Nanotechnology

"Nanotechnology comprises technological developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0.1 to 100 nm. (One nanometer equals one thousandth of a micrometre or one millionth of a millimeter.)" (Source: Wikipedia)

Visit the links below for some exciting developments in the field of Nanotechnology.

The Foresight Institute :: "Foresight is the leading think tank and public interest institute on nanotechnology. Founded in 1986, Foresight was the first organization to educate society about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology. At that time, nanotechnology was a little-known concept."
Nanotechnology Now :: "NN was created to serve the information needs of business, government, academic, and public communities. And with the intention of becoming the most informative and current free collection of "nano" reference material. We will cover: related future sciences, issues, news, events, and general information, and make this a place to come for information, stimulating debate, and research info."
Nano Science & Technology Institute :: The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) was created in 1997 and chartered with the promotion and integration of small technologies through education, technology and business development.
Nanoforum :: The European Nanotechnology Gateway. "Nanoforum is a pan-European nanotechnology network funded by the European Union under the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) to provide information on European nanotechnology efforts and support to the European nanotechnology community."
Yahoo Groups Nanotechnology :: "This mailing list revolves around the emerging science of nanotechnology. Discussions include application, futurism, idea exchange, design, social implications, economic issues, policy and legislation and other relevent group sub-topics. Questions of impact and strategic implications are encouraged as well as exchanges of information."

Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion
the original nanotechnology blog

Will realization of the seriousness of climate change push the development of...
The answers of 151 thinkers and visionaries to the Edge Annual question for 2009 have been posted. The question: “WHAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING?” As phrased by John Brockman, Editor and Publisher, “What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?” In his answer, nanotechnology pioneer Eric Drexler points to a role [...]
Combining structural DNA nanotechnology and gold nanoparticles to make decora...
Researchers have been able to attach gold nanoparticles to DNA tiles and, by varying the size of the nanoparticles and the presence of DNA stem loops on some tiles, have been able to control the formation from the DNA tiles of various three dimensional DNA nanotubes.
Mechanism of most powerful molecular motor available to inspire nanotechnology
Scientists have now revealed the working mechanism of one of the most powerful molecular motors known to biology.
Interfacing with neurons using nanotechnology
Research on the interactions between carbon nanotubes and neurons shows that electrical phenomena in nanotubes may lead to engineering interactions between nanomaterials and neurons.
Toward atomic-scale computing with nanotechnology
Christian Joachim (who shared the Foresight Nanotech Institute Feynman Prize in the Experimental category in 1997 and won in the Theoretical category in 2005) is heading a group of researchers working to bring about atomic-scale computing. ScienceDaily led us to this European Commission ICT Results feature “Computing in a molecule“, which describes their on-going efforts: Over [...]
Nanotechnology makes teeth too slippery for harmful bacteria
Polishing teeth with silica nanoparticles produces much smoother surfaces than does polishing with larger silica particles, making it easier to remove harmful bacteria.
Why the DMS debate is a good thing for nanotech
One of the main reasons that we are confident in the overall predictions of molecular manufacturing is that there are many pathways to it from current technology and using currently understood science. It is thus something of a milestone that we have arrived at a fork in the road about which there is room for [...]
Tell NIST how nanotechnology could address a critical national and societal need
If you have a proposal on how nanotech could address a critical national and societal need, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to hear from you.
Nanotechnology-produced wires to swim through blood, attach to, and kill canc...
Nanowerk News reports that an international nanotech collaboration of American and Korean scientists, funded by the Korean government, has developed multifunctional gold-coated nanowires that are designed to swim through the blood stream and attach to cancerous cells via antibodies against the cancer cells. Exposure to an electromagnetic field should heat the nanowires and destroy the [...]
Reading DNA sequences from single molecules of polymerase using nanotechnology
A new nanotech method of DNA sequencing is 30,000 times faster than current DNA sequencing methods.

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