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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory accepts applications for its new Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announces the establishment of the Pacific Northwest Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The laboratory is accepting applications for the new fellowships and will review candidates immediately for fall 2009 appointments.

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Spintronic - the new electronic?

European researchers have developed novel concept devices using ferromagnetic semiconductors. Spintronic devices have created enormous advances in microelectronics, leading to faster, instant-on start times and orders-of-magnitude increases in data storage capacity. Spintronics is short for spin transport electronics ? electronic devices that use the spin of an electron to carry information.

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2. NRW Nano-Konferenz in Dortmund

Mehr Aussteller und Teilnehmer erwünscht: Nach der erfolgreichen Premiere in 2008 liegt die Messlatte hoch. Vom 22. bis 23. Juni 2009 findet die 2. NRW Nano-Konferenz im Kongresszentrum Westfalenhallen Dortmund statt.

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New X-ray technique illuminates reactivity of environmental contaminants

Thanks to a new analytical method employed by researchers at the University of Delaware, scientists can now pinpoint, at the millisecond level, what happens as harmful environmental contaminants such as arsenic begin to react with soil and water under various conditions.

June 16, 2009 Read more

Nerve repair with a crab shell and polyester mix

In the clothing industry it's common to mix natural and synthetic fibers. Take cotton and add polyester to make clothing that's soft, breathable and wrinkle free. Now researchers at the University of Washington are using the same principle for biomedical applications. Mixing chitosan, found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, with an industrial polyester creates a promising new material for the tiny tubes that support repair of a severed nerve, and could serve other medical uses.

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Bio-friendly nanocrystals as individual investigators of activity within a cell

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created bright, stable and bio-friendly nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of activity within a cell. These ideal light emitting probes represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems such as a living cell.

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Scientists demonstrate for the first time a giant intrinsic electroresistance in conventional ferroelectric films

Electronic devices of the future could be smaller, faster, more powerful and consume less energy because of a discovery by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Montreal aerospace cluster continues efforts to maintain its exceptional innovation capacity

Aéro Montréal, the aerospace cluster of Metropolitan Montreal which brings together all the major decision makers in the aerospace sector, including companies, educational and research institutions, associations and unions, announced today, during the International Paris Air Show Le Bourget that it will hold a 2nd edition of the Aerospace Innovation Forum in Montreal on December 7 and 8, 2009 on the theme Aerospace Clusters: A World of Innovation.

June 16, 2009 Read more

Novel material changes color instantly in response to external magnetic field

New mechanism for inducing color change in materials paves way for manufacturing rewritable color display units, environmentally friendly color paints.

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Nanoparticles could someday lead to end of chemotherapy

Nanoparticles specially engineered by University of Central Florida Assistant Professor J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues could someday target and destroy tumors, sparing patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies.

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Nanomaterials cause classification headache for Europe's REACH

Confusion over classification of nanomaterials under the Reach chemicals legislation has led to two groups of companies using different criteria to submit data on carbon nanotubes to the European Chemicals Agency.

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UK's National Physical Laboratory launches materials hotline

The UK's national measurement institute offers UK businesses independent materials advice over the phone.

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Powe Award supports development of more robust thermoelectric materials

Jeremiah T. Abiade, assistant professor in materials science and engineering and in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for his research to increase the electrical output of thermoelectric materials and devices.

June 16, 2009 Read more

Deutsch-französischen Sommerschule 'Nanophotonics in Nature and Art'

Von Schmetterlingsflügeln bis Keramik - Farbgebung in Natur und Kunst sowie Anwendungen in der Biomimetik sind Themen der deutsch-französischen Sommerschule "Nanophotonics in Nature and Art", die vom 7. bis zum 14. September 2009 in St. Pierre d'Oléron an der französischen Westküste stattfindet.

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Cybernetic nanocrime a future threat to public safety

'The future path through cyberspace is filled with threats and opportunities, most of which cannot even be imagined today,' says Gene Stephens, a member of the FBI Futures Working Group

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EU warns that lobbyists are fuelling confusion on nanotechnology

The highest-ranked health official in the EU executive has hit out at lobby groups who stoke fear of nanotechnology. Robert Madelin, director-general at the European Commission's health and consumer affairs directorate, said it was 'irresponsible' to use panic in order to attract attention.

June 16, 2009 Read more