Although still generations away, such scientific breakthroughs are not as far-fetched as they might have once seemed. Faculty members and graduate students at the University of Connecticut are among those leading the way in this emerging area called nanotechnology.

Washington - A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, United States researchers reported on Sunday.

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced it was named Green Energy Innovator of the Year for its pioneering work on the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line,

BRUSSELS: Nanotechnology - the science of engineering products or substances down to one billionth of a meter in size - has produced breakthroughs for manufacturers of consumer goods, including clear sunscreens, stain-resistant clothing and superstrong sports goods.

Two of the five winners will develop new solar technology.

he Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech 2008 Call for Papers will close December 6

To explore possibilities in the nanotechnology sector to make products useful to the people.

An Indian microbiologist is trying to use nanotechnology to help identify an opportunistic pathogen that colonises recto-vaginal areas.

Ottawa, ON - The winners of a special $15-million nanotechnology research funding competition have been named. Five projects will be funded over three years, and each will receive $3 million in funding, with financial support shared by the National Research Council (NRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Nanotechnology holds vast potential for producing energy efficient products and processes

HYDERABAD: The Houston-based Foundation for Genetic Research is planning to establish a centre here to promote basic research

San Francisco - Nanotechnology manufacturers need stricter regulations to avoid environmental problems and diseases like cancer, according to a report released by an environmental advocacy group.

To increase the country's ability to desalinate water, to harness the use of solar energy to produce electricity, and to produce alternative uses for oil.

Commonly used industrial dyes hold the key to advancing the new science of 'spintronics', say researchers working on a new a £2.5 million study.

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company is participating in a major arctic pipeline project estimated to span over 3000 miles.

TEHRAN, April 14--Iran has turned to become one of the few countries mastering the biotechnology and nanotechnology in the world, a health official said on Sunday.

By focussing on fixing defects, the new method enables more precise shaping of microchip components

PARIS (AFP) - Scientists delivered a warning Tuesday about nanotechnology after tests on lab rodents found that microscopic, needle-like fibres that are already in commercial use led to lesions similar to those caused by asbestos.