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UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab announce Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute

The Kavli Foundation has endowed a new institute at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to explore the basic science of how to capture and channel energy on the molecular or nanoscale, with the potential for discovering new ways of generating energy for human use.

Oct 3rd, 2013

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Great potential for faster diagnoses with new nanotechnology method

The more accurately we can diagnose a disease, the greater the chance that the patient will survive. That is why many researchers are working to improve the quality of the diagnostic process. Researchers at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen have discovered a method that will make the process faster, cheaper and more accurate.

Oct 3rd, 2013

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Nanotechnology devices for a 'More than Moore' world (w/video)

In the 'Beyond CMOS nano-devices for adding functionalities to CMOS' (NANOFUNCTION) Network of Excellence, a team of researchers from 15 academic and industrial partners in 10 European countries worked on how nanostructures can be integrated with CMOS chips to add a vast array of new functionality on the nanoscale.

Oct 3rd, 2013

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A new method to diagnose nanoelectronic components

Researchers have developed a new method to examine the electric potential distribution of a prototype single-carnbon-nanotube device consisting of a suspended CNT with source and drain electrodes, using off-axis EH and finite element calculations.

Oct 3rd, 2013

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Seeing through silicon

New microscopy technique allows scientists to visualize cells through the walls of silicon microfluidic devices.

Oct 2nd, 2013

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Penn celebrates opening of Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology

The University of Pennsylvania will officially open the region's premier facility for advanced research, education, and innovative public/private partnerships in nanotechnology on October 4. The 78,000 square-foot Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology will serve as the University's focal point for groundbreaking work in the emerging field of nanotechnology, which involves the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale.

Oct 2nd, 2013

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Swarms of robots could fight cancer (with your help)

Cancer researchers are not shy of using nanotechnology. Their work is making promising headway into developing safer and more effective treatments. And now, new developments in the area mean that the general public can help through crowdsourcing.

Oct 2nd, 2013

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New biomimetic material to develop nanosensors

The new features of this biomimetic material will allow researchers to develop multiple nanosized chemical sensors over the same substrate by electron beam lithography, as a result, multifunctional biochips of major versatility will be developed.

Oct 2nd, 2013

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