New Nanotechnology Signature Initiative to Accelerate Sustainable Design: Fourth Nanotechnology Signature Initiative highlights the importance of informatics in advancing nanotechnology
Press Releases(May 14, 2012) Today the agencies participating in the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) announced their fourth Nanotechnology Signature Initiative. This signature initiative will stimulate the development of models, simulation tools, and databases that will enable the prediction of specific properties and characteristics of nanoscale materials. This in turn will accelerate commercialization of nanotechnology innovations that maximize benefits to humans and the environment while minimizing risks.
Call for Papers: 2012 IEEE Workshop on Nanoinformatics for Biomedicine
Calls2012 IEEE Workshop on Nanoinformatics for Biomedicine October 4-7, 2012, Philadelphia, PA, USA,in conjunction with2012 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM 2012) The application of nanotechnology in biomedicine offers innovative approaches to disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. To address the ever-growing information needs of nanomedicine, nanoinformatics is playing an important role in acquiring relevant data/information, conceptually organizing information for conversion to knowledge, and developing computing applications that are based on important parameters at the nanoscale and applicable in a broad health perspective.
Yale engineers develop novel system for producing conductive films
Press ReleasesYale engineers have developed a novel automated system for generating strong, flexible, transparent coatings with promising uses in lithium-ion battery and fuel cell production, among other applications.Until now, the slow through-put of some existing assembly methods has significantly restricted the practical application of these thin, multilayered conductive films.
PCAST Releases Assessment of National Nanotechnology Initiative
Press ReleasesToday, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its latest assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI): Report to the President and Congress on the Fourth Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. The assessment is a Congressionally mandated biennial review of the NNI, a crosscutting Federal program designed to coordinate U.S. investments in research and development (R&D) activities in nanoscale science, engineering, technology, and related efforts across 26 agencies and programs. It was written by PCAST, acting in its capacity as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel.
What is Nanomanufacturing?
Nanomanufacturing is the essential bridge between the discoveries of the nano sciences and real-world nanotechnology-enabled products.
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