Nanotech News, December 2011

Submitted by rita on 3 January 2012 - 9:50am

 23 December 2011

Lawsuit on Risks of Nanotechnology<http://bit.ly/sWzZAh>

Consumer safety groups file lawsuit on risks of nanotechnology

tags: concerns, public opinion, regulation



21 December 2011

Nanowire-based single-cell endoscopy<http://bit.ly/uMTy0y>

An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images or precisely deliver cargo

tags: nanoscience, nanophotonics, microscope, drug delivery, nanowire, quantum dots



19 December 2011

Why hollow?... No, why solid! by Victor Puntes<http://bit.ly/v0y2Z2>

Carving at the nanoscale

tags: nanoscience, nanoparticles



16 December 2011

New cotton fabric cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunlight<http://bit.ly/rCksfP>

Have been made in the past but only when exposed to ultraviolet rays

tags: nanoparticles, textiles





12 December 2011

17-year-old wins 100k $ for creating cancer-killing nanoparticle<http://bit.ly/uEeL0S>

The prize recognizes remarkable talent early on