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Electronics Breakthrough Could Lead to Powerful Electronics That Consume Less Energy

Electronic devices of the future could be smaller, faster, more powerful and consume less energy because of a discovery by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory

17 Jun 2009

Legal Loopholes Need Closing To Stop Nanotechnology Facing Same Litigation Disaster as Asbestos

Billions of dollars in potential asbestos-like litigation risks for nanotechnology companies and investors are now hidden due to weak regulations governing disclosures of liabilities, according to a major new report from the Investor Environmental Health Network

17 Jun 2009

Synchrotron Research to Result in Advances in Environmental Clean Up

Science fact surpasses science fiction at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron's 12th Annual Users' Meeting Thursday, June 18 at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon. Conference participants will hear about some of the newest biomedical results from the CLS, as well as ways that synchrotron techniques are lighting the way to advances in environmental clean up and nanotechnology

15 Jun 2009

Is Nanotechnology The New Asbestos?

New Study Compares Emerging Nanomaterial Risk Concerns With Disclosure Failures That Preceded Billions of Dollars in Asbestos Litigation Losses; Reform Roadmap for FASB, SEC to be Laid Out

15 Jun 2009

Cheap, Mass Produced Fuel Cells For Electric Vehicles and Appliances the Goal of ASU Researchers

The high cost of manufacturing fuel cells makes their large-scale production for power generation next to impossible, but researchers at Arizona State University are working to change that so cars, electricity and much more can run on the "green" technology

15 Jun 2009

Green Aviation Named Among American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics List of Top Emerging Aerospace Technologies

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics list of top emerging aerospace technologies includes greener aviation, alternative fuels and efficient propulsion

1 Jun 2009