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Foresight Nanotech Institute Weekly News Digest: September 10, 2008Discuss these news stories at http://foresight.org/nanodot. Top Nano News of the WeekGraphene provides extraordinarily stiff beams for nanotechnologyCharacterization of graphene continues to reveal unusual properties that recommend it as a material for nanotech applications. Add to graphene's record-breaking strength the discovery that graphene beams are unexpectedly stiff… In this issue:
Foresight Event – Vision Weekend Nanotechnology concentrates drug in cancer cell mitochondriaIn experiments in cell culture and in mice, adding the ability to target nanotech cancer therapy to the mitochondria within cancer cells renders the treatment more effective. One of the drugs made more effective may help to overcome the multiple drug resistance that develops in many tumors… Nanowire network may provide hydrogen for fuel via nanotechnologyNanotech researchers continue to find novel nanostructures with promising applications. A web of single-crystalline titanium disilicide absorbs light efficiently and may be a useful catalyst to split water to furnish hydrogen for fuel… Study to determine what happens to nanotechnology materials released to the environmentThere is widespread agreement that the successful development and use of nanotechnology depends on showing that nanotech materials are safe—for human health and for the environment. A new study will trace the movement of nanoparticles through the environment and determine their impact on health and natural systems… Russia wants to partner with Israel in nanotechnology researchThis news from RIA Novosti of a promising nanotech partnership between Russia and Israel… —Nanodot posts by James Lewis Foresight Event – Save the Date!November 15-16, 2008 Advancing Beneficial NanotechnologyDo you believe that nanotechnology will give society the ability to tackle the hard challenges facing humanity? What's your priority for nanotechnology: cancer treatments and longevity therapies, sustainable energy, clean water, a restored environment, space development, or "zero waste" manufacturing? Or perhaps there are potential nanotech scenarios you would like to prevent. If you would like to help influence the direction of this powerful technology, please consider becoming a member of Foresight Nanotech Institute. With your support, Foresight will continue to educate the general public on beneficial nanotechnology and what it will mean to our society. To join: Foresight PartnersThe Singularity Summit 2008 Hosted by the Singularity Institute, the Singularity Summit is the premier dialog on the Singularity. The Singularity Summit gathers the smartest people around to explore the biggest ideas of our time. Learn where humanity is headed, meet the people leading the way, and leave inspired to create a better world. Foresight note: One free conference ticket is available to a Foresight Senior Associate only for the following conference. Please contact Alicia Isaac either at foresight@foresight.org or by phone 650.289.0860. Nanotech Northern Europe 2008 Nanotech Northern Europe brings together the field's top scientists and leading international companies in order to advance the beneficial use of nanotechnology. The 2008 event concentrates around three application areas:
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Nanotech EventsNational Nano Engineering Conference 2008 The National Nano Engineering Conference 2008 (NNEC) is the premier event focused on current and future developments in engineering innovations at the nanoscale, as well as the commercialization of nanotechnology. Presentations on new technologies and their commercial applications in the following disciplines:
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