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Conference on nanotechnology dental implants

On October 18, 2008, the AIT Commercial Section will co-host a conference on dental implants at the Taiwan Medical University to introduce Taiwan dentists to the use of new nanotechnology from the United States that dramatically decreases the recovery time of dental implant surgery while increasing its success rate.

October 17, 2008 Read more

Buckypaper material could be a game changer technology for aerospace industry

It's called buckypaper and looks a lot like ordinary carbon paper, but don't be fooled by the cute name or flimsy appearance. It could revolutionize the way everything from airplanes to TVs are made.

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Cellular 'border control' - scientists identify the role of transporter proteins

The means by which proteins provide a 'border control' service, allowing cells to take up chemicals and substances from their surroundings, whilst keeping others out, is revealed in unprecedented molecular detail for the first time.

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Fusionopolis, Singapore's second major research hub, now open

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joined more than 400 international leaders in science, technology and business to celebrate the opening of Fusionopolis, its second major R+D hub. Its first major hub, Biopolis, opened five years ago.

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Nanopediatrics - new program to explore use of nanotechnology in diagnostics, treatment

Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA today announced the launch of the Mattel UCLA NanoPediatrics Program, which will explore the future of personalized medicine for children, including the opportunities and risks involved. The program is one of the world's first dedicated solely to nanomedicine and pediatric patients.

October 17, 2008 Read more

Novel molecular ruler shows that DNA is much softer than previously thought

New observations using a molecular ruler led a team of Stanford scientists to discover that DNA is much softer than previously thought. Variation - both compression and stretching - was observed.

October 16, 2008 Read more

Fascinating image of marine diatoms wins 2008 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

With the appearance of gracefully swooping beams of light or a colorful array of feathers, a dazzling photo of Pleurosigma (marine diatoms) has won the 2008 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

October 16, 2008 Read more

EU conducts survey for setting up European nanotechnology research infrastructure

Scientists and nanotechnology developers who need an access to state of the art instrumentation and methods for designing, synthesizing, nanofabricating, characterizing matter with atomic precision and performing experiments also using the fine analysis methods based on X-rays, neutrons or fast pulsed radiation are all welcome to participate the survey.

October 16, 2008 Read more

Unusual characteristics of graphene cold be explained by ripple structures

Many questions remain about graphene. A numerical study conducted by an international team of physicists including Akira Furusaki of RIKEN's Advanced Science Institute in Wako, attempts to explain the unusual quantum Hall effect that arises in graphene, and the influence of disorder of its 2D structure on its behavior.

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New solar energy material captures every color of the rainbow

Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture.

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'Transformation Optics' promises radical advances in optical technologies

A new research field called transformation optics may usher in a host of radical advances including a cloak of invisibility and ultra-powerful microscopes and computers by harnessing nanotechnology and metamaterials.

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Center for Layered Polymeric Systems sponsors first industrial showcase

The National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) is presenting its first Industrial Showcase on Tuesday, October 21, at Case Western Reserve University.

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Survival suit utilizes 'smart' material

The suit has been developed to help offshore platform personnel on the Norwegian continental shelf to survive should an accident occur and they fall into the churning waves below. The new suit, which has been jointly developed by SINTEF and Norwegian clothing manufacturer Helly Hansen keeps the body cool in hot helicopter cabins, but transforms into a heat-retaining suit if the helicopter should fall into the sea.

October 16, 2008 Read more

New development can lead to self-assembling computers

A team of European physicists has developed an integrated circuit that can build itself. The work, appearing in this week's Nature, is an important step towards its ultimate goal - a self-assembling computer.

October 16, 2008 Read more

When quantum mechanical twisters and hurricanes form spontaneously

University of Arizona scientists experimenting with some of the coldest gases in the universe have discovered that when atoms in the gas get cold enough, they can spontaneously spin up into what might be described as quantum mechanical twisters or hurricanes.

October 15, 2008 Read more

SEMI launches SOLARCON, a new series of trade events for the photovoltaic market

SEMI, the global trade association for the microelectronics manufacturing industry and organizer of SEMICON expositions, and PV Group, the global association for the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing supply chain, have announced the launch of SOLARCON, a new series of trade events dedicated to serving the rapidly growing photovoltaic manufacturing market.

October 15, 2008 Read more