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IBM's Graphene-Based Chip Sets Speed Record
Using a graphene-based design, IBM has set a new record for ultra-high-speed transistors. At 100 billion cycles per second, the new chip is 4 times faster than even existing experimental grapheme processors. IBM's design also illustrates that graphene-based processors can be formed into wafers.
NIST Awards Help Fund Construction of New Nanoscience Labs
Construction of several new nanoscience facilities will get a helping hand thanks to The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Among the 12 projects, many are nano-related. The construction awards are the result of a competition announced by NIST last May. Check out the list.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Promotes Micro-, NanoManufacturing
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is taking on a ‘Myth-Busting’ campaign to speed adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing techniques among their membership. The campaign comes as a recent survey of SME members found that of all those who expressed an interest in these techniques, only about half were applying them in products today.
NASA's Meyyappan Receivs IEEE Award for Nano Education Efforts
The IEEE Educational Activities Board honored contributions to engineering education of IEEE Fellow Dr. M Meyyappan by awarding him the Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education.
Korea’s POSTECH Explores Nanotechnology Frontiers
Just over two years after the establishment of one of Korea's most noted nanotechnology education and research center, the National Center for Nanomaterials and Technology (NCNT) at POSTECH or Pohang University of Science and Technology, NanoScienceWorks.org is pleased to feature an interview with Prof Yoon-Ha Jeong, visionary founder of NCNT and VP of Research at POSTECH.
Duke Bioengineers Use Self-Assembly for Low-Cost Nano Drug Delivery
Duke University nanomedicine researchers may be taking the next step to develop a simple and affordable way to loading targeted nano-doses of cancer drug payloads. Discovery of consistent and reliable self-assembly is a key to success, researchers say.
UCLA Nano Startup Starts Trials on Wireless Body Monitor
MediSens Wireless, a startup company within UCLA's high-tech incubator for nanotechnology, has received the OK to start clinical trials of its novel wireless body-monitoring system, which is designed to assess muscle and neuromotor functions.
University of Central Florida Research Finds Nano Clues to Alzheimer's Disease
Nanoresearchers at the University of Central Florida are opening a new avenue in the search for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, having discovered a mechanism that may be responsible for early deterioration of brain function in Alzheimer's victims.
USC Expands Nano Facilities To Focus on BioNano, Nanomedicine
The USC (University of Southern California) Biomedical Nanoscience Initiative has finished construction on its new nanoscience labs. The additions are core laboratories that will provide a solid foundation for research at USC on biomedical nanoscience to use nanoscale particles and structures for highly precise tests, devices and treatments.
World’s First 1000 MHz NMR Spectrometer Installed at France’s CRMN
Bruker BioSpin has installed the world’s first 1000 MHz ultra-high field Nuclear magnetic resonance AVANCE spectrometer at CRMN (the Centre de Resonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs) in Lyon, France. The ultra-high resolution capabilities and sensitivity of the AVANCE 1000 will enable breakthroughs in the study of several crucial problems, officials said.