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2008 Nanobio Symposium preview: Donald Ingber - bio-inspired nanotechnology

Cell studies inspired by art and engineering.

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IBM reports milestone in silicon nanophotonics

Achievements from Japan's Kyoto University, Northwestern and the University of New Mexico noted in Optics Express focus issue.

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Explosives at the microscopic scale produce shocking results

Researchers have created the first quantum molecular dynamics simulation of a shocked explosive near detonation conditions, to reveal what happens at the microscopic scale.

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Stanford researchers develop a quantum 'light switch'

Infinitely secure cryptography that renders any computer unhackable. Computers that can solve the structure of a complicated protein at the drop of a hat. Programs to decrypt complicated enemy secrets. Optical data connections up to 100 times faster than current technology allows.

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New California NanoSystems Institute building to be dedicated

Former Gov. Gray Davis, industry leaders to speak at dedication ceremony and conference at UCLA Dec. 14.

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FDLI, PEN co-sponsor major conference on nanotechnology

Top government officials will explain regulatory plans for cutting-edge technology.

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Greener Nano 2008 conference: Nanoscience for a sustainable future

ONAMI and SNNI presents the Greener Nano 2008 Conference: Nanoscience for a Sustainable Future, March 10-11, 2008 at Hewlett-Packard Company.

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Australia seals plastics deal with Northern Ireland

Scientists from Australia's top Engineering University have flown into Belfast today to seal a partnership with Queen's aimed at revolutionizing the plastics industry.

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Most powerful group of microscopes in the world

Seven new super-microscopes and a specially designed building will give scientists at the Technical University of Denmark unique opportunities to design new materials.

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OECD launches programme to test the safety of manufactured nanomaterials

OECD member countries, as well as some non-member economies and other stakeholders, are pooling expertise and funding to test the human health and environmental safety effects of a number of nanomaterials.

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Mountbatten fractals inspired by nanotechnology

The dynamic fractal patterns on the glass panels of the new Mountbatten Building at the University of Southampton were inspired by the School's research on optical nanotechnology.

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Carbon fibers for nuclear reactor safety

Carbon fibers that are only one-tenth the size of a human hair, but three times stronger than steel, may hold up to the intense heat and radiation of next generation nuclear power generators, providing a safety mechanism.

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Pioneering research in semiconductors opened new directions in electronics and photonics

Sandip Tiwari has been named as the recipient of the 2007 IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award.

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Indian scientist in US develops nanotechnology-based 'magic additive'

Imagine a 'magic additive', which when added to engine oil, increases the fuel efficiency of your car by 35 to 50 per cent and cuts down on carbon emission by 90 per cent. Such an additive has already been successfully tested at the University of North Carolina.

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Nanotechnology may put an end to drunk-driving deaths

Emerging nanotechnology may put an end to a costly social problem that years of public awareness campaigns have not -- deaths caused by drinking and driving.

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Using carbon nanotubes to seek and destroy anthrax toxin and other harmful proteins

New technology could enable new cancer treatment techniques and antibacterial coatings.

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