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4/21/2009
2009 UW CNT Conference on Nanotechnology & UW/NIMS MOLAT Forum

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REGISTRAR NOW for this FREE 3 day conference! The Center for Nanotechnology at the University of Washington will be holding its annual IGERT Nanotechnology Conference jointly with Japan’s National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) on June 10th, 11th and 12th at the UW Tower. The themes for this year’s conference are photonics, energy and bio-nanotechnology. The three day event will consist of plenary sessions, poster session and reception and facility tours of the Center for Nanotechnology. Featured speakers include George Whitesides from Harvard University, James Gimzewski from UCLA, and Bryon Gates from Simon Fraser University.

4/15/2009
UW CNT Fellowship Call - Due May 4th

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The University of Washington Center for Nanotechnology (CNT) welcomes student-initiated proposals for CNT Graduate Traineeships. These traineeships will provide stipends to excellent students doing frontier, interdisciplinary dissertation research in nanoscale science and technology. Our primary goal is to foster highly talented students' education for leadership positions in academic, governmental, and industrial settings by providing them with financial resources to pursue innovative research projects in high-risk, interdisciplinary areas involving new collaborations at the leading edge of nanoscale science and engineering. Further goals are to provide seed funding for proof-of-principle experiments and theoretical approaches that enhance future funding opportunities, to foster research bridging nanotechnology and medicine, and to promote community outreach. Collaborative off-site research, either domestic or international, is also encouraged, either within year-long traineeships or separately.

3/23/2009
NUE UNIQUE one-week SPM Workshop

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Everyday a new Lab Experience from Nanocomposites to Proteins This is a one-week intensive hands-on workshop. The number of participants is limited. Offered to enrolled undergraduate students after the first year in a 4 year higher educational institution or senior students in a 2 year higher educational institution (e.g., Community College). This year we also accept a small number of junior graduate students.

1/29/2009
Credit-Card Sized Tool to Test for Malaria

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Researchers at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle, have created a credit-card sized tool that can be used to test for malaria.

1/22/2009
'Astronaut-food approach' to medical testing: Dehydrated, wallet-sized malaria tests promise better diagnoses in developing world

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Bioengineer Paul Yager leads a project funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop high-tech tools for global health problems. A new malaria test can be stored for months without refrigeration and later used to test for infection

1/22/2009
Insurers Scrutinize Nanotechnology

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Insurance companies are increasingly concerned about the risks of nanotechnology, according to the article. "Nanotechnology is a big problem because the technology is moving much faster, as we all know..

1/2/2009
Gates Foundation grant to use nanotechnology in vaccine delivery

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Although chemical engineering is not seen as a traditional global-health field, the UW's François Baneyx this fall received a grant from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for an exploratory project using nanoparticles in vaccines.

12/25/2008
Targeted Nanoparticles Deliver Therapeutic DNA to Cancer Cells

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Miqin Zhang, Ph.D., PI of the Nanotechnology Platform for Pediatric Brain Cancer Imaging and Therapy project at the University of Washington in Seattle

12/22/2008
Seattle Times Jerry Large column: Progress may not always be

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Running down a trail in pursuit of something new and wonderful is exhilarating, but no matter how magical the quest, it pays to pause periodically and sniff the air for signs of unintended consequences.

12/12/2008
UW tech center is very much open for business

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Professor François Baneyx, acting director for the UW’s Center for Nanotechnology, invited Washington companies, big and small, to take advantage of the university’s extensive resources. The state of Washington has made an enormous investment in specialized equipment and facilities for research and development of countless new technologies.

11/26/2008
UW scientists part of breakthrough in optical nanotechnology

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Hochberg and his UW colleagues came up with a tiny optical device that allowed the team to precisely control the vibration of a lever

11/23/2008
Northwestern student named Rhodes Scholar

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Yermakova has done research in chemical engineering and nanotechnology at the University of Washington, neuroscience at Northwestern and biomedical ..

