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Cleveland Clinic researcher receives $3.2 million NIH grant to develop bio-artificial kidney

Shuvo Roy, Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute to develop alternative to dialysis using silicon nanotechnology.

October 9, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology pioneers win Nobel prize in physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2007 jointly to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg for the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance.

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PhD fellowships - Nanoscale approaches to bacterial biofilms

As part of a new interdisciplinary research programme supported jointly by the Danish Strategic Research Council and Technical University of Denmark, "Nanoscale Investigations of Biological Surfaces and Biofilms by Scanning Probe Microscopy", two Ph.D. fellowships are open. The positions are available for a period of 3 years.

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Johns Hopkins develops undergraduate minor in nanotechnology risk assessment

Johns Hopkins faculty members specializing in disciplines ranging from engineering to public health have received federal funding to develop an undergraduate minor in nanotechnology risk assessment and public policy. The program is expected to accept its first students by fall 2009.

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David H. Koch gives $100 million to MIT for cancer research

MIT to establish an Integrative Research Institute to develop new paradigms in cancer research.

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Nanotechnology in Second Life

Nanotechnology Island has launched in Second Life with the goal to establish a place for the Nano Science and Technology communities to come together and to bring key ideas and research into public discussion.

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Unveiling the structure of microcrystals with synchrotron radiation

For the first time, researchers from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) have used X-ray diffraction to determine the structure of microcrystal grains of only one cubic micrometre in size.

October 8, 2007 Read more

170 metres of cutting-edge German research

On October 4, 2007, the Max Planck Society's Science Tunnel was ceremonially opened in Seoul, South Korea.

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New material may lead to advances in quantum computing

Scientists have introduced a new material that could be to computers of the future what silicon is to the computers of today.

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Taming tiny, unruly waves for nano optics

Findings open path for variety of new nanodevices and technologies.

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Iran improves nanotechnology research ranking

According to the Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative, the number of published articles by Iranian nanotechnology researchers has increased in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period a year ago.

October 8, 2007 Read more

Virtual nanotechnology conference

Next week, on October 12, is the registration deadline for the 2007 Virtual Conference on Nanoscale Science and Nanotechnology at the University of Arkansas.

October 6, 2007 Read more

'Most bizarre' nanotechnology image

What a perfect addition to our "Slow News Friday" section: this 'nano toilet' won the Most Bizarre prize at The 49th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication Bizarre/Beautiful Micrograph Contest.

October 5, 2007 Read more

Developing a modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system

A $478,000, five-year CAREER award from the National Science Foundation is funding the creation of a modular, multi-functional drug delivery system.

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Penn State, Chevron launch energy alliance

Penn State's expanded initiative in energy sciences and engineering is launching a major research alliance with one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, Chevron Energy Technology Company, to research coal conversion technologies.

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Nanofabrication method paves way for new optical devices

An innovative and inexpensive way of making nanomaterials on a large scale has resulted in novel forms of advanced materials that pave the way for exceptional and unexpected optical properties. The new fabrication technique, known as soft lithography, offers many significant advantages over existing techniques, including the ability to scale-up the manufacturing process to produce devices in large quantities.

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