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Supercomputer to perform one quadrillion mathematical operations per second in order to crack plasma physics

The supercomputer is an important milestone of Europe's contribution to the Broader Approach (BA), an Agreement signed between Europe and Japan to complement the ITER project through various R+D activities which are developed in the field of nuclear fusion.

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Engineers use nanotechnology to develop more efficient fuel cells

Engineers at UC San Diego are using nanotechnology to increase the efficiency and enhance the performance of fuel cells, which could boost renewable energy options and reduce toxic emissions.

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Hopping protons

How do you simulate the behaviour of protons and amino acids on the computer? How do you depict experiments to study their behaviour as more or less water is introduced? These questions may seem trivial in this age of powerful computers. Yet, it turns out this task will remain almost impossible to solve until new mathematical algorithms are found.

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Leti announces its 3rd workshop on Innovative Memory technologies

CEA-Leti, a leading global research center committed to creating and commercializing innovation in micro- and nanotechnologies, is hosting its third workshop on innovative memory technologies at MINATEC on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment repeats recommendation against use of nanosilver

BfR Workshop confirms incomplete data situation concerning the health risks of nanoscale silver.

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Plasma nanoscience needed for green energy revolution

A step change in research relating to plasma nanoscience is needed for the world to overcome the challenge of sufficient energy creation and storage, says a leading scientist from CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering and the University of Sydney, Australia.

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Grove School professor leads new metamaterials center

NSF-supported Center for Metamaterials joins CUNY with 3 other institutions and 15 corporations; focuses on renewable energy and sensors.

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Nanoinformatics 2020 roadmap published

The National Nanomanufacturing Network is very pleased to announce that the Nanoinformatics 2020 Roadmap, a guidance document written by and intended for the broader nanoinformatics community, is now publicly available. Nanoinformatics encompasses the acquisition of information relevant to the nanoscale science and engineering community and the implementation of effective mechanisms for working with that information.

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Smart nanomembrane for pulsatile drug delivery

An electrochemically responsive membrane promises improved treatments for chronic diseases.

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Carestream Health and CNSE's Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center launch $3M partnership

Through the partnership, Carestream Health will conduct research and prototype development for some of its newest digital technologies at CNSE's Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of Excellence.

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Physicists create clouds of impenetrable gases that bounce off each other

When one cloud of gas meets another, they normally pass right through each other. But now, MIT physicists have created clouds of ultracold gases that bounce off each other like bowling balls, even though they are a million times thinner than air - the first time that such impenetrable gases have been observed.

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New magnetic graphene discovery

University of Maryland researchers have discovered a way to control magnetic properties of graphene that could lead to powerful new applications in magnetic storage and magnetic random access memory.

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Ceramic coatings may protect jet engines from volcanic ash

Last year's $2 billion shutdown of European airspace following a volcanic eruption in Iceland alerted everyone to the danger that ash clouds can pose to aircraft engines. Now, researchers have discovered that a new class of ceramic coatings could offer jet engines special protection against volcanic ash damage in the future.

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Toward a 'green grid' for delivering solar and wind-based electricity

After years of neglect, scientists and policy makers are focusing more attention on developing technologies needed to make the so-called "green grid" possible.

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Researchers advance toward hybrid spintronic computer chips

Researchers here have created the first electronic circuit to merge traditional inorganic semiconductors with organic "spintronics" - devices that utilize the spin of electrons to read, write and manipulate data.

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Martin Lockheed, OECD and Harris + Harris announced in the NanoMaterials2011 agenda

NanoCentral and IntertechPira are pleased to announce the programme for the 5th edition of NanoMaterials - the leading event focusing on the commercialisation of nanotechnology in Europe - featuring Lockheed Martin, Boeing, OECD, Harris + Harris and Lux Research.

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