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Singapore researchers first to transform carbon dioxide into methanol
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have succeeded in unlocking the potential of carbon dioxide by converting it into a more useful product.
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New highly fluorescent gold nanoclusters have broad implications for biolabeling
Researchers from Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have achieved another biomedical breakthrough with highly fluorescent gold nanoclusters for sub-cellular imaging.
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Swiss researchers build microrobots by copying bacteria
For the first time, ETH Zurich researchers have built micro-robots as small as bacteria. Their purpose is to help cure human beings.
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Slicing open nanotubes offers fast route to graphene nanoribbons
A team at Stanford University under Hongjie Dai has developed a new method that will allow relatively precise production of mass quantities of the graphene nanoribbons by slicing open carbon nanotubes.
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Novel nanopore technique to sequence human genome
Physicists have developed a novel procedure to map a person's genome. They report the first experiment to move a DNA chain through a nanopore using magnets. The approach is promising because it allows multiple segments of a DNA strand to be read simultaneously and accurately.
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$6.1 million grant for diamond-based quantum information processing and communication
In the quest for quantum information processing, diamonds may be a physicist's best friend. According to scientists at University of California, Santa Barbara, diamonds could revolutionize the field of quantum mechanics in computing by leading to ultra-secure communication, lightning-fast database searches, and code-cracking ability.
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Simple process makes thin, conductive nanoribbons
Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material. And the process begins with a zipper.
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New technique could provide an easier route to spintronic circuits
In the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique - bouncing electrons through a microscopic channel of precisely constructed, two-dimensional layer of semiconductor.
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Small additions of potassium yield better hydrogen-storage materials
An international research team, including Professor Rajeev Ahuja's research group at Uppsala University, has shown that small additions of potassium drastically improve the hydrogen-storage properties of certain types of hydrogen compounds.
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Malvern specialist examines rheology and particle parameter connections for coatings
Dr Adrian Hill, rheology product technical specialist at Malvern Instruments, will discuss the importance of understanding the links between rheology and particle parameters when he speaks at the forthcoming PRA Measurement and Testing of Coatings Conference.
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UAlbany NanoCollege professor receives NSF CAREER Award for nanomedicine cancer research
UAlbany CNSE Professor Yubing Xie has been selected to receive a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation for transformative research and education that utilizes nanotechnology to understand and control the interactions between cancer cells and neighboring cells, with the potential to revolutionize traditional detection, monitoring, and treatment of breast cancer.
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EU-funded researchers align molecules in nanofilms
EU-funded researchers align molecules in nanofilms
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The electric car: a power bank
Can you imagine an electric car that stores power and, depending on variable utility rates, returns it to the power grid over the course of a day? Fraunhofer researchers are exploring this visionary idea.
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Erstes Nanowebinar der Nanostart AG
Am 20. Mai 2009 um 17:00 Uhr stellt Nanostart-Vorstand Marco Beckmann beim 1. nanowebinar der Nanostart AG in einer Online-Praesentation das Unternehmen vor und berichtet ueber die aktuellen Entwicklungen bei der auf Nanotechnologie spezialisierten Frankfurter Beteiligungsgesellschaft.
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Turning your window into a display
Just one click and the window turns into a display. At the Hannover Messe from April 20 to 24, Fraunhofer research scientists will be demonstrating light-permeable conductive coatings as the basis for transparent displays.
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Memory storage miniaturized to the molecular level
Memory storage miniaturization is progressing steadily on to smaller and smaller devices. As structures go, one cannot miniaturize further than to the size of individual molecules. Precisely this has been achieved by a group of scientists.
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