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SEMATECH, ISMI and UAlbany NanoCollege partner to launch groundbreaking NanoHealth and Safety Center
Pioneering global consortium will proactively explore occupational and environmental health and safety for nanoelectronics research and manufacturing.
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Complexity in core-shell nanomagnets
The magnetic exchange bias coupling between core and shell depends critically on the "frozen spins" that reside at the interface between the two different magnetic nanomaterials, according to users from Purdue University.
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Revolutionary nano-sheets to boost battery power
EU-funded scientists have invented a new way of creating atom thin nano-sheets from a wide variety of exotic layered materials with the potential to enable the next generation of electronic and energy storage technologies needed, for example, to power electric cars.
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NanoBioConnect: A new tool to accelerate commercialization of nanobiotechnology
The Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN) today announced the launch of an information-rich, comprehensive nanobiotechnology information portal available to the public called NanoBioConnect. The objective of COIN's NanoBioConnect portal is to provide a trusted and valued compendium of nanobio- and nanomedicine-related business and technology intelligence, including information on relevant assets, resources, and people.
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Connecting the dots - how nanotechnology could revolutionise solar power
When it comes to making a solar cell from semiconductors, there are two major challenges. One is to extract as much energy out of the sunlight as possible so that ideally every single photon of light creates an electron-hole pair. The other is to get these electron-hole pairs to all migrate to the electrical contacts where they can do useful work rather than simply recombining somewhere in the middle of the cell.
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Call for papers: The regulation of nanotechnologies
Call for Papers for a European Journal of Law and Technology (EJLT) Special Issue on "The Regulation of Nanotechnologies".
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Germany expands nanotechnology funding with new Action Plan 2015
The comprehensive approach extends and expands upon a previous program, which provided EUR 400 million in public funding for nanotechnology research in 2010 - the highest level in Europe.
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International team of scientists says it's high 'Noon' for microwave photons
An important milestone toward the realization of a large-scale quantum computer, and further demonstration of a new level of the quantum control of light, were accomplished by a team of scientists at UC Santa Barbara and in China and Japan.
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Researcher investigates nanomaterial grown from sugar
Ordinary table sugar could be a key ingredient to developing much lighter, faster, cheaper, denser and more robust computer electronics for use on U.S. military aircraft.
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Nanoscopic investigation shows why van Gogh paintings lose their shine
Scientists have identified a complex chemical reaction responsible for the degradation of two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and other artists of the late 19th century. This discovery is a first step to understanding how to stop the bright yellow colours of van Gogh's most famous paintings from being covered by a brown shade, and fading over time.
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Physicists isolate bound states in graphene superconductor junctions
Illinois researchers have documented the first observations of some unusual physics when two prominent electric materials are connected: superconductors and graphene.
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Chemical engineer earns National Science Foundation Career Award for work with graphene quantum dots
Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his work involving graphene, which could lead to improved electronics and optoelectronics.
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Jewel-toned organic phosphorescent crystals: A new class of light-emitting material
Pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient and flexible display screens, among other applications. University of Michigan researcher Jinsang Kim and his colleagues have developed a new class of material that shines with phosphorescence - a property that has previously been seen only in non-organic compounds or organometallics.
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European Repository of Reference Nanomaterials will improve safety assessment
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has just launched the first European repository of nanomaterials with a representative range of 25 different types of reference nanomaterials.
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Asylum Research offers AFM in Biology Class April 13-15, 2011
The class is open to all Atomic Force Microscopy users that want to increase their knowledge of AFM in biology and life sciences.
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easyJet tests nanotechnology for fuel efficiency
easyJet, the UK's largest airline, today announced that it is the first commercial airline to trial a revolutionary nanotechnology coating on its aircraft aimed at reducing drag and increasing fuel efficiency.
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