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Conducting polymer nanotubes improve brain implants

Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis.

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EPA announces research strategy to study nanomaterials

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.

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Why recognizing sex pheromone components of the silkworm moth at the scale of atoms and molecules impacts on eco-friendly agriculture

New research announced today by a team of leading scientists working with the UK's national Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, could have a significant impact on the development and refinement of new eco-friendly pest control methods for worldwide agriculture.

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NIH grants $1.1 million for research on carbohydrate synthesis

Two scientists at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for their research on carbohydrate synthesis.

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Bio-optics breakthroughs: Highlights of medical and bioscience research at Frontiers in Optics 2009

From scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed in medicine and the biosciences will be on display at the Optical Society's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics, which takes place Oct. 11-15 in San Jose, Calif.

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'Designer dots' become possible with first-ever atomic-scale map of quantum dots

University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing 'designer dots' that can be tailored for specific applications.

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Biology inspires the pursuit of new capabilities in sensing and hydrocarbon production

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced 20 grants in these areas for FY 2009, awarding a total of $39,991,202 over four years to 94 investigators from 27 institutions through the NSF Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI).

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Nanoparticles on a chip to help diagnose dementia

With the risk of developing dementia growing at an alarming pace, a University of Central Florida research team is working with the Boston University School of Medicine to develop a miniature diagnostic toolkit in the hopes of stimulating earlier detection and treatment.

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$11.5 Million to advance nanoscale research in biological systems at Penn

The Nano/Bio Interface Center at the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded $11.5 million from the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers of the National Science Foundation to continue to advance nanoscale research at the interface of physical and biological systems.

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Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative Council and UN agree to establish international nanotechnology center

The head of the Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) Saeed Sarkar and Deputy Director-General of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Yoshi Uramoto signed an agreement to establish an international nanotechnology center.

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Miniature X-ray source with undulating electrons

Physicists in Germany succeed on the laboratory scale in producing soft X-radiation by means of laser light.

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New battery research centre to be set up at Muenster University

The aim of the MEET (Muenster Electrochemical Energy Technology) research project is to make electrochemical energy storage - first of all and primarily lithium-ion technology - more competitive in Germany.

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Nanyang nanotechnology researcher wins Young Scientist Award

A 34-year-old Physics lecturer from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) received the Young Scientist Award for his research on metal oxide nanostructures and graphene, which are used to develop nanodevices and harvest energy.

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Birck Nanotechnology Center in nanomaterial collaboration with GE and Indian Nehru Center

Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and General Electric Co.'s John F. Welch India Technology Center to launch a center focused on how advancements in nanomaterials can address growing energy needs.

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Perfect image without metamaterials - and a reprieve for silicon chips

In new research called 'Perfect imaging without negative refraction', Ulf Leonhardt, Chair of Theoretical Physics at the University of St. Andrew?s, has shown that there is another way to create the perfect image.

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Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology: What does the American public think?

Landmark poll shows that nine in 10 Americans want to know more about the development of emerging technologies.

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