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Europe's most advanced clean rooms to open tomorrow

The Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, which will make smaller, more powerful nano- and bio-nano technologies possible, will hold its first open day tomorrow.

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London Centre for Nanotechnology scientists discover magnetic monopoles

Four papers independently present evidence that magnetic monopoles really exist in nature.

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Art inspired by nanotechnology

NanoResponse - new artwork by Patrick Millard, inspired by nanotechnology.

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Australian university gets $2m funding for next-generation solar cell research

University of Queensland researchers have received almost $2 million from the Queensland Government to lead an international alliance working on the next generation of solar cells.

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Breakthrough in direct-method research advances detection of protein crystallographic structure

Recent years have witnessed advances in direct-method research on protein crystallography obtained by the research team led by Academician Fan Haifu from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Singapore launches 3-dimensional Through-Silicon Via consortium to boost next generation wafer manufacturing capability

The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced the launch of a 3-Dimensional (3D) Through-Silicon Via (TSV) consortium to boost next generation 300mm wafer manufacturing capability for Singapore semiconductor industry to meet technology and product needs.

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Opening day line-up of NanoBusiness 2009 conference

The NanoBusiness Alliance today announced its Opening Day line-up and industry luminaries for its 8th annual NanoBusiness 2009 conference and exhibition.

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EU publishes call for tenders for the assessment of impacts of nanotechnologies

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research has published a call for tenders for the assessment of impacts of NMP (Nanotechnology, materials, processes) technologies and changing industrial patterns on skills and human resources.

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Kavli Laureate Sumio Iijima speaks at British Science Festival

In his speech at the University of Surrey Iijima will talk about his work and the possibilities for the future.

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IBM demonstrates method that effectively eliminates mechanical wear at the nanoscale

IBM scientists have demonstrated a promising and practical method that effectively eliminates the mechanical wear in the nanometer-sharp tips used in scanning probe-based techniques. This discovery can potentially be used in the development of next generation, more advanced computer chips that have higher performance and smaller feature sizes.

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Thin films exhibiting carrier multiplication show promise for solar energy applications

Researchers at Ben Gurion University have developed thin films that exhibit carrier multiplication. This development is of great interest for future solar cells.

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A nanosensor to detect diseases

Researchers from the Basque technological centre CIDETEC-IK4, the Higher Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the University of Berkeley (U.S.) have developed a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor that can detect possible mutations in DNA more quickly than has been possible in the past.

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Scientists achieve new state in quantum physics

EU-funded researchers in Austria investigating ultracold atomic physics have generated an exotic state wherein atoms are aligned in a one-dimensional structure, creating a stable 'many-body phase' with new quantum mechanical states.

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Nanotechnology's strong multidisciplinary roots documented in new study

Research reported in the September issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology finds that nanoscience and nanotechnology indeed are highly multidisciplinary - but not much more so than other modern disciplines such as medicine or electrical engineering that also draw on multiple areas of science and technology.

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Two-photon microscopy reveals function of neglected structure in neurons

Fifty years after it was originally discovered, scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have elucidated the function of a microscopic network of tubules found in neurons. This structure modulates the strength of connections between two neurons, thereby contributing to our ability to learn and to adapt to new situations.

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Bacteria could be used for stronger, more durable bone implants

Bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite (HA) could be used to make stronger, more durable bone implants.

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