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Toward real time observation of electron dynamics in atoms and molecules
Another step has been taken in matter imaging. By using very short flashes of light produced by a technology developed at the national infrastructure Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) located at INRS University, researchers have obtained groundbreaking information on the electronic structure of atoms and molecules by observing for the first time ever electronic correlations using the method of high harmonic generation.
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UAlbany NanoCollege launches new research platform to further enhance world-leading nanoelectronics research and development capabilities
Installation of fully-enabled 28nm technology provides state-of-the-art, industry-compatible R+D.
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MIT student inventor Alice A. Chen receives Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Alice A. Chen, a biomedical engineer and graduate student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), today received the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for her innovative applications of microtechnology to study human health and disease.
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2nd International Workshop NAnoPorous Materials for ENvironmental and ENergy Applications NAPEN 2011
NAPEN 2011 will focus on the development of novel nanoporous materials and the establishment of cost effective energy and environmental applications.
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New molecular robot can be programmed to follow instructions
Scientists have developed a programmable 'molecular robot' - a sub-microscopic molecular machine made of synthetic DNA that moves between track locations separated by 6nm.
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Free webinar: 'Latin American Biomedical Nanotechnology Showcase'
The ICPC Nanonet Project is currently accepting registrations for the next webinar event, a "Latin American Biomedical Nanotechnology Showcase", which takes place on 23 March 2011, at 13.30-16.00 GMT.
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Synthetic biology researchers develop novel kind of fluorescent protein
Since the middle of the 1990s a bright green fluorescent protein has been used in research laboratories worldwide. Protein designers at Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) in Weihenstephan have now taken the existing fluorescent protein a step further: They have managed to incorporate a synthetic amino acid into the natural protein and thus to create a new kind of chimeric fluorescent bio-molecule by means of synthetic biology. By exploiting a special physical effect, the fluorescent protein glows in turquoise when excited with ultraviolet light and displays up to now unmatched properties.
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Third scientific Meeting of NanoDiaRA concluded
The aim of this European funded Project called NanoDiaRA is to develop new nanotechnology to address major unmet clinical needs relating to the early detection and treatment of arthritic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
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Physicists grow micro-machines from carbon nanotubes
A Brigham Young University physics student and his professor had some fun with their new method of growing tiny machines from carbon molecules.
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Carbon nanotubes with rubber-like viscoelasticity in a temperature range of -196C to 1000C
Scientists at AIST in Japan have produced high-purity carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a random network structure by applying the super growth technique. This CNT structure exhibits rubber-like viscoelasticity in a temperature range of -196 to 1000 C.
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New architecture for quantum computers
A new architecture for quantum computation has emerged, according to a study published in Nature. Partial support for this study came from the EU-funded projects MICROTRAP (' Development of a pan-European Microtrap Technology capability for Trapped Ion Quantum Information Science') and SCALA ('Scalable quantum computing with light and atoms').
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Using chitosan derivatives to determine bactericidal activity
Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center, NANOTEC in Thailand, are doing research on the effects of the degree of quaternization, molecular weight and ratio of N-methylpyridinium and N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium moieties on bactericidal activity by introducing quaternization of N-(3-pyridylmethyl) chitosan derivatives.
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Guinness-Rekord: Kleinster Duesenantrieb der Welt
Duenne Schichten, die sich selbst zu winzigen Mikro- und Nanoroehren zusammenrollen, sausen mit eigenem Antrieb und von Magneten gesteuert durch Fluessigkeiten. Mit diesem Ergebnis stellen Wissenschaftler des Leibniz-Instituts fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (IFW) einen Weltrekord auf, der jetzt auch von "Guinness World Records" bestaetigt wurde: der kleinste von Menschenhand hergestellte Duesenantrieb der Welt.
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Ultrafast laser 'scribing' technique to cut cost, hike efficiency of solar cells
Researchers are developing a technology that aims to help make solar cells more affordable and efficient by using a new manufacturing method that employs an ultrafast pulsing laser.
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How long does a tuning fork ring?
'Quantum-mechanics' solve a very classical problem.
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3-D tracking of single molecules inside cells
New multifocal plane microscopy method described today at 55th Biophysical Society Meeting in Baltimore.
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