Nowadays, the word Nanotechnology became a buzz word that fascinates, puzzles, intimidates but for sure draws everybody’s interest and attention. Let’s remind ourselves that the prefix “nano” denotes a fraction of one-billionths of ⦠size, weight, volume, etc. measurement.

Now we're bringing agriculture into the arena," said Kokini, University of Illinois associate dean of research in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. He is particularly excited about the recently created research center at the University of Illinois in partnership with the National Science Foundation called the Center for Agricultural, Biomedical, and …

We continue our Mountain State Science Series with a peek into nanotechnology research at West Virginia University. This is the study of materials at their smallest levels.

Nanotechnology is the study of materials at their smallest levels to advance research in fields from electronics to medicine. Nanotechnology research is happening at West Virginia University.

1200 members of the nanotechnology community from over 50 countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary, for three days of presentations, networking and inspiration during EuroNanoForum 2011. The event was supported by the European Commission and Hungarian National Innovation Fund, and was organised by the National Innovation Office in partnership with Spinverse under the auspices of the Hungarian …

It is a measure of the potential and newness of this technology that the public knows of it mainly through science fiction and films

IBM and ETH Zurich, a premiere European science and engineering university, hosted more than 600 guests from industry, academia and government, to open the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center located on the campus of IBM Research â Zurich.

BOSTON, May 10 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they’ve used nanotechnology to develop a detector capable of sensing a single molecule of explosive such as TNT.

While the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is now 10 ten years old, it wasn’t until 2003 when President George W. Bush signed into law the 21 st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act that a statutory framework was established for the NNI and appropriations for it were authorized through fiscal year 2008.

SMi Group is delighted to announce their Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Applications & Commercialisation conference. Taking place on the 29th & 30th June in London, this event will address not only the latest scientific developments, but also the know-how required to successfully translate these discoveries and technologies into a commercially successful product. Nanotechnology is a …

Nanotechnology applications dazzle but are they safe?

DGAP-News: Nanostart AG / Key word(s): FundsNanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia20.04.2011 / 12:11* Market entry for Nanostart in Russia* 50-million-euro fund managed by Nanostart* Nanostart receives 37.5 million euros from RUSNANO and …

DJ Nanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia Nanostart AG / Key word(s): Enterprise/ Nanostart launches nanotechnology fund in Russia DGAP-Media / 20.04.2011 / 09:00

Manufacturers risk new nanotechnology-based food products being rejected in a similar way to genetically modified (GM) foods, unless they start engaging with consumers over their perceptions of the risks involved, a new Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned study has warned.

The Nanodermatology Society (NDS), a physician-led organization dedicated to the scientific and medical aspects of nanotechnology and dermatology, released its first position statement on the safety of nanotechnology in sunscreens.

A leading nanotechnology scientist has raised questions over a billion dollar industry by boldly claiming that there is a limit to how small nanotechnology materials can be mass produced.

Nanotechnology researchers have known for years that RNA, the cousin of DNA, is a promising tool for nanotherapy, in which therapeutic agents can be delivered inside the body via nanoparticles. But the difficulties of producing long-lasting, therapeutic RNA that remains stable and non-toxic while entering targeted cells have posed challenges for their progress.

With the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore, IBM has tailored the chemistry of semiconductor manufacturing to build nanostructures that fight infectious diseases.

Nanotechnology researchers have known for years that RNA, the cousin of DNA, is a promising tool for nanotherapy, in which therapeutic agents can be delivered inside the body via nanoparticles. But the difficulties of producing long-lasting, therapeutic RNA that remains stable and non-toxic while entering targeted cells have posed challenges for their progress…

Nanotechnology researchers have known for years that RNA, the cousin of DNA, is a promising tool for nanotherapy, in which therapeutic agents can be delivered inside the body via nanoparticles. But the difficulties of producing long-lasting, therapeutic RNA that remains stable and non-toxic while entering targeted cells have posed challenges for their progress. In two new publications in the …