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Properties of 'nano-confined' water could have wide-ranging implications

A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes.

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Diamond-based magnetic imaging could prove a boon in materials science, biology, medicine

Providing a glimpse into the infinitesimal, physicists have found a novel way of spying on some of the universe's tiniest building blocks.

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Evaluation of the 34 European Technology Platforms

European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik has welcomed the results of a recent evaluation of the 34 European Technology Platforms (ETPs).

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Atomic-scale compositional images of fuel-cell nanoparticles aids catalyst development

In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more, engineers at MIT and two other institutions have taken the first images of individual atoms on and near the surface of nanoparticles key to the eco-friendly energy storage devices.

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European nanotechnology initiative offers training for ceramic nanocomposites

'European Training Action on Ceramic Nanocomposites' on Feb. 23-27, 2009 in Madrid, Spain, organized by IP Nanoker..

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NSF grant to develop nanofiber-based medical nanoprobes

The National Science Foundation has granted two Clemson University professors $250,000 to research and develop nanofiber-based probes for medical diagnostics.

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Chemotherapy with nanodiamond biomedical device could transform cancer treatment

A Northwestern University research team has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically removed.

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2008 Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences awarded to Professor El-Sayed from Georgia Tech

The Editors of the leading international journal External link Chemical Physics Letters are pleased to announce that the second Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences has been awarded to Professor Mostafa El-Sayed from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, for his seminal contributions to the understanding of the electronic and molecular dynamics and properties of systems with different length scales, ranging from molecules to nanoparticles to biomedical systems.

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Screen display technology is taking a significant step forward

Rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are to be a thing of the past as new research, published today, Thursday, 2 October, in the New Journal of Physics, heralds the beginning of a technological revolution for screen displays.

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AVS 55th International Symposium Showcases Nanotechnology and Materials Research

The AVS 55th International Symposium next month in Boston will showcase research from across the spectrum of science and engineering devoted to research on such topics as nanotechnology, alternative energy, materials research, and medicine.

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Nanoparticles deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln gets $8.1 million grant for its nanotechnology research

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received an $8.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and its nanotechnology research through 2014.

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NSF awards 14 materials research science and engineering centers

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces 14 Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) awarded as a result of the 2008 MRSEC competition (solicitation NSF 07-563).

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2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics awarded for carbon nanomaterials

Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attended by luminaries of the field.

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Materials that mimic water-repellant surfaces found in nature

The team, led by Hui Wu at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, developed a new electrospinning technique that aligns hydrophobic polymer nanofibres as they form from solution by collecting them on a thin silver wire.

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Collaboration to develop the next generation of thermoelectric materials

Scientists at RTI are teaming up with several leading universities and a major aerospace company to develop the next generation of thermoelectric materials - revolutionary technologies that can efficiently convert heat differentials or waste heat into electrical energy for a wide range of applications.

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