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1. 2010 International  Conference on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics and Photonics Technologies (NOPT 2010) Singapore, Feb. 26-28, 2010.The Conference will be held in Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre.       Site:- http://www.iacsit.org/nopt/

   2.  Nanotech 2010 (13th annual) will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, June 21-25.  Abstracts Due: March 19st (posters only) . Site:-http://www.techconnectworld.com/Nanotech2010/

3. 2nd ISESCO International Workshop and Conference on Nanotechnology (IWCN 2010). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. January 25 - 27, 2010

4.Nano 4 Life 2010 - Converging Nanotechnology with the Life Science Industry. London, UK. February 04, 2010.

5.Nano tech 2010 International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference. Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.February 17 - 19, 2010.

6. 2010 International Conference on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics and Photonics Technologies (NOPT 2010). Singapore.February 26 - 28, 2010.

7. 3rd NanoCharM (Winter) School on Ellipsometry - Fundamentals and Applications in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Bad Hofgastein, Austria.February 27 - March 05, 2010.

8.International Conference on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics and Photonics (ICNOP 2010). Rome, Italy.April 28 - 30, 2010.

9. First International Conference in North America on Nanotechnology in Cement and Concrete. Irvine, CA.May 05 - 07, 2010.

10.US-EU-Africa-Asia-Pacific and Caribbean Nanotechnology Initiative (USEACANI) Workshop. TBA. June 20 - 25, 2010.

11.International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. Ottawa, Canada.August 04 - 06, 2010

12. Third Nanotechnology International Forum - Rusnanotech 2010. Moscow, Russia.November 01 - 03, 2010.

 

INDIA

1. International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2010).Organiser:  SRM University,Chennai,India. February 24-26, 2010

2.International Conference On Nanotechnology and Biosensors (ICNB-2010). Visakhapatnam, India. January 20 - 21, 2010

3.Conference on Micro/Nano Devices, Structures and Systems - MiNDSS 2010. Tamilnadu, India. January 22 - 23, 2010

4. National Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NCNN'10). Nagpur, India.January 18 - 20, 2010.

 

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  The idea is not new,but the delicate sensing system needed to detect the vibration and measure its frequency is new.European researchers have built a new device that can do just that. It may ultimately allow scientists to study the progress of chemical reactions, molecule by molecule.The new devise is a delicate sensing system needed to detect the vibration and measure its frequency.
                          
                               Real-life image (inset) of a carbon nanotube.
  
         Some nanotubes turn out to be semiconductors, depending on how the graphene sheet is wound, and it is these that offer the solution that CARDEQ has developed.It may then become possible to observe the radioactive decay of a single nucleus and to study other types of quantum mechanical phenomena.

 [Source: sciencedaily]

The future of nanotechnology is a promising one.According to Scientific American,between 1997 and 2005, investment in nanotech research and development by governments around the world soared from $432 million to about $4.1 billion, and corresponding industry investment exceeded that of governments by 2005. By 2015, products incorporating nanotech will contribute approximately $1 trillion to the global economy. About two million workers will be employed in nanotech industries, and three times that many will have supporting jobs.

Scientists are also developing ever more sophisticated ways of encapsulating molecules and delivering them on demand for targeted drug delivery reported by physics world.

  Nanotechnology may have its biggest impact on the medical industry. Patients will drink fluids containing nanorobots programmed to attack and reconstruct the molecular structure of cancer cells and viruses. There's even speculation that nanorobots could slow or reverse the aging process, and life expectancy could increase significantly. Nanorobots could also be programmed to perform delicate surgeries -- such nanosurgeons could work at a level a thousand times more precise than the sharpest scalpel.Nanotechnology has the potential to have a positive effect on the environment. For instance, scientists could program airborne nanorobots to rebuild the thinning ozone layer.

Nanotechnology And Health:
   Günter Oberdörster, Ph.D., professor of Toxicology in Environmental Medicine and director of the university's EPA Particulate Matter Center, has already completed one study showing that inhaled nano-sized particles accumulate in the nasal cavities, lungs and brains of rats. Scientists speculate this buildup could lead to harmful inflammation and the risk of brain damage or central nervous system disorders.For decades Oberdörster has studied how the body interacts with ambient ultrafine particles, including automotive and power plant emissions and dust from the World Trade Center disaster. What's different about nanotechnology is that these particles are man-made into a well-defined size, down to a billionth of a meter, and appear to seep all the way into the mitochondria, or energy source, of living cells.

     Chan  an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering together with Hans Fischer, a PhD student  in his group,argue that the development of predictive models of nanostructure toxicity requires a systematic mapping of the fate, kinetics, clearance, metabolism, protein coating, immune response and toxicity of nanostructures to the nanostructure’s physical properties within a life cycle model.
"Currently, there is a common assumption that the small size of nanostructures allows them to easily enter tissues, cells, organelles, and functional biomolecular structures (i.e. DNA, ribosomes) since the actual physical size of an engineered nanostructure is similar to many biological molecules (e.g. antibodies, proteins) and structures (e.g. viruses)" explains Chan. "A corollary is that the entry of the nanostructures into vital biological systems could cause damage, which could subsequently cause harm to human health. However, a number of recent studies have demonstrated that despite the size of the nanostructures they do not freely go into all biological systems but are instead governed by the functional molecules added to their surfaces."

Nanotechnology And Environment:

         Because of their tiny size, nanomaterials have special properties that make them ideal for a range of commercial and medical uses, but researchers are still trying to determine how they might affect humans and animals. Gold, for example, may behave differently when introduced at nanoscale into the human body, where it is chemically inert in traditional applications.Scientific studies also suggest nanoparticles can cause health problems and damage aquatic life. For instance, they lodge in the lungs and respiratory tract and cause inflammation, possibly at an even greater rate than asbestos and soot do."Nanoparticles are like the roach motel. The nanoparticles check in but they don't check out," said John Balbus, health program director for the advocacy group Environmental Defense.

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