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U.S. announces $22 million in funding for advanced manufacturing research in nanotechnology, electronics, biotechnology

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine research projects targeting innovative manufacturing technologies in fields ranging from biopharmaceuticals and electronics to renewable energy sources and energy storage.

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The fine art of producing chemicals and electricity

Together with Italian researchers, ETH Zurich scientists have developed a novel organometallic fuel cell. In addition to generating electrical energy, it also produces fine chemicals from renewable raw materials - with no waste.

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Wenn Licht Druck macht

Wissenschaftler nutzen den Lichtdruck um einzelne Goldnanopartikel praezise zu plazieren.

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Nanomaterials in our environment

Scientists found that earthworms absorbed discarded copper nanomaterials present in soil.

December 15, 2010 Read more

New method for making tiny catalysts holds promise for air quality

Fortified with iron: It's not just for breakfast cereal anymore. University of Illinois researchers have demonstrated a simpler method of adding iron to tiny carbon spheres to create catalytic materials that have the potential to remove contaminants from gas or liquid.

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Atomic weights of 10 elements on periodic table about to make an historic change

For the first time in history, a change will be made to the atomic weights of some elements listed on the Periodic table of the chemical elements posted on walls of chemistry classrooms and on the inside covers of chemistry textbooks worldwide. The new table, outlined in a report released this month, will express atomic weights of 10 elements - hydrogen, lithium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, chlorine and thallium - in a new manner that will reflect more accurately how these elements are found in nature.

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Study improves understanding of method for creating multi-metal nanoparticles

A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University sheds light on how a technique that is commonly used for making single-metal nanoparticles can be extended to create nanoparticles consisting of two metals - and that have tunable properties.

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Rapid diagnostic test for common type of pneumonia uses silver nanorods

University of Georgia researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes, potentially replacing existing tests that can take several days for results.

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Nanoscale gene 'ignition switch' may help spot and treat cancer

In a proof of principal study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an 'ignition switch' to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment.

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Rundum Solar! Neue Clusteranlage am Fraunhofer FEP

In ihrer neuen Anlage koennen die Dresdener Forscher wichtige Vakuumtechnologien in beliebiger Reihenfolge kombinieren und somit die Entwicklung preisguenstiger Solarzellen beschleunigen.

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Nanotechnology assay proves an accurate predictor of deterioration in heart failure

Simple blood tests with new high sensitive assay show that even small changes accurately forecast 90-day prognosis.

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Hot embossing glass - to the nearest micrometer

The lens is what matters: if lens arrays could be made of glass, it would be possible to make more conveniently sized projectors. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a process that allows this key component to be mass produced with extreme accuracy.

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BUND erstellt Nanomaterialien Datenbank

Der Bund fuer Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) hat heute eine Datenbank veroeffentlicht, in der ueber 200 Produkte mit Nano-Materialien aufgelistet sind.

December 15, 2010 Read more

Where ethics and technology collide

Presenting ethical governance of technology development based on higher-order reflexivity, where ethical considerations become an integral part of the technology development cycle.

December 14, 2010 Read more

Nanotube probe for living cells can advance drug discovery

A Drexel University team of engineers, scientists and biologists have developed a carbon nanotube-based device for probing single living cells without damaging them. This technique will allow experts to identify diseases in their early stage and advance drug discovery.

December 14, 2010 Read more

Researchers open the door to biological computers

Genetically modified cells can be made to communicate with each other as if they were electronic circuits.

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