Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory, University of Strathclyde, Imperial College London and University of Glasgow have developed a portable […]
Category: Institute of Nanotechnology
Quantum information: Computing with a single nuclear spin in silicon
A research team, including members from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN), has created the first working quantum bit based […]
LESL launches start up challenge to celebrate 25th anniversary
Marking 25 years of supporting business growth in Scotland, LESL is launching the Enterprise Challenge 2013, a competition to find […]
Could the ‘science of the very small’ be the answer to the world’s big problems?
A successful project to educate school pupils across Bristol and South Gloucestershire about nanotechnology has climaxed in a debate about […]
CRANN Researchers Develop New Method to Test Safety of Nanomaterials
A Multidisciplinary team at Trinity College Dublin from the School of Medicine and CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience […]
New system to improve DNA sequencing
A sensing system developed at Cambridge is being commercialised in the UK for use in rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing, which […]
UK HSE posts guidance on controlling occupational exposure to manufactured nanomaterials
Including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and other bio-persistent high aspect ratio nanomaterials (HARNs). The United Kingdom”s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) […]
Nano-scale glass blowers
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Center of MicroNanoTechnology researchers are using the electrical properties of a scanning electron microscope […]
NTU scientist develops a multi-purpose wonder material to tackle environmental challenges
Science fiction? Hardly, and there’s more – It can also desalinate water, be used as flexible water filtration membranes, help […]
Tenfold boost in ability to pinpoint proteins in cancer cells
Better diagnosis and treatment of cancer could hinge on the ability to better understand a single cell at its molecular […]