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NT-MDT Team Up to Develop New Nanotechnology Educational Portal (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:28:20 GMT

NT-MDT and Nanoand Giga Solutions, a networking research and consulting company in Arizona, have signed an agreement for a joint development of an informal educational web portal ASDN.NET (Atomic Scale Design Network) in atomic scale science - fundamentals for nanotechnology.

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Nanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools (Physorg)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:49:59 GMT

Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope.

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Nanotechnology online: gamers invited to aid protein design (Foresight Institute Nanodot)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:59:45 GMT

Can online gamers add to the nanotech toolkit for perfecting the de novo design of proteins that do not exist in nature?

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Nanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:44 GMT

Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope.

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Blood Clotting Nanotechnology Picked by U.S. Military as First-Line Hemostatic Treatment (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:44 GMT

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical products company focused on innovative blood clotting nanotechnologies, announced that the United States Department of Defense has selected the company's newest hemostatic product, QuikClot Combat Gauze brand, for all military services as the first-line hemostatic treatment for life-threatening hemorrhage that is not amenable to tourniquet placement.

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Italy and Israel partner on nanotechnology research and development (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:20 GMT

Italy and Israel are set to establish a joint nanotechnology lab, that will focus on nano-photos, quantum computers and ultra-cooled atoms.

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Micronora 2008 to put nanotechnology in the limelight (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:20 GMT

Micronora, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, will be held from September 23-26, 2008 in Besancon (in Eastern France). In 2008, for the first time, the event will also feature a Nanotechnology Pavilion.

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Integrating nanotechnology with silicon wafer technology (Foresight Institute Nanodot)

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:45:30 GMT

Using a spin-on coating that is applied to a silicon wafer, nanotech researchers have developed a method for mass fabrication of nanowire photonic and electronic devices.

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Alberta to spend $30 million on nanotechnology and create 580 undergrad seats over 5 years (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:13:14 GMT

The Alberta government announced it will spend $30 million to help more students pursue nanotechnology.

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NanoEurope 2008: Commercial utilization and voluntary regulation of nanotechnology (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:13:14 GMT

The sixth NanoEurope will be held in St.Gallen (Switzerland) on September 16 and 17, 2008.

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Democratizing Medicine (Responsible Nanotechnology)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:35:31 GMT

At the Earth & Sky site, research scientist Michael Roukes, from the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech, says this about nanotechnology and medicine: It's become clear that we can think about biological systems, medical systems, in the same way we...

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Experts Weigh Options For Health Surveillance In Nanotech Workers (Medical News Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Does exposure to nanoparticles pose a health threat to workers? Pending further research to clarify the risks, nanotechnology companies need to consider what steps they will take to protect the health of employees exposed to engineered nanoparticles, according to a study in the May Journal of Occupat

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Panel to discuss productive nanosystems Sunday night (Foresight Institute Nanodot)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:04:22 GMT

Sunday, May 18th at 7:00 PM Pacific / 10:00 PM Eastern, FastForward Radio will feature a distinguished panel discussing the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems. The panel will discuss the background and history of the roadmap, and explore how it will serve to help realize these horizons. The panelists are: Christine Peterson, Acting President of Foresight Nanotech [...]

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UCSD nanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency (Physorg)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:31:49 GMT

Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film single junction solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies. This UC San Diego effort to break the theoretical limit of 31 percent efficiency for conventional single junction cells recently received...

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Nano-encapsulation gives UV protection (Nanotech Web)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT

UV-resistant polymeric formulation suits controlled release of topical applications

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Nanotech Risks: Federal Government Taps NC State Experts (Medical News Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out how government and industry officials should communicate potential risks associated with nanotechnology to the media and the public. NC State communication expert Dr....

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Want to be invisible? New material may be step towards 3D invisibility cloak (Prophecy Fellowship Forums)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:01 GMT

*may be a step closer to it....* 14:14 13 May 2008 NewScientist.com news service A California nanotechnology research lab says it has created the first 3D material able to bend light in the opposite direction to natural materials. But some other specialists in the field remain sceptical about...

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Water safety (Material Interest)

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:12 GMT

Yamaha's new FX Cruiser SHO, available in platinum and crimson-red-metallic (pictured), comes equipped with a 1.8-liter supercharged engine and weighs 25 percent less than previous models (thanks to the nanotechnology used to craft its chassis). But what's really remarkable is...

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Hockenberry speaks on ‘power of small’ (EarthSky Blogs)

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:05:00 GMT

Nanotechnology is coming, says MIT's John Hockenberry. Hear Hockenberry talk about what you should know about nanotechnology.

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IBM researchers see quantized conductance in graphene (Nanotech Web)

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:56:13 GMT

Real-world graphene nanodevices move a step closer

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