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Patent Law and Nanotechnology - Eric Woods

From a researcher's perspective, understanding the elements that should be in a patent application and how the patent office evaluates prior art and patentability can be daunting. A basic…

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Canonical Modeling as a Tool in Metabolic Engineering - Eberhard Voit

A growing branch of metabolic engineering uses mathematical pathway models for the development of strategies for optimizing yield in microbes. The use of such models is necessary because the…

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Nanotechnology for Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Detection - Bosoon Park

Among several potentials of nanotechnology applications in food, development of nanoscale sensors for food safety and security measurement are emerging. A novel bio-functional nanosensor for…

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State-Level Nanotechnology Policy Initiatives and Implications for Georgia - Rick McKeon

Nanotechnology has been proposed to hold the next industrial revolution. This interest has been incorporated into increases in research activities, commercialization efforts, and further economic…

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William J. Stanley III ; Ivenue Love-Stanley - William Stanley et al

Husband and wife architecture alums William J. Stanley III (Arch 1972) and Ivenue Love-Stanley (Arch 1977) broke new ground for African American architects in the South, with notable works such as…

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Dissolving Microneedles for Transdermal Drug Delivery - Jeong Woo Lee

Microfabrication technology has been adapted to produce micron- scale needles as a safer and painless alternative to hypodermic needle injection, especially for protein biotherapeutics and vaccines.…

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High-Performance Chip-to-Chip Communications Using Advanced Materials and Structures - Paul Kohl et al

The "off-chip" bandwidth is a major bottleneck causing system delays and limited throughput, especially in areas such as processor-to-memory bandwidth and processor-to-network. The ITRS…

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Modeling and Simulation of Dynamics of Polymeric Solutions: Progress and Challenges - Bamin Khomami

Quantitative understanding of the influence of physico-chemical parameters on the dynamic evolution of microstructure in polymeric solutions plays a central role in processing of wide variety of…

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Development of a Scalable Bottom-Up Nanofabrication Platform - Peng Jiang

We have developed a versatile spin-coating technique that combines the simplicity and cost benefits of bottom-up self-assembly with the scalability and compatibility of standard microfabrication.…

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Nanotech and Ethics- Societal Implications of Nanotechnological Advances: Are We Ready? - Gillian Hue

Recent advances in nanotechnology research have captured the imagination of the scientific community and society at large and could have a profound impact on life as we know it. But as the list …

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Designing New Chemical Products - E. L. Cussler

The chemical industry hopes to grow through the design and development of new products. Such growth would be greatly aided by a cogent theory of product design. This talk outlines early efforts to…

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Membrane Dreams - E. L. Cussler

Thirty years ago we knew nothing that membranes could not do. Of course, we knew nothing that they could do either. Now we know that membranes can purify water and separate air. Now we also know many…

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Silicon-Based Resonant Microsensors - Oliver Brand

The presentation gives an introduction to resonant microsensors providing a frequency output signal. These sensors generally benefit from an excellent frequency resolution, which is ideally limited…

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Diverse Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles Meet an Exciting New Family Member - Ray Baughman

Humankind has had little success in replicating the wondrous properties of natural muscle, which has meant that the most advanced prosthetic limbs, exoskeletons, and humanoid robots lack critically…

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Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Cellulose Surfaces via Plasma Processing - Balamurali Balu

In 1805, Young proposed a relationship between the forces acting at an interface between a liquid and solid: “…for each combination of a solid and a fluid, there is an appropriate angle…

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