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Industry leaders gather in North Carolina to focus on environmentally responsible development of nanotechnology

The Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative will gather 150 experts from around the nation at its second annual environmental health summit on October 8-9, 2009.

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Wake Forest University conference highlights nanotechnology advances

NanoConference, a one-day gathering of experts and others interested in nanotechnology, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 in Wake Forest University's Bridger Field House

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Dresdner Bio-tech-StartUp nanometis bietet neue Technologien in der Pharmaforschung

nanometis, ein vielversprechendes Ausgruendungsvorhaben des Biotechnologischen Zentrums an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden, praesentiert sich mit seiner Technologieplattform in diesem Jahr erstmalig auf der BIOTECHNICA in Hannover.

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Nobel Prize in physics honors scientists developing cornerstone of quantum mechanics

Scientists who developed a cornerstone in thinking behind quantum mechanics, the broad sweep of chaos theory or the expanding nature of the universe and dark energy could be rewarded for years of effort and research when the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics is announced Tuesday.

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IBM scientists advance genetic analysis project with nanoscale DNA sequencer

In an effort to build a nanoscale DNA sequencer, IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them in order to read the information contained within their genetic code.

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Quantum mechanics could help build ultra-high-resolution electron microscopes that won't destroy living cells

Electron microscopes cannot be used to image living cells because the electrons destroy the samples. Now, MIT assistant professor Mehmet Fatih Yanik and his student, William Putnam, propose a new scheme that can overcome this limitation by using a quantum mechanical measurement technique that allows electrons to sense objects remotely.

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Computer simulations identify some of the pathways through which single DNA strands combine

Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double helix.

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Silver nanoparticles give polymer solar cells a boost

Researchers have discovered that adding tiny bits of silver to the plastic of solar cells boosts the materials' electrical current generation.

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NanoEurope extends poster submission deadline to October 31

Submit a poster abstract for the 7th NanoEurope: the extended submission deadline is October 31, 2009.

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Study suggests strategies for converting hydrogen to metal at significantly lower pressures

A theoretical study predicts the metallization of hydrogen-rich mixtures at significantly lower pressures.

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Nanoimprinting could lower solar cell manufacturing costs

A UT Dallas researcher envisions a time soon when plastic sheets of solar cells are inexpensively stamped out in factories and then affixed to cell phones, laptops and other power-hungry mobile devices.

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Combining 6 photons together results in highly robust qubits

A team of physicists in Sweden and Poland have shown that photons that encode data have strength in numbers.

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Spray-coating technique holds promise for cheap fully solution-processed organic solar cells

IMEC has demonstrated a fully solution-processed organic solar cell with a spray-coated active layer and a metal top contact spray-coated on top. The resulting cell shows power conversion efficiencies above 3%, a performance comparable to organic solar cells produced by spin coating of the organic layer and vacuum evaporation of the top contact metal.

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IMEC and BP Solar demonstrate high-efficiency low-cost silicon solar cell

IMEC, one of the leading European research centers in photovoltaics, and BP Solar, a leading energy company, demonstrated a 18% conversion efficiency for silicon solar cells made of BP Solar's newly developed Mono2 silicon.

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Confocal raman imaging/AFM illuminated: The real state-of-the-art (free webinar)

A free webinar by WITec on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 will introduce you to the principles of state-of-the-art Confocal Raman Imaging.

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Death by light - photodynamic therapy with nanomaterial kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria

In the battle against resistant microbes, a team at the University of Muenster (Germany) is now pursuing a new approach involving photodynamic therapy, which is a technique that is already being used in the treatment of certain forms of cancer and macular degeneration.

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