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Nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometer - NanoSIMS - am Bremer Max-Planck-Institut in Betrieb genommen

Symposium am Bremer Max-Planck-Institut: Das NanoSIMS-Massenspektrometer ermoeglicht tiefe Einblicke in die Zelle.

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Trillion dollar nanotechnology market nonsense influences politicians

As we have written here before, the utter nonsense of claiming that nanotechnology products will be a 'trillion dollar market' has become a self-perpetuating claim that is eagerly adopted by politicians to push industrial policies, subsidies and investments.

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Mysterious nature of glass explained by new theory

Archaeological evidence suggests that glass was first made in the Middle East sometime around 3000 B.C. However, almost 5,000 years later, scientists are still perplexed about how glassy materials make the transition from a molten state to a solid.

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Europe invests in nanotechnology project to develop advanced wood-based composite materials

The European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials for a wide range of applications.

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Biomolecular imaging grant of $1.1 million to build optical scanning nanoscope

The project, titled 'A Facility to Perform Bio-molecular Imaging; Real Time Phase Mapping of Biological Dynamics,' is designed to provide real-time images of biological processes at nano and pico scale resolutions, a feat never achieved before.

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Science and technology competition ExploraVision 2009 now open for student entrants

The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, one of the world's largest K -12 science and technology competitions, is now accepting entries for its 2009 competition.

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NVIDIA founder donates $30 million for innovative engineering center at Stanford

The Stanford School of Engineering today announced that Jen-Hsun Huang, the founder and chief executive officer of leading visual computing company NVIDIA and a Stanford electrical engineering alumnus, will donate $30 million to help build a modern and sustainable destination for education and research, the Jen-Hsun Huang School of Engineering Center.

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The world hasn't ended - first beam fired at CERN's large hadron collider

The world's largest-ever physics experiment has got underway at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Switzerland. The first beam of protons successfully made its way around the 27 km particle accelerator on the morning of September 10.

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NSTI announces dates for nanotechnology conference Nanotech 2009

The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) has announced that the 2009 dates for the Nanotech Conference will be May 3rd - 7th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

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Key technology milestone leads to breakthrough for fusion community

Fusion for Energy with the support of the European Commission, Japan Atomic Energy Agency and ITER Organisation have successfully tested a prototype superconductor for the ITER Poloidal Field coils made of Niobium(Nb)-Titanium(Ti) reaching a stable operation at 52 kA in a magnetic field of 6.4 Tesla.

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Studie ermittelt Weiterbildungsbedarf in Nanotechnologie Unternehmen

Wie Nanotechnologie Unternehmen aufgestellt sind und welchen Weiterbildungsbedarf sie sehen, ist einer aktuellen Studie zu entnehmen, die vom Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) in Auftrag gegeben und vom VDI Technologiezentrum koordiniert worden ist.

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New mechanism helps understand how evolution occurs at the molecular level

A Florida State University researcher who uses high-powered computers to map the workings of proteins has uncovered a mechanism that gives scientists a better understanding of how evolution occurs at the molecular level.

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BASF Podcast: Organic Photovoltaics - flexible and transparent solar cells

In this podcast you will learn how organic photovoltaics helps to produce solar cells with completely new qualities.

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Berkeley Lab's TEAM 0.5 produces stunning images of graphene

Using TEAM 0.5 (TEAM stands for Transmission Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope), researchers with the Berkeley Lab have produced stunning images of individual carbon atoms in graphene.

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Latest gecko-like adhesive cleans itself without need for water or chemicals

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are continuing their march toward creating a synthetic, gecko-like adhesive, one sticky step at a time. Their latest milestone is the first adhesive that cleans itself after each use without the need for water or chemicals, much like the remarkable hairs found on the gecko lizard's toes.

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Flower-shaped nanoparticles may lead to better batteries for portable electronics

Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with superior electronic performance than conventional battery materials.

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