Dear all,

the call for papers is still open for nanotech italy

-see details at http://www.nanotechitaly.it

We are also planing working group meetings there

-please don't hesitate to contact us if you want to

attend

For details about nanofutures please visit

http://www.nanofutures.eu

10 Working Groups are open for your…

INDIA - 10^th June 2011: Nano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC) , INDIA announces the Nanotechnology Training (Certification) Programs for different fields of Science & Technology. With the availability of these kind of training programs in India, NSTC is looking forward to sensitize students, professionals and industries with requisite knowledge of Nanotechnology.

The applications of Nanotechnology are now evident in almost each and every field of…

Nanochallenge & Polymerchallenge 2011 is an international business plan competition organized by Veneto Nanotech, aiming at attracting the best nanotechnology innovations and business ideas. It offers financial and strategic support to scientists, researchers  and entrepreneurs ready to start a real company in the north east of Italy (nanotechnology category) or in the Campania Region (Polymer based materials category).

The new entrepreneurs have access to facilities, labs,…

A number of titanium mechanical properties can be improved by the method developed by Russian researchers for nano-scale grains formation in pure titanium structure. The information on researching structure and properties of nano-scale titanium as well as implants based on it will be published in May issue of the “Russian Nanotechnologies” journal. The effort has been sponsored by the Federal…

Mechanical properties studies show a remarkable increase in Young’s modulus and tensile strength with the addition of SWNTs.

  to see the full text follow the given link.

http://www.slideshare.net/05422454743/mechanical-properties

While R&D topics continue to lead as a beacon for economic recovery, a crucial part of the R&D process continues to receive little to no attention. And make no mistake, you are about to learn of the single most important factor in the advancement of new or improved material technologies around the world.

http://http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=41768

Laser waves focused on the tumor area can damage cancer cells and blood vessels feeding them. The process becomes more efficient if nanoparticles are preliminary introduced into the tumor. At the conference “Nanotechnologies in Oncology in 2010”, Russian oncologists explained how laser irradiation is absorbed by nanoparticles, what particular nanoparticles should be used and…

First, this is an interesting article:



http://www.industryweek.com/articles/information_please_19236.aspx

Also this is a decent GAO report on EPA challenges in regulating nano-manufacturing;

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10549.pdf



Now some of my previous thoughts on this:



Pollution on Human BioSystem…