured nanomaterials. It will also support a wide range of studies to evaluate current and future projected levels of exposure, the adequacy of current approaches to control exposure and propose meas-ures and recommendations for a responsible use of nanomaterials.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> A free copy of the 3rd issue of the Nanosafe2 newsletter is available under the following internetlink:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> http://www.zukuenftigetechnologien.de/downloads/Nanosafe_newsletter3_sep08.pdf<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Further information:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Dr. Wolfgang Luther<br /><br /> Zukünftige Technologien Consulting<br /><br /> VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, Düsseldorf<br /><br /> Email: luther@vdi.de<br /><br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3730~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3730~.html?action=longview 2008-09-24 11:21:47 +0100 Alpha Galileo: A team of physicists from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the Madrid Institute of Advanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA-Nanociencia) has created the "quantum stabilised atom mirror", the smoothest surface ever, according to this week‘s edition of Advanced Materials magazine. The innovation is already being used in the design of the world‘s first atomic microscope. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3729~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3729~.html?action=longview 2008-09-23 11:07:43 +0100 Alpha Galileo: A team of scientists including researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology at UCL (University College London) and the IBM Almaden Research Center has forged a breakthrough in understanding an intriguing phenomenon in fundamental physics: the Kondo effect. The findings are reported online today in the scientific journal Nature Physics. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3728~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3728~.html?action=longview 2008-09-23 11:04:20 +0100 Physorg: Scientists have fabricated a ‘nanopencil‘ with a tip so small that it can be used as a scanning probe in ultrahigh-density computer data storage systems. <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3727~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3727~.html?action=longview 2008-09-23 09:52:56 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Unique nanostructures which respond to stimuli, such as pH, heat and light will pave the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical reactors. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3726~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3726~.html?action=longview 2008-09-22 10:41:47 +0100 www.medieninformation.ch/nanoeurope: On September 16 and 17, 2008, St.Gallen (Switzerland) was the venue for the sixth NanoEurope. This international specialist nanotechnology congress attracted a broad public made up of both congress attendees and visitors to the exhibition as well as exhibitors from a wide range of industries. One of the special events was the Forum on Commercialization Strategies and Investment Opportunities, which was held for the first time this year. It offered companies and managers exciting insights and valuable tools helping them in their decision-making.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Thank you very much for considering the follow link for the media release <a href=\"http://www.medieninformation.ch/nanoeurope\" target=\"_blank\">www.medieninformation.ch/nanoeurope</a> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3725~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3725~.html?action=longview 2008-09-19 10:44:11 +0100 Hayley Birch, RSC: French scientists have used magnetic colloids to make self-assembling, helical structures reminiscent of DNA. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3724~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3724~.html?action=longview 2008-09-18 10:24:55 +0100 NanoTrust: The European Commission states in its Communication "Towards a European Strategy for Nanotechnology" that technological progress has to be accompanied by scientific assessment of possible undesired effects on human health, societal injustice or environmental risks. This so-called "integrated, safe and responsible approach" has since become the core of the EU policy for nanotechnology. According to this approach all use of nanosciences and nanotech-nologies must comply with the EU public health, safety and environmental protection meas-ures. Recently, the Commission has published a regulatory review of EU legislation in rele-vant sectors covering nanomaterials currently in production or already available on the mar-ket. <br /> This workshop organised by the Institute of Technology Assessment is a sequel to the 2007 workshop and a current review of the state of regulation in several relevant areas such as worker safety, food safety, consumer protection and application of chemical substances.<br /> Vienna, 29th September 2008, Austrian Academy of Sciences<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3723~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3723~.html?action=longview 2008-09-12 14:24:46 +0100 John Walko, EETimes: The global market for quantum dot (QD) technology is expected to increase at a compound annual rate of nearly of 91 percent over the next five years, and be worth $721.1 million in 2013, according to market research group BCC. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3722~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3722~.html?action=longview 2008-09-12 10:31:55 +0100 EurekAlert: For most of us, gold is only valuable if we possess it in large-sized pieces. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3721~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3721~.html?action=longview 2008-09-08 10:10:06 +0100 Eurekalert: Researchers in Switzerland have developed a new method to fabricate borosilicate glass nanoparticles. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3720~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3720~.html?action=longview 2008-09-08 10:00:38 +0100 NanoTrust: Nanotechnology is an emerging branch of research and technology development. Up to now, safety aspects have not yet been thoroughly researched enough in order to allow for conclusive assessments regarding postulated risks. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3719~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3719~.html?action=longview 2008-09-05 11:50:25 +0100 Michael Brown, RSC: Cancer cells can be detected then destroyed using a nanostructure designed by South Korean researchers.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3718~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3718~.html?action=longview 2008-09-05 10:24:05 +0100 Optics.org: New levels of control have led to nanowire lasers capable of emitting between 365 and 494 nm.<br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3717~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3717~.html?action=longview 2008-09-01 10:32:07 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology: Recognition for the purposes of Continuing Professional Education (CPD) has been awarded by the Royal College of Pathologists for the forthcoming Institute of Nanotechnology/Cranfield University one-day professional courses in Nanotoxicology and Nanobiosensors, to be held at Cranfield University on 9 and 10 October respectively. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3716~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3716~.html?action=longview 2008-08-29 19:30:18 +0100 Institute of Nanotechnology: A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Institute of Nanotechnology, a world leader on nanotechnology information, and Cranfield University, one of Europe 's foremost providers of postgraduate and professional training, and provides for the development and delivery of an innovative and exciting programme of professional short courses. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3715~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3715~.html?action=longview 2008-08-29 19:27:27 +0100 VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, Hessen Agentur: As a key and cross-sectional technology, nanotechnology has the potential to facilitate vital technological breakthroughs in the energy sector and, in this way, to make substantial contributions to a sustainable energy supply. The spectrum of possible applications for nanotechnologies ranges from continuous short and medium-term improvements in the use of conventional and regenerative energy sources to entirely new approaches to energy supply and utilisation in the long term.<br /><br /><br /><br /> A new brochure of the VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH gives an overview on the most significant technological options and potentials of nanotechnology in the energy sector. The brochure has been published in the series hessen-nanotech and can be downloaded free of charge. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> http://www.hessen-nanotech.de/mm/NanoEnergy_web.pdf http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3714~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3714~.html?action=longview 2008-08-29 15:38:12 +0100 Alpha Galileo: Amid mounting agreement that future clean, "carbon-neutral", energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun‘s light energy into fuels and electric power, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3713~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3713~.html?action=longview 2008-08-27 10:23:36 +0100 Electronics Weekly: Building on its continued work in nanotechnology, IBM said that scientists in its Yorktown Heights, NY-based facility have integrated and controlled an electrically-driven, nanoscale light emitter based on a single carbon nanotube which they said is an important first-step in the development of nanotube-based integrated electronic and nanophotonic devices.<br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3712~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3712~.html?action=longview 2008-08-27 10:22:20 +0100 Anne Trafton, MIT News: MIT researchers see precious metal's value in war on cancer, other applications. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3711~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3711~.html?action=longview 2008-08-26 10:50:08 +0100 Janet Crombie, RSC: Septicaemia causing bacteria take a blow from two different types of antibacterial nanoparticles, made by scientists working independently in the UK and Korea. <br /> <br /> http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3710~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3710~.html?action=longview 2008-08-22 10:36:45 +0100 Lewis Brindley, RSC: Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface. http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3709~.html?action=longview http://www.nanoforum.org/nf06~modul~showmore~folder~99999~scc~news~scid~3709~.html?action=longview 2008-08-21 12:25:53 +0100