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Andre Geim receives 2009 Koerber European Science Award

On Friday, April 17, 2009, the Koerber Foundation will present the Koerber European Science Award for 2009, worth 750,000 euros in prize money, to Andre Geim

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Scientists manage for the first time to measure and controll the lifetime of quantum states

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in measuring and controlling the lifetime of quantum states with potential use in optoelectronic chips. This achievement is highly significant for the ongoing development of this cutting-edge technology.

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Large-scale simulations in nanotechnology benefit from supercomputer power

Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. today announced that the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has put the country's first Cray XT5 supercomputer into production.

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Unions in Australia demand urgent nanotechnology regulation

The rapidly growing nanotechnology market in Australia requires urgent regulation to protect the health and safety of workers and consumers, say unions.

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Biocompatible materials for rapid prototyping of prosthetic implants

The Custom-fit project has been developing during the last 4 years new bio-compatible materials which can be used for rapid prototyping of implants.

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Stuttgarter Physiker minimieren Verunreinigungsgrad von Diamanten

Wissenschaftler des 3. Physikalischen Instituts der Uni Stuttgart haben in Zusammenarbeit mit der britischen Firma element6 Diamanten hergestellt, die 10.000-mal reiner sind als alle bisher bekannten Diamanten.

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Micro, nanotechnology and materials industry reacts to economic crisis in a constructive way

Almost 70 percent of the companies intend to intensify their efforts to acquire new customers; more than 65 percent want to develop new business fields. This is a result of a survey IVAM Research has conducted in February among 2,300 enterprises and institutes involved in microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials in Europe.

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Important breakthrough towards silicon-based all-optical integrated circuits

The April issue of the premier scientific magazine Nature Photonics publishes the first experimental proof of all-optical ultra-fast communication signal processing with silicon-based devices for transmission speeds above 100Gbit/s.

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New study links heat transfer, bond strength of materials

The speed at which heat moves between two materials touching each other is a potent indicator of how strongly they are bonded to each other, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Physicists engineer the picture-perfect classical atom

University of Virginia physicist Tom Gallagher and his colleagues have engineered, in a sense, the classical picture-perfect textbook atom.

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DNA sensors using graphene to detect cancer cells

A graphene-based DNA sensor: When electrons flow on the graphene, they change speed if they encounter DNA. The researchers notice this change by measuring the electrical conductivity.

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More than 20 'short courses' for nanotechnology and clean tech added to the TechConnect World Agenda in May

Highly focused content and networking luncheons with instructors enhance the educational and business opportunities at TechConnect World in Houston.

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Researchers look to make 'messy' nanotechnology production 'clean and green'

The New York Times is carrying an article today about the not-so-clean manufacturing processes employed in nanotechnology.

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New nanotechnology radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops

Researchers have developed a heat-dissipation method that cools carbon nanotube electronics by utilizing nonconventional radiation in a 'near-field zone' just above the substrate, or surface, on which the nanotubes rest.

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Pierre Lapointe is keynoter at nanotechnology conference

Pierre Lapointe, president and C.E.O. of FPInnovations, will make a keynote presentation at the 2009 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, presented by TAPPI and Alberta Ingenuity, June 23-26, 2009 in Edmonton, Canada

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Nanotechnology-based coatings will be showcased in a green technology show house in New York

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. announced today that the Company's patented Nansulate nanotechnology-based coatings will be showcased in a green technology show house currently being renovated in Brooklyn, New York by Eco Brooklyn.

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