The European Commission has opened a public consultation in order to receive input from all people and organisations involved or interested in nanosciences and nanotechnologies research in Europe, and notably research, policy makers, industry, media and civil society organisations.
Nov 6th, 2009
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The speakers' presentations from the OECD 'Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth' are now available online on the OECD site.
Nov 6th, 2009
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The Top-level Research Initiative is launching a call for user-driven research projects within the sub-programme 'Energy Efficiency with Nanotechnology' in the beginning of 2010.
Nov 6th, 2009
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U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate has approved the FY10 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the University at Albany's College of Nanoscience and Engineering.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Prof. Luisa De Cola vom Physikalischen Institut der Westfaelischen Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster erhaelt eine besonders prestigetraechtige Auszeichnung des Europaeischen Forschungsrats (ERC): den hoch angesehenen 'Advanced Researcher Grant' 2009.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body?s immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Good news for heterogeneous catalysis and the hydrogen economy: computers can now be used to make accurate predictions of the reactions of (hydrogen) molecules with surfaces.
Nov 6th, 2009
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The 'NANO: Wissenschaft. Wirtschaft. Wirkung. 09' event the exhibition for the Austrian NANO Initiative of the BMVIT on 9 November at Tech Gate Vienna has been fully booked for a number of days.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Chemists from the University of Wuerzburg have made progress on the road to achieving artificial photosynthesis.
Nov 6th, 2009
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With a groundbreaking ceremony, work began today on an extension to the Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) on the campus of Forschungszentrum Juelich
Nov 6th, 2009
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A novel method of detection of cervical cancer cells has been developed by Clarkson University Professor Igor Sokolov's group, an affiliate of the University's Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB)
Nov 6th, 2009
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Feiner geht es nicht: Valeri Stepanyuk vom Max-Planck-Institut fuer Mikrostrukturphysik in Halle und seine Kollegen koennen die Magnetisierung einzelner Atome manipulieren.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Researchers report that a nanoparticle-delivered gene therapy successfully suppressed ovarian tumor growth in mice.
Nov 6th, 2009
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Argonne National Laboratory nearly $2.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding (ARRA) for three solar-energy related research projects.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels and induce nerve-led behaviour (such as the life-dependant thumping of our hearts), mNPs have come a long way in the past decade.
Nov 6th, 2009
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Recipient of a 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER award, Professor Brenda Ogle is developing stem cell analysis tools that offer researchers the flexibility to study not only individual cells, but also multicellular entities and small tissue-engineered constructs.
Nov 5th, 2009
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