Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Fleshing out the creative side of wearables and smart materials

Two events last week showcased the creative side of wearable technology, which nanotech will no doubt play a major role in.

Fleshing Out: Wearable Interfaces, Smart Materials and Living Fabrics was p…

Kurzweil addresses "the end of biology" at IdeaFestival

"We have now for the first time the ability to reprogram biology," Ray Kurzweil said in his talk last week on "The End of Biology" at Lousville, Kentucky's IdeaFestival. "…

Nanoshell inventor to speak in Chicago

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 feat…

Slow nanotech development or speed regulation, says French Ministry

"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 Fren…

Iranians locked out of nanotech meeting

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 nuclea…

Nanotechnology center stage at Paris beauty expo

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 Chartre…

The promise of tomorrow, the business of nanotechnology

September 27-28 I'm headed to Dallas for the NanoTX 2006 conference, "The Promise of Tomorrow, the Business of Nanotechnology."

Speakers include H. Ross Perot, Texas Instruments CEO Ri…

Nano & Bio in Society 2006 addresses social safety of nanotechnology

Yesterday concluded the Nano & Bio in Society 2006 conference in Chicago. This two-day conference brought together a diverse group of scholars, businesspeople government officials and NGO represen…

Cadmus to present workshop on "Nanotechnology: Managing Health and Environmental Risks"

Every day new uses for nanotechnology materials in commercial products, drug delivery systems, computers, electronics, and construction materials are discovered. managing this new environmental, healt…

Bottom-to-bottom nanotech coming to Tennessee

The conventional wisdom on nanomanufacturing says that we either work "top-down", using lithography and other techniques to arrange molecules into useful patterns, or "bottom-up", …