England became in the 17th century a strong military power because it was having an Industrial Revolution (spinning and weaving machines, Watt’s steam engine, the railway locomotive, and the factory system with its assembly lines). Arms that used explosives were called “firearms.” That was what war ...   read more

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Products that use nanotechnology, from TV screens to water filters, are coming to the market faster than ever before - an editorial in the UK's The Guardian. ...   read more

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The solar industry is competing in a Space Age-like rush to develop the next generation of solar panels. Thanks to a key summer finance deal and the achievement of critical technology milestones, the thinnest and perhaps most cost-effective new technology may soon hit the market.

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With a global focus on soaring energy costs, industry analysts say fuel cell discovery could get a boost from a nationwide rise in nanotechnology investments in the energy and environment sectors.

Studies suggest there are big opportunities for scientists practicing small fuel cell science. Desp ...   read more

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NO MATTER who wins the presidential election in November, the next Administration will have to decide how best to protect the American public, workers, and environment from the potential adverse effects of nanotechnology. The challenge will be to do so without stifling innovation.

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A write-up on nanotechnology applications in the pharmaceutical industry that covers Screening Diagnostics, Imaging Drug Delivery Diagnostics and Imaging Diagnostics. It concludes with this remark:

The application of nanotechnology in life sciences, nanobiotechnology, is already having an impact ...   read more
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Radio: Talk of the Nation, August 15, 2008 - Using a technique known as self assembly, researchers have found a way to create high-quality repeating patterns with features just ten nanometers across.

Guest: Rachel Segalman, Charles Wilke assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Univers ...   read more

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A BBC reporter travels to Zurich in Switzerland to discover some of the ambitions scientists have for the world's tiniest technology - at IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. ...   read more

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