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South Korean professor to withdraw papers on anti-aging nanotechnology from science journals

A South Korean biotechnology professor agreed to retract two papers on anti-aging technology published in international science journals after the institute discovered he fabricated data, officials said.

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Software giants and startups tackle lithography complexity

Semiconductor International has an article about EDA developemnts at last month's SPIE Advanced Lithography conference.

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Book explains nanotechnology use in biomedical imaging

'Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging: Emerging Technologies and Applications (Fundamental Biomedical Technologies)' is the title of a new book co-edited by Jeff W.M. Bulte, professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and affiliated faculty member of the Institute for NanoBioTechnology, and his colleague Mike M.J. Modo, of the Institute of Psychiatry at King?s College in London, UK.

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Fullerenes: produce and divide

The unique complex designed and built from several units by specialists of the Leningrad Institutes and Enterprises in St. Petersburg, Russia, enables to produce kilograms of fullerenes per day.

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Baker named 2008 Distinguished University Innovator

Dr. James R. Baker Jr. has been named the 2008 Distinguished University Innovator at the University of Michigan. Baker, a scientist in the Medical School and a successful entrepreneur, has conducted breakthrough research in nanotechnology materials and launched two startup companies based on the results.

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Universities develop inhaled TB vaccine

A new tuberculosis vaccine successfully tested at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is easier to administer and store and just as effective as one commonly used worldwide.

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Governor Rendell announces $9.8 million for targeted nanotechnology projects statewide

Governor Edward G. Rendell's drive to make Pennsylvania home to groundbreaking technological innovation will continue with $10 million in state investments in six projects that could ensure the commonwealth's place as a global leader in emerging technologies.

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The National Physical Laboratory in the UK has awarded a GBP350k grant to the Nano-Electronics Centre at the University of Surrey

NPL extends strategic relationship with the Advanced Technology Institute, Surrey for a further three years

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More people likely to accept nanotechnology than GM, say researchers

Foods produced using emerging nanotechnology are less likely to come up against consumer hurdles than genetically modified foods since they do not involve tinkering with genes, and therefore have a greater perception of naturalness, says a new paper.

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Harmonic microscopy

Researchers at RIKEN?s Discovery Research Institute in Wako, in collaboration with researchers at Osaka University, have developed a new microscopy method that in principle allows for almost arbitrary enhancements in imaging resolution.

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Chemicals feed hopes and fears

Without their products chemical companies would be praised as ethical leaders. Chemical products are a space for complex and emotional debates where it is hard to register reputation gains. Companies rather manage to do so at the levels of working conditions, impact of production and institutional impact, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence - Covalence Chemical Industry Report 2007.

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EU report on the impact of new technologies on the job market

The European Parliament has funded a study on interactions between new technologies and the job market; flexicurity and training/vocational training.

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Pakistan Minister of Health inaugurates international workshop on Nanomedicine

The International Workshop on Nanomedicine organized by OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan was inaugurated by Mr. Ejaz Rahim, the Federal Health Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on March 13, 2008 at COMSTECH Secretariat building in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Physicists discover how fundamental particles lose track of quantum mechanical properties

In today?s Science Express, researchers report a series of experiments that mark an important step toward understanding a longstanding fundamental physics problem of quantum mechanics. The problem the physicists addressed is how a fundamental particle in matter loses track of its quantum mechanical properties through interactions with its environment.

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Creation of an optics and extreme vision Scientific Interest Group in France

The group aims to carry out synergetic research in the fields of optics, optronics, microelectronics and associated instrumentation, crowning a long standing collaboration on these subjects. Another objective is to industrially develop the results that have already been obtained within the scope of this collaborative effort.

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Oakland Community College snags $1.9 million grant for nanotechnology study

The study of the smallest things is bringing big money to Oakland Community College's Auburn Hills campus. A $1.9 million grant was awarded to the campus Tuesday for its plans to develop a center for the study of nanotechnology.

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