11/15/2008
Nanotechnology researcher to receive Sackler Prize in Biophysics

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Dr. David Baker, University of Washington (UW) professor of biochemistry and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute,

11/3/2008
EnerG2, a University of Washington Startup, Raises $8.5M for Energy Storage, Led by OVP

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founded in 2003, with technology from the University of Washington. The company is developing novel materials

10/31/2008
Laser painting with proteins

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... allows for attaching just about anything to the surface,' says Albert Folch, an expert in bioengineering from University of Washington, Seattle

10/29/2008
50 best inventions of 2008: 24. Bionic contacts

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A review of the year's 50 best inventions includes the bionic contact lenses developed by UW electrical engineer Babak Parviz

8/1/2008
University of Washington to Acquire Key Instrument for Nanotechnology Research

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The machine should be installed within a year and will be available at a fee for use by those inside and outside the UW doing nanotechnology research.

7/22/2008
A better environment for a UW College of the Environment

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UW's environmental expertise across its three campuses encompasses 400 faculty, 50 programs, and over $140 million in research

7/1/2008
Nanotechnology online: gamers invited to aid protein design

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David Baker, a leading protein scientist at the University of Washington, says that players will help his lab design new vaccines and make enzymes

5/9/2008
NTUF/WTC Fabrication Lab to Operate as Joint Entity

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The Washington Technology Center Microfabrication Laboratory and the University of Washington NanoTech User Facility have announced plans to operate jointly in order to Web Turk Style provide companies with increased access to micro and nano technology resources and expertise.

1/24/2008
Nanotech center provides cutting-edge tools for research

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“The center not only serves the UW but also plays an important role for industry,” said Qiuming Yu, the lab manager for the UW’s nanotech facility.

1/17/2008
Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision

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Engineers at the University of Washington have for the first time used manufacturing techniques at microscopic scales to combine a flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.

1/2/2008
Research Experience for Teachers

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The UWs Center for Nanotechnology is sponsoring a Research Experience for Teachers opportunity to enable middle or high school teachers to immerse themselves in a nanoscale science/technology lab for two weeks and develop educational materials to take back to the classrooms. You will work closely with a faculty mentor and one or more postdoctoral fellows or graduate students to learn cutting edge techniques, investigate a current problem, etc. Some background lectures will help familiarize you with the scope of nanoscale research at the UW. The program runs from July 28 - August 8, 2008. You must commit to being present all day (~8 AM - 5 PM) on all 10 work days (M-F) during this period. Some outside readings may be required also. A $1,000 stipend will be provided on the successful completion of the project (includes submission of a completed educational module); $300 in project supplies will be available to support the creation of the educational materials. Graduate credits (3)or clock hours will be provided. Note that some of the aspects of this program may be carried out collaboratively with those of the UW GEMSEC RET program, BioNano 2008. (You may apply to both programs if you wish.) For the online application, please click the above link For questions, please contact: Ethan Allen Education and Outreach manger, Center for Nanotechnology 206-616-9760 ethana@u.washington.edu

12/31/2007
Nano-level university labs give leg up to businesses

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Thirteen nano-level university laboratories across the country — including the NanoTech User Facility at the University of Washington — are hiring themselves out to businesses eager to make their mark in the millennium of the minuscule.

12/15/2007
Sungyunkwan University, Korea joins Center for Nanotechnology

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An agreement between Sungyunkwan Univerty Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) and the Center for Nanotechnology (CNT) at University of Washington has been made. Ph. D. and Master students will be trained by the student exchange program between SAINT and CNT. These students will be equipped with hands-on experience on simulation, characterization fabrication of nano electronic devices with the advance processingo tools.

12/5/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - December 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

9/7/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - September 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

8/23/2007
New Cancer Weapon: Nuclear Nanocapsules

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In the study, Wilson, Rice graduate student Keith Hartman, University of Washington (UW) radiation oncologist Scott Wilbur and UW research scientist Donald Hamlin, developed and tested a process to load astatine atoms inside short sections of carbon nanotubes. Because astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth -- with less than a teaspoon estimated to exist in the Earth's crust at any given time -- the research was conducted using astatine created in a UW cyclotron.

8/15/2007
3 UW engineers win technology awards

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Assistant Professor Babak Parviz is recognized for his research at the interface of biology and nanotechnology, such as a low-cost sensor for detecting diseases.

