It’s SuperSaver time for anyone planning to attend the 17th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference. (For anyone who wants to see the various tracks that undergird the overall theme [Toward a ...

Michael Berger at Nanowerk has written a Spotlight essay on the explosivity of nanoparticles. From the March 20, 2012 essay, Recent studies have found that nanomaterials – in this case dusts and ...

I found this item in a newsletter/quoi de neuf that the Canadian Science and Technology museum sends out. From the April 30, 2011 newsletter, University of Ottawa uses Museum collection for Atomic ...

I like to keep up with the nanocellulose scene so I’m featuring this item even though it’s a bit late and a bit thin. From the March 29, 2012 news item on Nanowerk, CelluForce, the world leader in the ...

This UK funding competition for nanotechnology-enabled healthcare projects is the first time I’ve seen where they offer the academic and business funding together. From the Sept. 14, 2011 news item on ...

I love the periodic table of elements and thought I was alone in my appreciation. I kept the secret close to me right into adulthood where I received quite a shock. It turns out I’m not alone and many ...

Professor Ted Sargent, electrical and computer engineering professor at the University of Toronto, heads an engineering research team which recently published a paper about solar cells and colloidal ...

If you have some technical skills, are comfortable speaking in front of large crowds and can travel for a total of approximately 3 months out of a 12 month period, then you might want to take a look ...

The research focus for Indonesia’s newly launched nanotechnology center will be single-electron devices. From the Dec. 11, 2011 article by Bayu Marhaenjati for the Jakarta Globe, By April 2012, a high ...

Here are the details about this book launch event, Assessing the Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies: Book Launch Please join us for the launch of Evan Michelson’s new book, Assessing the ...

Techdirt had an item, Intellectual Property Laws Rewrittten as Poetry. The poet, Yehuda Berlinger, has included Canada’s copyright law in the oeuvre. You can read the verse here. It’s surprisingly ...