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Self- and X-ray-induced crystallization of peptide nanostructures

Experiments can sometimes lead to the discovery of completely unanticipated phenomena. Such is the case with the remarkable behavior exhibited by peptide nanostructures (in the form of supramolecular filaments) observed during experiments carried out at the Advanced Photon Source.

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Suffolk University nanotechnology student researcher wins Goldwater Science Award

Suffolk University junior Nathaniel Steinsultz's excellence in physics has been recognized with a 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Award for Math, Science and Engineering.

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Scientists develop 'green' method to produce propylene oxide using silver nanoclusters

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new class of silver-based catalysts for the production of the industrially useful chemical propylene oxide that is both environmentally friendly and less expensive.

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Graphene advances toward next generation applications

The single-atom thick material graphene maintains its high thermal conductivity when supported by a substrate, a critical step to advancing the material from a laboratory phenomenon to a useful component in a range of nano-electronic devices.

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Graphene films clear major fabrication hurdle

Researchers have successfully used direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to synthesize single-layer films of graphene on a dielectric substrate.

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Novel nanoparticle vaccine cures type 1 diabetes in mice

Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based 'vaccine', researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease.

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Researchers plan to utilize carbon dioxide as an energy source with the aid of sunlight

Utilizing carbon dioxide as an energy source with the aid of sunlight is the goal being pursued in a new research project for recycling of greenhouse gases.

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HP Labs discovery holds potential to fundamentally change computer system design

HP today announced advancements in research from HP Labs that could change the way computer systems are designed while better equipping them to process the current 'information explosion'.

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Quantum spin-liquid simulated - a starting point for superconductivity?

An exotic state of matter that physicists call a 'quantum spin-liquid' can be realized by electrons in a honeycomb crystal structure.

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Free online workshop on nanotechnology and photovoltaics - last call

Currently the world's fastest growing energy technology, photovoltaic production is increasing by roughly 50% each year. Find out more about current developments, network with other researchers and share research interests in a free online workshop on 'Nanotechnology and Photovoltaics' organized by the ICPC Nanonet project on Friday April 16 from 12.45-15.15 GMT (13.45-16.15 BST).

April 8, 2010 Read more

Bilbao welcomes ImagineNano - one of the largest 2011 European nanotechnology events

Bilbao, Spain, will host one of the largest 2011 European Events in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from 11th until 14th of April at BEC (Bilbao Exhibition Centre).

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New test system investigates how dangerous air pollutants really are

How severely do smog, diesel exhaust and secondhand smoke damage the lungs? What do pollen or nanoparticles trigger when they infiltrate the human body through inhaling? At this year's BIO Convention in Chicago from May 3 to 6, Fraunhofer researchers will present a new test system that can be used to investigate these questions.

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Initiative to desalinate seawater using nanomembranes and solar energy

IBM and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia's national research and development organization, today announced a research collaboration aimed at creating a water desalination plant powered by solar electricity, which could significantly reduce water and energy costs.

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Inexpensive fiber-based solar cells could double energy production of today's flat cells

Wake Forest University has received the first patent for a new solar cell technology that can double the energy production of today's flat cells at a fraction of the cost.

April 7, 2010 Read more

Newly discovered mechanism governs the peak strength of nanostructured metals

A research team led by Brown University engineers has discovered a new mechanism that governs the peak strength of nanostructured metals. The team found that the deformation of nanotwinned metals is characterized by the motion of highly ordered, necklace-like patterns of crystal defects called dislocations.

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2010 Rice University Business Plan Competition announces $1 million in prizes

Forty-two teams selected from around the world to compete for more than $1 million in the world's richest and largest business plan competition.

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