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City of Berkeley first to regulate nanotechnology

Berkeley intends to be the first city to step into the breach and attempt to regulate the nascent but fast-growing industry.

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World's fastest transistor approaches goal of terahertz device

With a frequency of 845 gigahertz, this latest device approaches the goal of a terahertz device.

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Swiss are critically positive in their attitudes to nanotechnology

Citizens are critically positive in their attitudes to nanotechnology. This is shown by a survey carried out by TA-SWISS, the Centre for Technology Assessment.

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Butterfly wing scales provide template for complex photonic structures

A new technique that uses biotemplates for fabricating nanoscale structures that could serve as optical waveguides, optical splitters and other building blocks of photonic integrated circuits.

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Research framework for assessing nanotechnology safety

A new analysis of the U.S. Federal Government's efforts to research the human health and environmental consequences of nanotechnology.

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3-D x-ray images of nanoparticles

Using a new x-ray microscope that can look at nanomaterials in three dimensions, researchers have produced the first detailed atomic structure of a core-shell nanoparticle.

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Combination nanoparticle provides imaging and treatment capabilities

Researchers used a high-temperature vapor deposition process to construct a carbon-coated iron/cobalt nanoparticle that can safely image tumors in living animals.

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Nanotechnology meets solar energy

Two of the hot-button fields of scientific study, nanotechnology and solar energy, are being combined by a team of Arizona State University researchers in an effort to find a cheap source of household energy.

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Nanotechnology protects horses

A significant reduction in fungus spores can be achieved by painting the walls and the wood with an anti-microbial interior coating based on nanotechnology.

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Are actuaries prepared for emerging risks such as nanotechnology?

Actuaries should draw on the lessons learned from the notorious exposures of asbestos and pollution to be better prepared to handle new emerging risks like nanotechnology.

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India moves towards military nanotechnology

The Indian Express reports today that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be making use of the Agharkar Research Institute's (ARI) expertise in nanotechnology for the defence establishment.

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Hidden torque in nanomotors

A new analysis technique reveals a hidden torque in molecules.

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Public meeting on research priorities on EHS aspects of engineered nanomaterials

Public meeting on research needs and priorities on environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanoscale materials to be held Jan. 4 in Arlington, Va.

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Covert nanotechnology security system for casino chips

DataTraceDNA, referred to as a 'molecular barcode', is a groundbreaking approach to counterfeit security protection through nanotechnology that is invisibly embedded within the molecular structure of a manufactured product.

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Beyond silicon: MIT demonstrates new transistor technology

MIT engineers have demonstrated a technology that could introduce an important new phase of the microelectronics revolution.

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Mechanical motion used to spin atoms in a gas

For the first time, mechanical motion has been used to make atoms in a gas spin.

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