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MIT Teams Finding Many Uses for Graphene

But this nanoscopic material called graphene, first generally acknowledged to exist just five years ago, turns out to have a variety of unique, and potentially very useful, characteristics - ones several MIT researchers are actively trying to better understand and turn into real-world applications.

25 Dec 2009

Finland Designated as Setting for Internationally Recognized Nanotechnology Event in 2010

TAPPI, the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries and co-publisher of Paper360° and TAPPI JOURNAL, has announced the dates and location for its 2010 International Confe...

23 Dec 2009

Scientists Succeeded in Creating the First Transistor Made From A Single Molecule

A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule. The team, which includes researchers from Yale University and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, published their findings in the December 24 issue of the journal Nature.

23 Dec 2009

Nanoscientists Receive Prestigious Grant to Develop New Magnetic Materials

Nanoscientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have received a prestigious grant to develop new magnetic materials that could help reduce global warming and the nation's dependence on foreign resources. Res...

23 Dec 2009

Nanogram Concentrations of a Toxic Compound Detected in Chlorinated Tap Water

Drinking water can transmit a number of diseases, including typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and diarrhea, which can then spread explosively throughout an entire service area. To avoid this problem, drinking water must be disinfected. After treatment and disinfection, the water is usually safe.

23 Dec 2009

BASF and KIT Open Joint Nanotechnology Research Laboratory

"IP3" - innovative products, intelligent particles, integrated processes - is a joint laboratory for process technology at Karlsruhe, which has been founded by KIT and BASF SE. The JointLab has been established for five years for the time being. Both partners are represented equally. Activities will focus on the development of nanostructured functional materials for use in organic electronics, as pigments, agrochemicals, medicine, or catalysts.

From BASF 23 Dec 2009