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Much of the hype around nanotechnology has concentrated on its more outlandish medical applications, with the prospect of tiny cell-sized nanobots, telepathy chips and the ability to manipulate materials at the molecular level arousing wonder and concern in equal measure. But while many have raised concerns about the safety and consequences of the technology, others believe the field is misunderstood. ... Read More »

SOUTH BEND — Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend will become the first college in Indiana to offer an associate’s degree program in nanotechnology. The degree program was approved Friday by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education during a meeting in Terre Haute. Ivy Tech-South Bend now will advertise for a full-time program chair, who might start in spring ... Read More »

This article is intended to encourage young people to become nanoscientist The unabashed purpose of this article is to encourage young people to become nanoscientist, nanotechnician or nanoengineers. In every few decades a new science emerges which has a great effect on the world’s population. One important example was the development of the printing press. This new science made it ... Read More »

Obama advisers want ideas on how the U.S. can best use the “golden triangle” of IT, nanotechnology, and biotechnology to bring economic benefit to society. The White House is seeking public opinion about how best to utilize what it’s calling the “golden triangle” of modern technologies, according to a blog post co-written by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Schmidt and post ... Read More »

LIVERMORE, Calif. – Scientists can now peer into the inner workings of catalyst nanoparticles 3,000 times smaller than a human hair within nanoseconds. The findings point the way toward future work that could greatly improve catalyst efficiency in a variety of processes that are crucial to the world’s energy security, such as petroleum catalysis and catalyst-based nanomaterial growth for next-generation ... Read More »

Industrial Science and Technology Network is one of 58 recent recipients of stimulus money. A company in York specializing in nanotechnology is to get more than $2 million in stimulus money to develop energy-efficient building technologies, according to a news release from Sen. Bob Casey and Sen. Arlen Specter. Industrial Science and Technology Network has been awarded the money in ... Read More »

A new way of stopping machines overheating is being developed. NANO-THIS. Nano-that. Nano-the-other. A nanometre is the name given by the scientific-measurement system to a billionth of a metre, and the idea that making things so small you measure their dimensions in nanometres will unlock advantages denied to larger objects has been around for well over a decade. Long enough, ... Read More »