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CMU to host nanotechnology workshop that will shape national policy

Central Michigan University and Dr. Donald A. Tomalia will be hosting a NSF Workshop at the National Dendrimer Center.

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Award-winning nanomedicine animation video

Hybrid Medical Animation announced today that it took home two platinum best of show and two gold at this year's Aurora Awards.

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Toward next-generation integrated circuits made from carbon nanotubes

Scientists in Israel are reporting the first simple and inexpensive method for building the large-scale networks of single-walled carbon nanotubes needed for using these microscopic wisps in a future generation of faster, smaller, and more powerful computers and portable electronic devices.

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Tiny solution or a big problem? Scientific panel explores the nano potential for turning green

The pressing urgency to arrest climate change and find workable alternatives to major pollutants has prompted experts to examine the impact of nanotechnology on the environment - does nanotechnology hold the key to environmental protection, or is it likely to further aggravate the issue?

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Role of nanotechnology in brand protection

There is an article over at the Converting Magazine that says that despite its high cost, new nanoscale developments can provide covert authentication and track-and-trace features for consumer packaged goods.

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Taxol bristle ball: a wrench in the works for cancer

Chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, many times smaller than a living cell that literally bristles with the drug.

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New DNA-based technique for assembly of nano- and micro-sized particles

Scientists have developed a new method for controlling the self-assembly of nanometer and micrometer-sized particles.

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What's for dinner? Nanotechnology, of course.

Over at the IndustryWeek website, Scott E. Rickert, the CEO of Nanofilm, has written an article on nanotechnology in the food industry ("Taking the NanoPulse -- What's for dinner? Nanotechnology, of course").

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Method safely deposits novel metal oxide thin films on substrates

Chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films characterized by dense, bristle-like nanostructures and a new method for depositing them on temperature-sensitive substrates, including polymers, plastics and tapes.

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Scientific meeting of European scientists in nanobiotechnology

About 120 researchers from the network coming from 12 EU Member States or Associated Countries are expected to attend the Nano2Life Autumn scientific meeting held this year in Lund/Sweden between October 22-24.

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Nanomaterials with a bright future

New, inexpensive fabrication technique can increase production.

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Nanotechnology initiative presents research opportunities for Rensselaer students

A new partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Sandia National Laboratories, and a select group of leading universities and corporations will present Rensselaer graduate students with a host of new cutting-edge internship and research experiences.

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UK Government nanotechnology policy workshop for industry

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and European Nanotechnology Trade Alliance invite you to attend a one day policy workshop in London on October 19, 2007.

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AP story on IBM's nanoparticle printing technique

Nanowerk readers have read our Spotlight "Gutenberg's grandchildren in nanotechnology labs" about IBM's nanoparticle printing technique with single-particle resolution already last week. Now the Associated Press is catching up, too, and runs the following news story today.

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Interim report on Europe's nanotechnology action plan released

A report released last week by the European Commission summarizes the actions taken and progress made during 2005-2007 in relation to the key areas identified in the Nanosciences & Nanotechnology Action Plan.

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University of Oregon gets grant to study nanotechnology safety

The University of Oregon has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to determine the effects of tiny engineered structures on animal tissue.

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