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Tiny, powerful beams will enable new science: Workshop makes case for micro-beams

At next-generation synchrotron light sources, tiny, powerful x-ray beams - especially of sub-micron size - could substantially advance research in several areas of structural biology, particularly macromolecular crystallography.

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Scientists develop polarizers on the nanoscale

Scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) describe, for the first time, three-dimensional metamaterials that could really be applied in spectroscopic measurement instruments.

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New Chinese science journal 'Science in China' formally launched

Chinese science journal Science in China formally merged with Progress in Natural Science and was renamed Science China, announced Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Natural Science Foundation of China.

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Chemists discover twisted molecules that pick their targets

New York University chemists have discovered how to make molecules with a twist-the molecules fold in to twisted helical shapes that can accelerate selected chemical reactions.

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Temperature determines which molecule rocks out

Scientists have long known that molecules dance about as the temperature rises, but now researchers know the exact steps that water takes with a certain molecule.

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Injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic injury

An injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic brain injury, according to findings by a Clemson University bioengineer.

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Chemists reach from the molecular to the real world with creation of 3-D DNA crystals

New York University chemists have created three-dimensional DNA structures, a breakthrough bridging the molecular world to the world where we live.

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Cooling gas through laser bombardment

In their experiment the scientists tested a completely new principle of cooling. For this, they used the property that atoms can be stimulated by light.

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TechConnect World 2010 solving global technology challenges with clean technology, nanotechnology and biotechnology

The largest technology matchmaking event in the U.S. comes to Anaheim June 21-25, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

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How deep will nanotechnology's impact be?

How deep will nanotechnology's impact be? Decide for yourself at the launch of the DEEPEN project's agenda-setting report in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, September 28, 2009.

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Next generation x-ray nano-CT system will enhance nanotechnology research

Researchers at Virginia Tech have been awarded more than $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the next-generation nano-CT imaging system, which promises to greatly reduce the required dose of radiation.

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The NanoFlorida symposium

The Nanoscience Technology Center at UCF invites researchers from both academia and industry in the State of Florida to participate in NanoFlorida 2009, the second annual symposium on nanoscience and nanotechnology, being held on September 25 - 26th, 2009 at the University of Central Florida

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Enhanced smart materials based on biological studies of fish

After engineers and scientists at Virginia Tech, Harvard, and Drexel finish studying the locomotion of fish in water, Michael Phelps may find he still has a few new ways to increase his own world record-breaking Olympic times.

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Researchers design new graphene-based, nano-material with magnetic properties

An international team of researchers has designed a new graphite-based, magnetic nano-material that acts as a semiconductor and could help material scientists create the next generation of electronic devices like microchips.

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DOE and thin-film leaders get together in San Francisco in December

Thin Film Today have recently announced the launch of the 2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US, taking place on December 1-2 in San Francisco. Speakers from the DOE, the three largest thin-film manufacturers and many other industry leaders will discuss crucial issues on securing finance and latest technological advances that reduces costs and boost efficiencies.

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Centre for NanoHealth researchers to study safety of nanoparticles

Researchers at Swansea University's Centre for NanoHealth have been awarded GBP1 million by the Research Councils' Nanoscience through Engineering to Application cross-council programme to analyse the levels at which nanoparticles can be deemed safe within cells.

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