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Nanotechnology summer camp at West Virginia University

Rising seventh and eighth graders in the local region will have an opportunity to examine evidence like a crime scene investigator, launch a rocket and much more if they participate in the free Summer Science Day Camp at West Virginia University sponsored by WVNano.

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Dimensional cross-over in nanoparticles from two- to one-dimensional phase

Professor CHOE Sug-bong found that nano-size particles could be reduced to the point where they exist in a blurred boundary between a two-dimensional and one-dimensional phase.

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Rowland fellow Fischer devises spiral swimmer nanomachine

Harvard researchers have created a new type of microscopic swimmer: a magnetized spiral that corkscrews through liquids and is able to deliver chemicals and push loads larger than itself.

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Liquid lens creates tiny flexible laser on a chip

Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according to a team of Penn State engineers.

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Scottish Research Institute to lead multi-million Euro project to promote end-user confidence in safety of nanotechnologies

The Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) has announced the launch of ENPRA - a major new European Framework 7 project to develop and implement a novel integrated approach for engineered nanoparticle risk assessment.

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Potocnik: Europe must lead 'green revolution'

The EU will invest billions in green technologies using a series of public private partnerships, Janez Potocnik, Commissioner responsible for Science and Research, has said in an interview.

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Nanotechnology Health and Safety Forum Announces Lineup of Speakers to Include Dr. Leroy Hood, and former U.S. Congressman George R. Nethercutt, Jr.

Seattle event on June 8-9, 2009 will focus on occupational and environmental safety.

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Nanotechnology research on drill cores from the North Sea might help increase extraction rates of oil in Denmark

New research may have come up with an explanation as to where and how North Sea oil clings to underground rocks.

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Ultra-dense deuterium may be the nuclear fuel of the future

A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at the University of Gothenburg. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an energy process that is both more sustainable and less damaging to the environment than the nuclear power used today.

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Applikationen aus der Miniaturwelt - Exzellenzcluster EAM auf der ACHEMA

Der Exzellenzcluster Engineering of Advanced Materials und das Department fuer Chemie und Bioingenieurwesen der Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg stellen auf der ACHEMA in Frankfurt noch zum 15. Mai 2009 neue Entwicklungen aus den Themenbereichen Bioverfahrenstechnik, Hochdrucktechnologie, Ionische Fluessigkeiten, Katalyse, Nanoelektronik, Optik sowie Partikeltechnologie vor.

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High-pressure compound could be key to hydrogen-powered vehicles

A hydrogen-rich compound discovered by Stanford researchers is packed with promise of helping overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel - namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a volume that is small enough to be portable and practical for powering a car?

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