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Micro- and nanotechnologies in the spotlight: expert discussion at the 16th annual World Micromachine Summi

Last week the international micro- and nanotechnology community met in Dortmund, Germany on the occasion of the 16th international Micromachine Summit. The summit is an annual conference, which shows a snapshot of industrial, scientific and political micro and nano activities worldwide.

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FinNano awards four Nanotechnology Finland awards

Finland is a leader in the development of new applications for nanotechnology. This status has been earned through unrelenting and persistent work. Tekes' FinNano programme, which is about to end, awarded the Nanotech Finland Awards in four categories to distinguished contributors in the field.

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University of Queensland wins $6.5 million for groundbreaking research projects

A University of Queensland (UQ)-led global consortium that aims to produce environmentally friendly aviation fuel from algae is one of four UQ research projects awarded a total $6.48 million in State Government funding this week.

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UAlbany Nanotechnology College to study New York's green economy

Where are New York State's 'green' jobs and what skills do they require?

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Artificial atoms light up

A superconducting circuit that strongly interacts with light paves the way for optical computing schemes.

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Trapping giant Rydberg atoms for faster quantum computers

In an achievement that could help enable fast quantum computers, University of Michigan physicists have built a better Rydberg atom trap. Rydberg atoms are highly excited, nearly-ionized giants that can be thousands of times larger than their ground-state counterparts.

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NanoBio Magazine premieres at INBT annual symposium

The new 32-page publication, which served as both the symposium program and as an attractive way to highlight some of INBT's research in a more comprehensive way, will be published annually.

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Peptides may hold 'missing link' to life

Emory scientists have discovered that simple peptides can organize into bi-layer membranes. The finding suggests a 'missing link' between the pre-biotic Earth's chemical inventory and the organizational scaffolding essential to life.

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Interactive webinar on May 19th on Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis

NanoSight invites registration today for an interactive webinar on high-resolution nanoparticle characterization: 'Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis - Complementing DLS for more Complex Dispersions'.

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New metamaterial device may lead to see-through cameras and scanners

Devices that can mimic Superman's X-ray vision and see through clothing, walls or human flesh are the stuff of comic book fantasy, but a group of scientists at Boston University has taken a step toward making such futuristic devices a reality.

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Symposium Confocal Raman Imaging

The symposium will cover various aspects of modern Raman microscopy and will provide an introduction to Raman spectroscopy in general as well as operational principles and instrumentation relevant to the techniques.

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Foundation For the Future to award $100,000 Kistler Prize to Dr. Leroy Hood

Dr. Hood, Co-founder and President of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, is one of the world's leading scientists in systems biology, biotechnology, immunology, and genomics.

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Experten diskutieren aktuelle Technologietrends in der Medizintechnik

Neue Materialien im Nanomassstab, schnellere Produktionsmethoden und neue Zulieferketten: Beim 4. COMPAMED Fruehjahrsforum am 4. Mai gab es viel Gespraechsbedarf.

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Depiction and manipulation the spin direction of individual atoms

An international team of researchers has built a chain of cobalt atoms and analysed its magnetic properties. Surprisingly, the spin sensitive measurements show that the observed form of atoms depends on its magnetic orientation.

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Quantum dots go with the flow

Researchers have devised a self-adjusting remote-control system that can place a dot 6 nanometers long to within 45 nm of any desired location. That's the equivalent of picking up golf balls around a living room and putting them on a coffee table - automatically, from 100 miles away.

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A quantum leap for cryptography

An international team of researchers has found a way to make random numbers truly random.

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