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Toward the next generation of high-efficiency plastic solar cells

Researchers in the United States and Austria report an advance toward the next generation of plastic solar cells, which are widely heralded as a low cost, environmentally-friendly alternative to inorganic solar cells for meeting rising energy demands.

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Nanomaterials show unexpected strength under stress

In yet another twist on the strangeness of the nanoworld, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland-College Park have discovered that materials such as silica that are quite brittle in bulk form behave as ductile as gold at the nanoscale. Their results may affect the design of future nanomachines.

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University of Texas at San Antonio receives $822,000 from Kleberg Foundation to enhance scientific research

Donation funds the purchase of three high-powered electron microscopes for cutting-edge research

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Tiny wire assembly technique may help detect cancer and other diseases

Bottom-up manufacturing may hold the key to production of tiny medical devices capable of testing for multiple molecules like viruses or cancer markers, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.

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Iran offers Indonesia nuclear and nanotechnology cooperation

'Tehran is ready to make available to Jakarta its achievements and its valuable experience in a variety of fields, including in nuclear engineering, nanotechnology and economics,' Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at a joint news conference with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is on a two-day official visit to Tehran.

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Emerging nanotechnologies to be showcased at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on April 8

Conference to provide insight into NIST s studies of nanoelectronics, nanofabrication and nanometrology

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IMEC reports methodology to analyze process variability compatible with DFM tools

IMEC reports a variability-aware modeling (VAM) flow that analyzes process variability of sub-45nm technologies which enables designers to optimize their system design for timing, energy and yield versus expected application load.

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MEDi 2008 Returns to Connecticut Convention Center, September 9-10

MEDi 2008, the most comprehensive medical device conference and exhibition, will be held at the new Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9-10. MEDi 2008 will showcase the latest developments in nanomedicine, drug delivery vehicles, drug/device combination products, robotic surgery, orthopedic implants and prosthetic devices, artificial organs and eHealth, while also providing conferences addressing important issues and business challenges related to the manufacture and commercialization of these devices.

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European Consortium to push the speed limit of silicon based transistor up to 0.5 TeraHertz

A powerful European consortium held the kick-off meeting of the EU-funded project labeled DOTFIVE and titled 'Towards 0.5 TeraHertz Silicon/Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar technology (SiGe HBT)'.

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To sort, simply stretch

Researchers in Sweden have come up with a straightforward method for sorting particles in microfluidics - simply stretching the microchannel.

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No labels, no new safety testing: Nanotechnology foods pose toxic risks

Food, packaging and agricultural products containing manufactured nanomaterials pose a toxic health risk and should be suspended from sale until new safety testing, laws and appropriate labelling are created, a new report says.

March 10, 2008 Read more

Thinner, stronger and more flexible research

You wouldn't normally associate golf balls with condoms but for University of Queensland researcher Dr Darren Martin, it is all about covering things.

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Expert explains challenges facing nanotechnology

Filling the major gaps that exist in the understanding of the health, safety, environmental and societal impacts of nanotechnology is critically important to its long term success, a researcher said yesterday. Lori Sheremeta, research officer at the Canadian Institute for Nanotechnology, was making a presentation on ?Nanotechnology Stewardship? on the concluding day of the first international symposium on applied nanomedicine, hosted by Qatar Foundation.

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Handheld DNA detector

A researcher at the National University at San Diego has taken a mathematical approach to a biological problem - how to design a portable DNA detector. He describes a mathematical simulation to show how a new type of nanoscale transistor might be coupled to a DNA sensor system to produce a characteristic signal for specific DNA fragments in a sample.

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Measurement technique probes surface structure of gold nanocrystals

Researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a sensitive probe that can identify and characterize the atomic structure of gold and other nanocrystalline materials.

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New television series 'Nanotechnology: The Power of Small'

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and National Science Foundation (NSF) will host the Washington, DC, premiere event for the television series "Nanotechnology: The Power of Small" on Wednesday evening, April 2.

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