Stories indexed under: Nanotechnology

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  • Small differences in how a technology is defined can make a big difference in how the public feels about it March 8, 2013 Even small tweaks in how scientists describe scientific breakthroughs can significantly change how the public perceives their work, a new study indicates.
  • "Carbon playground" converts atoms into fun Oct. 30, 2012 A new playground that opened Oct. 25 at the Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Ill. is the first in the world built around unique structures formed by the element carbon.
  • Center gets small to study nanoparticles in environment Oct. 15, 2012 Our understanding of the creation and use of nanomaterials is growing, but so much about our long-term relationship with their tiny component particles remains little understood.
  • Crystal defect shown to be key to making hollow nanotubes April 22, 2010 Scientists have no problem making a menagerie of nanometer-sized objects - wires, tubes, belts, and even tree-like structures. What they sometimes have been unable to do is explain precisely how those objects form in the vapor and liquid cauldrons in which they are made.
  • U.S. faces widening information gap on nanotechnology Jan. 12, 2010 As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University.
  • Scientists and public differ on views about nanotechnology regulation June 19, 2009 When it comes to regulating nanotechnology - a burgeoning global industry with wide-ranging potential applications - a new study led by professors Dietram Scheufele at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Elizabeth Corley at Arizona State University (ASU) reveals that the views of U.S. nanoscientists differ from those of the general public.
  • Materials Research Science and Engineering Center joins second annual NanoDays March 19, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Interfaces presents NanoDays 2009, part of the second annual nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact on the future.
  • Nanofriction image Models present new view of nanoscale friction Feb. 25, 2009 To understand friction on a very small scale, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers had to think big.
  • Q&A: Professor provides analysis of work on nanotechnology research Dec. 10, 2008 Life sciences communication professor Dietram Scheufele provides Wisconsin Week with a more in-depth look at his research on nanotechnology and religion.
  • Portion of research chart For nano, religion in U.S. dictates a wary view Dec. 8, 2008 When it comes to the world of the very, very small - nanotechnology - Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion.
  • 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.