Nanotechnology

Prosecutors recommend dropping charges against MIT professor

By ERIC TUCKERJanuary 14, 2022 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending dropping charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who was accused last year of hiding work he did for the Chinese government while also collecting U.S.

MIT professor charged with hiding work for China

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHERJanuary 14, 2021 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was charged Thursday with hiding work he did for the Chinese government while he was also collecting U...

Feds: Fraudster duped investors with false claims about NASA

By LARRY NEUMEISTERDecember 9, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a nanotechnology company was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges after authorities said he accepted over $12 million from investors who were told NASA was helping him develop a breathalyzer to detect cancer and narcotics.

Czechs open production of batteries based on nanotechnology

By KAREL JANICEKDecember 19, 2016 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — A Czech company opened on Monday a production line for batteries based on nanotechnology, which uses tiny parts invisible to human eyes...