December 31, 1969.
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  • Reform tsar struggles to take Russia into nanoworld Reuters - Wed Oct 7, 10:20 AM

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian economic reform architect Anatoly Chubais hopes to marshal oligarch investment into establishing Russia as a world leader in high-tech nanoscience, helping wean his country off dependency on raw material sales.

  • Nobel physics prize speculation swirls around quantum mechanics, nanotechnology The Canadian Press - Mon Oct 5, 8:26 PM

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Scientists who developed a cornerstone in thinking behind quantum mechanics, the broad sweep of chaos theory or the expanding nature of the universe and dark energy could be rewarded for years of effort and research when the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics is announced Tuesday.

  • Scientists say nanoparticles may help kill tumors Reuters - Mon Oct 5, 12:22 PM

    LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists are developing ways to use nanoparticles as tiny magnets that can heat up and kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells around them.

  • Microchip uses nanotechnology to detect cancer CBC - Mon Sep 28, 9:30 AM

    Canadian researchers have developed a prototype microchip that could one day lead to a portable device that could diagnose cancer in 30 minutes.

  • Nanotech safety: Smaller particles may be riskier Reuters - Sun Sep 13, 1:24 PM

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - In determining the safety of improbably small materials known as nanoparticles, special properties associated with some of the very smallest particles may be the key, scientists said on Sunday.

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