The one-day conference and exhibition titled 'Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring' will showcase novel sensing technologies developed by UK companies and Universities leading to new applications in Security, Health and the Environmental Monitoring.
Feb 25th, 2009
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A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry has probed the color centers inside diamond crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope.
Feb 25th, 2009
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In a finding that could help speed the understanding of diseases ranging from cancer to osteoporosis, researchers in Utah are reporting development of a new microscope technique that uses 'silver nanoparticle' mirrors to reveal hidden details inside bones, cancer cells, and other biological structures.
Feb 25th, 2009
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Scientists have shown they could use a single atom to control another atom. With their new technique, they hope to create working logic devices, similar to transistors in an electronic circuit, which could eventually be used in a quantum computer.
Feb 24th, 2009
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Neutral atoms usually don't act very dramatically around a magnetic field. But by 'dressing them up' with light, researchers have caused ultracold rubidium atoms to undergo a startling transformation.
Feb 24th, 2009
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A group of leading companies throughout the electronics industry today announced the launch of the eBeam Initiative -- a forum dedicated to the education and promotion of an innovative, new design-to-manufacturing approach known as design for e-beam.
Feb 24th, 2009
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed - potentially allowing them to identify quickly those most useful for nanotechnology and industrial applications.
Feb 24th, 2009
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The grant was awarded under the commission's Energy Innovations Small Grant program (EISG) and will fund the one-year development of an algae biogasification process that utilizes nanometals as catalysts for the purposes of turning vegetation and similar biomass materials into methane, hydrogen, or other synthetic gases that can be used for transportation and other energy needs.
Feb 24th, 2009
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An engineered metamaterial proved it can function as a state-of-the-art device in the complex terahertz range of the electromagnetic spectrum, setting a standard of performance for modulating tiny waves of radiation.
Feb 24th, 2009
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NanoInk will have a nanofabrication-focused webinar entitled 'Using Molecular Building Blocks to Create Features in the Nanoworld: Dip Pen Nanolithography', on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009.
Feb 24th, 2009
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New EU NANOMED project aims to separate fact from fiction.
Feb 24th, 2009
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory was recently ranked as the 13th best place for postdocs to work by The Scientist, a life sciences magazine.
Feb 23rd, 2009
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This science may literally be outside the box: A briefcase-sized kit is carried to a field where thousands of tons of food are growing. The search is for microorganisms that could infect and kill the plants, wreaking havoc on the food supply and market.
Feb 23rd, 2009
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FPInnovations has announced that ArboraNano - the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network - has been selected as one of four new Business-led Networks funded by the Government of Canada. ArboraNano is receiving $8.9 million over four years.
Feb 23rd, 2009
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Complex computer simulations have, for the first time, allowed scientists to examine in detail the processes that help to ensure the stability of DNA when exposed to UV light.
Feb 23rd, 2009
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Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going 'wireless'.
Feb 23rd, 2009
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