TOPNEWS 27 November 2008 (from observatoryNANO)

First output from the observatoryNANO project

The observatoryNANO dynamic website is now live. Already available are interim reports on 10 technology sectors (a total of 56 reports will be available by the end of the year) and the first newsletter (which includes [..]

01 December 2008 (from Alpha Galileo)

CEA-LETI extends the transistor dimension scaling by through the use of 3D nanowire FET

CEA-LETI has successfully integrated on the same SOI wafer different types of advanced transistor structures like stacked nanowires transistors, FINFETs and independent dual gate FET, using a common flow compatible [..]

01 December 2008 (from Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology)

IBN’s Professor Jackie Y. Ying, Named One of “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era”

SINGAPORE, DECEMBER 1, 2008 ― IBN Executive Director Professor Jackie Y. Ying was recognized as one of «One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era”[1] at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers [..]

29 November 2008 (from NanoforumEULA)

Brazil invests in Nanotechnology, cooperation opportunities for Europe

This week, the Brazilian ministry for Science and Technology announced investment of over 200 million euro in 101 national institutes for science and technology, including 7 in nanotechnology. NanoforumEULA\'s recent [..]

28 November 2008 (from FAO)

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on the Application of Nanotechnologies in the Food and Agriculture Sectors: Potential Food Safety Implications

Given the increased global interest in the use of nanotechnology and concerns on the potential food safety implications, FAO and WHO have recognized a need for scientific advice on any food safety implications that may [..]

27 November 2008 (from NanoforumEULA)

Comparing needs in nanotechnology research cooperation between Mexico, Argentina and Brazil

After fact finding missions on nanotechnology in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil in the period 2007-2008, a comparison of the state of the art of nanotechnology research and policy in these countries is possible. It [..]

24 November 2008 (from Hayley Birch, RSC)

Colourful future for nanowires

Dutch scientists have worked out how to fine tune the stripes of alternating crystal lattices that form in semi-conducting nanowires. Control of such structures could lead to important advances in electronics and [..]

24 November 2008 (from Alpha Galileo)

"From simple molecules to nanostructured and bioactive materials" - a new International PhD program offered by University of Warsaw in Poland

A new International PhD program - supported by the Polish Foundation of Science - is offered by the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw. [..]

20 November 2008 (from Kerri Smith, Nature News)

Nanotube 'shortcut ' boosts brain signals

But a second study finds that solutions of the tiny tubes may block neuronal activity. [..]

20 November 2008 (from Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review)

Carbon-Nanotube Thread

Fabrics woven from highly conductive, nanotube-coated cotton are wearable biosensors [..]