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CIO Symposium looks at five technology forces

The Greater Dallas Chamber presented "Five Technology Forces Driving the Future" Thursday night. The seminar was the first of three planned for 2008 as a part of the CIO Symposium Series.

March 29, 2008 Read more

Researchers achieve scalable fullerene production and separation

Russian researchers claim to have found a way to produce and purify high yields of fullerenes for commercial use by carefully tweaking existing techniques.

March 29, 2008 Read more

University of Arkansas OKs $20m building for nanotechnology

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will build a $ 20 million Nanoscale Science and Engineering Building, the University of Arkansas System board of trustees voted Friday.

March 29, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology internet TV talk show debuts

InTimeTV has announced a new internet TV talk show for professionals: Nanotech Today. Nanotech Today, which is hosted by Dr. Ogan Gurel, is a truly global venue by which nanotechnology professionals can share ideas, trends and perspectives worldwide.

March 28, 2008 Read more

3 nanotechnology PhD studentships offered at the University of Canterbury

The Cluster Physics Group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand invites applications for 3 year PhD studentships.

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U.S. to support Czech research in exchange for radar base

The U.S. government wants to sponsor Czech researchers who would help the United States in the fight against terrorism in exchange for the deployment of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil, the Hospodarske Noviny daily reported Friday.

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Two-photon nanoparticles for the improved detection of tumor cells

Researchers from several CNRS-associated laboratories in France have succeeded in synthesizing porous nanoparticles that are capable of absorbing the energy of two photons in the near infrared spectrum, and then re-emitting radiation used for medical imaging by fluorescence.

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Strength in nanoworms

Scientists in the US have mimicked the structure of bird nests to overcome the extreme fragility of highly insulating aerogels.

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New horizons in modelling surface processes

Medical, environmental and chemical conundrums - including the mystery of how ice forms in the sky and goes on to create clouds - will be unravelled at a conference hosted by University College London to mark the opening of UCL's Materials Simulation Laboratory on Monday, March 31, 2008.

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The spin Hall effect in platinum is mainly caused by scattering within the wire

Scientists hope to build spintronic devices using a phenomenon called the spin Hall effect, which results from a particle's intrinsic angular momentum, or spin, rather than its electric charge.

March 28, 2008 Read more

The future of computing - carbon nanotubes and superconductors to replace the silicon chip

The future of computing is under the spotlight at the Institute of Physics' Condensed Matter and Materials Physics conference at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London on March 26-28.

March 28, 2008 Read more

EarthSky launches nanotechnology podcast series

EarthSky Communications today announced the launch of a new series of 10 podcasts - focused on the emerging science of nanotechnology - as part of the nationwide Nanotechnology: Power of Small project.

March 27, 2008 Read more

Healing power of nanomedicine

A chemical engineer in the emerging field of nanomedicine, Chong Cheng says creating the tools to target tumors with powerful drugs - while bypassing healthy parts of the body - is the first step in achieving a future where cancer patients don?t suffer from the worst side affects of treatments such as chemotherapy.

March 27, 2008 Read more

Foldable and stretchable, silicon circuits conform to many shapes

Scientists have developed a new form of stretchable silicon integrated circuit that can wrap around complex shapes such as spheres, body parts and aircraft wings, and can operate during stretching, compressing, folding and other types of extreme mechanical deformations, without a reduction in electrical performance.

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Silicon chips for optical quantum technologies

A team of physicists and engineers has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards the long sought after goal of a super-powerful quantum computer.

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Self-assembled materials form mini stem cell lab

Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory.

March 27, 2008 Read more