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Northwestern Receives Significant Gift
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, Ill. — Ronald and JoAnne Willens have made a significant gift to Northwestern University, enabling it to advance its leadership position in the field …... -
Are nanotech-based pesticides safe? A new report looks at the issues
GreenspaceThe arena of pesticides -– and the battle to fight bugs out in the world's farm fields -– is expanding to include an unexpected new tool: nanotechnology. That shift has scientists and researchers more than a bit concerned over what,...... -
E-protest: For Ricardo Dominguez, electronic civil disobedience is an art form
Brand XWhen protesting students spilled into University of California campus courtyards this past March, Ricardo Dominguez took to the streets in his own way — digitally — leading a march to the online office of the UC president. The bespectacled associ... -
In development: A real power suit
Brand XNeed juice for a dying iPod? You may soon be able to plug the gadget into a shirt, dance the electric slide and be good to go.Researchers at UC Berkeley are perfecting microscopic fibers that can produce electricity from simple body motions such as... -
Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as...
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EU pledges 5 bln euros funding for electronics research
Reuters* Aim is to boost research on cheaper, faster, smarter chips * Focus on research clusters BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, Consumer Goods Industries, STMicroelectronics NV, Science and Technology, International Organizations
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Nanotube factory setting up shop in Newport News
TidewaterBizA maker of heat-resistant nanotube fiber moved into a facility near Oyster Point in Newport News. BNNT, LLC is in the process of setting up equipment, including a laser, in its factory at 300 Ed Wright Lane after finalizing financing with a group of...Tags: Plant Openings, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), NASA, Science and Technology
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Former UCLA professor to plead guilty to defrauding government
A former UCLA physics professor has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges and pay almost $1.7 million for turning in false invoices related to nanotechnology research he was performing for the Department of Defense. Alfred Wong, 75, of...Tags: DARPA, University of California, Los Angeles, Technology, Punishment, Science and Technology
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Researchers develop 'nanotrain' for targeted cancer drug transport
University of Florida researchers have developed a "DNA nanotrain" that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the body. The nanotrain's ability to cost-effectively deliver high doses of drugs...Tags: University of Florida, Medical Research, Leukemia, Technology, Chemotherapy
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Delivering the future with graphene
Behind locked doors in a nondescript Jessup industrial park, workers using secret techniques conjure a material that has promises to supercharge many 21st-century technologies.
Called graphene, it's a fine, fluffy black powder that could soon become part...Tags: Entertainment Events, University of Maryland, College Park, Princeton University, Technology, Government
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Pixelligent dreams big with minuscule particles
Your next smartphone screen or TV display might be brighter, the synthetic oil in your car might perform better and computer chips might be more durable — all thanks to minuscule particles that are starting to be manufactured in Baltimore....Tags: Research and Development, University of Maryland, College Park, Technology, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Government
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