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National Nanotechnology Initiative Requests Increase to Safety Budget (IEEE Spectrum)
In the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) recently released Supplement to the President’s 2011 budget several government agencies including the FDA and NIST have requested additional funding to research the environmental, health and safety (EHS) issues surrounding nanotechnology. (read the story…) Related items Distinctions and Differences in Nanotechnology (IEEE Spectrum) Professor Awarded Two NIH Grants to Examine Nanotechnology-Based Methods... »
Thailand nanotech plan moves ahead (SciDev.net)
Thailand is expanding its nanotechnology strategy into the energy and agriculture sectors after reporting success in the first phase of its national nanotechnology policy. (read here…) Related items Solar energy installer moves into Malta’s STEP (The Saratogian) Nanotechnology sparks energy storage on paper and cloth (Science Daily) Nanotechnology sparks energy storage on paper and cloth (EurekAlert!) Composite nanomaterials show... »
Distinctions and Differences in Nanotechnology (IEEE Spectrum)
Last month I suggested that perhaps it wasn’t entirely wise for the molecular nanotechnology (MNT) community to try so vigorously to detach itself from the nanoscale material science that we see embodied in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). (read the story…) Related items National Nanotechnology Initiative Requests Increase to Safety Budget (IEEE Spectrum) Is a Lack of Government... »
Stimulus funds to pay for equipment at nanoscale facility (Cornell News Service)
The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) has received $1.38 million in federal stimulus funds to help with equipment upgrades. CNF is one of 14 members of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) of user facilities for nanofabrication. (read the story…) Related items Distinctions and Differences in Nanotechnology (IEEE Spectrum) National nanotechnology expert to speak at Grand... »
National nanotechnology expert to speak at Grand Valley State University (The Holland Sentinel)
Chemist and nanoscience expert Chad Mirkin will speak twice at Grand Valley State University on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., on the Allendale Campus. He is currently the third most-cited chemist in the world and a member of President Obama’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology. He has received... »
