nanoUtah 2007 Conference on Oct 26, at
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Dept. of Electrical and Computer
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nCoat
CEO Paul Clayson Updates Corporate Developments at MN1 Web Cast
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Clayson spoke with MN1's Andrew Coffey about the latest news and background
about nCoat's nanotechnology coating products
and updates on recent efforts by ...
Funding opportunity:
From NSF: Center for the
Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN)
Program Solicitation: NSF 07-590
URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07590
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s)
(required):
December 10, 2007
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5
p.m. proposer's local time):
March 17,
2008
The NSF expects to make a single award of up to $5,000,000 per year for 5
years depending on the availability of funds, with the possibility of a
second 5 years of funding depending on an NSF review of the Center.
Global News:
Nanotechnology part
of the EU's proposed Joint Technology Initiatives
Albania's Ex-PM Nano Sets
up New Group
Govt to introduce nano technology courses in all
universities –
Canada
opens nanotech center with commercial focus in Edmonton
US Statewide News:
Nanotechnology part
of 2009 US R&D budget priorities
Check out MIT nanotechnology
videos
University of Oregon
opens new underground nanotechnology lab
USC Selects JEOL
for New Nano-Imaging Center
ASU
steps up to craft laws in nano world
University of Alabama and
Imago Scientific Instruments Establish ...
Journal and Book:
New book series on micro-
and nanotechnologies
Nano-Products:
Mazda develops catalyst
material structure using nanotechnology
Sealer utilizes nanotechnology
to offer inter-coat adhesion.
Samsung
launches a new range of washing machines
New
Mazda catalyst uses less precious metals
Research News:
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Thermal Paint that Generates Electricity
Nanotube
Forests Grown On Silicon Chips For Future Computers ...
Single
carbon nanotube plucked by nano-tweezers
Nanotechnology
insulation to generate electricity
Novel
method for nanostructured polymer thin films
Developing a
modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system
Nanotechnology
makes plastics smarter
Nanotechnology
Device for Cancer and HIV Treatment
Plan
for breast cancer blood test
Nano
Biosensor Encoders for Food Borne Pathogens
Piezo
actuators and nano-positioning devices help unlock the
...
Business:
Keithley enters nanotechnology partnership with CNSI
Conference
highlights Dutch-US nano business
Nanotechnology
and the Life Sciences: From Ultrasensitive Disease ...
The long and winding
road from the Beatles to 3D nanotechnology ...
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Therapeutics granted patent for nano-based cancer drug
Solarity raises $5M for nano-structured
solar cells
Articles &
Reports:
Nanotechnology
engineering will lead to revolutionary materials ...
Nanotechnology
marches onwards
New
technology finds leaks in spacecraft
Nanotechnology
Surges Into Health And Fitness Products
Nano-Risks:
Can
Government and Industry Ensure Nanotechnology Worker Safety?
Awards:
Law school
receives nanotechnology grant
NSF
grants to fund Sage scholarships
Conference:
Virtual nanotechnology
conference
Education & Outreach:
One-day course: What is nanomedicine?
Is Nanotechnology
a No or Go with Consumers?
SOURCE: NanoNews-Now Digest
#151 Ready
Breaking
the Barrier Toward Nanometer X-ray Resolution
Brookhaven National Laboratory September 29th, 2007 Possible
advances for nanoscience, energy, biology, and
materials research A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's
Brookhaven National Laboratory have overcome a major obstacle for using
refractive lenses to focus x-rays. This method will allow the efficient
focusing of x-rays down to extremely small spots and is an important
breakthrough in the development of a new, world-leading light source facility
that promises advances in nanoscience, energy,
biology, and materials research.
Foresight
Unconference on nanotechnology, advanced software,
future technologies
Foresight Nanotech Institute October 3rd, 2007 Registration
is now open to new and renewing Senior Associate members; cost for Senior
Associate members to attend the meeting is $65. Space is limited. Join us!
