Nano News Archives
The Nano News archive holds past issues of the e-newsletter. To view issues from 2009, click on to the dates listed here: December 29, 2009, December 1, 2009, October 27, 2009, September 15, 2009, August 17, 2009, July 14, 2009, June 26, 2009.
Nano News
Nano News, a bimonthly e-newsletter distributed and published by our affiliate Ben Franklin Technology Partners, covers regional and national news on nanotechnology business, policy, issues and events.
October 12, 2010 – Fourth Annual 2010 Discovery to Commercialization Conference
The Nanotechnology Institute (NTI) and the Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI) will hold the fourth annual 2010 Discovery to Commercialization Conference on October 12, 2010 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. This exciting and informative event will take place from 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM, and will include a Lab-to-Market forum for venture capital and business development professionals. For more information, please click here.
Smarter Students for a Smarter Planet
There will be a panel discussion focused on technology-based economic development on June 8, 2010 at the National Constitution Center. This event will feature Philadelphia academic, government and industry leaders on how to prepare students from all disciplines with the tools they need to thrive in this technology-rich, dynamically networked and globally-integrated world. This event is sponsored by the IBM Corporation.
4th Annual CEET Symposium – June 4
The Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) announces its Fourth Annual Symposium which will be held on Friday, June 4 at the Villanova Conference Center in Radnor PA. The registration deadline is Monday, May 24.
NIH and HHS Funding Opportunities
The National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced funding opportunities in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine.
Materials From Nanotoxicology Workshop Now Online
Materials from the March 16 Nanotoxicology Workshop at the University City Science Center are now available here. more»
NIH and NSF Joint Funding Opportunity
NIH and NSF seek to bridge sciences through new a grant program. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have announced two new grant programs related to biomedicine and the interface of the life and physical sciences. The first deadline is May 18. More information is available here.
University of Pennsylvania Symposium on Soft Materials
On April 29, 2010, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania will present the first COMPASS Symposium (Complex Assemblies of Soft Matter). The event will be held at LRSM, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Please click here for more symposium information: LRSM Symposium Flyer
Lehigh Nanotech Network Holds Global Perspective Conference 2010
On Thursday, April 22, 2010 the Lehigh Nanotech Network (LNN) will present the Nanotech-Global Perspective 2010 Conference. This event will address questions such as: how has globalization affected the Nanotech arena, and where are the global frontiers of nanotechnology today.
The Promise of Nanotechnology
“The use of nanotechnology in consumer products and industrial applications is growing rapidly, with the products listed in the inventory showing just the tip of the iceberg. How consumers respond to these early products — in food, electronics, health care, clothing and cars — will be a litmus test for broader market acceptance of nanotechnologies in the future.”
–Andrew D. Maynard
Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson Inernational Center for Scholars