Nokia and the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, announced an agreement to work together on a key strategic collaboration in nanotechnology research.

James Watt Nanofabrication Centre at Glasgow University officially opened last Thursday.

French and German scientists have come up with a non-carbon material, which they claim is almost as hard as a diamond.

A growing emphasis on control of matter at the nanoscale has uncovered a wide range of opportunities for unprecedented generation and manipulation of matter and information.