Nanotechnology, the study of matter on an molecular scale, is being used to develop a transparent sunscreen.

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Martin Courtney, Computing , Monday 16 August 2010 at 16:21:00 Martin Courtney looks at the different approaches scientists are taking to harness the power of nanotechnology Nothing is ever simple in IT, and nanotechnology is no different. For a start, the term nanotechnology can mean different things to different people. For purists, it refers to [...]

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NINT-led nanotechnology cluster supports local firms in developing world-class technology

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Clemson University is hosting Nano2010, an international conference of scientists whose research will help us understand how nanotechnology will affect our world.

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Nanoscale stealth probe Engineers at Stanford have created a nanoscale probe they can implant in a cell wall without damaging the wall. [Almquist and Melosh, PNAS (2010) 107, 5815.]

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ROANOKE, Va.—-Luna Innovations Incorporated , a company focusing on sensing, instrumentation and nanotechnology, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010.

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I suppose we all have our ways of judging the quality of car care products. When it comes to car wax, bugs are my criteria. Each summer, I drive my pickup from Arizona back to Michigan, which means that over the course of 2,000 miles, the front of the truck accumulates a lot of bugs, [...]

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Have scientists developed an invisible cloak? Researchers are reporting advancements in “metamaterials,” used in such optical technology as ultra-powerful microscopes, computers and possibly an invisibility cloak, according to Purdue University.

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Are you the sort of person who likes reading murder reports or whodunit books and solving cases? If you do, then there’s a chance for you to get some firsthand experience of forensic investigation.

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Graphene may yet make its way into the tiny circuitry thanks to a new property that a team of researchers describe in a paper in Nature Nanotechnology. When placed in a magnetic field, the graphene’s ability to conduct current can be raised or lowered depending on the field’s direction. The property may give scientists a [...]

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This latest comment of mine comes on the heels of a report entitled Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment ” that estimates that the global sales revenues for nanotechnology will reach $26 billion in 2015a far cry from the $1 trillion figures that are widely circulated.

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The tiny crevices of butterfly wings are the ideal design for nanotechnology that could make subway stations safer, according to scientists at Fairfield-based General Electric Co.

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Chris Binns, Professor of Nanotechnology at the University of Leicester. Photo: University of Leicester/PA Wire Scientists yesterday unveiled new solar cell technology that could one day see ordinary surfaces, including windows, used to generate electricity.

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Martin Courtney, Computing , Tuesday 3 August 2010 at 10:35:00 Martin Courtney explores how future nanotechnology will support a new generation of computer systems Academics and large corporations all over the world are busy pouring money into nanotechnology research. Finding new ways to build smaller, more powerful CPUs; low-power, flexible computer displays and touchscreens; and [...]

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Assistant Professor and program coordinator Qiaoying Zhou from Northwest Vista College stopped by the SA Living Show to explain what nanotechnology is and how their program is run.

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A start-up Auckland firm is applying nanotechnology to a fisheries by-product to manufacture 100% biodegradable, antibacterial air filtersa New Zealand first in an expanding global market.

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Will a month-long festival of nanotechnology be a matter of science imitating art or art imitating science?

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An Atlanta company announced Thursday it plans to open a laboratory in Lexington to develop nanomate

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Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some unique physicochemical and surface properties that lend themselves to novel uses…

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