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The massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill has already hemorrhaged anywhere from 18 million to 40 million gallons of oil into the water, leaving federal and state emergency response officials desperate for any way to capture the spreading raw crude and protect the U.S. coastline. But this week, scientists in the U.S., Canada, South America and elsewhere pleaded with the ... Read More »

Considering the future prospects, the global nanotechnology market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 18% during 2010-2013. With the use of nanotechnology in the energy sector for improvement of manufacturing processes, conversion, storage and energy saving, we anticipate that the market for nanotechnology in Energy Applications will climb to US$ 700 Million by 2013, at a CAGR ... Read More »

euspen Challenge 2010 is an international competition to identify outstanding students across Europe with potential to be future leaders in the field. In early 2010,  top students have been selected on a national level in seven euspen member countries. On 1st July, the 21 students chosen will come together at Carl Zeiss, Jena  to compete in international teams, over 3 ... Read More »

 Research Fellow in Theoretical Nanomechanics: Parkville Campus, Melbourne, Australia By TheScienceJobs • Jul 2nd, 2010 • Category: Engineering, Material Science, Mathematics, Nanotechnology, Physics Print Print Email This Post Email This Post Share Socialize ! Report problem Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia Salary: AUD$52,742 – AUD$71,571 p.a. (* PhD entry level AUD$66,676 ... Read More »

Proteomics is an important field for the pursuit of drug discovery, vaccine development, and drug manufacturing. However, prevalent methods require fluorescent labeling and 2D evaluation through electrophoresis or mass spectrometry. Hus Tigli, CEO of Silicon Kinetics, shared an alternative approach that leverages nanotechnology, at the San Francisco Bay Area IEEE Nanotechnology Sixth Annual Symposium: “Nanotechnology: State of the art and ... Read More »

In the ongoing effort to determine how best to regulate nanotechnology, the first and easiest suggestion is to use existing laws and regulations that were developed for chemicals.  Some observers believe that the labyrinth of existing regulations (through FDA, EPA, OSHA, and other agencies) is sufficient to regulate nanotechnologies and nanomaterials that may pose hazards to workers or the public.  ... Read More »

New CO2 capture technology under development could reduce CO2 emissions from the production of synthetic crude oil from the Oil Sands by up to 25% NISKAYUNA, New York, June 30, 2010 – In the quest to develop more cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels, GE (NYSE: GE) is partnering with the University of Alberta (UA) and Alberta ... Read More »