The science and technology policymaking capacity of the White House must be enhanced so that the next president can address key issues facing the nation - from energy and the environment, to national security, and the ability of U.S. companies to compete internationally.
Jun 3rd, 2008
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European Science Foundation workshop tackles the mathematics of singularities.
Jun 3rd, 2008
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IMEC, an independent European research center in the field of nanoelectronics, and AIXTRON, a metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment supplier, have demonstrated the growth of high-quality and uniform AlGaN/GaN heterostructures on 200mm silicon wafers.
Jun 3rd, 2008
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The award is a renewable one-year position with a stipend to work in the area nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing at the National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing at Northeastern University.
Jun 3rd, 2008
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Europe's leading nanotechnology event, NanoEurope, will take place on September 16-17, 2008 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Jun 3rd, 2008
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Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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Many Shell operations in rural areas have no safe drinking water sources nearby. So Shell sought a water purification unit that would provide safe water, be vandalism proof and be essentially maintenance-free, with low-skilled operators able to carry out the limited maintenance tasks necessary.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany announced the selection of 25 undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and Mexico for participation in its prestigious Summer Internship Program.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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Physicist Bram Hoex and colleagues at Eindhoven University of Technology, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, Germany, have improved the efficiency of an important type of solar cell (n-type with front junction) from 21.9 to 23.2 per cent.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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Scientists in the Weizmann Institute's Faculty of Chemistry, together with colleagues in Germany, have made a startling prediction: Simply 'taking the temperature' of certain quantum systems at frequent intervals might cause them to disobey a hard and fast rule of thermodynamics.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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Nanoscale transistors made from silicon nanowires can detect a bacterial toxin responsible for the most common form of food poisoning, claim US scientists.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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The Institute of Nanotechnology and the Institute of Engineering and Technology are delighted to announce the prestige launch lecture for their joint Micro and Nano Technology Network, to be given by Professor James Gimzewski at 6.30 pm, July 8,in London.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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Improved foods for elderly patients with swallowing difficulties are a potential outcome from a new industry linkage grant awarded to a team of University of Queensland researchers.
Jun 2nd, 2008
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The moving pictures seen in books and newspapers in the Harry Potter films are a step closer to reality with new display technologies developed by European researchers.
Jun 1st, 2008
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Developing techniques to image the complex biological systems found at the sub-cellular level has traditionally been hampered by divisions between the academic fields of biology and physics. However, a new interdisciplinary zeal has seen a number of exciting advances in super-resolution imaging technologies.
Jun 1st, 2008
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Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) and subsidiary company Australian Certified Organic have released for industry and stakeholder comment a new policy to deal with nanotechnology in the organic industry.
May 31st, 2008
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