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Particle accelerators become cheaper
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Mobile robots for inspections on large surfaces and applying sealants
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The advantages and disadvantages of the available X-ray techniques for real-time testing of the colloidal nanoparticle synthesis are reviewed.
Thinking Big to Think Small: US Nanoscale Science Research Centres
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The Technische Universität Dresden has celebrated the official opening of a new analytics center – the Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis.
Nanowires on their way to highly efficient photovoltaic devices?
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