IMEC's associated laboratory at the Ghent University, INTEC, has made the first functional optical links embedded in a flexible substrate. The links include optical waveguides, light sources, and detectors.
Oct 7th, 2008
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Cesar Clavero, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Applied Science at The College of William and Mary, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Young Researcher Award from the American Vacuum Society.
Oct 7th, 2008
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The National Science Foundation is establishing a new Engineering Research Center whose goal will be to supplant the common light bulb with next-generation lighting devices that are smarter, greener and ripe for innovation. The core institutions in this prestigious award are Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the lead university, the University of New Mexico and Boston University.
Oct 6th, 2008
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A new graduate program in computational optical sensing and imaging is being established at the University of Colorado at Boulder this fall with the awarding of a $3.2 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation.
Oct 6th, 2008
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The EntreTech Forum's October 21st panel focuses on the Forum's core theme: Given the wealth of research and technology generated by our nation's leading universities, how does this academic strength translate into commercial strength?
Oct 6th, 2008
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Eminent program advances research and clinical expertise in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging among young Japanese physicians.
Oct 6th, 2008
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Fluorescent proteins in the brain light up during individual action potentials making it possible to track nerve cell communication.
Oct 6th, 2008
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Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods.
Oct 6th, 2008
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Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Oct 6th, 2008
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The Second International Conference on Space Elevator Climber and Tether Design in Luxembourg on December 6-7, 2008 follows the successful 1st European Workshop on Space Elevator Climber and Tether Design held last year.
Oct 5th, 2008
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The International Symposium on Graphene Devices: Technology, Physics, and Modeling (ISGD 2008) in Japan in November aims to bring together the researchers actively working on the field of 'Graphene Devices: technology, physics and modeling' so as to stimulate discussions on the state of the art.
Oct 4th, 2008
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Baoyou Geng and colleagues at the Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, made magnetite nanotubes in an egg white solution.
Oct 4th, 2008
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South Dakota scientists' work building next-generation devices to harvest solar energy will be easier thanks to a National Science Foundation grant for state-of-the-art equipment.
Oct 3rd, 2008
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Northwest Missouri State University has received a $1.14 million federal grant that will be used to equip nanoscience laboratories in the University?s new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Oct 3rd, 2008
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A bacteria cell's 'crisis command center' has been observed for the first time swinging into action to protect the cell from external stress and danger.
Oct 3rd, 2008
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The European X-ray Laser Project (XFEL) will harness a high energy short-wave laser light that is one billion times more brilliant than most modern x-rays to provide immensely detailed images of molecules and atoms.
Oct 3rd, 2008
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