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Purdue centers and Indian researchers partner for nanomedicine, cellular biology symposium

Purdue University's Bindley Bioscience and Birck Nanotechnology centers will lead an international research symposium on Thursday focused on advancements in nanomedicine and cellular engineering.

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Humboldt Research Award winner to pursue quantum chromodynamics research in Germany

Michael Creutz, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has received a Humboldt Research Award, which will allow him to spend up to one year working on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany.

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Nanotechnology and nanomedicine developments highlighted at NanoBio 2009 conference

Over 50 International speakers to present their findings, with a keynote by Nobel Laureate, Douglas Osheroff, professor of Stanford University.

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More than 100 leading organizations from around the world to convene in Baltimore for Biodetection Technologies 2009

The Knowledge Foundation announced today that more than 100 organizations from around the world will participate in the 14th Biodetection Technologies conference to be held in Baltimore, MD from June 25-26, 2009.

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400 attendees at UAlbany NanoCollege job fair

More than 400 people were in attendance as the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany hosted a Job Fair to assist M+W Zander in building its project management team to support the construction of GlobalFoundries' computer chip manufacturing facility in Malta.

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How nanoparticles can cause lung damage, and how the damage can be blocked

Scientists have identified for the first time a mechanism by which nanoparticles cause lung damage and have demonstrated that it can be combated by blocking the process involved, taking a step toward addressing the growing concerns over the safety of nanotechnology.

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Researchers demonstrate the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on graphene

Engineers from the University of Pennsylvania, Sandia National Laboratories and Rice University have demonstrated the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on graphene substrate in a simple assembly process that involves heating few-layer graphene sheets to sublimation using electric current that may eventually lead to a new paradigm for building integrated carbon-based devices.

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A tunable graphene bandgap opens the way to nanoelectronics and nanophotonics

Researchers have engineered a bandgap in bilayer graphene that can be precisely controlled from 0 to 250 milli-electron volts.

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Carbon nanotubes boost plant pollutants

UK researchers have shown that carbon nanotubes can pierce plant root cells, providing a rapid route for other pollutants to infiltrate the cellular structure of plants.

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$2.7 million NSF grant to train graduate students on cutting-edge research

Colorado State University scientists this month received a $2.7 million National Science Foundation grant to train graduate students on cutting-edge research while also preparing them to share their knowledge with K-12 teachers and industry.

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Bismuth-catalyzed growth of tin sulfide nanotubes

A research team headed by Wolfgang Tremel at the University of Mainz has now developed a new process for the production of tin sulfide nanotubes.

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Technology guide provides an overview of current technologies

The "Technology Guide: Principles - Applications - Trends" can provide sound assistance. It contains over a hundred articles in which internationally renowned experts give clear descriptions of all the main fields of technology.

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Kongress "Molekulare Bildgebung 2009": Online-Registrierung noch bis zum 14. Juni möglich

Das Interdisziplinäre Netzwerk Molekulare Bildgebung (INMB) und das Imaging Netzwerk Berlin (INB) richten vom 18. - 20. Juni den Kongress "Molekulare Bildgebung 2009" aus.

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New approach in the quest for lighting's Holy Grail

Researchers are reporting the first use of a fundamentally new approach in the quest to snare the Holy Grail of the lighting industry: An LED (light-emitting diode) that emits pure white light.

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Electronic nose to sniff out kidney disease in exhaled breath

Scientists in Israel have identified the key substances in exhaled breath associated with healthy and diseased kidneys - raising expectations, they say, for development of long-sought diagnostic and screening tests that literally sniff out chronic renal failure in its earliest and most treatable stages.

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Deutschlandweit einmaliges Zentrum für Partikeltechnik

Die Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz von Bund und Ländern hat beschlossen, die Errichtung eines neuen Gebäudes für die Materialforschung mit rund 9 Millionen Euro zu fördern.

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