Nanotechnology and Development News

• Nanotechnology-Inspired Research Shows Promise for Low-Cost Fuel Cell Development

  Azonano.com (19 Jun 2013) (6/20/2013)

  A team of researchers led by the United States Department of Energy (DOE)’s Los Alamos National Laboratory is working to help get a million electric cars on roads across North America before the end o... more

• Russian Nanotechnology Holding RUSNANO Opts Out of Stock Exchange Listing, Plans to Raise $5 Billion

  Nanowerk (13 Jun 2013) (6/20/2013)

  Rusnano, the Russian state technology enterprise, last week laid out new plans to lure US$5 billion in investment to the country’s technology sector over the next six years. Set up in 2007, Rusnano w... more

• Scientists Investigate Use of Nanoparticles to Target Ag Chemicals

  The News Star (15 Jun 2013) (6/20/2013)

  Scientists at the Louisiana State University AgCenter Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, United States, are working to see if nanotechnology can be used to deliver fungicides, inse... more

• Can Nanotech Save Dying Shrimp Farms?

  VietNamNet Bridge (15 Jun 2013) (6/18/2013)

  Farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, have suffered severe losses over the past several years due to shrimp succumbing to diseases and dying in large numbers. Nguyen Van Buoi, the head of Ben Tre Pro... more

• Nanoparticles Helping to Recover More Oil

  Science Daily (14 Jun 2013) (6/18/2013)

  Nanoparticles could help petroleum companies recover oil left behind in abandoned oil wells. More than half a reservoir’s oil can be left behind due to the difficulty and expense required for removal... more

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