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Long platinum nanowires could soon lead to commerically viable fuel cells

The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells.

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Eric Isaacs named director of Argonne National Laboratory

Eric D. Isaacs, a prominent University of Chicago physicist and senior administrator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, has been selected to become the next director of Argonne.

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NanoBusiness Talent program places high school students with nanotechnology companies

The NanoBusiness Alliance today announced the continuation of its NanoBusiness Talent program, which connects future scientists and high-tech companies by arranging summer internships for local high school students at Chicago-area nanotechnology companies with a grant from the Department of Energy.

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Nananotechnology researchers set new record for world's smallest letters

A novel technique that enables researchers to push individual molecules into specifically arranged patterns recently allowed researchers at Stanford University to shatter the long held belief that one bit per atom is the limit for encoding information and reclaim the title of producers of the world's smallest letters.

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FDA and eight academic and research institutions to collaborate under nanotechnology initiative

Overarching goal: developing an efficient pathway for safe and effective nanoengineered medical products.

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UAlbany NanoCollege to host trio of prestigious global nanotechnology conferences

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany announced today that it will host three prestigious global nanotechnology conferences this year that will bring hundreds of leading faculty, scientists and researchers from around the world to CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.

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Sunlight and a familiar plastic make it possible to produce hydrogen from water

There is a lot of hope invested in hydrogen, but it also presents some problems. It is energy-rich, clean and, as a constituent of water, of almost unlimited availability. However, so far it has been difficult to access it. Scientists have now found a simple, low-cost way to produce hydrogen.

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Nanomaterials: An introduction to synthesis, properties and applications

This first full-colored introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology addresses in particular the needs of engineers who have to know the special phenomena and potentials, without going into too much scientific detail of the physics and chemistry involved.

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Network of leading European ion-beam facilities founded

Eleven leading European ion-beam facilities joined together in the SPIRIT ('Support of Public and Industrial Research using Ion Beam Technology') network.

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Record long platinum nanowires: An advance toward better fuel cells

Researchers from New York are reporting production of the longest platinum nanowires ever made - an advance that they say could speed development of fuel cells for cars, trucks, and other everyday uses.

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Europeans showing how big nanomedicine really is

The EU-funded NANOMED ('Nanomedicine ethical, regulatory, social and economic environment') project is focusing on all aspects of nanomedicine, with emphasis on providing an objective answer to claims that this field will have a huge impact on the healthcare sector.

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Intel announces science talent search 2009 winners

Honoring the next generation of American innovators, Intel Corporation has announced the winners of America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search.

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Berkeley Lab researchers create a nano-sized photocatalyst for artificial photosynthesis

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have taken a critical step towards the goal of artificial photosynthesis with the discovery that nano-sized crystals of cobalt oxide can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules.

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FDA to speed nanomedical product creation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will collaborate with the Alliance for NanoHealth to speed creation of safe nanotechnology medical products.

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Nanotechnology coatings could lead to better brain implants

Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.

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Study finds nanotube structures could improve electric motors

New research from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, finds that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators.

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