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Creative Weblogging is interested in adding another nanotech geek to work as blog editor for this blog. You'll be working along with our current nanotech blogger, Michael, but of course, adding your own techie twist to the topic. Applicants should...
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Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:29:18 +0000 - Visible-Light Cloaking Device
In the past, nanostructured materials have been used to create an invisibility cloak that works in the microwave portion of the spectrum. Now, for the first time, team led by Igor Smolyaninov at the University of Maryland has used surface...
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:30:38 +0000 - Record of 1st CRN Conference
Last month I attended the first conference held by the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and live-blogged it, taking over 40 pages of notes. Check it out here. Speakers of note were Ned Seeman, pioneer in DNA nanotechnology, and Ralph Merkle,...
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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:03:55 +0000 - Magnesium Nanoblades
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created tiny nanoblades made out of magnesium. They used oblique angle deposition, which was previously thought to always create cylindrical structures like nanorods or nanosprings. These blades are practically two-dimensional, with a thickness...
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Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:58:27 +0000 - NanoHUB for Nano-Scientists and Engineers
A web 2.0 social networking and collaboration tool for nanoscientists and engineers, NanoHUB has more than 24,000 users and has been increasing in popularity in recent months. The site allows easy access to a number of scientific tools, such as...
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Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:25:53 +0000 - Quantum Dots Lead to Better Solar Cells
The addition to quantum dots to solar cells could lead to a tripling in efficiency, boosting from the usual 10% up to 40% or 60% (with concentrators). Silicon nanocrystals (quantum dots) are able to extract two or three electrons for...
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:40:14 +0000 - Florescent Nanoparticles are Shiny, Says Source
Scientists at Clemson University managed to extend the lifespan of florescent nanoparticles, which are used for all sorts of biomarking-related purposes. Because these nanoparticles are single molecules just about the site of a protein, they can be distributed pretty much...
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:37:43 +0000 - Print Your Atomic Force Microscope
Using a technique called selective laser sintering, researchers have discovered a method to produce components for scientific setups in a very fast and easy way. In the picture, we see an atomic force microscope head, a commonly used instrument in...
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:58:17 +0000 - Nanotechnology Legislation Introduced
Today, Mike Honda (D-San Jose) introduced HR 3235, the Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities (NANO) Act, comprehensive legislation for nanotech development in the US. Mike Honda has been a long-time supporter of nanotechnology and I was fortunate to meet him...
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:15:18 +0000 - Perfect lens could Reverse Casimir force
In an advance that sounds like something right out of science fiction, Ulf Leonhardt and Thomas Philbin of the University of St Andrews have determined that a perfect lens (something not created yet but technologically plausible) could reverse the normally...
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Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:34:15 +0000 - Photonic Nanotechnology
Optical tweezers and plasmonics represent the light-based side of nanotechnology, where photons are used to perform useful tasks such as lab-on-a-chip functions and the mechanical manipulation of tiny objects like proteins. Plasmonics has garnered tremendous excitement in the last couple...
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Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:47:37 +0000 - Imagery of Quantum Coherence
Researchers at the London Center for Nanotechnology have exploited a hidden magnetic "quantum order" which can be measured to determine the degree of coherence in small systems of atoms. The red peak in the image shows almost perfect quantum coherence....
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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:21:12 +0000 - The ZPrinter 450
The ZPrinter 450 is a rapid prototyping machine built by ZCorp. Check out the promotional video for a taste of what the ZPrinter can do. The ZPrinter is a prophetic device, similar to the earliest personal computers, but instead of...
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:43:09 +0000 - Blood-Powered Nanomachines
In a technological advance that brings man and machine closer to each other, Zhong Lin Wang and colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built a nanogenerator that uses supersonic vibrations in blood to generate electricity. The power density...
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:12:53 +0000 - Nanocapsule-Imbued Scented Pencil Lead
Japanese stationery and writing instrument manufacturer Pentel has invented a kind of pencil lead by combining together the skills and knowledge of aromatherapists with nanotechnologists. Utilizing nanocapsules, the lead is able to maintain a pleasant aroma for up to 2...
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