As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, a separate but equally compelling challenge exists.

Back in 1994, Leonard Hobbs, now process engineering department manager and research programs manager for Intel Ireland, helped transfer a 0.5-micron CMOS process to Dublin, making Fab 10 Intel's most advanced wafer facility when it opened that year.

James Chon of MelbourneAfA A A A1 2A A A1 2s Swinburne University of Technology holds up a DVD that can store data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.

A day on the tools just got a whole lot sweeter for the nation's tradesmen, thanks to a new range of so-called smart clothing that kills body odour.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced a $5.7 million investment that will expand upon university research efforts, bring new products to the marketplace, and educate the next generation of high-tech workers.

New research at the A. James Clark School of Engineering could prevent bacterial infections using tiny biochemical machines nanofactories that can confuse bacteria and stop them from spreading, without the use of antibiotics .

Scientific platform: G.J. Samathanam, Advisor and Head, Technology Development and Transfer, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, addressing a conference at Anna University, Tiruchi on Thursday.

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and Benjamin L. Cardin recently introduced legislation to address potential health and safety risks about products that contain nanotechnology materials.

Big-name retailers like Tesco and Carrefour should help prepare consumers for innovations in the food sector, according to the top civil servant in the EU executive's directorate for health and consumer protection.

When we talk nano to the public, we are leaving behind key audiences. Scholars, policy-makers, and outreach specialists in the nanotechnology community may be struggling with toxicological data and regulatory frameworks, but they seem to be able to agree on one thing: The public is unaware of the new technology and uninformed about the science ...