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DNA sensors using graphene to detect cancer cells

A graphene-based DNA sensor: When electrons flow on the graphene, they change speed if they encounter DNA. The researchers notice this change by measuring the electrical conductivity.

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More than 20 'short courses' for nanotechnology and clean tech added to the TechConnect World Agenda in May

Highly focused content and networking luncheons with instructors enhance the educational and business opportunities at TechConnect World in Houston.

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Researchers look to make 'messy' nanotechnology production 'clean and green'

The New York Times is carrying an article today about the not-so-clean manufacturing processes employed in nanotechnology.

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New nanotechnology radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops

Researchers have developed a heat-dissipation method that cools carbon nanotube electronics by utilizing nonconventional radiation in a 'near-field zone' just above the substrate, or surface, on which the nanotubes rest.

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Pierre Lapointe is keynoter at nanotechnology conference

Pierre Lapointe, president and C.E.O. of FPInnovations, will make a keynote presentation at the 2009 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, presented by TAPPI and Alberta Ingenuity, June 23-26, 2009 in Edmonton, Canada

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Nanotechnology-based coatings will be showcased in a green technology show house in New York

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. announced today that the Company's patented Nansulate nanotechnology-based coatings will be showcased in a green technology show house currently being renovated in Brooklyn, New York by Eco Brooklyn.

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Practical applications of nanotechnology in construction will be presented at Cairo conference

A simple treatment of a nano-coating to building surfaces could leave an entire structure unscathed in the event of an overwhelming fire. Details about this application along with a multitude of similar practical developments will be the subject of the Nano Cement, Steel and Construction Industries Conference to be held May 16-17, 2009 in Cairo.

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Laser with controlled polarization opens door to wide range of applications

Applied scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, lasers in which the direction of oscillation of the emitted radiation, known as polarization, can be designed and controlled at will.

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New way to manufacture nanotubes uses DNA as building blocks

McGill researchers have succeeded in finding a new way to manufacture nanotubes, one of the important building blocks of the nanotechnology of the future. Their building material? Biological DNA.

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Tracking down the effect of nanoparticles

Cerium oxide is a ceramic nano-abrasive. Scientists have now examined, under conditions close to reality, what happens when it is breathed in and deposited on the lung surface. Initially, the result was rather reassuring.

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New nanotechnology network established in the Middle East

The 10 Middle Eastern and central Asian member states of the Iran-based Economic Cooperation Organisation have approved the establishment of an ECO Nanotechnology Network in Iran.

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Germany's version of MIT established

With last month's passing of the bill for the 'Act on the KIT Merger', the cabinet of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg has set the course for the legislation procedure to establish the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

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Nanotechnology composite fibres set to bring change to bridge building technology

The Journal of Commerce today carries an article on how composite fibres will fundamentally change bridge building technology:

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Johns Hopkins 'Nanoscience for Neuroscience and Neurosurgery' symposium

Students and faculty are encouraged to submit posters for the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology third annual symposium Monday, May 18, 2009 at the School of Medicine.

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The $5000 nanotechnology cycling suit for gentlemen

This news comes with perfect timing for your bike excursion plans on a sunny Easter weekend: Textile company Rapha have unveiled a bespoke three-piece cycling suit in London last night. Price tag: a bit over $5000.

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Malaysian and Egyptian universities in nanotechnology cooperation

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and University of Alexandria, Egypt, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to forge a smart partnership in nano technology research and development.

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