Indian Americans are increasingly contributing to new generation technologies, particularly in nanotechnology, which is expected to transform our lives in a significant way.
Dec 5th, 2007
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Dr. Yuri Lvov, a chemistry professor in Louisiana Tech's Institute for Micromanufacturing, has been named Small Times' 2007 Innovator of the Year.
Dec 5th, 2007
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At a briefing today with security analysts, Diane H. Gulyas, group vice president -- DuPont Performance Materials, discussed the segment's growth and productivity strategies.
Dec 5th, 2007
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Researchers in Australia report development of a new type of gold nanoparticle that destroys the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a potentially serious disease acquired by handling the feces of infected cats or eating undercooked meat.
Dec 5th, 2007
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The first edition of Bangalore Nano will be inaugurated tomorrow, Dec. 6th.
Dec 5th, 2007
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Nine talented life scientists will receive the 2007 EMBO Installation Grants, assisting them to relocate and set up their research groups in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Turkey. These nine scientists are the second group of awardees since the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) introduced the scheme in 2006.
Dec 5th, 2007
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MemeBox.com announces the Public Beta release of its first application, the Future Scanner, a community-powered app that organizes info about the future by year and category.
Dec 5th, 2007
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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, better known as IP University, will soon have a new centre for Nanotechnology to promote research-related activities in the field.
Dec 5th, 2007
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Finland's national nanotech initiative (FinNano) is rapidly advancing on the international scene. After kickstarting cooperation with Russia last week, FinNano is now sowing seeds in China.
Dec 5th, 2007
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The Financial Times of London today carries an opinion piece by two Deloitte consultants about how nanotechnology, notwithstanding valid risks concerns, could turn out to have an important role in healing, not harming the planet.
Dec 5th, 2007
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Three Canadian cities - Edmonton, AB, Vancouver, BC, and Fredericton, NB - have been named among the world's 21 smartest communities as the result of their smart and sensitive use of technology to foster socioeconomic progress.
Dec 4th, 2007
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On January 1, 2008 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish ten new Collaborative Research Centers, which will receive a total of 74.4 million euros in funding over the next four years.
Dec 4th, 2007
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Jeroen Cornelissen of the Institute for Molecules and Materials at the Radboud University in the Netherlands has recently received EUR 1 million (approx. $2.9 million) from EURYI (European Young Investigator Awards).
Dec 4th, 2007
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Scientists at The University of Nottingham have won the prestigious Daiwa Adrian Prize for collaborative research with a Japanese university.
Dec 4th, 2007
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Pratim Biswas at Washington University has shown that he can independently control the size of the nanoparticles that he makes while keeping their other properties the same. He's also shown with his technique that the nanoparticles can be made in large quantities in scalable systems, opening up the possibility for more applications and different techniques.
Dec 3rd, 2007
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The NanoShow is a bimonthly global seminar series on Second Life's NanoIsland.
Dec 3rd, 2007
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