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Nanotechnology conference to showcase innovations in medicine and discuss business models, financing(...)

The Institute of Nanotechnology, global leaders in nanotechnology information services, is organising its second annual nanomedicine conference and exhibition 'Investing in Medical Nanotechnology II', which will showcase the latest developments in nanomedicine and potential routes to financing.

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NanoforumEULA releases report of fact finding mission of nanotechnology in Mexico

The EU funded NanoforumEULA project just released the report of a fact finding mission visiting Mexico's nanotechnology community including research organizations, companies and government bodies, held end of August this year.

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India, EU to set up fund for nanotechnology research

India and the executive arm of the European Union will set up a corpus fund of 10 million euros (14.7 million dollars) for research in nanotechnology, a top European Commission official said Wednesday.

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Breakthrough toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices

Scientists in Maryland are reporting an important advance toward the long-sought goal of industrial-scale fabrication of nanowire-based devices like ultra-sensitive sensors, light emitting diodes, and transistors for inexpensive, high-performance electronics products.

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Aiding the environment, a nanostep at a time

The New York Times runs an article today (Aiding the Environment, a Nanostep at a Time) takes a critical look at nanotechnology's promised benefits for the environment - with not much to show yet.

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UTSA, UT Austin lead national nanoscience team

The University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas at Austin are two of five research universities in a nationwide consortium awarded $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation. The Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team grant will enable researchers to explore ways to concentrate optical energy on a scale of nanometers and develop means to control optical energy for applications in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

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Synchrotron radiation illuminates how babies' protective bubble bursts

Researchers at the University of Reading, School of Pharmacy have developed an important new technique to study one of the most common causes of premature birth and prenatal mortality.

November 6, 2007 Read more

Pitt Teaching Excellence Fair features award-winning educational projects

Cutting-edge methods, innovations, and technologies will be featured at the University of Pittsburghâ??s annual Teaching Excellence Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.

November 6, 2007 Read more

A giant step toward infinitesimal machinery

In a newly announced global Alliance for Nanosystems VLSI (very-large-scale integration), researchers at Caltech's Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI) in Pasadena, California, and at the Laboratoire d'Electronique et de Technologie de l'Information-Micro- and Nano-Technologies (CEA/LETI-MINATEC) in Grenoble, France, are working together to take the pursuit of Feynman's vision to an entirely new level.

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Nanotechnology inspired art at Prague festival for arts, sciences and technologies

ENTER3, the 3rd festival for arts, sciences and technologies will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from November 8-11, 2007. ENTER is part of the annual Week of Science and Technology, the project of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

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A conductive plastic fights corrosion

The Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has tested a new protection technique that consists of the electrodeposition of a conductive polymer (polypyrrole) over the surface of a material like copper that is easily oxidized.

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Indian nano-tech group in US to create big splash

A group of Indian Americans well placed in the nanotechnology industry have formed The Indus Nanotechnology Association (TINA) to create a bigger impact in the market.

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First private international university in Vietnam

The Bac Ha International University has been given the green light to become the first non-State international university operating in Vietnam.

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Biotechnology Center announces first Center of Innovation

A consortium of Piedmont Triad institutions has been awarded a $100,000 planning grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to establish the state's first Center of Innovation, focusing on the emerging field of nanobiotechnology.

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Nanotechnology expert to keynote annual educator's conference

What do Americans know about nanotechnology-the technology that promises to ignite the next Industrial Revolution? According to polls, the answer is not much. A federally-supported national network of U.S. scientists, museum professionals, and educators is working to change that.

November 5, 2007 Read more

Alberta launches $100M program it says will transform research funding across Canada

In a new, highly targetted $100-million program, Alberta's provincial research-funding arm, Alberta Ingenuity, says it is setting out on a path that will significantly change the entire funding landscape across Canada.

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