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.
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.
2010 NAF Application Available
Applications for the NTI 2010 Nano Application Fund are now available. There is no submission deadline, but applications must be made no later than May 1, 2011. Funds must be expended by December 31, 2011. To access the application, please click here: NTI Applications Fund RFP 2010-2011.
Professor Carpick Paper Published in Science Magazine
Science Magazine has published “Frictional Characteristics of Atomically Thin Sheets,” a paper written by Professor Rob Carpick, University of Pennsylvania Prinicpal Investigator for the Nanotechnology Institute. The abstract for the article can be accessed here; the attached press release gives more detail about the research findings. To read the press release, please click here: Carpick Press Release.
New Nanotechnology Master’s Program at University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering has developed a new Master of Science degree program in Nanotechnology. The attached flyer gives more details NanoMasters Flyer. more»
Information Session for NTI Funding
The NTI held an information session on March 16 to provide more details about the requirements for each of the three funding categories – NanoApplication Fund (NAF), Program to Support Translational Research (PSTR), and Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA). more»
New Funding Solicitations for 2010
The Nanotechnology Institute (NTI) has announced new funding solicitations for 2010. There are three program categories: more»
Why Is Small So Big?
Nanotechnology deals with products and processes that are measured in almost unbelievably small increments called “nanometers”—one billionth of a meter.
At the nanoscale, materials differ from larger objects in their physical, chemical and biological properties; therefore, they lend themselves to new and improved materials, systems and devices. Nanotechnology is behind the development of such diverse advancements as:
- Drug Delivery
- Biofiltration and Separation sciences
- Improved coatings for medical devices
Thanks to rapid advances in this exciting new field, we now have the tools and talents to manipulate materials on the molecular scale—a technology literally changing the world as we know it.