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The Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology, the nonprofit North Carolina nanobiotechnology group better known as COIN, has named a nanotechnology industry veteran as its new executive director. Griffith Kundahl comes to Durham, North Carolina-based COIN from the University of Denver School of Engineering and Computer Science where he worked as director of global programs. His experience includes serving as the ... Read More »

Dr. Sushanta Mitra looks at a photo of microorganisms that convert coal into natural gas right in the ground. Photograph by: Candace Elliott, edmontonjournal.com EDMONTON – Bacteria that feed on coal seams and create methane gas could be coaxed to produce more of the clean-burning fuel, a new source of energy locked in the world’s vast coal deposits. That’s one ... Read More »

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A delicate balance of atomic forces can be exploited to make nanoparticle superclusters that are uniform in size—an attribute that’s important for many nanotech applications but hard to accomplish, University of Michigan researchers say. The same type of forces are at work bringing the building blocks of viruses together, and the inorganic supercluster structures in this research are ... Read More »

Moorhead, Minn. — A Minnesota organization is behind a move to create a regional initiative that could bring nanotechnology research dollars and jobs to the upper Midwest. The proposal aims to connect researchers and businesses and build an international nanotech reputation for the region. Dubbed NanoVox, the regional nanotech center would encompass Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dakotas and perhaps Manitoba, ... Read More »

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the leading Democratic appropriator for scientific research, today announced the award of $978,242 from the National Science Foundation for three research grants – including two dealing with nanotechnology – for projects at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University in Philadelphia’s University City science district. “Nanotechnology will play a significant ... Read More »

Everyone is always bewildered at the thought when scientists talk of nanotechnology and its ever expanding uses. It has however remained a ‘riddle’-still unsolved as to why water tries to flow inside the nanotubes.  Finally researching upon this topic, scientists at the University of California, have found the answer in “Entropy” or the disorder in a system which leads to ... Read More »

Keeping fish cold is the key to quality, and new technologies such as nanotechnology is taking chilling to whole new levels. Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. And the science can easily be applied to making better ice. NanoICE technology, invented in Iceland 10 years ago, is available for the first time in ... Read More »