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26 February 2010 (from European Commission)
ENIAC call for proposals published
The European Commission issued the ENIAC-2010-1 call for proposals under the Joint Technology Initiatives call. Deadlines 30 April 2010 and 30 July 2010, budget 85 million euro. [..]
10 February 2010 (from ICT-Platon.eu)
“PLATON” - New promising FP7 European Research Project on Plasmonics and Silicon Photonics launched in January 2010
The new research project PLATON is targeting the realization of a fully integrated Terabit per second optical routing system for data networks through merging Plasmonics and Silicon Photonics. All consortium partners [..]
05 February 2010 (from Phantoms Foundation)
The Phantoms Foundation coordinates the Spain Pavilion at nano tech 2010 (Tokyo, Japan), the world's largest nanotechnology exhibition
The world's largest annual nanotechnology exhibition covering the entire nano marketplace and creating a variety of business opportunities, nano tech 2010, will be held from February 17 to 19, 2010 at Tokyo Big Sight, [..]
04 February 2010 (from Lumerical Solutions)
ScotGrid and Lumerical Team up to Boost UK Nanophotonics Research
Lumerical Solutions has donated FDTD Solutions Engine licenses to ScotGrid, one of the largest grid computing sites in the United Kingdom. The donated licenses will enable photonics researchers at academic institutions [..]
07 January 2010 (from University of New South Wales)
Quantum age edges closer
Superfast quantum computing is closer than ever following recent breakthroughs by an international team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales. [..]
18 November 2009 (from nanoICT)
nanoICT School on Nanophotonics and Modelling Issues for ICT Celebrated in San Sebastian, Spain
In order for the field of emerging nanoelectronics to continue growing exponentially worldwide and therefore lead to new commercial applications and to change the micro and nanoelectronics paradigm, it is necessary to [..]
12 October 2009 (from Institute of Nanotechnology)
Converging Technologies for 21st Century Security
Keynote Speaker: Professor Mark Welland FRS FREng, Chief Scientific Advisor, Ministry of Defence [..]
16 September 2009 (from Springer)
Nanophotonic devices could revolutionize the telecommunications industry
Japanese researcher Motoichi Ohtsu receives the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2009 for his pioneering work in the field of nanophotonics. [..]
01 September 2009 (from Physicsworld.com)
Plasmonic laser puts the squeeze on light
Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley claim to have created the smallest semiconductor laser ever. [..]
20 August 2009 (from Cordis News)
Trapped electrons spell longer life
Researchers in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK have discovered new electron properties that could lead to useful applications in computers and lasers. [..]
19 August 2009 (from Lewis Brindley, RSC)
DNA shapes up for nanoelectronic devices
Researchers have taken a step towards the next generation of high-speed computer chips by controlling how triangle-shaped pieces of DNA mount themselves on a surface. [..]
17 August 2009 (from Katherine Bourzac, MIT Technology Review)
The Smallest Laser Ever Made
Surface-plasmon lasers could enable a new generation of computers based on nanophotonics. [..]
06 August 2009 (from Technology Review)
Bringing Graphene to Market
A startup's conductive graphene inks can be used to print RFID antennas [..]
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03 August 2009 (from AZoNano)
London Centre for Nanotechnology Taking a Strategic Lead in the Emerging Field of Nanospintronics
The London Centre for Nanotechnology - a joint venture between UCL and Imperial College London - is taking a strategic lead in the emerging field of nanospintronics, by initiating collaborative projects with research [..]
27 July 2009 (from Janet Crombie, RSC)
Labelled ligands put nanoelectronics on track
US researchers have developed a method to track nanoparticle self-assembly by incorporating fluorine-labelled ligands into the nanoparticle shells. [..]















