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Germany funds 32 nm, mask lithography project for next generation chip production

The project CDuR32 (Critical Dimensions and Registration for 32nm Mask Lithography) is funded in part by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Of the total budget of ?16.7 million (about $24.3 million), the government contributes ?7.9.

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Nanotechnology will lead to more efficient and reliable solar cells

New ECS Professor Darren Bagnall manages an energetic research group within the Nano Group that is investigating new types of solar cell based on nanotechnology.

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1.internationaler Nanotoxikologie Fachkongress: Nanoforscher bewerten Risiken der neuen Technologie

Wie sicher ist Nano? Der Antwort wollen Wissenschaftler aus 29 Laendern beim Kongress Nanotox2008 vom 7. bis 10. September an der ETH Zuerich naeher kommen, der bislang groessten internationalen Tagung von Nanotoxikologen.

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Vintage of rare wines authenticated by high energy ion beam

Just like works of art, wine is now being subjected to advanced testing to establish its authenticity: after measuring caesium 137 radioactivity levels to test the age of the wine, the glass in vintage wine bottles is now being tested by particle acceleration.

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Nineteen European research centers launch nanotechnology project for Alzheimer's diagnosis and therapy

The NAD (Nanoparticles for therapy and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease) Project is based on the use of nanoparticles for Alzheimer's diagnosis and therapy. The research, costing 14.6 million euros over 5 years, is financed by the European Union's 7th Framework Program and includes 19 European research centers.

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EU FP7 call for proposal on nanotechnology use for developing biorefineries

The European Commission has published a number of calls for proposals under the specific programmes Cooperation and Capacities of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). One of them is a 'Biorefinery' joint call (two sections), including energy; environment (including climate change); food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology; and nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials and new production technologies.

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Rockefeller University professor awarded inaugural EUREKA grant for project developing bacteria-based nanosyringe

C. Erec Stebbins, associate professor at The Rockefeller University, has been awarded an inaugural EUREKA grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project aimed at exploiting a bacteria-based ?nanosyringe? as a means of delivering proteins into specific cells for therapeutic purposes.

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The Sixth Annual National Nanoengineering Conference returns to Boston on November 12 and 13

The NNEC returns to Boston on November 12th and 13th at the Colonnade Hotel and will include technical presentations and exhibits from companies leading the nanotechnology industry.

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Novel microscope technology uses helium ions instead of electrons

This new microscope technology uses helium ions to generate the signal used to image extremely small objects, a technique analogous to the scanning electron microscope, which was first introduced commercially in the 1960s. Paradoxically, although helium ions are far larger than electrons, they can provide higher resolution images with higher contrast.

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Tweaking organic semiconductors to control stacking order

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment of the components of the blend.

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NSF-funded nanotechnology risk study will trace path of nanomaterials

Researchers want to know if particles can be transported through food chain.

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Nanotechnology's role in building sustainable cities a topic of Futuropolis 2058 conference

Futuropolis 2058 conference will be during week-long celebration of opening of Fusionopolis, Singapore's science and technology powerhouse

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Nanophysiometer detects chemical signals from immune cells

Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances.

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New amplitude spectroscopy technique to study the properties of artificial atoms

MIT researchers may have found a way to overcome a key barrier to the advent of super-fast quantum computers, which could be powerful tools for applications such as code breaking.

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Nanoscale double-emulsions hold potential for targeted drug delivery

UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver pharmaceuticals.

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New study tackles potential impact of inhaled nanometals

Three Johns Hopkins University researchers affiliated with the Institute for NanoBioTechnology hope to gain some insight by studying the ability of nanometals to access lung tissues, their potential to trigger pro-inflammatory reactions by cells that line the lung airways, and even the extent to which workers are exposed in a nanomaterials manufacturing setting.

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