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Nano job fair to be held at CNSE campus on Feb. 2
Targeted outreach now underway to attract qualified women, veterans and minority candidates to help fill more than 300 current and future openings at CNSE.
Observing on the nanoscale without electron microscopy
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Nanoscale "bed of nails" could kickstart new drug-delivery systems
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Nanoscale materials derived from snails' teeth
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Berkeley researchers manipulate nanoparticles with electron beams
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