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Dow Chemical and University of Illinois open joint innovation center
Center will develop data management solutions to drive value and accelerate discovery in the Research & Development (R&D) organizations throughout Dow.
Berkeley researchers manipulate nanoparticles with electron beams
Researchers develop method for moving nanoparticles using an electron beam, in step towards complex nanomachinery.
Startups in materials: an interview with Shenda Baker
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BASF and Zelfo to collaborate on cellulose production
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Study alleviates fears of carbon nanotube toxicity
Safety fears about carbon nanotubes have been alleviated following research showing that reducing their length removes their toxic properties.
UK’s National Graphene Institute scheduled for completion in early 2015
Will act as UK’s home of research into the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material.
Shrinking manufacturing to the nanoscale
An industrial revolution on a minute scale is taking place in laboratories at The University of Manchester.
Vibrational Spectroscopy in Medicine
A new special issue covers recent efforts in the rapidly expanding field of biomedical vibrational spectroscopy.
More sensitive electrochemical sensors from graphene
Research findings could open up a new class of technologies with applications in medicine, chemistry, and engineering.
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