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Job openings: Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center Engineering and Management Positions

The Center is actively looking for qualified Egyptian candidates for Management and Engineering positions.

June 2, 2009 Read more

Job opening: Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Research Center Director

The Center is seeking a highly experienced, talented research and development executive to take on the role of Nanotechnology Center Director.

June 2, 2009 Read more

Going green: Why Germany has the inside track to lead a new industrial revolution

This article in Knowledge@Wharton looks at how the German government and individuals helped such companies as Enercon, the world's third-largest producer of wind generators, and Q-Cells, the world's largest producer of photovoltaic cells, reach their present position, and what their gains might mean for the country and the world.

June 2, 2009 Read more

Faster protein folding achieved through nanosecond pressure jump

A new method to induce protein folding by taking the pressure off of proteins is up to 100 times faster than previous methods, and could help guide more accurate computer simulations for how complex proteins fold.

June 1, 2009 Read more

Calatrava dedicates sculpture to recognize contributions to Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute

The towering, kinetic structure - visible from almost every direction on the Technion campus - is being dedicated to the memory of entrepreneur and philanthropist Russell Berrie, and will help recognize the unprecedented contributions made by the Russell Berrie Foundation to establish the university?s Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute.

June 1, 2009 Read more

International Council on Nanotechnology launches GoodNanoGuide to share best practices

The Rice University-based International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) today introduced the GoodNanoGuide, an online, community-driven wiki for information about the safe handling of nanomaterials.

June 1, 2009 Read more

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics names top ten emerging aerospace technologies of 2009

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released its first annual list of top emerging aerospace technologies.

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Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in thermal materials

Living cells could be the template for designing thermal materials that help better dissipate the heat output of NEMS.

June 1, 2009 Read more

New device detects heart disease using less than one drop of blood

Testing people for heart disease might be just a finger prick away thanks to a new credit card-sized device created by a team of researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities.

June 1, 2009 Read more

Government agencies are stepping up efforts to gather data on nanomaterials

Industry Week is runing an article on how government agencies, concerned about potential health and environmental risks, are stepping up efforts to gather data on nanomaterials.

June 1, 2009 Read more

UAlbany NanoCollege selects students for 2009 summer internship program

Fourteen New York State residents are among 17 undergraduates chosen to participate.

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University College London to offer new MSc program in nanotechnology and nanomedicine

University College London will run a brand new MSc in Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine from September 2009.

June 1, 2009 Read more

Chinese-Dutch research collaboration to develop next generation high efficiency solar cells

Yingli Green Energy, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, and Amtech Systems, Inc. today announced a three-party research collaboration agreement to develop next generation high efficiency solar cells.

June 1, 2009 Read more

New video series from National Science Foundation on breakthroughs and discoveries that impact our lives

The National Science Foundation (NSF) today released the first in a series of video programs called Science Nation, which examine breakthroughs and the possibilities for new discoveries about our planet, our universe and ourselves.

June 1, 2009 Read more

New route to make graphene sheets for flexible electronics

Hongwei Zhu and co-workers from Tsinghua University in Beijing developed a three-step process to synthesise the one atom-thick carbon sheets from worm-like expanded graphite.

May 30, 2009 Read more

So long aspirin, hello nanosilver

Nano-sized particles of silver can stop sticky blood cells called platelets from clinging together in laboratory strains of mice.

May 30, 2009 Read more