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Abstract: Professor Mirkin to exchange ideas with both varsities’ management, faculty and students, and give two major public lectures Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are hosting world renowned chemist and nanoscience expert Professor Chad Mirkin, who is in Singapore from 22 to 28 July 2012 as an invited guest of the Lee Kuan Yew ... Read More »

Free Webinar From Cranfield University on Nanotechnologies for Personal Energy Generation Published on July 24, 2012 at 11:14 AM On 25 July 2012, Cranfield University and The Manufacturer magazine unite for a free webinar entitled “Nanotechnology: its meaning and potential in the UK”. It will be held from 14:30 to 15:30. The editorial director of The Manufacturer, Will Stirling, considers ... Read More »

Scalable device for quantum information processing July 24, 2012 Scalable device for quantum information processing Enlarge Microtrap chip (Phys.org) – Researchers in NPL’s Quantum Detection Group have demonstrated for the first time a monolithic 3D ion microtrap array which could be scaled up to handle several tens of ion-based quantum bits (qubits). The research, published in Nature Nanotechnology, shows how ... Read More »

Rusnano Capital LLC teamed up with New York-based I2BF Global Ventures to invest $150 million in nanotechnologies for Russia’s agriculture and water industries. Rusnano Capital, a unit of Russia’s state-owned OAO Rusnano, and clean-technology investor I2BF started a seven-year fund to invest in international businesses whose applications can be used in Russia, they said in an e-mailed statement. The I2BF-RNC ... Read More »

OCAST awards $745,000 to three nanotechnology research projects Projects seek to advance nanotechnology in batteries, clean water and plastics. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology will award a total of $745,000 to the three successful applicants in the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project. The research projects, to be completed within three years, require an improved likelihood for ... Read More »

Innovative Research on Microcantilevers by Purdue University Research has been done for the development of small vibrating microcantilever sensors which can be used to identify biological and chemical agents. Researchers have learned how to improve the performance of sensors that use tiny vibrating “microcantilevers,” like the one pictured here, to detect chemical and biological agents for applications from national security ... Read More »

Australians risking skin cancer to avoid nanoparticles More than three in five Australians are concerned enough about the health implications of nanoparticles in sunscreens to want to know more about their impact. And while the initial scientific information released suggests little cause for alarm, it does justify the community’s confusion. Quality Graphene Samples – The highest quality graphene at the ... Read More »