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Jim Yardley Jim Yardley has seen firsthand how the nanotechnology field has exploded over the past decade. “It’s extremely exciting,” says the managing director of Columbia’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. “The work here has helped create a whole new world of research, a completely new field.” The nanotechnology projects Yardley oversees bring together faculty and students from a host ... Read More »

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Secretary-General of the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) says Iran will market 6 nano-based drugs soon. He adds that Iran has produced one of 6 anti-cancer nano-drugs. During the conference, Medical Nanotechnology: Present and the Future, Saeed Sarkar told Mehr News that Iran will market 6 new nano-drugs soon. “Only 6 anti-cancer nano-durgs have been ... Read More »

Public concerns about nanotechnology in food processing highlight important areas for further research, according to a US paper just published in the journal Nanobiotechnology. The study reviews the progress of US research initiatives covering nanotech science, funded by the US Department of Agriculture via the National Research Initiative and the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (NRI/AFRI). The NRI/AFRI programme has ... Read More »

NEC Corp on Tuesday announced the availability of the “carbon nanohorn,” a form of carbon nanotube, that can be used for a wide range of purposes, including medical innovations and capacitor enhancement. Carbon nanohorns were first discovered in 1998 by a research team lead by Dr Sumio Iijima, Senior Research Fellow, NEC Corporation. Each carbon nanohorn is approximately 2-5 nm ... Read More »

Jan. 25, 2013 — Every day scientists learn more about how the world works at the smallest scales. While this knowledge has the potential to help others, it’s possible that the same discoveries can also be used in ways that cause widespread harm. A new article in the journal Nanomedicine, born out of a Federal Bureau of Investigation workshop held ... Read More »

A group of professors from Beni Suef University have established the first specialized university in the region for nanotechnology and biotechnology. Called the Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, the professors hope the new department will improve the quality of scientific research and find applicable solutions to most of the environmental and industrial problems Egypt suffers from. “This faculty ... Read More »

Participants stress for adopting nanotechnology in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: A one-day seminar on ‘Nanotechnology and Stakeholders in Pakistan’ commenced here on Monday where Ministry of Science and Technology Secretary Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar emphasised on the importance of nanotechnology. The secretary said Pakistan should seriously consider developing nanotechnology manpower in the country. He made these remarks during the inauguration session of seminar ... Read More »