Using Carbon Nanotubes To Seek and Destroy Anthrax Toxin and Other Harmful Proteins
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute December 9th, 2007 New technology could enable new cancer treatment techniques and antibacterial coatings

Scenario Series Depicts Nanotech Revolution
Center for Responsible Nanotechnology December 11th, 2007 The nonprofit Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) today released a series of scenarios depicting various versions of a near-future world into which transformative manufacturing concepts may emerge. Across eight separate storylines, an international team of policy, technology, and economic specialists organized by CRN imagined in detail a range of plausible, challenging events -- from pandemics to climate crises to international conflicts -- to see how they might affect the development of advanced nanotechnology over the next 15 years.

Desktop Device Generates and Traps Rare Ultracold Molecules
University of Rochester December 12th, 2007 Physicists at the University of Rochester have combined an atom-chiller with a molecule trap, creating for the first time a device that can generate and trap huge numbers of elusive-yet-valuable ultracold polar molecules.

You get a say in nano revolution
smh.com.au December 12th, 2007 You can soon have your say on the next big scientific wave that could radically change our daily lives. The NSW Government will hold a public inquiry into the pro and cons of nanotechnology, a field of science that involves matter so small it could cross the body's membranes and affect cells and tissue in the body. "Nanotechnology offers the promise of breakthroughs that will revolutionise the way we detect and treat disease; monitor and protect the environment; and produce and store energy," Ms Firth said. "But before the technology's full potential can be released, safety and ethical concerns need to be assessed by governments."

Experiments reveal unexpected activity of fuel cell catalysts
Brookhaven National Laboratory December 13th, 2007 Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled important details about a class of catalysts that could help improve the performance of fuel cells. With the goal of producing "clean" hydrogen for fuel cell reactions in mind, the researchers determined why two next-generation catalysts including gold, cerium, titanium, and oxygen nanomaterials exhibit very high activity. Their results will be published online in the December 14, 2007, edition of the journal Science.

SOURCE: NANOTECHWEB.ORG NEWSWIRE (WEEK 50)

Nanopores speed up humidity sensing

Laser-fabricated device sets its sights on medical applications

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32202

Nitride nanocrystals for fuel cell catalysts Material might give platinum a run for its money

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32187

EO device achieves 2 ns switching time

High repetition rate design provides short pulses of laser light for detecting atoms

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32174

Magnetoresistance up by 3000%

Super-lattices of CoFe nanoparticles display interesting properties at low temperatures http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32160

Graphene bilayer acquires variable gap

Physicists lay foundations for better semiconductor devices

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/32142

Turning Carbon Dioxide into Fuel

Researchers are harnessing solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which can be used to make fuels. By Duncan Graham-Rowe
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/19909/?nlid=757

Expandable Silicon

A new chip design could lead to cheaper solar panels, sensor networks, and flat-screen TVs. By Kevin Bullis
http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/19901/?nlid=757

Recharging Gadgets Wirelessly

A metal pad that can recharge devices placed on top of it has come to market. By Kate Greene
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19894/?nlid=757

Rich and poor clash at Bali conference over improving access to clean technology

By Associated Press
http://www.technologyreview.com/Wire/19918/?nlid=757

T-Rays from Superconductors by Don Monroe

A device from Argonne National Lab takes a fresh approach to generating t-rays.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/19910/?nlid=755

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