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Momentum builds for manufacturer of breakthrough 'repeatable carbon nanotube growth' tool

Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, is currently building its third NanoGrowth system for fabricating carbon nanotube structures, and is rapidly commercializing its technology.

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Physicist studies nature of quantum mechanics and the submicroscopic world of qubits

Some people want to move mountains. Kunal Das, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, wants to move electrons.

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Discovery of a new way to manipulate light a million times more efficiently

A discovery of a new way to manipulate light a million times more efficiently than before is announced in the journal Science this week.

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Nanotechnology expert to lead Rensselaer's Materials Science and Engineering Department

World-renowned materials science expert Robert Hull will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in early 2008 to head the School of Engineering's Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

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Advanced microscope donated for science programs at Philadelphia's Central High

Philadelphia's Central High will be the nation's first high school to gain access to nanoscale (inner space) exploration with a new Phenom microscope donated by FEI Company.

November 15, 2007 Read more

Safeway Inc. and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to Fund Landmark Prostate Cancer Research Collaborat(...)

Safeway Inc. and the Prostate Cancer Foundation today announced they will collectively donate $6 million to fund the S.T.A.R. Program (for Special Team Amplification of Research), an innovative research initiative focused on exploring the role of targeted heat in cancer therapy to treat prostate cancer, as well as other research strategies.

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NRL researchers develop optical technique for controlling electron spins in quantum dot ensembles

Scientists are closer to developing novel devices for optics-based quantum computing and quantum information processing, as a result of a breakthrough in understanding how to make all the spins in an ensemble of quantum dots identical.

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TWAS Announces 2007 Prize Winners

The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2007.

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Young's experiment in a hydrogen molecule

According to the authors the research could prove to be of great importance for the future development of quantum computation. The experiment illustrates the transition between the quantum and the macroscopic worlds.

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New method for the production of defined microparticles with 3-D nanopatterns

Researchers have developed a new method for the large-scale synthesis of three-dimensionally patterned polymer particles with morphological characteristics in the submicrometer range.

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Pianist blends nanotechnology with music

If the hard science of nanotechnology took on the soft curves of classical music, what would it sound like?

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MIT webcast 'It's a small world'

On November 15, the MIT Alumni Association, in conjunction with regional Clubs, is planning a webcast and reception for alumni in Cambridge and around the world. The broadcast, tentatively entitled 'It's a Small World', will include a panel of three MIT faculty members, from a variety of disciplines and research areas, discussing the various aspects of nanotechnology and the ways in which MIT is paving the way in the field of nanotechnology.

November 14, 2007 Read more

ASU colleges collaborate on ethics project

A transdisciplinary team of faculty members and students at Arizona State University (ASU) has begun a research project to address the growing lag between emerging technologies, and the policies and ethics that govern them, and to recommend solutions for improving the timeliness and flexibility of these regulatory processes.

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's carbon nanotube manufacturing technology wins Nano 50 Award

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. proudly announces that its method for manufacturing high-quality carbon nanotubes has been named a winner in the third annual Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 awards in the Technology category.

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Nanotechnology use in food applications: a scientific and regulatory challenge

The growing use of nanotechnology in food applications poses new challenges for both science and regulation in Europeâ??s food and nutrition market, an industry expert has said.

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'Wiring up' enzymes for producing hydrogen in fuel cells

Researchers in Colorado are reporting the first successful 'wiring up' of hydrogenase enzymes. Those much-heralded proteins are envisioned as stars in a future hydrogen economy where they may serve as catalysts for hydrogen production and oxidation in fuel cells.

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