7/17/2007
Sept. 10-12 - The Fourth Annual Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference

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OREGON NANOSCIENCE AND MICROTECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE & WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY CENTER Present The Fourth Annual Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference Science to Commercialization for the Micro/Nanotechnology Economy September 10-12, 2007 Doubletree Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon

7/12/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - July 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

5/31/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - June 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

5/10/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - May 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

4/4/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - April 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

3/1/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - March 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

1/29/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - February 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

1/23/2007
2-Week Intensive Short Course - May 15-25, 2007

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The institute in cooperation with Washington State University and a steering group of national educational institutions is offering an unprecedented series of courses to enhance education and research in nanotechnology and to speed undergraduate and graduate entry into this exciting field. The courses are made possible through a National Science Foundation grant.

1/18/2007
Announcing the 2007 National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (2007 NNIN REU)

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During the summer of 2007, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NNIN REU) from June through August. Engineering and science students with broad interests across disciplines focusing on nanotechnology are eligible to apply if they are not graduating before the end of the program in August 2007. Minority and female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

1/18/2007
2007 Washington State Technology Summit

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Date: April 12, 2007 Time: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Location: Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA Succeeding in a Global Economy This yearly summit brings together over 450 industry, academic, and government leaders to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and trends in four key growth industries in Washington state: Energy, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, and Wireless & Telecommunications. Early bird registration fee until 2/28/07: $150 Full registration fee starts 3/1/07: $199 Phone: 206-685-1920 To register visit www.watechcenter.org

1/17/2007
The Fourth Annual Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference

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OREGON NANOSCIENCE AND MICROTECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE & WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY CENTER Presents, "The Fourth Annual Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference" - Science to Commercialization for the Micro/Nanotechnology Economy September 10-12, 2007 Doubletree Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon Click link above for more information.

1/4/2007
Nano Northwest Newsletter - January 2007

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

11/21/2006
Nano Northwest Newsletter - November 2006

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

10/27/2006
Exit Survey for 1st Nano Training Course: SEM, EBL, and Soft Lithography

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Please take the time to fill out our exit survey. Participants will be able to receive lecture notes used in the course from the speakers. Link

9/26/2006
1st Nano Training Course: SEM, EBL, and Soft Lithography

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Venue – October 27, 2006 1st Nano Training Course will be held at: Husky Union Building (HUB) Room 310 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Who Should Attend Anyone with a science/engineering background should have the necessary skills to gain much from the 1st Nano Training Course. The course will begin with lectures on fundamentals before proceeding to tools, and then to demo of specific tools. Registration This course is free, please register by following this link.

9/18/2006
Nano Northwest Newsletter - September 2006

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

8/17/2006
Pun wins Presidential Early Career Award

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Dr. Suzie Pun, UW assistant professor of bioengineering, has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers beginning their careers.

6/13/2006
Nano Northwest Newsletter - June 2006

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

3/24/2006
Nano Northwest Newsletter - March 2006

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

3/3/2006
Nanotechnology: Research Experience for Teachers

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The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program in nanoscale science and technology is part of the University of Washington's participation in the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN). NNIN-RET enables several high school science teachers each summer to participate in a 10-day long laboratory immersion,

2/7/2006
Nano Northwest Newsletter - February 2006

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

11/28/2005
Nano Northwest Newsletter - November 2005

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

8/29/2005
Nano Northwest Newsletter - September 2005

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PDF of the newsletter sponsored by the UW Center for Nanotechnology and the Nanotech User Facility used to consolidate announcements and information for CNT-affiliated UW faculty and students, local nanotech businesses and others in the Northwest nanotechnology community.

8/17/2005
Faculty Positions in Micro/Nanotechnology

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The University of Louisville is aggressively expanding in the areas of micro/nanotechnology, MEMS and technology. We are opening a new $50M research building that includes a 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art cleanroom facility. They are also actively recruiting for up to 7 new tenure-track faculty positions in the departments of ECE, ME, BE and Chem/Physics, some at the endowed chair level. departments of ECE, ME, BE and Chem/Physics, some at the endowed chair level.

