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ST. PAUL — The politics of money makes surprising bedfellows in Minnesota’s higher education community. Minnesotans often see the two state-run college and university systems as competitors, but in a time of dwindling state aid and a tough economy, new leaders of the organizations pledge to work together. “There are two new guys in town here who are prepared to ... Read More »

Elite athletes with bionic implants, built-in chips to monitor their performance and shirts embedded with nanotechnology medicines to heal minor injuries could be taking the field for the 2051 Rugby World Cup. They’ll be refereed by robots and watched by spectators lounging in the comfort of a luxury hotel bedroom overlooking the pitch. That’s the prediction of Victoria University Associate ... Read More »

Cutting-edge developments in nanotechnology offer new ways of preventing and treating diseases, including cancer Interpreting, replicating and modulating our biology in a bid to make our lives healthier and happier is one of the aims of the modern nanoscientist. Photograph: Andrew Brookes/National Physical Laboratory/Science Photo Library The human body is a nanoscale engineer par excellence. Our cells push and pull ... Read More »

The School of Engineering Systems at the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia) offers PhD positions in Nanotechnology. Research in this area is focused on the synthesis and the analysis of nanomaterials, for application in next-generation photovoltaics and gas sensing. To this purpose, Prof Motta’s group carries on experimental research on inorganic and organic semiconductors. A great deal of effort ... Read More »

The smallest electric engine in the world, made of a single molecule was created by researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts.   The engine, created from a single molecule has a size equivalent to one billionth of a meter, according to the study being published in the Nature Nanotechnology magazine, informs bbc.co.uk. Tiny engines can have various applications in both ... Read More »

While the debate over genetically modified organisms has sometimes become absurd, there are important lessons to be learnt from the whole process. Barely a year ago, terms such as biosafety, GMO or transgenics, used to describe these technologies, were a preserve of a small elite group of scientists and lobbyists. However, today, these are to be heard in public meetings ... Read More »

Researchers have created the smallest electric motor ever devised. The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology. The minuscule motor could have applications in both nanotechnology and in medicine, where tiny amounts of work can be put to efficient use. Tiny rotors based on single molecules have been shown ... Read More »