Nanotechnology

A survey of applications filed at the European Patent Office finds the field of nanotechnology is splintered across a vast array of application areas.

Finland and China have launched a joint cooperation programme for nanotechnology research and development, as a stepping stone to build a relationship in the field between China and the EU.

A national network of 22 nanotechnology centres across the UK was formally launched last week with £50 million in government funding.

Nanotechnology is beginning to leave the laboratory and hit the high street – but health scares could stop this commercialisation process in its tracks.

Physicists in Bangalore have developed new uses for carbon nanotubes – as flow sensors. Now they are looking for more licensees to develop their work.