http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com Info. Resource on all aspects of Nanomaterials Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:47:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Nanotechwire.com http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=5527 A novel approach to synthesizing nanowires (NWs) allows their direct integration with microelectronic systems for the first time, as well as their ability to act as highly sensitive biomolecule detectors that could revolutionize biological diagnostic applications, according to a report in Nature.   "We electronically plugged into the biochemical system ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=62 Source: EurActiv.com / 12 February 2008 http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/commission-cautious-nanotech-research/article-170236 The Commission has called on member states to respect the precautionary principle in research on nanoscience in order to anticipate its potential environmental, health and safety impacts.  "Member states should apply the precautionary principle in order to protect not only researchers, who will be the ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=61 By staff reporter, LabTechnologist.com / 6 Feb. 2008 http://www.labtechnologist.com/news/ng.asp? n=82978-tu-delft-bionanoscience-emerging-scientific-disipline-the-kavli-foundation-nanotechnology Delft Technology University (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, has decided to create a new bionanoscience department in a clear indication of what it feels is one of the key up and coming scientific fields. Over the next decade, TU Delft will invest ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=60 Source:  Nanowerk News, January 24, 2008 http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=4209.php The Naughton Institute, a €100 million state-of-the-art new science facility at Trinity College Dublin which will house Ireland’s first purpose-built nanoscience research institute, the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and the world’s first Science Gallery was officially opened by the Taoiseach, ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=59 Source: MTB Europe, 5 February 2008 http://mtbeurope.info/news/2008/802005.htm Nanoscience Europe (NanoSci-E+) has announced a call for proposals for nanoscience research funding in Europe.  Proposals must include organisations from at least three qualifying European countries (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom). A minimum ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=58 Nanoscience Instruments introduces a new line of Silicon-Nitride probes for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The new HYDRA series is available world-wide and fills a need in the market for AFM probes specifically designed for imaging soft materials such as biological and polymeric samples. HYDRA probes feature a unique, patent-pending design ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=57 Source: Nanowerk News/ February 20, 2008 http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=4620.php The government is planning to appropriate NT$23 billion (US$726 million) to fund the second stage of the "Taiwan National Science and Technology Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" slated for 2009-2014, officials at the cabinet-level National Science Council (NSC) said Tuesday. The first stage, which ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=56 Source: PhysOrg.com/ Texas A&M University /Feb 8, 2008 http://www.physorg.com/news121700723.html Sometimes simpler is better. Engineering researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new way to produce ultra-thin electricity-conducting wire that is simpler and faster than existing processes.  "Other methods used to produce nanowires use high temperatures and high pressure," said Subrata Kundu, ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=55 Exotic materials and cheaper substrates could lead to better photovoltaics. By Tyler Hamilton, February 06, 2008 Source: MIT TechnologyReview.com http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/20163/ Researchers at McMaster University, in Ontario, say that they have grown light-absorbing nanowires made of high-performance photovoltaic materials on thin but highly durable carbon-nanotube fabric. They've also harvested similar nanowires from reusable substrates and ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=54 "Power shirt” would harvest energy from physical movement Atlanta, Feb. 19, 2008 Source: Photontics Online /Georgia Institute of Technology http://www.photonicsonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID =%7BA1EAAE9B-543F-4792-B859-1A3CC3DBC823%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others whose physical motion ... http://www.nanoscienceinfo.com/?p=53