Technology achieving control of the coupling strength between qubits is vital to the realization of a practical quantum computer, and has been long awaited in the scientific field.
May 3rd, 2007
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Investing in 'the science of small' will help generate huge returns for Albertans, said Premier Ed Stelmach, unveiling the province's strategy to capture a $20-billion market share of the world's burgeoning nanotechnology market.
May 2nd, 2007
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Tomorrow, May 3, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will conduct a Nanotechnology Customer Partnership Meeting.
May 2nd, 2007
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The final program of the international workshop on IPR in Nanotechnology, with links to some of the presentations in pdf format, is now available.
May 2nd, 2007
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Researchers have solved a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible a device that could rapidly sample and detect infectious biological agents, such as viruses.
May 2nd, 2007
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Researchers have successfully laser-cooled and trapped atoms of radium - the first time this rare element has been captured in a magneto-optical trap.
May 2nd, 2007
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Future proteomics research should see a substantial acceleration with the development of a new device that provides the first monolithic interface between mass spectrometry and silicon/silica-based microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" technologies.
May 2nd, 2007
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A project aimed at researching and establishing fibre-based packaging throughout Europe using nanotechnology has been described as "extremely challenging" by a member of one of its partners.
May 2nd, 2007
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Scientists have used x-rays to see the internal workings of antiferromagnets for the very first time.
May 2nd, 2007
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Fashion designers and fiber scientists at Cornell have taken 'functional clothing' to a whole new level. They have designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution.
May 2nd, 2007
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Scientists clear hurdle on path to nanotech-based photovoltaics.
May 2nd, 2007
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Making molecules the new-fashioned way - selectively harnessing thousands of minuscule electrodes on a tiny computer chip that do chemical reactions and yield molecules that bind to receptor sites.
May 2nd, 2007
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The University of York has taken a significant step into new fields of sub-Angstrom level materials research with the opening of the York JEOL Nanocentre.
May 1st, 2007
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University, industry, government and other researchers who need access to state-of-the-art and beyond-state-of-the-art facilities to study a wide range of nanotechnology topics now have a new resource.
May 1st, 2007
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The periodic table of elements, all 111 of them, just got a little competition. A new discovery allows scientists to manipulate a molecule discovered 50 years ago in such as way as to give the molecule metal-like properties, creating a new, 'pseudo' element.
May 1st, 2007
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The government will provide A$21.5 million (approx US$18 million) over four years for a National Nanotechnology Strategy to ensure Australia captures the full benefits of nanotechnology.
May 1st, 2007
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