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NIST imaging system maps nanomechanical properties

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials�??how stiff or stretchy they are, for example�??at scales on the order of billionths of a meter.

Dec 12th, 2007

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AIHA to host nanotechnology web seminar

The American Industrial Hygiene Association will host an intermediate TeleWeb Virtual Seminar, titled 'Nanotechnology Update for IHs: Toxicology and Exposure Assessment Issues', on Jan. 31, 2008.

Dec 11th, 2007

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Digital band-aids

Toumaz Technology, a company based on Imperial College London research, won the electronic category in the prestigious 2007 Institution of Engineering Technology Innovation Engineering Award for its Sensium Ultra Low-Power Wireless Body Monitoring System, better known as the 'digital plaster'.

Dec 11th, 2007

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Stanford researchers develop a quantum 'light switch'

Infinitely secure cryptography that renders any computer unhackable. Computers that can solve the structure of a complicated protein at the drop of a hat. Programs to decrypt complicated enemy secrets. Optical data connections up to 100 times faster than current technology allows.

Dec 11th, 2007

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