Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering

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Since I studied mechanical engineering at MIT, this subject hits close to home for me. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (asme) released a repo…

Amazing 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

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The Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was a spectacular display of "human art." So much has been made possible thanks to ad…

Nanocamp

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Georgia Tech just wrapped up their Nanocamp for high school students. It ran from July 7 until the 11th and looks like the students had a lot of fun learnin…

5th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies – NN08

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If you happen to be visiting Greece this summer, you may want to swing by the 5th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies – N…

Nanotechnology and Freedom

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Today is the 4th of july and on this day, I wish to write about the freedom associated with nanotechnology research. Last year, Professor Rao spoke at B…

Record of 1st CRN Conference

Last month I attended the first conference held by the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and live-blogged it, taking over 40 pages of notes. Check it out here.

Speakers of note were Ned Seeman, …

Nanotechnology Conference in September

For those interested in attending a nanotech-oriented event this year, check out the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology's conference in Tucson this September 9-13th. The conference will take an…

Foresight’s Technology Roadmap

This October in Arlington, VA, The Foresight Nanotech Institute – the first organization to educate the public about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology – will reveal their Technology Roadmap For…

Nanotechnology Industries Association director addresses Ideas Factory

The Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) is a fairly new organization formed in 2005 by a group of UK companies from a variety of industry sectors, including healthcare, CHEMICALS, automotive, …

Conference to focus on nanotechnology occupational health and safety

Next Tuesday, December 5, I'll be in Cincinnati for the International Conference on Nanotechnology Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and…