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Microwave synthesis connects with the (quantum) dots
Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing high-quality, water-soluble quantum dots for biological research.
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'Nanoglassblowing' seen as boon to study of individual molecules
hile the results may not rival the artistry of glassblowers in Europe and Latin America, researchers have found beauty in a new fabrication technique called 'nanoglassblowing' that creates nanoscale fluidic devices used to isolate and study single molecules in solution - including individual DNA strands.
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Researchers untangle quantum quirk
Two Arizona State University researchers from the electrical engineering department's Nanostructures Research Group have proposed a solution to one of the most controversial conundrums of quantum computing and, in the process, may have taken a significant step toward realizing a quantum computing future.
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Researchers synthesize molecule that exhibits self-control
The designed molecule converts absorbed light to electrochemical energy but reduces the efficiency of the conversion as light intensity increases.
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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy used to investigate lost reds in Homer painting
In Homer's watercolor 'For to be a Farmer's Boy,' painted in 1887, some of the red and yellow pigments have faded in the sky, leaving that area virtually without color. To determine what the original colors were, researchers are using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).
June 10, 2008 Read more
Nanoparticles have negative impact on mussels
Researchers at the University of Montreal say we should be concerned regarding the potential bioaccumulation in birds and aquatic mammals that feed off mussels.
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INBT to fund postdocs in nanotechnology for cancer medicine
The Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a $1.6 million T-32 National Cancer Institute training grant to recruit two outstanding trainees every year with MD and/or PhD degrees and diverse backgrounds in either biochemistry, physics, molecular/cellular/cancer biology, or an engineering/physics discipline.
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Physicists reveal new secrets about graphene
Using one of the world's most powerful sources of man-made radiation, physicists from UC San Diego, Columbia University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have uncovered new secrets about the properties of graphene.
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Students plan to place an active nano-meteoroid dust detector into orbit
Undergraduates at the University of Leicester are on target to design, build and launch a student satellite on a real space mission.
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Industrial dye holds the key to advancing spintronics
Commonly used industrial dyes hold the key to advancing the new science of 'spintronics', say researchers working on a new a study.
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Nanotechnology will enhance future telescopes with better X-ray nanomirrors
A new way of bending X-ray beams developed by MIT researchers could lead to greatly improved space telescopes, as well as new tools for biology and for the manufacture of semiconductor chips.
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Spider web inspires new nanofiber venture
A Canterbury University student whose research into producing ultra-fine, nano fibres was honoured in the 2006 MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards has gone to help develop an electrospinning machine that is being sold to research laboratories around the world.
June 10, 2008 Read more
Synthetic Biology: funders move to address social and ethical challenges
The report of an independent review of social and ethical challenges associated with research into, and the application of, synthetic biology, is published today.
June 9, 2008 Read more
Europe takes the pole position in flexible display market
Flexible electronic display technology developed by European researchers has allowed companies on the continent to make inroads in a market dominated by Asian firms.
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University of Waterloo breaks ground on Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre
The University of Waterloo is breaking ground on a $160-million investment designed to propel the university and the country to the forefront of the science of the very small.
June 9, 2008 Read more
Alabama university chosen for defense grant
The principal investigator is Kaveh Heidary and the project title is 'Nanotechnology Infrastructure Development for Education and Research'.
June 9, 2008 Read more
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