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Europe rallies behind nanotechnology to wean world from fossil fuels

Europe is ready to accelerate development of nanotechnologies for sustainable energy systems, as delegates heard at a recent conference, Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy, organised by the European Science Foundation.

October 9, 2008 Read more

Chinese-Dutch cooperation to develop molecular tests for food safety

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS) signed, on 25 September in Shanghai, a collaboration protocol with QIAGEN, a Netherlands holding company and world leading provider of sample and assay technologies, to develop new molecular testing solutions to improve the safety of food products.

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Harvard University receives $125 million to create institute for biologically inspired engineering

Engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Hansjorg Wyss MBA ?65 has given Harvard University $125 million to create the Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

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University of Minnesota receives $16.8 miilion renewed funding for its materials research center

The University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center announced today that it has received $16.8 million in renewed funding over the next six years from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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AFM Forum and Workshop in Ireland

The Nanoscale Function Group, University College Dublin, and Asylum Research are pleased to sponsor the 2008 AFM Forum and Workshop.The Forum is organized for scientists to share and exchange their cutting-edge research being carried out in both materials and life sciences.

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Nanotechnology devised at U of Kansas could help supplant fossil fuels

Led by Judy Wu, University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at KU, the researchers want to develop better, less-costly solar panels and biofuels.

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Tabriz University to hold nanoscience and nanotechnology congress

The Second International Congress on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNN2008) will be held at Tabriz University in Iran from October 28-30.

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New partnership paves way for future collaborations for two UK institutions

A memorandum of understanding was signed today by Imperial College and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, to facilitate increased research collaborations between the two organizations.

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University College London joins forces with Japan for major nanotechnology push

As part of a unique collaborative agreement, a UCL partner project has joined forces with the Japanese government to provide a major new nanoscience research center.

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Nanotechnology patents from Rice University gain attention

Rice University has leapt to the forefront of American research universities for the impact on industry of its accumulated patents, according to a company that analyzes intellectual property.

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Superconducting thin film

Researchers report that they have successfully produced two-layer thin films where neither layer is superconducting on its own, but which exhibit a nanometer-thick region of superconductivity at their interface.

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Smarter catalysts could help chemical industry

Smarter catalysts that could help the chemical industry to cut costs and beat ever-more stringent government regulations were showcased at CPhI, the pharmaceutical ingredient trade show, held in Frankfurt, Germany, 30 September to 2 October.

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Christmas tree lights made with quantum dots

The technology is centered on semiconductor nanocrystals and allows for never-before-seen colors and new design possibilities for the fast growing LED decorative light strand market.

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Nanotechnology cell factories to make DNA based structures inside a living cell

In the tiny realm of nanotechnology, scientists have used a wide variety of materials to build atomic scale structures. But just as in the construction business, nanotechnology researchers can often be limited by the amount of raw materials. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Hao Yan has avoided these pitfalls by using cells as factories to make DNA based nanostructures inside a living cell.

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Novel nanomaterial could act as nanofridge for microchips

In this project, researchers of the UAB Department of Physics and the Barcelona Institute of Materials Science (ICMAB-CSIC) have worked together to develop a new material based on supernets formed with two alternative layers, one made of silicon and the other of germanium nanocrystals.

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European researchers are shaking up optical chips R+D

By working together to share costs and know-how, European researchers are shaking up the way research and development is carried out on optical chips.

October 7, 2008 Read more