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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected 78 new charitable initiatives in 18 countries, it announced Monday. Each of the 78 causes will receive $100,000 in the most recent round of Grand Challenges Explorations. The money, which will fund research projects, will tackle issues such as strategic placement of insect-eating plants to reduce insect-borne diseases, inexpensive cell phone microscopes ... Read More »

TOWARDS A STRATEGIC NANOTECHNOLOGY ACTION PLAN (SNAP) 2010-2015 Policy field(s) Research – Nanotechnology Target group(s) Stakeholders – General public Period of consultation From 17-12-2009 to 19-02-2010 Objective of the consultation Nanotechnologies hold great potential in areas as diverse as health, energy production and efficiency, transport and manufacturing. The Commission is considering a new Action Plan for Nanotechnology, addressing the technological and ... Read More »

Postgraduate Studentship PhD Project: Terahertz devices from nanoscale semiconductors University of Leeds – School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering UK/EU We are seeking a PhD student in the field of experimental terahertz (THz) electronics. The post is available from 1 October 2010, and is an outstanding opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join a world leading THz research ... Read More »

www.london-nano.com Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship available on investigating structural and physical mechanisms of molecular and ionic transport across membranes. The project has two potential focuses: (i) Nuclear pore complexes and (ii) medically relevant membrane proteins. They will be investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) on, respectively, nuclear envelopes and purified plasma membranes of Xenopus oocytes (frog ... Read More »

Our client is a global blue chip specialist chemical and silicones company with a clear predominant market share. This is based on a product range that is in the thousands. You will be joining a subsidiary that has an equally strong brand image. Operating on a global scale within a range of industries, this is clearly a company to join. ... Read More »

Start Date: 27th September 2010 Application deadline: 01 July 2010 Supervisor: Professor Peter R Fielden Project Description: This PhD CASE project offers an exciting opportunity for a graduate student to pursue a PhD degree within a partnership between the University of Manchester and Compact Instruments Ltd. (a small, dynamic local instrument company). The project will include specialist training and support ... Read More »

DEL PhD Studentship – Semiconductors and Nanotechnology Proposed Project Title: Micromachined sensors for environmental and biomedical applications Principal Supervisor: Dr SJN Mitchell Project Description: The aim of this project is to design, fabricate and characterise micromachined sensors for quantification of trace levels of chemicals in biomedical or environmental samples. Silicon micromachining technology has the potential to enhance the sensitivity and ... Read More »