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Nanocomposite solid-state lighting

Nanocrystal-based devices produce a higher quality white-light than current light sources and present an opportunity for higher efficiencies, say US scientists.

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New adhesive mimics gecko toe hairs

A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the remarkable gecko toe hairs that allow the tiny lizard to scamper along vertical surfaces and ceilings.

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Scientists use nanomaterials to localize and control drug delivery

Using nanotechnology, scientists from Northwestern University and UCLA have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases.

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Nanotechnology: What every EHS professional should know

NAEM, The National Association for Environmental Management, is conducting a web seminar on the environmental health and safety implications of nanotechnology tomorrow, January 31, 2008 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET.

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DNA technique yields 3-D crystalline organization of nanoparticles

First step toward three-dimensional catalytic, magnetic, and/or optical nanomaterials.

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EU nanotechnology R&D in the field of health and environmental impact of nanoparticles

The European Union has released a 124-page publication on nanotechnology research funding addressing in particular the health and environmental impact of nanoparticles.

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Governor Rell announces funding for nanotechnology partnerships with Yale, UConn

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that her revised budget will include $5 million to support industry-university partnerships in nanotechnology research at Yale University and the University of Connecticut.

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New method for creating self-assembling, nanoscale materials

A team from The Scripps Research Institute unveiled a novel approach that yields a material with novel properties, which some might find reminiscent of Flubber. The material is produced using naturally occurring proteins as templates for uniform, self-assembled, nano-scale construction.

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New process makes nanofibers in complex shapes and unlimited lengths

The continuous fabrication of complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures and the ability to grow individual nanowires of unlimited length are now possible with a process developed by researchers at the University of Illinois.

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Nanotechnology creates new possibilities for plastics

Plastics are among the most notable business segments that benefit from the emergence of nanotechnology, which leads to new creations by controlling matter on atomic and molecular scale.

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Tiny magnets to repel drug counterfeiters

A large pharmaceutical packaging company is hoping that nanotech security tags devised by a small Singaporean firm will help it combat counterfeit drugs. India-based drug supplier Bilcare says it is in talks with Indian pharmaceutical companies to commercialise the nanoscale magnetic fingerprinting technology by Singular ID, a spin-out they bought for SGD 19.58 million ($14 million) earlier this month.

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Nanomedicine research for prostate cancer supported by $5 million gift

The Prostate Cancer Foundation, largely through the generosity of David H. Koch, has given $5 million to four institutions, including Weill Cornell Medical College, to support novel research in prostate cancer. The gift is one of the largest-ever individual donations for prostate cancer research.

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Clarkson University's Minko featured in ACS nano podcast

An interview with Sergiy Minko, the Egon Matijevic Chaired Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University, is featured in the January ACS Nano podcast.

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Call for papers on transhumanism and religion

The American Academy of Religion has created a 'Transhumanism and Religion' unit and issued a call for papers for their November 1-3 meeting in Chicago.

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Prestigious European grants for top TU Delft researchers Scarano and Vandersypen

Dr Fulvio Scarano and Prof. Lieven Vandersypen of TU Delft are each to receive an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council. Their proposals, together with those of about 300 other researchers, were selected from over 9,000 applications. The ERC Starting Grant is a subsidy which is awarded for a period of five years to scientists who lead an independent team or programme and who have the potential to develop into world-class researchers.

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Screen-printed solar cells

Members of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are traveling to Tokyo with bulky luggage these days. Their destination is Nanotech 2008, the world's largest trade fair for nanotechnology. Their solar module, which they will be presenting in the BMBF marketing campaign 'Nanotech Germany', is the size and shape of a door: two meters high and sixty centimeters wide.

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