Tuesday, November 4, 2003

Nanotech must move fast to allay fears. The European nanotechnology industry needs to discuss its work with the public or face a backlash against it. That was the general view of speakers in a panel discussion about the ethical and regulatory issues surrounding nanotechnology at the World Nano-Economic Congress, Europe, in London on Tuesday. [InfoWorld: Top News] 7:04:36 PM

	Monday, November 3, 2003

As Uses Grow, Tiny Materials' Safety Is Hard to Pin Down. Investors and policy makers are finding that pinpointing the potential environmental and health impacts of nanotechnology could take years. By Barnaby J. Feder. [New York Times: Technology] Name That Cancer in One Molecule. Intel and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center collaborate to develop a nanotechnology that, if it works, will be the most senstive cancer diagnostic tool ever invented. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News] 5:34:55 AM

	Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Nanotech Gets Down to Business. Venture capitalists, burned by the dot-com debacle, are leery of jumping on the nanotech bandwagon. But several companies and the government are investing in the latest wave of nanotech patents. Patrick Di Justo reports from the NanoBusiness Conference in New York. [Wired News] 3:54:08 AM

	Monday, April 14, 2003

Research Shows Hazards in Tiny Particles. A new review of research on nanoscale materials suggests that tiny particles are often toxic because of their size. By Barnaby J. Feder. [New York Times: Technology] 5:01:43 AM

	Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Making mountains out of molecules. At IBM Research, Phaedon Avouris spends his days delving into the basic behavior of matter and takes a no-nonsense approach to nanotechnology. [CNET News.com] 6:33:31 AM

	Monday, March 17, 2003

Nanotech's Far-Reaching Promise. Care to head to space on the Starlight Express? Someday -- in the next 10 years -- a carbon-nanotube elevator stretching 62,000 miles straight up into the sky could be a viable means of transport. By Kevin Kelleher from Wired magazine. [Wired News] 5:01:39 AM

	Saturday, February 15, 2003

Biology to make mini machines. Scientists look to the day when computer components are built not by factory machines but by living cells such as bacteria. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] They have described how wires can now be made by yeast organisms, and how solar panels could be built using substances produced by sea sponges. Researchers believe these kind of technologies will be essential if we are to continue to shrink the size of electronic devices. 5:05:11 AM

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