Stories indexed under: Nanotechnology

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  • SEMATECH donates cutting-edge lab equipment to UW-Madison Aug. 18, 2008 Students in Mechanical Engineering Professor Roxann Engelstad's lab, sought after in industry for their problem-solving experience, now can graduate even more well-versed in cutting-edge technology.
  • Image of nanowires Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires May 1, 2008 Since scientists first learned to make nanowires, the tiny wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers.
  • UW-Madison nano research mixes with art, coffee April 28, 2008 In May, 14 striking, larger-than-life photographic prints that are both comfortingly organic and starkly abstract will enable patrons of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison to visualize a scientific world that's rarely seen outside the laboratory.
  • Events celebrate nanotechnology March 20, 2008 The public can get up close and personal with nanotechnology research during a series of free public nanotechnology events on campus during "Nano Days," Saturday, March 29-Sunday, April 6.
  • Study: Religion colors Americans’ views of nanotechnology Feb. 15, 2008 Addressing scientists in Boston Feb. 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication, presented new survey results that show religion exerts far more influence on public views of technology in the United States than in Europe.
  • Photo of water bead With a jolt, ‘nanonails’ go from repellant to wettable Jan. 29, 2008 Sculpting a surface composed of tightly packed nanostructures that resemble tiny nails, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and their colleagues from Bell Laboratories have created a material that can repel almost any liquid.
  • Photo of object from nanoworld exhibit Nanotech’s health, environment impacts worry scientists Nov. 26, 2007 The unknown human health and environmental impacts of nanotechnology are a bigger worry for scientists than for the public, according to a new report published Nov. 25 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
  • Nanotechnology image Wisconsin engineers ready a blueprint for a nanomechanical computer Aug. 3, 2007 If efforts now under way by a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers pan out, the age of the nanomechanical computer may be at hand.
  • Healing chronic wounds through use of nanoscale surfaces April 25, 2007 It’s both costly and frustrating when doctors are unable to heal persistent wounds, such as diabetic ulcers or pressure sores in patients with limited mobility. Traditional treatments are often less than satisfactory. But thanks to funding from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery seed grant program, UW–Madison researchers have been freed to explore a novel and revolutionary approach to coaxing persistent wounds to heal.
  • Unique models help teach nanoscience to the blind March 27, 2007 At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Even the most powerful microscopes can't peer into the nanoscale directly.
  • Media effects on public attitudes toward nanotechnology March 7, 2007 As the emerging field of nanotechnology enters the public consciousness, mass media play an important role in shaping public attitudes about the new science. But newspapers, the Internet and television do so in significantly different ways, says Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Nanoscale packaging could aid delivery of cancer-fighting drugs Feb. 15, 2007 A University of Wisconsin-Madison pharmacy professor aims to improve the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs by targeting them more selectively to tumors and boosting their solubility in water.