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Long-range spin currents induced by heat herald a new era for spintronic application
Researchers have - for the first time - observed the so-called spin Seebeck effect, which is able to generate pure spin currents across macroscopic distances
February 6, 2009 Read more
Competition to promote research innovation in zero gravity
The Heinlein Prize Trust announces the Microgravity Research Competition to reward innovation in the use of microgravity to advance biotech, nanotechnology, combustion, metallurgy, and other fields.
February 5, 2009 Read more
Invitation to nanotechnology symposium of Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is hosting the third Nanotechnology Symposium: 'NanoRegulation - Anticipating the Smallest Threats and the Largest Opportunities' on March 19, 2009 in Sacramento, California.
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Scientists can predict outcome of nanomedicine drug on cancer cells
Scientists including one from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston successfully predicted the outcome of a nano drug on breast tumors in a pre-clinical study.
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Move over platinum
Liming Dai, the University of Dayton's Wright Brothers Institute endowed chair in nanomaterials, and fellow scientists have taken a step toward a more efficient fuel cell that can be affordably mass-produced.
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Powerful new laser technique reveals inner workings of photosynthesis
Instant pictures showing how the sun's energy moves inside plants have been taken for the first time.
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Asylum Research sponsors free AFM workshop at Georgia Tech Feb. 12-13
Asylum Research will sponsor a free atomic force microscopy (AFM) Workshop on February 12 and 13, 2009 in the Pettit Building/Microelectronics Research Center (MiRC) on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus.
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New open-source software permits faster desktop computer simulations of molecular motion
A new open-source software package developed at Stanford University is making it possible to do complex simulations of molecular motion on desktop computers at much faster speeds than has been previously possible.
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Free e-learning DVD on Ethics of Nanotechnology
From mid-February 2009, EthicSchool distributes 500 e-learning DVDs on Ethics of Nanotechnology and of Converging Technologies for free to lecturers giving courses on Ethics of Science and Technology, and for self-study.
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A better mesh: Researchers 'tighten' body's protective coating
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a way to chemically shrink the holes in the mucus layer?s netting so that it will keep out more of the unwanted particles.
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House of Lords launches inquiry into nanotechnology food safety
The British House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into the use of nanotechnologies in the food sector.
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European project ro review scientific knowledge on safety of engineered nanoparticles
The project, called 'Engineered Nanoparticles: Review of Health and Environmental Safety (ENRHES)', involves a survey to gather information from manufacturers and uses of nanomaterials to provide context for the scientific review and inform the risk assessment considerations.
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Test tube chemistry inside a carbon nanotube
At the University of Surrey, test tube chemistry just took a leap down in size to the nano-scale, with new test-tubes measuring only about one billionth of a metre across.
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Researchers shed new light on little understood motor protein dynein
An international team of scientists led by the University of Leeds has shed new light on the little-understood motor protein called dynein, thought to be involved in progressive neurological disorders such as motor neurone disease.
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Study answers longstanding mystery about carbon nanomaterials growth
Researchers have found that carbon nanotubes grow like tiny molecular tapestries, woven from twisting, single-atom threads.
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Researchers control the spin of semiconductor quantum dot shell states
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have recently demonstrated the ability to control the spin population of the individual quantum shell states of self-assembled indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots.
February 5, 2009 Read more
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