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NANOYOU project will bring nanotechnology lessons to 30,000 European students

Israel's Organization for Rehabilitation and Training (ORT) educational system will reveal to 30,000 European students the mysteries of nanotechnology, after winning a 1.5 million euro tender for the NANOYOU project.

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Karlsruher Nanoforscher Erhalten 25 Millionen

Mit insgesamt gut 25 Millionen Euro unterstuetzt die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) in den kommenden vier Jahren das DFG-Forschungszentrum fuer Funktionelle Nanostrukturen (CFN) am KIT

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'Electronic mosquito' for quick and painless glucose test to aid diabetics

A skin patch could one day provide a less-invasive alternative for diabetics who need to take regular samples of their own blood to keep glucose levels in check.

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IQPC is organizing the 2nd International Congress Advanced Battery Technologies

After the overwhelming demand 2008 experts from the Battery, Automotive and Chemical Industry will exchange their experiences in the fields of Li-ion batteries, ultracapacitors and automotive applications at the 2nd International Conference Advanced Battery Technologies taking place from 30th June to 2nd July in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

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Molekularer Shuttleservice - Logistik in kleinsten Dimensionen

Einen entscheidenden molekularen Mechanismus haben jetzt Forscher vom Max-Planck-Institut fuer biophysikalische Chemie und der Universitaet Goettingen aufgeklaert.

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Adding metals makes spider silk significantly tougher

Max Planck scientists strengthen spider silk by infiltrating it with metal ions. It may also be possible to strengthen other natural and synthetic fibres in this way.

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At the limits of the photoelectric effect

With extremely short wavelengths and very high intensities, light-matter interaction seems to be different than previously accepted.

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IMEC confirms solid 2008 despite challenging economic situation

In today's General Assembly, the IMEC Board confirmed that 2008 was a solid year, and this despite the challenging economic situation in the electronics industry. The Board also looks with confidence to the future.

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Optischer Silizium-Chip bricht alle Rekorde

Ein internationales Forscherteam hat einen Chip entwickelt, der viermal leistungsfaehiger als der bisherige Rekordhalter ist.

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Novel portable x-ray sources use carbon nanomaterial

Researchers at AIST in Japan have developed a practical portable X-ray sources with a cold-cathode electron source using carbon nanostructures.

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IBN Research Attachment Student to represent Singapore at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) is pleased to announce that its Youth Research Program (YRP) attachment student, Roderica Ng Rui Ge, has been selected to represent Singapore at the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) which will be held in Reno, Nevada, USA from May 10-15, 2009.

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Das Arbeitspferd der Hochtechnologie - Sputtern

Das Fraunhofer Institut uebergab eine Sputteranlage an die Fachhochschule Jena.

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Founder of Oxford Nanopore named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year 2008

Professor Hagan Bayley, Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Royal Society of Chemistry at last night?s Industry and Technology Forum Awards.

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The color and the shape

The 'Fucci' method developed by Atsushi Miyawaki and colleagues at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako offers a powerful tool for monitoring cell cycle procession.

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High-resolution structural data about an essential protein reveal new insights into how some cells transform fiber into force

A high-resolution structure of F-actin published recently in Nature by RIKEN SPring-8 Center researcher Toshiro Oda and his colleagues represents an important leap forward in understanding the function of this essential protein.

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Scanning microscopy technique unveils previously hidden information on the nature of superconductivity

Researchers from RIKEN's Advanced Science Institute in Wako, in collaboration with researchers from Rutgers University, US, and Kyoto University, have developed an experimental method that enables the investigation of the electron pairing mechanism even for these more complex superconductors.

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