Nanomaterials Could Disperse in Natural Environment
Laboratory experiments with a type of nanomaterial that has great promise for industrial use show significant potential for dispersal in aquatic environments — especially when natural organic materials are present . . . more

Major Grant Awarded to Develop World's Smallest Cancer Detection Device
Researchers at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will collaborate on a $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study tumor “microenvironments,” where tumors interact with surrounding tissues, cells, and chemicals in ways that all too often encourage cancer cells to invade other areas of the body in the process known as metastasis . . . more

Current and Future Nanotech Applications for Energy & the Environment – A Roundtable Discussion
During NASA Tech Briefs National Nano Engineering Conference last month in Boston, Nanotech Briefs got the chance to sit down with four industry experts to discuss the environmental and energy challenges the global community faces in the 21st century and how nanotechnology can be applied to resolve some of these problems ... more