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Graphene pioneer named as one of world's top young innovators

Dr. Novoselov, a Royal Society Research Fellow in The School of Physics and Astronomy, was selected from more than 300 nominees under the age of 35 following his discovery of graphene with Professor Andre Geim in 2004.

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Atomic structure of gold nanoparticles now determined

The structure of gold nanoparticles has been largely unknown for over a decade. The current study helps to understand the stability, composition as well as electronic, chemical and optical properties of the particles.

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Kohlenstoff bringt Magnetismus in die Elektronik

Forscher in Japan stellten vor einigen Jahren in einem Experiment zufaellig eine Verbindung aus Silizium, Mangan und Kohlenstoff her, die unerwarteterweise auch bei Raumtemperatur ferromagnetisch war. Forschern aus Karlsruhe und Dresden gelang nun die Herstellung von magnetischen 'Nano-Draehten' aus diesem Material.

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Sri Lanka sets up nanotechnology park

The first nanotechnology park in Sri Lanka is expected to commence operations from November with an investment of US$10 million

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U.S. Department of Energy invests $15.3 million in hydrogen storage for vehicles

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on August 14 that it has selected 10 hydrogen storage research and development projects to receive $15.3 million over the next 5 years, subject to annual appropriations.

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Indonesian nanotechnology researchers inspired by physics conference

Indonesian researchers can access the latest research in particle physics from world-class scientists gathering for the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, which opened Tuesday.

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New online forum for established and emerging materials technologies

The new Materials Technology@TMS site provides forums for those engaged in developing emerging materials technologies, improving established materials technologies, educating the next generation of materials scientists and engineers, and using technical skills to meet societal needs.

August 19, 2008 Read more

Quest to study mysterious properties of neutrinos spans the world

In the quest to better understand one of nature's most 'ghostly' elementary particles - the neutrino - scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy?s Brookhaven National Laboratory are spreading their expertise from the mines of Canada to the mountains of China.

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New $100k endowment at UAlbany NanoCollege

Katherine Belz Groves Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Nanoscale Science will support innovative education and research for a graduate student at CNSE.

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Nanomaterials are one focus of the 2009 material design competition for design students

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has launched its fourth annual Materials Design Competition, developed by its Materials Interest Group.

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Candy-coating keeps proteins sweet

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a fast, inexpensive and effective method for evaluating the sugars pharmaceutical companies use to stabilize protein-drugs for storage at room temperature.

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Researchers fine-tune the behavior of quantum dots with lasers

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaborative center of the University of Maryland and NIST, have reported a new way to fine-tune the light coming from quantum dots by manipulating them with pairs of lasers.

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European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine meeting in Spain

The next annual meeting of the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN) will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 25 and 26 September.

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Light finds a way - even through white paint

By shaping the waveform of light, they have succeeded in finding the predicted 'open channels' in material along which the light is able to move.

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Nanotechnology is moving from the lab to the field

At the sixth NanoEurope 2008, which will be held in St.Gallen on September 16 and 17, the potential offered by nanotechnology will become evident.

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Nanotechnologie schafft den Weg vom Labor in die Praxis

An der sechsten NanoEurope 2008, die am 16. und 17. September in St.Gallen stattfindet, zeigt sich das Potenzial der Nanotechnologie deutlich.

August 19, 2008 Read more