News items about GoNano
Lenka Hebakova, Strategic Studies Department, Technology Centre CAS, Czech Republic The members of GoNano consortium gathered in Prague, Czech Republic on 17-18 September 2018 for their third face-to-face meeting. This time, it was hosted by the Czech partner, Technology Centre CAS. The main aim of the meeting was to prepare the project for the co-creation process; its … Continued
Soms hebben de kleinste dingen de grootste invloed Nanotechnologie is de technologie die in staat is om materie te veranderen op ongelooflijk kleine schaal, op het niveau van atomen en moleculen. Materialen kunnen zo compleet nieuwe eigenschappen krijgen en dat heeft invloed op de wereld om ons heen. Onderzoekers en ingenieurs werken al aan ramen … Continued
Es curioso cómo las cosas más pequeñas a veces pueden tener el mayor impacto. La nanotecnología, es decir, aquella tecnología capaz de manipular la materia a una escala increíblemente pequeña, hasta llegar a los átomos y las moléculas individuales, se ha convertido en una realidad y está impactando enormemente el mundo que nos rodea. Edificios … Continued
The CNS-ASU* has offered their best questions and answers on nanotechnology in society Many believe that nanotechnology will become one of the most significant scientific and industrial transformations of the 21st century. Like electricity, automobiles, and computers, nanotechnology may change our economy and our jobs, our air and our water, our play and even our … Continued
Vanessa Moore, Senior Researcher with the European Institute of Women’s Health The GoNano consortium held their second face-to-face meeting in Dublin, Ireland on 8-9 May 2018, hosted by Irish partner the European Institute of Women’s Health. The two-day meeting focused on what has been achieved at this point, and the next steps to move the … Continued
James Giggacher, Senior Advisor, Communications, RMIT University Researchers from RMIT University have developed a new artificial enzyme that uses light to kill bacteria. The artificial enzymes could one day be used in the fight against infections, and to keep high-risk public spaces like hospitals free of bacteria like E coli and Golden Staph.E coli can cause … Continued
Daan Schuurbiers, Director De Proeffabriek NANO magazine reported on a recent study in nanomedicine that makes use of DNA origami to fight cancer. Researchers from Arizona State University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully programmed nanorobots to shrink tumors by cutting … Continued
Lise Bitsch, project coordinator GoNano On March 8-9, 2018, I was fortunate enough to be invited to workshop themed “Science, technology and public value”. The workshop was organised by the Biotechnology and Society Research Group at King’s College, London. One of the key questions of the event was “How could we govern technological innovation to … Continued
How to make engagement second nature to research and innovation? Societal engagement with research and innovation is a core principle of of Responsible Research and Innovation, the European Union’s approach to good governance in research and innovation. The Horizon 2020 project PROSO “Promoting Societal Engagement under the terms of RRI” (2016-2018, explored the barriers and … Continued
Todos los socios del proyecto GoNano se reunieron en Copenhague del 25 al 27 de octubre de 2017 para hablar de los objetivos y la planificación del proyecto. La reunión combinó conferencias y sesiones interactivas que se centraron en la visión subyacente y la ambición de GoNano, así como en cuestiones más concretas, como … Continued