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H.M. King Abdullah recently approved the establishment of the King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology at Riyadh Techno Valley, a part of King Saud University (KSU). Saudi businessman Muhammad Bin Hussein Al-Amoudi of Corral Group and Midroc Group will finance the project, which has been designed according to the latest international specifications. KSU has developed the nano-program into a specialist institute ... Read More »

On May 28, 2010, the House passed, by a vote of 262-150, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5116), which would authorize funding for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science activities. The bill includes language from H.R. ... Read More »

On May 28, 2010, the House passed, by a vote of 262-150, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5116), which would authorize funding for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science activities. The bill includes language from H.R. ... Read More »

New toxics legislation aims for safe. But is it sound? In April, the Safe Chemicals bills were introduced into the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, designed to oveahaul the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA. This is probably old news to most of you. Since your business has probably been laboring under the regulations of the Environmental Protection ... Read More »

New toxics legislation aims for safe. But is it sound? In April, the Safe Chemicals bills were introduced into the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, designed to oveahaul the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA. This is probably old news to most of you. Since your business has probably been laboring under the regulations of the Environmental Protection ... Read More »

Nanoscience is defined as the study of the fundamental principles of matter (molecules, or structures) with at least one dimension between 1 and 100 nm, in the nanoscale.  Nanotechnology is defined as the application of nanoscale material to make useful devices. Would you like to learn more about nanoscience and nanotechnology? Would you like to incorporate these cutting-edge topics into ... Read More »

Oil spills are a serious threat to the environment. The marine ecosystem, in particular, takes a serious pounding because of them. Several approaches have been used so far to deal with oil spill cleanups. The latest in the list is nanotechnology, which deals with structures of the size of 100 nanometers or smaller. The idea of using a nano sponge ... Read More »