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Molecular interactions hold key to how nanoparticles behave in cells

In a recent study, scientists at EMSL and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered cellular interactions of nanoparticles at the molecular level that may lead to answers about how these particles impact living systems.

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Umsetzung der Prinzipien zum verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Nanomaterialien der NanoKommission der Bundesregierung

Im Rahmen des Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprogramms 2010-2013 hat die BAuA einen Forschungsschwerpunkt 'Nanomaterialien' mit den Aktivitaetsfeldern 'Arbeitsplatzbelastungen bei Taetigkeiten mit Nanomaterialien' und 'Toxikologische Risikocharakterisierung' eingerichtet und entwickelt begleitend 'Beitraege zur Vorsorgestrategie fuer Nanomaterialien'.

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Graphene Week 2011: Fundamental science of graphene and applications of graphene-based devices

The Graphene Week 2011 conference will be devoted to science and technology of graphene, advances in its growth and chemical processing, manufacturing graphene-based devices and studies of electronic transport, investigation of physical properties using ARPES, STM and AFM, emerging applications of this new material.

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Scientific Grand Challenges identified to address global sustainability

The international scientific community has identified five Grand Challenges that, if addressed in the next decade, will deliver knowledge to enable sustainable development, poverty eradication, and environmental protection in the face of global change.

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Third issue of Nanotech Insights newsletter available

The third issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.

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Asia and Europe giving U.S. science a run for the money

The United States still leads the world with its scientific clout, armed with highly respected universities and a big war chest of funding, but Europe and Asia are catching up, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Friday.

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Europe's largest nanotechnology event 2011 comes to Budapest

EuroNanoForum and Nanotech Europe are joining forces in 2011 to produce Europe's largest nanotechnology event.

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Controlling the flow of light with a novel optical transistor

Controlling and modulating the flow of light is essential in today's telecommunications-based society. Professor Tobias Kippenberg and his team in EPFL's Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements have discovered a novel way to couple light and vibrations.

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Nanotechnology and bionics - High tech in the building industry

'Nanotechnology and bionics - High tech in the building industry' is the title of a series of events being organised by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology and taking place at BAU 2011. The idea behind it is to present the high-tech capabilities and innovations strength of the building sector by highlighting examples of advanced technology from building research and practice.

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World leader in 3-D chip technology is honored by the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Jian-Qiang Lu was recognized recently for his innovative research and technical achievements toward the design and realization of 3-D integrated computer chips.

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Graphene's strength lies in its defects

Materials engineers at Brown University have found that the juncture at which graphene sheets meet does not compromise the material's strength. These so-called grain boundaries are so strong, in fact, that the sheets are nearly as strong as pure graphene. The trick lies in the angles at which the individual sheets are stitched together.

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Sugar and slice make graphene real nice

ice University lab finds table sugar, metallic sheets produce pristine graphene in one step.

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Scientists publish the world's largest video data bank of proteins

The new data base, which includes 1,700 proteins in motion, allows a more efficient design of drugs.

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Researchers clarify reaction pathway to fabricate graphene-like materials

Graphene is a promising material for tomorrow's nanoelectronics devices. Precise and upscaleable methods to fabricate graphene and derived materials with desired electronic properties are however still searched after. To overcome the current limitations, Empa researchers have fabricated graphene-like materials using a surface chemical route and clarified in detail the corresponding reaction pathway.

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Im Bundestag notiert: Stand der Nanotechnologien

Nach dem Stand der Nanotechnologien erkundigt sich die SPD-Fraktion in einer Kleinen Anfrage (17/3557).

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New forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology

The KAIST and GIT team developed a power generation technology using bendable thin film nano-materials.

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