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Computations resolve major discrepancies aboutZnO nanowire elasticity properties

Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University recently performed experiments and computations to resolve major existing discrepancies about the scaling of ZnO nanowires elastic properties.

October 14, 2008 Read more

Neues Nanothermometer zur kontaktlosen Temperaturmessung an Krebstumoren

Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Anwendung von Nanoteilchen in der Biomedizin zeigen, dass gefuellte und nur einige Nanometer grosse Kohlenstoffroehrchen (CNT) fuer kontaktlose Temperaturmessungen an Krebstumoren verwendet werden koennen.

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Solar Academy - Elementary school education program teaches students about environmental issues and eco-conscious behavior

Sharp today announces the U.S. launch of Sharp Solar Academy, a unique environmental education program designed to empower today?s youth with the knowledge to change and improve their environmental future.

October 13, 2008 Read more

New center at Georgia Tech to study graphene as potential silicon successor

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to the Georgia Institute of Technology to create a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - The Georgia Tech Laboratory for New Electronic Materials.

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SEMI outlines vision for the global photovoltaics industry in new white paper

The SEMI PV Group today announced the publication of a White Paper that details a strong future vision for the PV industry, presenting strategies the industry can implement now to help ensure a sustainable and profitable growth.

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Nanotechnology fountain pen used to rapidly write protein arrays

A team of researchers at Northwestern University has demonstrated the ability to rapidly write nanoscale protein arrays using a tool they call the nanofountain probe (NFP).

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Cantilevers bend over for drug detection

Arrays of flexible microcantilevers - micrometre-thin diving boards - can be used as sensors to detect binding interactions between drugs and their targets, a team of international scientists has shown.

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NIH award helps fund study of treatments using magnetic nanoparticles

If one could deliver magnetic, cancer-fighting drugs directly to tumors - and if one could keep the drugs in place at the tumor sites with magnets - one could avoid some of the side-effects of giving people cancer drugs that end up distributed through their entire body.

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Polynet: Network of excellence for the exploitation of organic and large area electronics

The NoE PolyNet (Network of Excellence for the Exploitation of Organic and Large Area Electronics / OLAE) aims to establish Europe in the OLAE area as the world leader in science, technology development and subsequent commercial exploitation of printing and large area technologies for heterointegration of flexible electronics.

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IMEC demonstrates 3D stacked integrated circuits

IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute today announced that it has made significant progress with its 3D-SIC (3D stacked IC) technology.

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Venture Lab Competition won by student entrepreneurs focused on energy and health sciences

Eighteen semifinalist teams competed on the UC Berkeley (UCB) campus October 2 for four first prizes, each including $10,000 cash, $2,000 in supplies, mentoring from experts, and a space in the new Venture Lab housed in the College of Engineering.

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Can genetic information be controlled by light?

Researchers at Kiel University have succeeded in showing that DNA strands differ in their light sensitivity depending on their base sequences.

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Chemist Svile Bobev receives ACA Early Career Award for crystallographic research

Svilen Bobev, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive the 2009 Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award from the American Crystallographic Association (ACA).

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Workshop on environmental nanoparticles on November 10-11

The University of Delaware will host 'Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics and Policy' on Nov. 10-11 at the John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark, Del. The registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 20.

October 12, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology boosts war on superbugs

This week Nature Nanotechnology journal (October 12th) reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of the few antibiotics that can be used to combat increasingly resistant infections such as MRSA.

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International photo exhibitions includes nanotechnology images

Acclaimed scientists and photographers from around the world will share their scientific research, discoveries and observations of natural wonders in an international photography exhibition opening today. The Rochester Institute's School of Photographic Arts and Sciences will host Images from Science 2 featuring 61 photographs from various scientific disciplines including astronomy, biology, engineering, medicine, oceanography, physics and nanotechnology.

October 11, 2008 Read more