http://www.nanotech-now.com/ The most recent news stories from Nanotechnology Now en-us Copyright (c) 2007 Nanotechnology Now. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:39:21 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/layout/logo_rss.gif http://www.nanotech-now.com/ 250 49 The most recent news stories from Nanotechnology Now http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47523 An increasing number of hazardous waste disposal sites are using nanotechnology and nanomaterials in their environmental remediation efforts, leaving open questions about the safety of such techniques... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47522 The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of c... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:30:45 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47521 A billon-frames-per-second film has captured the vibrations of gold nanocrystals in stunning detail for the first time. PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47520 The maker community is a contemporary group of do-it-yourselfers who encourage all types of inventions. They focus on learning practical skills while applying them creatively and we're now noticing th... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47519 IDTechEx has recently launched an online browser-based Market Intelligence Portal (www.IDTechEx.com/portal ), bringing you in-depth market intelligence and independent analysis throughout the year. Su... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47518 Growing thin films out of nanoparticles in ordered, crystalline sheets, to make anything from microelectronic components to solar cells, would be a boon for materials researchers, but the physics is t... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47517 Co-Percolating Graphene-Wrapped Silver Nanowire Network for High Performance, Highly Stable, Transparent Conducting Electrodes Ruiyi Chen 1,4, Suprem R. Das 2,3, Changwook Jeong 1, Mohammad... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47516 Precision positioning systems specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) recently introduced a new series of miniaturized, piezo-motor-driven linear positioners at the 2013 LASER World of PHOTONICS conference... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47515 In pioneering new research at Columbia University, scientists have grown high-quality crystals of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), the world's thinnest semiconductor, and studied how these crystals stitch... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47514 Aledia, a pioneering developer of WireLED®, a new microwire-based 3D LED technology that dramatically cuts manufacturing costs compared to conventional planar (2D) LEDs, today announced that solid-sta... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47513 "We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we're buying more gadgets all the time," says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkel... PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47448 Space advocacy organizations, educational institutions, and companies from around the world are among the 22 groups that will be presenting as exhibitors at this year's International Space Development... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:13:49 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47411 Nanotechnologies and stem-cell technology are areas in which Chinese and US companies can have significant cooperation, a delegation of business executives from China and their American hosts agreed. ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:45:39 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47389 This blog has chronicled many nanomaterials suggested for cleaning up oil spills over the years, with the most recent being an aerogel developed in China that the researchers claim to be the lightest... Sat, 04 May 2013 09:03:22 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47372 A next-generation material first earmarked for use in electronics has proven itself a capable clean-up agent for polluted waters. Boron nitride, or "white graphene", is similar to its namesake: she... Wed, 01 May 2013 09:00:40 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47328 The National Space Society announces the selection of four new additions to its leadership team: Dr. Stanley G. Rosen to the newly created position of Vice Chairman of the Society's Board of Director... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:50:17 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47324 Small World is a blog about new developments in nanotechnology funded by Nanopinion, a European Commission project. All the posts are commissioned by the Guardian, which has complete editorial control... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:42:52 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47217 For decades now, researchers have been trying to get computers to behave like artificial brains instead of merely binary data crunchers. One of the obstacles in creating this capability has been that... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:03:04 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47196 Research out of the University of Michigan may have developed a method for reversing the process of rusting. But perhaps the more important potential for the development, which involves exposing coppe... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:56:20 PST http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47133 n deference to the ancient custom of world leaders exchanging tchotchkes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will bestow upon US President Barack Obama, when he arrives on Wednesday for a three-day vis... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:45:32 PST