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Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source uncovers how key molecule mends DNA breaks

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the role played by the least-understood part of a first-responder molecule that rushes in to bind and repair breaks in DNA strands, a process that helps people avoid cancer.

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Researchers suggest quantum dots as a potential skin cancer treatment

Resolving questions surrounding nanoparticle toxicity has led North American researchers to suggest the particles as a potential skin cancer treatment.

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Australian industry association NanoBusiness Forum shuts down

According to Third Sector, an Australian magazine for thenot-for-profit sector, an unanimous vote by the Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) members yesterday saw the organisation declare its closure as of the close of business 30 September 2009. The website has already been taken offline.

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Nanotechnology and other key technologies lack sufficient EU support

The EU must do more to develop and deploy key enabling technologies (KETs) such as nanotechnology, micro- and nano-electronics, advanced materials and photonics. This is the main message from a new Commission communication on the subject.

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Russian-Ukrainian-Polish Conference on Molecular Interactions

Meetings of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, and other scientists from all over the world, which have been focused on hydrogen bond and molecular interactions, have a long tradition. A continuation of this tradition is this year's meeting which will be held in Jastarnia, Poland, in October 4-9.

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Tetris im Zwergenreich - Wassertropfen platziert winzigste Bauteile auf nanobeschichteten Leiterplatten

Fraunhofer-Forschern ist es gelungen, das so genannte Electrowetting fuer Zwecke der Selbstassemblierung auf Basis kostenguenstiger Leiterplattentechnologie einzusetzen.

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Tracing ultra-fine dust

Limit values for fine dust emissions are based on total particle weight. It is the ultra-fine particles, however, that are particularly harmful to health. A new technique separates them by size and identifies their composition - directly where they arise.

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German Materials Efficiency Prize 2009 - apply now

Medium-size enterprises, which have increased their materials efficiency by innovative solutions in development, design, production and organization, can apply for the award up to 15 October 2009.

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NanoArt 2009 competition now accepting submissions

The worldwide competition NanoArt 2009 is open to all artists 18 years and older. The online exhibition will open for public on January 20, 2010.

September 30, 2009 Read more

EPA unveils new administration framework for chemical management reform in the United States

In a speech today at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced core principles that outline the Obama Administration?s goals for legislative reform of this country's chemical management law, the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA.

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Chemists find way to probe right into the heart of an electrochemical reaction

Their breakthrough will help scientists understand how catalysts work. If this is understood even better catalysts could be created.

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NSF grant bolsters research towards understanding atomic collisions

A Kansas State University physicist is continuing his study of atomic collisions with the help of a National Science Foundation grant awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Kleinste Technologie in der Medizintechnik

Bereits zum sechsten Mal laden das dortmund-project, der Mikrotechnik-Fachverband IVAM und die MST.factory dortmund am 28. Oktober zur MST-Regionalkonferenz ein.

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Nanotechnology makes a step forward with controlled movement of molecules

Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting an advance toward overcoming one of the key challenges in nanotechnology: Getting molecules to move quickly in a desired direction without help from outside forces.

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Mit Antiteilchen auf Fehlersuche

Die geheimnisvolle Antimaterie ist nicht nur exotisches Beiwerk in Kinofilmen wie 'Illuminati', sondern auch ein faszinierendes Wissenschaftsgebiet. An der Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen werden die Antiteilchen von Elektronen gewonnen, die so genannten Positronen, und das in der weltweit hoechsten Intensitaet.

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French organizations team up for thin film photovoltaics research

Total and Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces (LPICM), a joint R+D research team between the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and France's Ecole Polytechnique engineering school, today announce the creation of a joint research team focusing on thin film technologies for photovoltaic solar applications.

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