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Conference: Converging technologies for 21st century security
The Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN), through its role in the EU-funded observatoryNANO project, is investigating the role that nanotechnology and other technologies can play in addressing complex security issues.
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Bauplan einer bakteriellen Solaranlage
Die Struktur von Clorosomen koennte als Blaupause fuer kuenstliche Systeme dienen, die Sonnenenergie nach dem Vorbild der Photosynthese in Biosprit umwandeln.
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International approaches to the regulatory governance of nanotechnology
The Regulatory Governance Initiative (RGI) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada has recently produced a report entitled: 'International Approaches to the Regulatory Governance of Nanotechnology'.
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Small RNAs yield great amounts of data from ocean microbe samples
An ingenious new method of obtaining marine microbe samples while preserving the microbes' natural gene expression has yielded an unexpected boon: the presence of many varieties of small RNAs.
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Bacteria's light-harvesting antennae explored for developing artificial leaves
An international team of scientists has resolved the structure of chlorophyll in chlorosomes of green bacteria. Chlorosomes are the light-harvesting antennae of these bacteria. Such structures can be useful in the future for the development of 'artificial leaves'.
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DNA gripped in nanopores - Researchers analyse forces on DNA in gel
Molecular biologists, including the cool dudes from CSI, use gel electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments from each other in order to analyse the DNA. A team of researchers under the leadership of Vici winner Serge Lemay, has now shown for the first time how the gel influences the movement of the DNA.
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First successful capture of a single electron in a highly tunable double quantum dot
Researchers from the Kavli Institute of NanoScience in Delft are the first to have successfully captured a single electron in a highly tunable carbon nanotube double quantum dot. This was made possible by a new approach for producing ultraclean nanotubes.
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Self-assembly of one of DNA's building blocks now easier to control
Researchers regulate the formation of G-quadruplexes.
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Ultrathin diamond nanorods
Engineers at the University of Ulster are the first researchers to create diamond nanorods with a diameter as thin as 2.1 nm, which is not only smaller than all the currently reported diamond 1D nanostructures (4-300 nm) but also smaller than the theoretical calculated value (2.7-9 nm) for energetically stable diamond nanorods
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Harry Atwater named as director of Caltech EFRC focusing on light-material interactions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has announced that it will fund the creation of 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) over the next five years, including one that will be housed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). That EFRC will be headed by Harry Atwater, the Howard Hughes Professor and professor of applied physics and materials science.
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Multitalented nanoparticle to hunt down, treat, and illuminate cancer cells
The therapy combines diagnosis, treatment, and real-time monitoring of cancer progression, and although it may be several years before it reaches the market, it is a bold step towards useful nanoparticle-based medicine.
May 13, 2009 Read more
Hybrid graphene-carbon nanotube promises cheaper, more powerful electronic devices
Researchers at UCLA have developed a new method for producing a hybrid graphene?carbon nanotube, or G-CNT, for potential use as a transparent conductor in solar cells and consumer electronic devices. These G-CNTs could provide a cheaper and much more flexible alternative to materials currently used in these and similar applications.
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4th International ICST Conference on Nano-Networks
The Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (ICST) has announced the dates for this year's International ICST Conference on Nano-Networks on October 18-20, 2009 in Luzern, Switzerland.
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Tennessee announces Volunteer State Solar Initiative
The University of Tennessee will join Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority as a partner in Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed Volunteer State Solar Initiative announced today.
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STMicroelectronics and Soitec Cooperation to Develop Next-Generation Technology for CMOS Image Sensors
STMicroelectronics and Soitec today announced an exclusive joint cooperation between the two companies that will lead to the development of 300mm wafer-level backside-illumination technology for next-generation image sensors in consumer products.
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Semiconductor technologies are now the driving force behind U.S. energy efficiency gains
Need for 184 electric power plants already eliminated due to more efficient technologies.
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