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FramingNano Governance Platform well received by Swiss stakeholders

At invitation of the Innovation Society, St.Gallen, on March 18th, the national FramingNano Conference took place in the Stade de Suisse in Bern. Numerous stakeholders from industries, authorities and associations discussed the proposal for a European Governance Platform for a responsible development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.

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Endlich unsichtbar - Forscher realisieren dreidimensionale optische Tarnkappe

Wissenschaftler praesentieren erstmals eine optische Tarnkappe fuer dreidimensionale Objekte.

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A fully recyclable nanocoating for food and pharmaceuticals

The ALD thin coating considerably reduces the need for aluminium in packaging solutions.

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German American Energy Conference focuses on advancement of renewable energy projects

An update on current renewable energy projects in Germany and the U.S. was the focus today at the 2nd German American Energy Conference hosted at the House of German Business.

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Synthetic biology and life: German Ethics Council encourages debate

The field of synthetic biology is popping up in the headlines with surprising regularity: While some see it as a normal development for biotechnology, others speak of divine creation in the laboratory. The German Ethics Council recently debated the issue in a public panel discussion in Berlin.

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New, high-strength and lightweight nacre-mimetic material applicable to large-scale industrial processes

The Molecular materials research group within the Department of Applied Physics in collaboration with VTT and Royal Institute of Technology show the first example of light-weight but mechanically strong nanocomposite material mimicking the nacreous shells that allow upscaling for industrial processes.

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Three Tufts engineering faculty earn prestigious national awards for promising research

Promising research on superconducting materials, near infra-red spectroscopy, and nanotechnology has earned three faculty at Tufts University's School of Engineering early career awards from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy.

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Light controls matter, matter controls X-rays

Like playing a game of scissors-paper-rock, a team of scientists has used laser light to control x-ray beams - by first changing the material medium through which the x-rays pass.

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ORNL and Asylum Research sponsor Scanning Probe Microscopy energy applications workshop

The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Asylum Research, a technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM), are co-organizing the International Workshop for Scanning Probe Microscopy for Energy Applications, to be held at ORNL September 15-17, 2010.

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A lab-on-a-chip with moveable channels

University of Cincinnati engineering researchers create tiny pools without walls with programmable microfluidic systems.

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New spintronics material could help usher in next generation of microelectronics

UCLA team couples quantum dots, silicon for room-temperature functionality.

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Online workshop on nanotechnology and photovoltaics

This online workshop on Nanotechnology and PhotoVoltaics enables nanoscientists working in this field to meet and find out about each others' expertise, infrastructure and research interests.

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Kostenloser Workshop zum Thema 'Probenaufbereitung und Partikelmessung'

Die Firma Fritsch veranstaltet einen kostenlosen Workshop zum Thema "Probenaufbereitung und Partikelmessung" am 05.05.2010 in Hamburg.

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Probing the soft side with nanoindentation techniques

Michelle L. Oyen of Cambridge University Engineering Department will present the talk 'Probing the Soft Side with Nanoindentation Techniques' on Wednesday, March 24.

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From pollutant to profit - nanotechnology turns carbon on its head

Three new complementary research projects will turn carbon from a pollutant into useful products that could help both industry and the environment.

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'Leuchtturm' ZIK MacroNano sucht Nachwuchsgruppenleiter

Im Ilmenauer Zentrum fuer Innovationskompetenz (ZIK) MacroNano ist die internationale Ausschreibung fuer den Leiter der zukuenftigen Nachwuchsforschergruppe 'Dreidimensionale Nanostrukturierung' angelaufen.

March 23, 2010 Read more