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$20m investment to establish world's first pilot production line for Organic LEDs

Moser Baer Technologies, Inc., the U.S. division of Moser Baer India, Ltd., Universal Display Corporation, and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center today announced a partnership to establish the world's first pilot production facility for Organic Light Emitting Diode lighting panels at STC's Canandaigua location.

Oct 14th, 2010

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Improved 'molecular fingerprinting' for trace gas detection

Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based 'molecular fingerprinting' technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules from a billion other particles in a gas in just 30 seconds or less - performance suitable for breathalyzers for diagnosing disease, measuring trace gases in the atmosphere, detecting security threats and other applications.

Oct 14th, 2010

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Mini sensor traces faint magnetic signature of human heartbeat

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST's miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the device's potential for biomedical applications.

Oct 14th, 2010

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Scientists perfect new nanowire technique

Scientists at the University of Leeds have perfected a new technique that allows them to make molecular nanowires out of thin strips of ring-shaped molecules known as discotic liquid crystals (DLCs).

Oct 14th, 2010

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Nano-Maschinen lassen Zuckersaft fliessen

Als Produzenten von Zucker und Kohlenhydraten spielen Pflanzen eine wichtige Rolle. Auf diesem Gebiet forschen Wissenschaftler der Uni Wuerzburg - mit dem Fernziel, den Zuckerhaushalt landwirtschaftlicher Nutzpflanzen zu beeinflussen.

Oct 14th, 2010

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Nanomaterial reduces energy consumption in semiconductor chips

Tyndall National Institute, UCC announced today, Wednesday, at the 2010 International Power Supply on Chip Workshop in Cork, the development of a new nano-material that will dramatically reduce the operating temperature of silicon chip components and circuits, thereby enhancing the reliability and lifetime of electronics in products ranging from smart phones to automotive electronics.

Oct 14th, 2010

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Unsung hero - researchers produce high-res model of Ndc80 in action

Unless you are in a field of study related to cell biology, you most likely have never heard of Ndc80. Yet this protein complex is essential to mitosis, the process by which a living cell separates its chromosomes and distributes them equally between its two daughter cells. Now, through a combination of cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction, a team of researchers have produced a subnanometer resolution model of human Ndc80 that reveals how this unsung hero carries out its essential tasks.

Oct 13th, 2010

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