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New edition of "Nano Guide of Europe" gives overview of micro- and nanotechnology companies

IVAM Research has published the second edition of the "Nano Guide of Europe", a database which gives users an overview of what Europe's suppliers have to offer.

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Switzerland launches information platform "Swiss Nano-Cube"

Switzerland launches "Swiss Nano-Cube", the national information and learning platform dedicated to the topics of micro- and nanotechnologies for vocational schools, secondary schools and higher professional schools.

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Biomarker-Chip für Parkinson: Forscher entwickeln neues Testverfahren

Mit dem Ziel, ein einfaches und minimal-invasives Testverfahren für das Parkinson-Syndrom zu entwickeln, haben sich Forscher des Bochum-Dortmunder Verbundprojektes "ParkCHIP" im Spitzentechnologiewettbewerb "Hightech.NRW" durchgesetzt.

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Understanding the cell damage associated with disorders like Alzheimer's disease

Decades of research have failed to conclusively crack the mystery of how amyloid-associated diseases like Alzheimer's do so much damage, but new findings by researchers at RIKEN suggest that part of the answer may lie in the structural rearrangements observed in plaque-forming proteins.

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New $400k EPA grant for nano-ecotoxicology

Clemson scientist Stephen Klaine has been awarded two $400,000 EPA grants to study a subject that did not exist a decade ago. Klaine is part of the young field of nano-ecotoxicology: the investigation of the impact that nanoparticles have on the environment.

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Studying gothic art with the Grenoble synchrotron

Science and technology are becoming increasingly involved in the world of art. Scientific advances and new technological instruments are opening new doors to fields of knowledge to which they had been previously closed. Art is one such case in point.

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Von Kristallstrukturen und Leuchtstoffen

Zwei neue Nachwuchsforschungsgruppen hat die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) im Rahmen ihres Emmy Noether-Programms an der Ruhr-Universität eingerichtet.

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New workshop on biomedical nanoinformatics

On the 1st of September 2009, in Sarajevo (Bosnia), the Workshop "Nanoinformatics: New Challenges for Biomedical Informatics at the nano level" wil be held.

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In search of the 60-year household light bulb

New developments in a substance which emits brilliant light could lead to a revolution in lighting for the home and office in five years, claims a leading UK materials scientist, Professor Colin Humphreys of Cambridge University.

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Atomic-scale spintronics with electron transport in silicon (ASSETS)

The London Centre for Nanotechnology researches spintronics and quantum computing: two of the most promising ways to scale computers down to ever smaller sizes.

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Stem cells show size-specific reaction to nanopatterns

Scientists in Germany have found that surface topography can be more important than chemistry for stem cells.

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European researchers build largest network for distribution of quantum keys

Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information was sent over an eight node, mesh network.

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Optical transistor created from a single molecule

ETH Zurich researchers have successfully created an optical transistor from a single molecule. This has brought them one step closer to an optical computer.

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Nanotechnology may extend longevity of tooth-colored dental fillings

Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology technique will extend the fillings' longevity.

July 1, 2009 Read more

UAlbany NanoCollege and New Energy New York to feature clean energy technologies at New Energy Symposium

The expanding clean energy sector in New York State - including research supporting renewable energy technologies and the resulting business and economic development opportunities and impact - will take center stage at the fourth annual New Energy Symposium, to be presented July 8 and 9 by New Energy New York and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center.

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Cutting-edge printable battery is revolutionizing the field

For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process.

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