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Innovation Report "Nanotechnology" by kompetenznetze.de presents nine German Networks of Competence with their research activities and innovations ripe for commercialisation
The Innovation Report "Nanotechnology" is the first in a series of informative brochures being published by the management office of kompetenznetze.de in cooperation with Invest in Germany. Written in English, the purpose of these publications is to familiarise an international circle of readers with the work of competence networks in... view more... (2005-03-11)
FDA Nanotechnology Task Force takes positive step forward
Today's report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nanotechnology Task Force is an important and positive step forward in the agency's effort to tackle the new scientific and regulatory challenges posed by nanotechnology. view more (2007-07-26)
Nanotechnology oversight: An agenda for the new administration
Few domestic policy areas that the new administration must address will have greater long-range consequences than nanotechnology - a new technology that has been compared with the industrial revolution in terms of its impact on society. view more (2008-07-09)
UniS' nanotechnology expertise on show at Science Museum
The University of Surrey's world-class expertise in nanotechnology research is a key contributor to a new exhibition entitled 'Nanotechnology: small science‚ big deal', now showing at the Science Museum in London. Professor Ravi Silva, from the University's Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), along with PhD students Anthony Miller and... view more... (2005-03-09)
Media Briefing: Nanotechnology - Planning for the future now
Thursday 22 May 2003, 3.45pm - 4.30pm 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT RSVP by Wednesday 21 May Speaker: Professor John Ryan Director, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Bio-nanotechnology, University of Oxford Chair: Professor David Wallace President, Institute of Physics Also present for questions: Professor Mervyn Miles Co-Director of... view more... (2003-05-19)
Nanotechnology for Space Applications
Ever more fastidious missions for the scientific investigation of space as well as the increasing use of satellite-based services require the development of more efficient, more economical and more resistant space technologies and systems in the future. A study of the VDI Technology Center on behalf of the German Aerospace Center points out, that... view more... (2003-04-14)
Nanotechnology film on national release
Sheffield is a world leader in nanotechnology research, and now it is also taking a leading role in educating the general public in the importance of this science. Experts from the city's two Universities have made a short film about how nanotechnology affects everyday life, which will be a central part of an exhibition at the Science Museum in... view more... (2005-02-22)
Natural gas nanotech
Nanotechnology could revolutionize the natural gas industry across the whole lifecycle from extraction to pollution reduction or be an enormous missed opportunity, claim two industry experts writing in Inderscience's International Journal of Nanotechnology. view more (2007-10-31)
Europe Concentrates Forces in the Nanotechnology Area
The University Twente (The Netherlands), representing a network of 12 partners, has received a considerable grant from the European Commission to implement the nanotechnology program 'Frontiers'. Frontiers is a European network which aims at establishing leadership in research and innovation on behalf of life sciences related nanotechnology by... view more... (2004-08-18)
Nanotechnology: Learning from past mistakes
A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of emerging nanotechnologies. view more (2008-07-22)
Europe spends nearly twice as much as US on nanotech risk research
A new analysis by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates that European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the U.S. in research primarily aimed at addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology. The analysis also highlights a substantial over-inflation of the federal government's nanotechnology risk-research... view more... (2008-04-21)
Safety experts ill-equipped to handle nanotechnology in workplace
A strategic plan and more resources for risk research are needed now in order to ensure safe nano-workplaces today and in the future. view more (2007-01-02)
Scientists set 'Five Grand Challenges' for nanotechnology risk research
Fourteen top international scientists in the field of nanotechnology have identified Five Grand Challenges for nanotechnology risk research that must be met if the technology is to reach its full potential. view more (2006-11-16)
Nanoparticle exposures happen, says expert
Some nanotechnology fanciers suggest that, like proverbial birds of a feather, engineered nanoscale materials will flock - or clump - together. This tendency, they maintain, should reduce or eliminate risks as nanotechnology manufacturing increases and the number of nanotechnology-enabled products grows. view more (2007-10-12)
Full 3-D image of nanocrystals' interior created by shining X-rays through them
A vital step towards the ultimate goal of being able to take 'photographs' of individual molecules in action has been achieved by an international team led by UCL (University College London) researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology. view more (2006-07-06)
Endowment Boosts Nanotechnology At Cranfield
The School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science at Cranfield University has received a $2.75 million endowment to enhance work in the ultra-precision technologies covering nanoscience, nanotechnology, microsystems technology and ultra-precision engineering. The endowment has been bestowed by the McKeown family as a result of the technical and... view more... (2001-01-31)
ICON issues review of nanotechnology practices
The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) today issued a comprehensive review of existing efforts to develop "best practices" for handling nanomaterials in the workplace. view more (2006-10-19)
Nanotechnology requires immediate changes in EPA
Regulatory oversight of nanotechnology is urgently needed and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should act now, reports a new study released today. view more (2007-05-23)
New nanotech products hitting the market at the rate of 3-4 per week
New nanotechnology consumer products are coming on the market at the rate of 3-4 per week, a finding based on the latest update to the nanotechnology consumer product inventory maintained by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). view more (2008-04-25)
Nanotech protection
Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanotechnology, Canadian engineers suggest that research is needed into the risks associated with the growing field of nanotechnology manufacture so that appropriate protective equipment can be developed urgently. view more (2009-10-14)
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