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Nanotechnology to change our lives
News Nanotechnology could provide computer chips thousands of times quicker than today's fastest processors according to researchers at Molecular Electronics, a US firm dedicated to researching and developing atom-sized computer components.
[August 25, 2000, 13:52]
Nanotechnology takes up golfing challenge
News Scientists are trying to use nanotechnology to cure diseases, ameliorate the energy crisis and reduce golf scores. The ball, which is expected to hit stores in the spring of 2005 and cost $7 to $8 apiece, is one of a slew of nanotechnology products...
[November 22, 2004, 8:15]
HP uses nanotechnology for new circuit
News Researchers at HP Labs announced on Monday that they have created a new kind of extremely minute circuit for computer chips using nanotechnology, the science of building devices out of parts measuring 100 nanometres or less.
[September 10, 2002, 6:27]
UK loses its nanotechnology lead
News The UK government has failed to allocate enough funding to nanotechnology, and the funding that has been allocated has not be fairly distributed, according to a report on the subject from the government's own advisory board.
[March 30, 2007, 14:25]
IBM thinks big about nanotechnology
News IBM has created a small group within its semiconductor division to work with a select few nanotechnology start-ups on manufacturing issues and in exploring trends, another incremental step toward molecular computing.
[May 16, 2002, 10:07]
US plans huge spend on nanotechnology
News The Nanotechnology Research and Development Act budgets $2.36bn (£1.48bn) over three years, an average of $787m annually, for nanotechnology research and grants to universities and private corporations.
[May 8, 2003, 9:28]
Nanotechnology - small wonder it's coming
Blog As for other aspects: when you've seen nano-sized helices busy propelling themselves through a liquid like so many bacteria, heard researchers talking about the practical challenges of energy harvesting (you can't store power in things that small...
[June 25, 2008, 1:27]
Nanotechnology opens new chapter in digital paper story
News Researchers in South Australia are using nanotechnology to develop substances they hope will one day result in digital paper. The research is being carried out at the Ian Wark Research Institute, the Australia Research Council's Special Research...
[June 30, 2003, 13:12]
Nokia and Cambridge team up on nanotechnology
News According to Tuesday's announcement, Nokia Research Centre (NRC) will set up a "research facility" at the university, where work will primarily focus on nanotechnology. Nanotechnology long ago left science-fiction movies for the laboratory and...
[March 7, 2007, 14:53]
Nanotechnology a year away
News Nanotechnology could provide computer chips thousands of times quicker than today's fastest processors according to researchers at Molecular Electronics, a US firm dedicated to researching and developing atom sized computer components.
[August 25, 2000, 9:49]
Nokia shows off nanotech handset
News Nokia Research Centre (NRC) and Cambridge University have unveiled a concept phone they say shows the potential benefits of nanotechnology. Morph demonstrates flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces — all features...
[February 25, 2008, 14:59]
Europe launches £2bn nanotech push
News The European Commission has officially launched a €3bn (£2.3bn) public-private partnership aimed at the development of nanotechnology. Also on Friday, the Commission announced the launch of a second JTI, Artemis, which is targeting embedded...
[February 26, 2008, 12:00]
Venture capitalists pour money into nanotech
News At least one venture capitalist believes that nanotechnology could become the most influential force to take hold of the technology industry since the rise of the Internet -- and he's willing to put his money where his mouth is.
[March 10, 2004, 8:30]
Corporates plough cash into nanotech
News Corporations, governments, universities and others will spend an estimated $8.6bn ($4.7bn) on nanotechnology research and development in 2004, and a growing portion of the total comes from the private sector.
[August 16, 2004, 9:30]
Are nanoparticles going to attack your feet?
News Researchers believe nanotechnology could someday help build tiny supercomputers or solve many of the world's energy problems. Nanotechnology -- the art of making products out of components and/or molecules that measure less than 100 nanometers (a...
[September 28, 2004, 9:30]
Intel to unveil nanotech plans
News Intel will unfurl its nanotechnology plans at its developer conference next week, shedding light on what will power its chips for the coming decades. Sunlin Chou, senior vice president of the technology and manufacturing group at Intel, will...
[September 4, 2002, 13:48]
HP makes nanotech breakthrough
News Hewlett-Packard researchers will unveil a major breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology on Monday in Europe, a milestone in the company's goal to build future generations of smaller, faster and cheaper chips based on "molecular grids.
[September 9, 2002, 8:57]
Billions poured into nanotech
News Spending on research and development in nanotechnology is expected to surpass $3bn (£1.79bn) in 2003, as nations and companies compete for leadership in the growing field, according to an investment firm report.
[June 26, 2003, 7:33]
Tech leaders ponder intersection of nanotech and biotech
News Silicon Valley announced Thursday it had formed a consortium of business, government and educational leaders to address the convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology. The group's creation comes as the tech industry begins to show signs of a...
[May 7, 2004, 9:00]
Nanoparticle research blows open new possibilities
News Nanotechnology specialist QuantumSphere has developed technology that eventually could help heat homes -- or blow them up. Within the next 10 years, it's possible that semiconductor manufacturers may draw on nanotechnology techniques to produce...
[October 22, 2004, 12:15]
