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A Rice University laboratory's cagey strategy turns negatively charged carbon nanotubes into liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and films.
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In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, maintaining normal blood sugar levels for more than a week in animal-based laboratory tests.
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ANF Technology Ltd., the manufacturer of NAFEN, the first ever superior-grade alumina nanofiber to be produced and made available at commercially viable, industrial volumes, will be exhibiting at the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering's (SAMPE) annual event to be held at Long Beach, California.
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IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting Announces 2013 Call for Papers in all areas of Electron Device Technology; Special Focus Sessions this year for BioMEMS, Analog Devices and Circuits, Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Terahertz Devices.
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Pixelligent Technologies, producer of PixClear, the leading nanocrystal dispersions for demanding applications in the electronics, semiconductor, and industrial markets, announced today that it closed $5.1 million in new equity funding. The funds will be used to further accelerate the scaling-up of its manufacturing capacity and to hire application, engineering, and business development focused employees.
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Wayne State University today announced an initiative to increase and diversify microtechnology research at its multimillion dollar Nano Fabrication Core Facility (nFab).
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I've ranted and raved in the past here and elsewhere about my dislike for "Designed Experiments", which are often abbreviated as DOE's (Design of Experiments).First off, the name is meaningless, as just about all experiments are "designed" as the word is commonly defined, that is, they are "create[d], fashion[ed], execute[d], or construct[ed] according to plan" . There are accidental experiments, but most are designed, so to call this method of experimental design by the name "Designed […]
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I was commenting on Twitter how networking techniques/language made me feel a little uncomfortable, and the very incisive Bill Hooker had a good comment:I was uncomfortable with "networking" for many years, until a friend turned it on its head for me by his own example. This is the most connected guy I know: no matter what or who you need, he can get you there, or close to it. So how does he do it? Simple: he is always on the lookout for ways to help other people. He pays no attention, in
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Credit: Calculated RiskFresh electrons from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: the employment rate is down 0.1% to 7.5% for April 2013, with 165,000 new non-farm payroll jobs created. The broader U6 measurement of unemployment was up 0.1% to 13.9%.I believe the media will be fixated on the positive revisions for job creation in February and March, with a total of 114,000 new jobs added to the 356,000 that were already created. Chemical manufacturing employment was up slightly (900 jobs) to
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Synthetic diamond material integral to achieving quantum entanglement between atom-like defects in two pieces of diamond, driving advancements in information technologies and fundamental physics.
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Modern applications of glass in such diverse fields as energy, medicine, electronics, photonics, and communications are critically dependent on our awareness and appreciation of the intrinsic connections between glass and nanotechnology. Although glass is seldom if ever mentioned in early texts on nanotechnology, there are numerous examples where the understanding of glass at the nanoscale level has proved transformational in the fabrication and application of this material. As such, glass is a […]
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Solar3D, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, announced that it has begun discussions with the Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, in New York, to fabricate a manufacturing ready prototype and execute a pilot manufacturing run of its new solar cell.
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Carl Zimmer offered some insights at TED-Ed into how dinosaurs got their plumage and evolved into the flying birds, excellent birds, we see today. This is witty animation plucks up the courage to fill in the gaps. On an entirely unrelated note, I wrote a song about flight, which you can hear on my SoundCloud [...]How did feathers evolve? is a post from the science blog of David Bradley, author of Deceived Wisdom
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A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colours has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) universally for cheap and efficient lighting.
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Just when you think the perpetrators of chemophobia (actually this particular case makes chemophobia look like a knight in shining armor) cannot outdo themselves, someone seems to hit a new high.
This time it's "alternative" "medicine" "physician" Joseph Mercola. In a diatribe against Splenda he tosses out this gem:
"Splenda—"Made from Sugar" But More Similar to DDT...
That's right.
The catchy slogan "Made from sugar so it tastes like sugar" has fooled many, but chemically, Splenda is
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