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Moving holograms: From science fiction to reality

Researchers have developed a new type of holographic telepresence that allows the projection of a three-dimensional moving image without the need for special eyewear such as 3D glasses or other auxiliary devices.

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NRW Nanotechnologie: Erfolgreicher Auftritt auf der RusNanoTech in Moskau

Nanotechnologieunternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen aus Nordrhein-Westfalen haben sich vom 1. bis 3. November erfolgreich auf der diesjaehrigen Rusnanotech in Moskau praesentiert.

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AIST develops revolutionary products using clay films

Takeo Ebina, Advanced Functional Materials Team, the Research Center for Compact Chemical System of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), et al. have developed high-performance multifunctional sheets and a raw material of a clay film in collaboration with the private companies that are members of 'Clayteam', an AIST consortium, formed in May 2010.

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First UNESCO medals for nanotechnology go to Russian and Chinese scientists

The first UNESCO Medals 'For contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies' were awarded on November 2, at Paris headquarters to two laureates: Russian Academician Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics; and Chunli Bai, Professor of Chemistry at the Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology in Beijing and Executive Vice-President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Meta-flex: Your new brand for invisibility clothing

Flexible smart materials that can manipulate light to shield objects from view have been much-theorised but now researchers in Scotland have made a practical breakthrough that brings the possibility of an invisibility cardigan - or any other item of invisibility clothing - one step closer.

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Voluntary initiatives, regulation, and nanotechnology oversight

A new report from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars explores a variety of voluntary options available for the oversight of nanotechnology products and processes.

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Cell membranes behave like cornstarch and water

Researchers dispel the notion that membrane infrastructure is all water like - it can have bounce, too

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Scientists produce transparent, light-harvesting material

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area.

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A new nanopropulsion method based on bipolar electrochemistry

The process is based on the novel concept of bipolar electrochemistry: under the influence of an electric field, one end of a metallic object grows while the other end dissolves. Thanks to this permanent self-regeneration, objects can move at speeds of the order of a hundred micrometers per second.

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Transparent conductive material could lead to power-generating windows

Combines elements for light harvesting and electric charge transport over large, transparent areas.

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Electrons get confused

HZB researchers may have observed the fastest melting of all time.

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Nanoimprint lithography NSF grant awarded to micro device lab at Stevens

Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Micro Device Laboratory (MDL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University (TM), will receive funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography System (NIL) for the purpose of nanoscience research and education based on low-dimensional materials at Stevens.

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Nanoparticle emission of selected products during their life cycle

The German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) has released a study paper 'Study of nanoparticle emission of selected products during their life cycle'. The summary is available for download in English or the full version in German: 'Emission von Nanopartikeln aus ausgewaehlten Produkten in ihrem Lebenszyklus'.

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Ergebnisse der Themengruppen der Nanokommission (2009-2011)

Die Arbeitsergebnisse der Themengruppen der Nanokommission (2009-2011) sind nun auf der Webseite des Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit als Download bereitgestellt worden.

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Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction

A new report is highlighting both the potential benefits of nanomaterials in improving construction materials and the need for guidelines to regulate their use and disposal.

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New Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence to move nanomedicine from 'bench to bedside'

Nemucore Medical Innovations, as part of Northeastern University's Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) consortium, will develop nanomedicine manufacturing processes under the recent $13.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.

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