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Harris & Harris Group to Webcast 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Nanotech-Now - April 22, 2013 - 7:45am
The management of Harris & Harris Group, Inc., (NASDAQ: TINY), will webcast its Annual Meeting of Shareholders live, to be held in New York City on Thursday, May 2, 2013. The webcast will include the...
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SBU-Led Study Reveals Nanoparticles Found in Everyday Items Can Inhibit Fat Storage: Increase in gold nanoparticles can accelerate aging and wrinkling, slow wound healing, cause onset of diabetes

Nanotech-Now - April 22, 2013 - 7:45am
New research reveals that pure gold nanoparticles found in everyday items such as personal care products, as well as drug delivery, MRI contrast agents and solar cells can inhibit adipose (fat) storag...
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Research harnesses solar-powered proteins to filter harmful antibiotics from water

Nanotech-Now - April 22, 2013 - 7:45am
UC research just published in the journal, "Nano Letters," details how solar-powered proteins can be used to filter antibiotics and other harmful compounds from rivers and lakes at a significantly hig...
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Revolutionary new device joins world of smart electronics: Unique properties of graphene and graph Exeter combine to create a new flexible, transparent, photosensitive device

Nanotech-Now - April 22, 2013 - 7:45am
Smart electronics are taking the world by storm. From techno-textiles to transparent electronic displays, the world of intelligent technology is growing fast and a revolutionary new device has just be...
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Highly Endowed Research Project for Developing an Artificial Sphincter

Nanotech-Now - April 20, 2013 - 7:45am
The lack of control over one's own bowel movements can severely affect an individual's quality of life. Researchers at the University of Basel want to develop an adaptive implant that would be able to...
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Graphene Stakeholders Association Formed: Organization will work to promote the development and commercialization of graphene and graphene-enabled products

Nanotech-Now - April 20, 2013 - 7:45am
A new non-profit organization was launched this month to promote the responsible development and commercialization of graphene and graphene-enabled products. The Graphene Stakeholders Association (GSA...
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'EuroNanoforum 2013', Dublin, Ireland

Nanotech-Now - April 20, 2013 - 7:45am
An event entitled 'EuroNanoforum 2013' will be held from 18 to 20 June 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
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IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 Award Winners

Nanotech-Now - April 20, 2013 - 7:45am
The annual printed electronics award winners were announced at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics event this week in Berlin, Germany. The awards recognize outstanding progress in the development and com...
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Nanometrics Expands and Strengthens Management Team

Nanotech-Now - April 20, 2013 - 7:45am
Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control metrology and inspection systems, today announced the addition of two senior executives to the management team.
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First light for MoS2

Nanotechweb - April 19, 2013 - 2:49am
2D semiconductor could rival wonder material graphene and even silicon itself in future optoelectronics.
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Izon Science support fast growing field of extracellular vesicle research with sponsorship of ISEV 2013

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
Izon Science, a leading manufacturer of precision instrumentation for nano- and micro-scale particle analysis, is supporting the fast growing field of extracellular vesicle research with sponsorship o...
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Quantum computing taps nucleus of single atom: Australian engineers from UNSW have created a functional quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
A team of Australian engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has demonstrated a quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon, promising dramatic improvements for data pro...
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A new twist for quantum systems

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
To maneuver a car into a parking spot parallel to the road can be quite a challenge. It would be an easy task, of course, if only the vehicle could move sideways. As this is not possible, the sideways...
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Fluorescence Technique Measures Photoacid Distribution in Photoresists with Nanoscale Resolution

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
A team of researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the University of Maryland, and Korea University (Seoul, Korea) has measured the nanoscale distribution of photoacid mo...
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Super-nanotubes: 'Remarkable' spray-on coating combines carbon nanotubes with ceramic

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented abili...
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Malvern Instruments experts contribute presentation, run DLS short course and exhibit at PEGS 2013

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
Contributing to the Analytical and Purification Streams at the protein engineering summit PEGS 2013, Dr Kevin Mattison, Principal Scientist, Bioanalytics, at Malvern Instruments will present a paper o...
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BeSpoon and Leti Establish World Record Distance Measurement on a Single Chip: Extend Inch-level Accuracy of Impulse Radio Ultra-Wideband To Unparalleled Operation Ranges

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
BeSpoon and CEA-Leti have demonstrated an IR-UWB integrated circuit able to measure distances within a few centimeters' accuracy, and they have established a world-record operating range at 880m (stan...
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Scientists Produce Nano Scaffold to Revive Bone Structure

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
Appropriate scaffold was synthesized by Iranian researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences to regenerate bone matrix.
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486th Brookhaven Lecture Today, 4/17

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
A worldwide race is on for scientists to develop ever more powerful x-ray microscopes. With ultra-high resolution x-ray optics at ultra-bright synchrotrons-such as the 120-meter-long Hard X-Ray Nanopr...
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CIC nanoGUNE launches Simune, an atomic-scale simulations service for companies

Nanotech-Now - April 18, 2013 - 7:45am
CIC nanoGUNE launches a new service called Simune with the aim of supporting a large variety of companies and institutions in their R+D processes. This service will perform computer simulations in ord...
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