The U.S. Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has submitted an open letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concern that the FDA's current oversight practices do not...

UK food manufacturers and others are being asked to provide any information on nanotechnologies they are working on under a program launched this week by the government. It's hoped voluntary...

"We saw labs today full to the rafters with scientists and machinery." That's the message US Department of Commerce undersecretary for technology Robert Cresanti sent back from his trip...

A new nano-enabled gadget is showing up on hi-tech gizmo sites like engadget and gizmodo - the hydrophobic umbrella. The NanoNuno umbrella uses the same nanotechnology as self-cleaning windows to...

A story in yesterday's New York Times is touting nanotechnology as the answer to that Holy Grail of personal computing, the instant boot up. "This technology could enable instant-on...

Dr. Naomi Halas, best known as the inventor of nanoshells, will speak Friday, October 6, at 2:00 pm at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The Rice University chemistry professor was recently...

A new survey of US residents reveals that almost half still haven't heard of nanotechnology. On the other hand, the number who have heard of nanotech has nearly doubled in the last two years. The...

A constant challenge in nanotechnology is how to power all those tiny devices. Getting electricity to them the way we power most appliances today, for instance, is extremely impractical. Nanodevices...

If the thought of carbon nanotubes coursing through the bloodstream makes you nervous, you may want to leave the room now. Researchers at Brown University have injected a cocktail of carbon...

"There is a gap emerging between regulation and the science; either the pace of regulatory development must increase or the science will need to slow down," said Francoise Roure, of the...

A team of scientists from BlueScope Steel and RMIT University has won the Nanotechnology Victoria 2005/06 prize for Outstanding Contribution to Industrial Nanotechnology. Using molecular simulation...

Now detecting the presence of toxins, including viruses, bacteria, biohazards and toxic chemicals, may be as easy as wiping a toxin-detecting napkin across a surface. Researchers at Cornell...

Earth & Sky radio series has a new piece on how "Nanotech sensors raise privacy issues," featuring Christine Peterson, Vice President for Public Policy at the Foresight Nanotech...

Fifteen Iranian researchers were initially banned from attending the TNT2006 Trends in Nanotechnology conference held in France this week, possibly because of political concerns over Iran's...

The Beyond Beauty Expo opening in Paris next week will kick off with a presentation on nanotechnology. The first part of the two-part presentation will be given by Thierry Devers from the IUT...

It may not win best picture at next year's Oscars, but a team of Ohio University physicists have captured the fascinating results of an experiment in molecular engineering in a movie. The video...

Whether we're talking about nanobots one day coursing through our bloodstreams or lab-on-a-chip implantable devices already in development, one of the biggest hurdles remains how to power these...

Nano-tex, the folks who brought us stain-free nanopants, have now moved into the home textile market with their nanotech-enhanced sheets. The wrinkle-free cotton sheets, now available through JC...