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COMS brings together leaders from all over the world and every sector of industry; from high tech companies, national labs, regional development and government agencies, investment and consulting groups, market researchers, educators and students; all sharing, learning and creating partnerships in an open interactive setting. This is a powerful environment focused on accelerating commercialization activity among established and emerging micro ... Read More »

In discussions of nanotechnology, it has become increasingly common to emphasise the importance of ‘responsible governance’. This study focused on the issue of environmental governance and was specifically interested in critically exploring the relationship between nature and nanotechnology. It began by characterising a range of narratives commonly told about nature and nanotechnology and suggested that each of these was a ... Read More »

In discussions of nanotechnology, it has become increasingly common to emphasise the importance of ‘responsible governance’. This study focused on the issue of environmental governance and was specifically interested in critically exploring the relationship between nature and nanotechnology. It began by characterising a range of narratives commonly told about nature and nanotechnology and suggested that each of these was a ... Read More »

Victoria is looking to become Australia’s nanotechnology epicenter. The state reveals the Melbourne Center for Nanofabrication, a $63 million site that would serve as the core research lab within the Australian National Fabrication Facility. The center is a joint project between the Federal government, CSIRO, Minifab and educational institutions such as Swinburne University of Technology, Monash University, Deakin University, La ... Read More »

Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop a medical dressing which will detect and treat infection in wounds. Scientists at the University of Bath and the burns team at the Southwest UK Paediatric Burns Centre at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol are working together with teams across Europe and Australia to create an advanced wound dressing. The dressing will work by releasing ... Read More »

Foods from cloned animals and their offspring should be banned, the European Parliament said Wednesday. The rules will be finalized through negotiations between EU lawmakers and European governments that are to start in September, The New York Times reported. “Although no safety concerns have been identified so far with meat produced from cloned animals, this technique raises serious issues about ... Read More »

First Place [Download] 1st Place Winner Jian Shi, University of Wisconsin Self-illuminating flowers of Pandora This picture is created from a high resolution SEM image of a zinc oxide “nanoflower” synthesized by a physical vapor deposition technique. [Download] 1st Place Winner Elisabetta Comini, University of Brescia, Italy Nano PacMan made of copper oxide Scanning electron microscope image of a copper ... Read More »