Latest News at Nanoforum (4137 entries found)

TOPNEWS 17 November 2011 (from Institute of Nanotechnology)

Advanced and Enabling Technologies in Medicine

Red blood cell

Novel technologies offer enormous potential benefits including much earlier diagnosis, novel procedures such as the regeneration of damaged tissues using the patient’s own cells, targeted drug therapies and a more [..]

26 January 2012 (from European Parliament)

Nano-biocides regulated

Bacteria

On 19 January, the European Parliament adopted new biocides regulation including risk assessment and labelling for products containing nanomaterials. [..]

16 January 2012 (from IM2NP – CNRS – University Paul Cézanne – Marseilles – France)

NANOSEA 2012: 4rd International Conference On NANO-structures SElf-Assembly

Nanotube

NANOSEA2012 International Conference is the fourth edition of NANOSEA, six years after the successful start in July 2006 at Aix-en-Provence (France) , four years after NANOSEA 2008 held in the magnificent Villa [..]

16 January 2012 (from ICPC-NanoNet)

Discovering the Materials World of Africa

Chemical flasks

As the guest of the African Materials Research Society and NanoSciences Africa Network (NanoAfNet), the Institute of Nanotechnology (UK) has had an invaluable opportunity to gain substantial insight into the latest [..]

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09 January 2012 (from ObservatoryNano)

Emerging Science and Technology scrutinised by States Parties to BTWC

Bacteria

As of 2012, trends in science and technology with potential implications for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention will be monitored and discussed annually by experts and representatives of the State Parties to [..]

03 January 2012 (from NanoNextNL)

Roadmap Nano for Dutch Top Sectors

Bicycle

Just before Christmas, NanoNextNL published a roadmap for contributions it could make to several Dutch top sectors including healthcare, energy, water and agrifood. [..]

02 January 2012 (from European Commission)

European Commission adopts new materials roadmap

The materials roadmap enables low carbon technologies. [..]

21 December 2011 (from Boise State University)

Boise State University's Beyond The Blue Website Launches Faculty Podcasts featuring DNA Nanotechnology Expert Will Hughes

DNA structure

A new website – "beyondtheblue.boisestate.edu" – has been launched to showcase the expertise and innovative spirit that exists in many fields at Boise State University. In an ongoing series of podcasts, faculty [..]

13 December 2011 (from The Guardian)

Small scale, massive impact: live nanotechnology Q&A – join the debate

Eye

Amid all the science fiction predictions of nano-robots and artificial organs, it's easy to forget that nanotechnology is very much here and now. But is it safe? What effect is it having on your life, and what more [..]

21 November 2011 (from ICPC-NanoNet)

Nano-education key concern in Latin America

School

How to educate students and the general public about nanotechnology was a central issue discussed in the NanoMex 2011 and Nano Peru 2011 conferences held this month in Merida (Yucatan, Mexico) and Lima, Peru. [..]

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The FP7 observatoryNANO project provides ST and economic analysis on 10 different technology and industrial sectors, as well as EHS, ELSA, standards and regulatory aspects.  Click here for further information.


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