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SUNY Albany Launches $150 Million Nanotech Expansion

The University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) this week held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to market the official opening of a $150 million expansion of its Albany Nan…

St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group Formed

Four St. louis area schools have announced the founding of the St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group.
"By bringing together skills and expertise from several area institutions, the i…

CSUN Launches Nanotech Program with Keck Grant

California State University Northridge (CSUN) this week announced the launch of a new undergraduate program in nanotechnology, thanks to a $500,000 Grant from the Los Angeles-based W.M. Keck Foundatio…

UTSA Gets $1.2 Million Grant for JEOL Electron Microscope

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The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation has announced a $1.2 million grant to the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to buy a se…

KU and ConocoPhillips to Collaborate on Oil Field Stimulation

Photo courtesy of iStockphotoThe University of Kansas and ConocoPhillips this week announced a three-year collaborative nanotechnology research program focused on developing new technologies for oil F…

Introducing Nano-Link

A group of Midwestern schools have joined together to establish a nanotech education partnership called the Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education, or Nano-Link, which will be funded by …

NanoHUB for Nano-Scientists and Engineers

A web 2.0 social networking and collaboration tool for nanoscientists and engineers, NanoHUB has more than 24,000 users and has been increasing in popularity in recent months. The site allows easy acc…

Nanofactory Collaboration Effort

The Nanofactory Collaboration project is a cooperative group started by molecular nanotechnology pioneers Dr. Ralph Merkle and Robert Freitas. The project's goal is to create reprogrammable, ~100n…

The UK’s Nanorobotics Research Group

The Nanorobotics Research Group, a technology project involving collaboration across five departments at five universities, including the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, and Nott…

Foresight Institute Offering Nanotech Prizes

The Foresight Nanotech Institute is considering nominations for four nanotech-related prizes, as it does every year. The awards are for the Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (one for…