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Phantoms Foundation coordinates first Spain pavillion at Taiwan Nano 2010

The Phantoms Foundation and the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) will bring together for the first time a nanoscience and nanotechnology Spain Pavilion at Taiwan Nano 2010.

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Bonner Physiker nutzen einzelnes Atom als Lichtdimmer

Physiker der Uni Bonn habe eine Art 'Lichtdimmer' entwickelt, der aus einem einzigen Atom besteht. Bedient wird er ueber einen Laserstrahl. Moeglicherweise kommen aehnliche Bauelemente kuenftig in der Quantenkommunikation zum Einsatz.

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INRS Occupational Health Research Conference 2011: Nanotechnology risks

The conference, titled 'INRS Occupational Health Research Conference 2011: Risks associated to Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials', will be held in Nancy (France) on 5th-7th April 2011. The submission deadline for abstract is November 15th 2010.

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New approaches needed to gauge safety of nanotechnology-based pesticides

Nanotechnology is about to emerge in the world of pesticides and pest control, and a range of new approaches are needed to understand the implications for public health, ensure that this is done safely, maximize the potential benefits and prevent possible risks, researchers say in a new report.

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Funding for nanomedicine center to detect and treat atherosclerosis

Georgia Tech and Emory University have received a five-year $14.6 million contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of nanotechnology and biomolecular engineering tools and methodologies for detecting and treating atherosclerosis.

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Success in reduction of frictional force using the piezoelectric effect

Researchers have discovered that zinc oxide coatings possess low frictional characteristics under all environments in the atmosphere, vacuum, and oil when their crystal orientation is skillfully controlled. This research also revealed that such coatings have a mysterious property, unlike that under normally conditions, in which the friction coefficient decreases as the load increases in oil.

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First observation of new type of 'sea urchin' shaped nano-crystalline aggregate

Scientists have discovered a new type of crystalline aggregate in which small rod-shaped crystals are mutually attached according to a unique relationship. This crystalline aggregate consists of rod-shaped nanocrystals of zinc oxide.

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Nanotechnology workshop 'Bridging the Nano Divide' to stimulate cross-disciplinary research

The ICPC NanoNet Project invites researchers from different disciplines interested in socio-economic and innovation aspects of nanotechnology to a free online workshop on 20 October 2010, 12.45-15.15 GMT.

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A low-cost nanoparticle-based catalyst prepares to take on power-plant emissions

A research group led by Charles Lyman, professor of materials science and engineering, has developed catalysts that convert the harmful nitrogen oxides emitted from coal- and gas-fired power plants to nitrogen and water vapor.

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DNA art imitates life: Construction of a nanoscale Mobius strip

Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University's and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, led by Hao Yan and Yan Liu, have reproduced the enigmatic Mobius strip on a remarkably tiny scale, joining up braid-like segments of DNA to create Mobius structures measuring just 50 nanometers across - roughly the width of a virus particle.

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German, Canadian institutes formalize partnership among world's top quantum physicists

The University of British Columbia today forged a formal partnership with the Max Planck Society to establish the Max Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials.

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Upcoming AVS symposium will highlight latest alternative energy and nanotechnology breakthroughs

This month in Albuquerque, New Mexico, scientists and engineers from around the world will convene to discuss some of the latest breakthroughs in nanotechnology, alternative energy, materials research, and medicine at the AVS 57th International Symposium and Exhibition, from October 17-22, 2010 in the Albuquerque Convention Center.

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Innovative X-ray microscope allows for non-destructive view into microchips

Using a new X-ray-microscope that has been developed at the Institute for Structure Physics at Technical University of Dresden, in cooperation with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, it is now possible to examine smaller structures within microchips without having to prepare the chip in any way.

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A tunable, cloaked, system to kill tumors from inside

Researchers led by University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Vincent Rotello have demonstrated that they can deliver a dormant toxin into a specific site such as a tumor for anti-cancer therapy, then chemically trigger the toxin to de-cloak and attack from within.

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Researchers using synchrotron favility to discover potential of lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

Scientists are using Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron facility, to discover how we can detoxify our electronic gadgets.

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Researchers report a quantum error correcting code

Nature Photonics publishes this week an article about the successful demonstration of a quantum error correcting code by the laboratory of Ulrik Andersen at the Technical University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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