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by george elvin on July 27, 2006
Poor communities must be involved in debates about whether nanotechnologies can contribute to social and economic development, said delegates at a series of meetings in Zimbabwe this month, says a...
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by george elvin on June 29, 2006
The Experimedia Center at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia will be the site of "Questions for the Future: Ethics, Nanotechnology and Design," on July 13. The conference...
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by george elvin on June 06, 2006
With the conference, "Nanotechnology Oversight and Risk: It's Your Business!" coming up June 12 at Stanford University, you have to wonder if we're not starting to see too much of a...
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by george elvin on June 05, 2006
The Experimedia Center at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia will be the site of "Questions for the Future: Ethics, Nanotechnology and Design" on July 13. The conference...
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by george elvin on May 16, 2006
Biomimicry is one of my favorite topics in nanotechnology, as scientists take cues from nature to inspire new creations. At Georgia Tech, biomimicry has been institutionalized as a full-time research...
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by george elvin on May 10, 2006
Solar startups took center stage at today's Nano Science and Technology conference in Boston. Solar represents less than .5% of today's energy market, but that's about to change. The...
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by george elvin on May 09, 2006
Today's post comes to you live from the 2006 Nano Science and Technology conference in Boston. I'm here presenting the work of my NanoStudio and taking in the exhibition and paper...
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by george elvin on April 20, 2006
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC today hosted a live webcast conference, "How green is nanotechnology?" The...
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by george elvin on April 14, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be holding a public meeting in the fall of this year, designed to gather information about current developments in uses of nanotechnology materials in FDA...
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by george elvin on April 11, 2006
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies is hosting a conference and live webcast, "How 'green' Is Green Nanotechnology? A Corporate Perspective," on Wednesday, April 19th at 10:30...
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by george elvin on April 04, 2006
The Nano Science & Technology Institute (NSTI) has announced the inaugural Nanotechnology Excellence Awards, the largest technology awards program in the US. The awards program is dedicated to...
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by george elvin on March 30, 2006
Today I'm reporting from the University Club of Chicago, site of the 2006 Nano & Bio in Society conference put on by the Center on Nanotechnology and Society. The focus of the conference was...
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by george elvin on March 12, 2006
Last week I was in Chicago for "The Next Little Thing: Nano, Business & Society in the 21st Century," a fascinating conference put on by the Chicago-Kent College of Law's Center on...
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by george elvin on March 04, 2006
As the nano sector booms on both sides of the border, issues related to nanotrade, nanoregulation and nanoethics come to the forefront. In response, the Global Law and Policy Initiative at...
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by george elvin on February 08, 2006
Professor Edward Samulski, Jefferson Science Fellow at the US State Department, continues his online webchat about the implications of nanotechnology, which I posted about earlier this week....
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by george elvin on February 07, 2006
Today I'm reporting live from the conference, "Transforming Society through Emerging Technologies: The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) at Five Years." It was a packed house at...
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by george elvin on February 06, 2006
Monday, February 6, is the start of a weeklong rolling webchat sponsored by the US Department of State entitled, "Nano-stuff: What is it and Will There Be Policy Implications?" Leading the...
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by george elvin on January 31, 2006
Are you ready for the US's largest nanotechnology conference? It's coming up, May 7-11, 2006, at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston. It's the Nano Science and...
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by george elvin on January 24, 2006
London will be host to a conference entitled, "Better Humans? The implications of human enhancement," on February 8, 2006. According to the conference announcement: "From memory pills...
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by george elvin on January 09, 2006
Nanotechnology conferences usually come with a price tag of between $500 and $2000 for registration, not to mention travel and lodging. Now Purdue University has put together an all-day conference...
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by george elvin on December 19, 2005
Two conferences were announced today, to be held during International Nanotechnology Week in September 2006. The Multifunctional Nanocomposites 2006 Conference is intended to provide a platform for...
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