Nanotechnology
EU launches the one billion euro Graphene Flagship
After years of preparations it is time for Europe to launch The Graphene Flagship – a 10-year, 1,000 million euro research and innovation initiative on... More
Swarms of robots could fight cancer (with your help)
Current cancer treatments are far from ideal. Cancer researchers are thus not shy of using nanotechnology. Their work is making promising headway into developing safer... More
Nanoparticle vaccine offers better protection
Particles that deliver vaccines directly to mucosal surfaces could defend against many infectious... More
Dangers and potential of nanomaterials examined
After a decade of rapidly growing industrial use, unimaginably tiny particles surround us everywhere, every day, in everything we do. Used in the manufacturing of... More
Nanotechnology – the next big thing for insurers
Insurers are having to learn to keep pace with fast-moving scientific developments such as... More
Sol Voltaics uses nanotechnology to make solar energy 25 percent more efficient
Sol Voltaics has raised $9.4 million from the Umoe and others to make solar cells more efficient, the company announced today. The Lund, Sweden-based startup... More
NANO-ECOTOXICITY project: Study on nanoparticles' impact on soil organisms
From the clothes and make-up we wear to the electronic devices we use every day, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous. But while industry has mastered the... More
Self-healing car finish - How nanotechnology renders cars scratch-resistant
Novel sprays containing silica or aluminium oxide nanoparticles enable car finish to repair itself up to a certain degree. The following interview on nanotechnlogy in... More