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Nanotechnology's Future Depends on who the Public Trusts (Popularity:  )
http://www.nanotechproject.org
When the public considers competing arguments about a new technology's potential risks and benefits, people will tend to agree with the expert whose values are closest to their own, no matter what position the expert takes. The same will hold true for nanotechnology, a key study has found. The study results appear in a report issued today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). The study was based on experiments ...
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International Human Rights Day Recognized by Terasem Movement, Inc.'s Second Annual Colloquium on the Law of Transbeman Persons (Popularity: )
http://www.terasemfoundation.org
Terasem Movement, Incorporated announced today that its Second Annual Colloquium on the Law of Transbeman Persons will be held December 10, 2006 in Melbourne Beach, Florida. A transbeman person is a being who claims to have the rights and obligations associated with being human, but who may be beyond currently accepted notions of legal personhood. Examples of transbemans include beings who claim legal rights but (a) are of computerized substrate, ...
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Nanotechnology Regulators Make News (Popularity: )
http://www.nanotechproject.org
U.S. newspaper and wire service coverage of questions about nanotechnology risks rose dramatically last year, according to findings of a new study presented at a Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies event. The number of U.S. risk-focused stories rose 58 percent--from 36 in 2005 to 57 in 2006. More important is the fact that the study, conducted by Professor Sharon M. Friedman of Lehigh University, showed that issues about government regulation increasingly ...
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Nanotechnology, Medicine and Bioethics (Popularity: )
http://www.bioethics.gov
One of today's hottest areas of scientific research is nanomedicine. Scientists currently are working to create novel nanostructures that can serve as new kinds of drugs for treating cancer, Parkinson's, and cardiovascular disease. They also are seeking ways to engineer nanomaterials for use as artificial tissues that could replace diseased kidneys and livers, and even repair nerve damage. In addition, although the research is still exploratory, scientists are beginning to ...
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Use of Nanomaterials in Food Packaging Poses Regulatory Challenges (Popularity: )
http://www.gmaonline.org
Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The food-packaging industry, food companies and consumers all share an interest in ensuring that any possible safety questions are identified and are carefully evaluated and ...
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MIPS Technologies Expands HDMI Portfolio With Industry's First 45nm IP Cores; 90nm IP in Silicon (Popularity: )
http://www.mips.com
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today announced an expansion of its HDMI IP portfolio, with the industry's first 45nm IP cores (Controller + PHY), as well as 90nm IP cores in silicon. The company also announced that its 65nm HDMI IP is now silicon-proven, and was recently named as a ...
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New NanoMarkets Projects $12 Billion ($US) Thin-Film Photovoltaics Market by 2013 (Popularity: )
http://www.nanomarkets.net
According to NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market will grow from almost $2.4 billion ($US) in revenues in 2008 to over $12 billion in 2013. By 2015, NanoMarkets expects that TFPV will have a market opportunity of over $22 billion. These and other findings are from NanoMarkets newest report, "Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets: 2008 and Beyond" that is now shipping to clients. Additional ...
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The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center Funds Plextronics' Plexcore PV Development for Organic Solar Cells (Popularity: )
http://www.plextronics.com
Plextronics, a world leader in developing and delivering active layer technology for electronic devices, announced it has been awarded a $340,500 grant from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center (the Center). This initiative will focus on the continued development of Plexcore(TM) PV active layer technology for organic solar cells. Plexcore PV is a new generation of polymer-based semi-conductive inks that increase solar conversion efficiency, while extending the lifetime of the device. ...
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FEI Introduces Advanced Wafer DualBeam(TM) With Stem (Popularity: )
http://www.fei.com
Following the success of its popular Expida(TM) 1255 wafer DualBeam(TM) system for semiconductor labs, FEI (Nasdaq: FEIC) has introduced the next-generation tool in the product family, the Expida 1255S. It is the first and only wafer DualBeam system to integrate wafer level STEM (scanning/transmission electron microscopy) sample preparation with ultra-high-resolution imaging and analysis in a single tool. The Expida 1255S features an advanced ion beam column for preparing TEM samples, ...
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First Nano Ships UHV SiGe Nanowire System to CEA / Grenoble, France (Popularity: )
http://cvdequipment.com
First Nano, a division of CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq: CVV), announced today the shipment of a Silicon-Germanium Chemical Vapor Deposition System to CEA Grenoble. The EasyTube 3000, Easy Gas and Easy Exhaust systems were configured specifically for Silicon-Germanium Nanowires and are, to the best of our knowledge, the first commercial turn-key system offered for this type of material growth. The CEA, French Atomic Energy Commission, is a public body established ...
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