Nanotech hits the gadget market with the Handheld Germ-Eliminating Light from Hammacher Schlemmer. According to them: This cell phone-sized disinfectant light is the first to use UV-C light and...

Nanotech expert Rocky Rawstern has started a blog called blog~nano: Nanoscale Materials and Nanotechnology, which he describes as dedicated to an ongoing analysis of nanoscale technologies and...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have developed bone and muscle cells using a custom-designed ink-jet printer. The team has succeeded in bioprinting from...

Nanotechnology may be bringing a bit of science fiction closer to reality with the advent of "invisible" electronics. "You can imagine a variety of applications for new electronics...

Nanotechnology regulations imposed by the Berkeley City Council took effect Friday. The council decided last Tuesday to amend its hazardous materials law to include nanoparticles, making Berkeley the...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed what they call the first photoconducting nanostructures, nanocables that convert light into electricity. The cables, 16 nanometers in diameter...

I'm pleased to announce a new company I've just started called Green Technology Forum. At Green Technology Forum you'll find news, commentary, interviews, and original research covering...

Tonight I'm at the Illinois Science and Technology Park outside Chicago for the NanoBusiness Alliance Holiday Party. This venue, graciously hosted by Alliance director Sean Murdock, has brought...

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a technique to study how unicellular micro-algae, known as diatoms, create their complex cell walls. They hope to learn how diatoms assemble intricate...

Have you had your daily dose of nanoparticles? Millions of Japanese citizens get theirs in the form of toothpaste--toothpaste that not only protects teeth, but actually repairs them. According to a...

Yesterday I took part in the Industry Forum at the International Conference on Nanotechnology Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety in Cincinnati. The forum focused on risk management in...

The bottom-up construction of molecular computers has come one step nearer with the development of a plug-and-socket molecular system that is an analog of a macroscopic electrical extension cord,...

Dr. Andrew Maynard, Science Advisor to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, and his co-authors outline a series of five grand challenges to nanotech risk assessment in a commentary in this...

Several nano-cars competed in the Los Angeles Auto Show's 2006 Design Challenge on Environmental Sustainability, but in the end they were beat by . . . a Hummer? This year's challenge had...