Diana Dumesnil, CNSE staff
February 25, 2009

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Nanotechnology is helping to understand how an antibiotic is effective against bacteria.  To study the antibiotic effects, a London research team has developed nano-probes coated with molecules found in bacterial cell walls from normal bacteria and bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

Kristin Wolf, CNSE staff
February 23, 2009

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Researchers are making great progress in the field of early cancer detection with a new 3-D microscope. 

Mia Ertas, CNSE staff
February 20, 2009

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Today, the Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC) of CNSE, in collaboration with New Energy New York (NENY), will host New York State Deputy Secretary for Energy Paul DeCotis, who will discuss the New York State Energy Plan, due to be released in June.

CNSE Events
February 18, 2009

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the NNI Amendments Act, which will strengthen and provide transparency of federal research efforts in nanotechnology by reauthorizing the National Nanotechnology Initiative.

Kristin Wolf, CNSE staff
February 13, 2009

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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think you know what science is and how science works, think again. A new University of California, Berkeley, Web site called "Understanding Science" paints an entirely new picture of what science is and how science is done, showing it to be a dynamic and creative process rather than the linear - and frequently boring - process depicted in most textbooks. Read the full story.

Diana Dumesnil, CNSE staff
February 11, 2009

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Nanotechnology is helping to repair the brain through neural engineering, an emerging discipline that uses engineering techniques to investigate the function and manipulate the behavior of the central or peripheral nervous systems.

Mia Ertas, CNSE staff
February 6, 2009

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Answer the question, "What is Nano?", and win $500.  ACS Nanotation is sponsoring a video contest encouraging people to create videos that give a creative explanation of what nanotechnolgoy is.

Kristin Wolf, CNSE staff
February 5, 2009

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A reviewed booklist "Nanotechnology for kids" is now available on the Microscopy Society of America's Project MICRO website.

Diana Dumesnil, CNSE staff
February 4, 2009

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Investments supporting R&D of science and technology in the United States is becoming increasingly important as the rest of the world is boosting its spending on science and technology.

Adam Munder, CNSE student
February 3, 2009

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Policy makers and practitioners alike are increasingly looking for practical solutions to climate change - one of those solutions being nanotechnology. 

Mia Ertas, CNSE staff
February 2, 2009

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