7/18/2005
Two immediate open positions in the nanotech user facility at the University of Washington

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For more information or to apply please follow the link to http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/ RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 3 Req #: 13283 Department: BIOENGINEERING Job Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date: 07/18/2005 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: Salary is commenurate with education and experience. RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 1 Req #: 13284 Department: BIOENGINEERING Job Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date: 07/20/2005 Closing Info: Closes On 08/03/2005 Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and experience

5/6/2005
Sarah L. Veatch has been awarded the Henderson Prize

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The award for the outstanding Ph.D. thesis of the past yearcompleted in the lab of Sarah Keller. The Prize is accompanied by a $4000 award.

5/5/2005
Call for Papers / MRS Symposium N

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Dynamics in Small Confining Systems VIII This symposium will emphasize a wide range of topics covering static and dynamic properties of small confining systems. Participants from various disciplines will share different points of view on the questions of how ultrasmall geometries can force a system to behave in ways significantly different than its behavior in the bulk, how this difference affects molecular properties, and how it is probed. We encourage researchers from all scientific disciplines to present theoretical, experimental, and computational evidence of the effects of confinement on gaseous, liquid, and solid systems.

2/27/2005
High School Science Outreach Program

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the University of Washington node of the NNIN is currently accepting applications for its summer July 5 - 29, 2005 "Science for Success" (SFS) program for underrepresented minority / economically disadvantaged high school students.

1/10/2005
Opportunity high school science teachers to participate in Nanotechnology

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As part of its educational mission, the University of Washington node of the NNIN is offering an opportunity for two high school science teachers to participate in a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

10/27/2004
Call For Papers / MRS Symposium M

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This symposium will focus on the challenges, problems, and solutions regarding the development of nanoscale interfaces for integrating biological and synthetic materials in material architectures. The overall intent is to explore methods for developing and characterizing key interfaces that allow for the large diversity of biological functions and structures that occur in natural systems to be incorporated into synthetic materials.

6/10/2004
Research Experience for Undergraduates

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List of REU Program Awardees

12/1/2003
Center for Naotechnology Receives $10M

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The Center for Nanotechnology is happy to announce after fierce competition the establishment of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN). Being an active participant, this network will bring $10M to the Center of Nanotechnology (CNT) at the University of Washington over the next ten years.

3/7/2003
Intensive Courses in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

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Course development supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation

3/6/2003
UW nano-program goes big time

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So far, 27 universities from across the country have signed on to participate in the “Intensive Courses in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,” offered by the UW, Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at the lab’s site in Richland.

2/20/2003
Engines based on nature may someday improve synthetic world

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Understanding how nature does things at the molecular level and adapting those techniques into the synthetic world could drastically alter just about every aspect of our lives.

12/13/2002
Gold and silver nanoparticles shape up for a square future

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Scientists from the University of Washington, US, have used chemical synthesis to make single-crystal silver nanocubes of between 50 and 175 nm in size. They employed the nanocubes as templates for creating hollow gold nanoboxes.

6/28/2002
Under pressure, bacteria really get a grip

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A fundamental notion of how bacteria infect cells in the human body has been turned upside down by a team of scientists at the University of Washington.

6/27/2002
Fluid forces within the body help invasive bacteria

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Researchers at the University of Washington have learned that something most people take for granted is not true: that the force of fluids within the human body helps to break the adhesive bonds of invasive bacteria and counterbalance infection. Most scientists as well as lay people assume, for example, that a sneeze helps clear infection, or that urine helps to clear bacteria from the urinary tract.

4/17/2001
UW and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory think big, aim small with creation of new joint nanotechnology institute

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The University of Washington and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have formed the Joint Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology to study an area of science that holds the promise to dramatically change the way we live in the new century.

2/8/2001
Co-inventor of gene sequencer joins UW Chemistry

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"Co-inventor of gene sequencer joins UW Chemistry." By Vince StricherzNews & Information A heralded analytical chemist whose research team co-invented the gene sequencer used to map the human genome has moved his laboratory to the UW’s chemistry department. Norman Dovichi and six members of his team (three graduate students and...

8/7/2000
Nanotech: Small is getting bigger; UW to offer Ph.D. in science likely to change everything

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SEATTLE -- Nanotechnology has long been the stuff of the far future. Images of supercomputers, miracle drugs and intelligent factories creating machines made of molecules have filled popular science magazines for years.

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