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Issue 16: Nanomaterials for the Future

In this issue we report on the role nanomaterials will play in a clean tech future. The ...

Interview: Harold Craighead

Harold Craighead, head of the Nanobiotechnology Center at Cornell, is considered to be one of the great international figures of the nanoscience revolution. He talks to Ottilia Saxl of NANO Magazine about Cornell’s early vision for supporting nanoscience research, his own role in realizing a netwokd of national centres to su...

Clean Tech: Nanotechnology, the future for sustainable technology

  While the media attention on the Copenhagen conference on climate change has subsided and the pressure on politicians of all nations to reach a meaningful emission reduction target may have been taken off the boil, the impact of global warming on our environment and climate keeps mounting. Climate change, long-term energy ...

Taking the Heat

Nanomaterials hold great potential for enabling the creation of dramatically more efficient everyday systems, such as less toxic car exhaust fumes and improved sensor technology.  Much potential has indeed been proven in laboratory experiments but one major hurdle has been hampering their emergence into practical applications in the real world: He...

Issue 15 - Nano for the Military

We shed light on a 'dark corner' of nanotechnology. Read about the military applications of nano, the nano enhanced army, Gulf War Syndrome and nanopathology, and the ethical concerns around the huge investments made into defence.   The ...

Editorial : Nanotechnology in Food & Drink

Food companies need to produce products that are different from those of their competitors, and nanotechnology is increasingly a key means of achieving this....

Military Applications of Nanotechnology

The military have been quicker than most to appreciate the potential of nanotechnology. More money is being spent on nanotechnology research for military applications than for any other area. ...

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Interview: Harold Craighead

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World's most precise clock based on aluminium ion

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built an enhanced version of an e...

Monday, 8 February 2010

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Smart coating opens door to safer hip, knee and dental implants

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a "smart coating" that helps surgical implants...

Thursday, 4 February 2010

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Artificial bee silk a step closer to reality

CSIRO scientist Dr Tara Sutherland and her team have achieved another important milestone in the internation...

Thursday, 4 February 2010

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Using magnetic toys as inspiration, researchers tease out structures of self-ass

Scientists have long studied how atoms and molecules structure themselves into intricate clusters. Unlocking t...

Monday, 1 February 2010

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Protestors cause chaos at French nanotech debate

Protestors have caused the public to be banned from four debates on nanotechnology taking place across Franc...

Monday, 25 January 2010

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Watching crystals grow provides clues to making smoother, defect-free thin films

To make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystallin...

Friday, 22 January 2010

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New nanoparticles target cardiovascular disease

Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls...

Thursday, 21 January 2010

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Novel personalized medicine trial launched for metastatic colorectal cancer

Imagine if treatments for disease could be based not on a patient's diagnosis but instead on the characteristi...

Monday, 18 January 2010

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Nanodiamonds could massively improve MRI capabilities

A Northwestern University study shows that coupling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent to a nan...

Friday, 15 January 2010

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Trials begin on wireless body-monitoring system

MediSens Wireless, a startup company in UCLA's on-campus technology incubator at the California NanoSystems In...

Thursday, 14 January 2010

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House of Lords call for more openess and research into nanotechnology in food

The House of Lords has issued a report detailing the first stages of an enquiry into the use of nanomaterials ...

Friday, 8 January 2010

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Nanoengineering discovery could lead to enhanced electronics discovery

Nanoscience has the potential to play an enormous role in enhancing a range of products, including sensors, ph...

Friday, 8 January 2010

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Nanotech solution to the build up of ice

Preventing the havoc wrought when freezing rain collects on roads, power lines, and aircrafts could be only a ...

Thursday, 7 January 2010

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Ferropaper to make low cost micromotors for miniature speakers and surgical inst

Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "mic...

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

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Carbon Nanotubes for high-speed genetic sequencing

Faster sequencing of DNA holds enormous potential for biology and medicine, particularly for personalized diag...

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

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Researchers develop 'nano-cocktail' to target and treat tumours

A team of researchers in California and Massachusetts has developed a "cocktail" of different nanometer-size...

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

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Nanomaterials In this issue NANO looks at the many applications of nanomaterials: from thin films and protective coatings, to controlled release and even applications in the fashion world. Also our contributors discuss the regulation, reputation and risks of nanotechnology.

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Issue 14

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Nanomaterials In this issue NANO looks at the many applications of nanomaterials: from thin films and protective coatings, to controlled release and even applications in the fashion world. Also our contributors discuss the regulation, reputation and risks of nanotechnology.

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Nanotechnology In Food & Drink There are many controversial issues surrounding nanotechnology and food. In this issue, NANO magazine tackles these head on, bringing a stellar list of contributors to examine, debate and discuss all aspects.

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Issue 12

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Natural Inspiration In this issue, we report on new technologies inspired by nature and how nanotech ventures can survive the economic downturn.

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Book of the month

November 2009
Book of the month

Science at the Nanoscale: An Introductory Textbook

by Wee Shong Chin (National University of Singapore), Chorng Haur Sow (National University of Singapore) & Andrew T S Wee (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Table of Contents (34k)
Preface (135k)
Chapter 2: Classical Physics at the Nanoscale (531k)

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