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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 16 (Xinhua) — Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday. A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum broadens investment in the Asia Nanotechnology Fund, which was set up last September by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology (RUSNANO), the Singaporean Economic ... Read More »

A group of Turkish researchers at an Ankara university have manufactured the longest and thinnest nanowires ever produced, by employing a novel method to shrink matter 10-million fold. Hürriyet image The invention, discovered at Bilkent University’s National Nanotechnology Research Center, or UNAM, is set to appear on the cover of Nature Material magazine’s July edition. “At this moment, we may ... Read More »

Winston-Salem, NC — Some people have a knack for science and if you do, then Forsyth Technical Community College has something to offer you. The college’s Nanotechnology program prepares students to help make advances in drug therapy, medical testing, clothing, computers, cars, and aircraft just to name a few. Students will be prepared to take on entry-level positions in a number ... Read More »

Russian nanotechnology leader, Rosnano, has signed up in St Petersburg to participate in the creation of an Asian nanotechnology fund. A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will see a St Petersburg subsidiary of the fund, which will be created in South Korea. St Petersburg governor Valentina Matvienko says this will ... Read More »

The founders of Convergen Life Sciences Inc., including a political contributor to Gov. Rick Perry, had invested only $1,000 of their own money into the company when they asked for $4.5 million from a Texas technology fund, a newspaper reports. Under the Texas Public Information Act, the Austin American-Statesman obtained documents pertaining to the company’s application on Wednesday. Founded in ... Read More »

Moscow Weighing Anti-Terror Toilets The Moscow Times City Hall is considering public toilet cabins that are self-maintaining, solar-powered and terrorist-proof to replace the not-so-ubiquitous blue cabins that now line public venues, news reports said. The toilet cabin, presented at the Clean City expo in Moscow this week, is made of fibrous concrete that can withstand a bomb blast, Moskovsky Komsomolets reported Monday. Its appearance can be modeled ... Read More »

Postdoctoral Research Associate Job University of Liverpool Liverpool , United Kingdom £30,870 pa Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry Closing date for receipt of applications: 1 July 2011 You will be a highly motivated Chemist with a track record in the preparation of metal nanoparticles. This post is part of an EU-funded multinational project on the nanotechnology of bismuth, and ... Read More »