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Progress in quantum computing, qubit by qubit

Researchers control the rate of photon emission from luminescent imperfections in diamond

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Exposure measurement and assessment of nanoscale aerosols

Various German leading institutions worked out a stragety paper adressing the challenges of exposure measurement and assessment of nanoscale aerosols released from engineered nanomaterials in the workplace.

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Helping materials handle extreme stress

New study shows veins appear in nickel alloy with high chromium content.

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Intel awards Irish nanoscientists for their role in industry success

Intel has officially recognised CRANN, the SFI-funded nanoscience institute based in Trinity College Dublin, for the impact of its excellent research collaborations on Intel's work since 2003.

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Irresistible memory

Resistance-change memory is approaching the performance level needed to create a universal non-volatile memory for both logic and storage applications.

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A rainbow of LED colors using a single semiconductor compound

Researchers have developed a nanorod-based LED that can produce light across the entire visible spectrum using a single semiconductor.

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Stamping out nanodots

A stamp of carbon nanoposts creates arrays of tiny metal dots with uses in photoelectrical devices, sensors and catalysts.

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TCO-Nanopartikel: druckbare Elektronik auf Kunststoff-Folien

Forscher am INM - Leibniz-Institut fuer Neue Materialien haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, bei dem sie TCO (transparent conducting oxides) Nanopartikel durch Tiefdruckverfahren direkt auf Kunststofffolien aufbringen koennen. Damit wird das strukturierte Drucken von transparenten Leiterstrukturen auf Folien moeglich.

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NANOTEC partners UNITAR to promote nanotechnology safety awareness in Thailand

The National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) has signed a collaborative agreement with the United Nation Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to promote training and capacity building for the development of nano-safety pilot project in Thailand.

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Green breakthrough: first fully recyclable electronic paper technology

ITRI's i2R e-Paper is an award-winning, green breakthrough re-writable and re-usable electronic paper technology to reduce paper consumption and save trees. It is the first fully recyclable e-paper medium alternative to paper and ink in business environments.

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High-speed graphene transistors

Scientists from UCLA, led by Xiangfeng Duan have developed the fastest graphene transistor to date. Its performance is comparable to the speediest transistors including gallium arsenide and indium phosphide.

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UC Santa Barbara awarded $15 Million by Dow Chemical Company to establish Collaborative Institute for Materials Research and Education

The Dow Chemical Company has awarded UC Santa Barbara up to $15 million to establish a collaborative research initiative that will help shape the future of technology in areas that will benefit society. The Dow Materials Institute at UCSB will educate future scientists and engineers and advance the discovery of revolutionary new materials with applications that range from novel drug delivery systems to next-generation microelectronics.

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Imec and ASML sign long-term collaboration to deliver the most advanced litho technology to the global semiconductor industry

Imec has signed a new agreement with ASML for a period of 5 years (2011-2015). The agreement enables imec and the world's leading semiconductor players which are part of imec's advanced IC technology scaling program, to stay at the forefront of next generation technologies.

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Imec demonstrates CMOS integrated poly-SiGe piezoresistive pressure sensor

Imec realized an integrated poly-SiGe-based piezoresistive pressure sensor directly fabricated above 0.13 um copper-backend CMOS technology. This represents not only the first integrated poly-SiGe pressure sensor directly fabricated above its readout circuit, but also the first time that a poly-SiGe MEMS device is processed on top of Cu-backend CMOS.

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How to count nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of a substance can be counted and the size distribution can be determined by dispersing the nanoparticles into a gas. But some nanoparticles tend to aggregate when the surrounding conditions change. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have shown that it is possible to sort and count the particles, even when they have formed aggregates.

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Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz bei Nanotechnologien

Die AUVA, eine soziale Unfallversicherung in Oesterreich, fuehrte einen Informationstag durch der sich mit moeglichen Belastungen und Gefahren sowie notwendigen Schutzmassnahmen fuer Nanomaterialien beschaeftigte.

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