—Christine
Spinning
carbon nanotube cotton in the nanotechnology lab
nanowerk.com October 3rd, 2007 Modern
nanotechnology researchers not only borrow extensively from nature to develop
new materials and fabrication techniques, they also manage to transfer proven,
and sometimes ancient, technologies into their nanotechnology laboratories.
We've written about this before in our stories about welding ("Bronze Age
technique works just fine in the nanotechnology era") and metal forging
("From Bronze Age shack to nanotechnology lab - metal forging techniques
reach the bottom"). Today, our story deals with yet another ur-technology: spinning. Spinning is the process of
creating yarn (or thread, rope, cable) from various raw fiber materials. The
first spinning wheel was invented in
Researcher
working on next generation of artificial muscles
unr.edu October 4th, 2007 University
researcher Jonghwan Suhr
says a recent study could lead to new materials that will mimic biological
tissues and artificial muscles. The assistant professor of mechanical
engineering has been working on the ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand
repeated stress and still be able to retain their structural and mechanical
integrity, similar to the behavior of soft tissue. While extensive research has
been done over the past decade into the mechanical properties of carbon
nanotube structures, this study is the first to explore and document their
fatigue behavior. "If you can smartly control properties and materials,
you can more efficiently control the whole structure," Suhr
said. "If these nanotubes can mimic artificial muscles, then some day they
might be utilized as the soft tissue of the stomach wall or even as tendons
throughout the body."
Scripps
research scientists develop innovative dual action anthrax vaccine-antitoxin
combination
Scripps Research Institute October 4th, 2007 New compound could provide rapid treatment and long-term
protection in a single injection
SOURCE: NANOTECHWEB.ORG
NEWSWIRE (WEEK 40)
Nanotubes detect and mend cracks
Electrically conductive polymer
blend offers real-time monitoring and healing of tiny fissures
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31391
Ink-jet printing produces nanotube
transistors Carbon nanotubes dispersed without clogging ink-jet nozzles
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31378
Nanowire coating repels water
Easy to make superhydrophobic
ZnO surface appears to be a strong candidate for commercialization
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31377
Nanowires make universal memory devices
Self assembled structures
demonstrate fast read-write times and long-term data storage
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31367
Quantum spin Hall effect uncovered in HgTe Edge conduction seen in insulator
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/31344
IN DEPTH
Graphene simulations hint at future
electronics Denis Areshkin of the US Naval Research
Laboratory uses his simulation know-how to delve deeper into what makes graphene such a promising material and comes up with
building blocks for future electronic devices.
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/indepth/31360
SOURCE: Week 39:
nanotechweb.org News
1.
Business briefs
A round-up of this
week's industry news featuring Nanosolar, Konarka, Nanobiosym, RASIRC and
more.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/9/24?alert=1
2.
First glimpse of nanotubes inside living animals
Scientists have succeeded in imaging
carbon nanotubes inside a living organism for the first time. Bruce Weisman and
colleagues at
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/9/23?alert=1
3.
Transistor team seeks specialist skills
Basing a transistor around a single
molecule may sound ambitious, but scientists in the
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/9/22?alert=1
4.
Nanocrystalline silicon grows at room
temperature
Crystalline and polycrystalline
silicon films for use in electronic devices, such as solar cells and thin-film
transistors, are usually grown at high temperatures. Now, scientists at the
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/9/21?alert=1
5.
C60 transistor breaks new records
High-performance field effect
transistors made from fullerene have been successfully developed by scientists
at the
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/9/20?alert=1
6.
Nanoholes help make optical devices
A photosensitive solid-liquid
compound made by filling nanoholes in aluminium oxide or polymer films with a solution of dye
could be used to make efficient rewriteable recording media and all-optical
switches. The device works by changing colour when
ultraviolet (UV) light is applied to it. The nanoholes
prevent the liquid from flowing, which safeguards the written information.
See http://nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/9/19?alert=1