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• Scientists make tiny transistor

  With atomic precision, an Australian-led scientific team has created what is says is a perfect working transistor consisting of a single atom.

• At IBM's Zurich nanotech laboratory, silence is key

  Inside laboratory No. 2 at IBM's new nanotechnology research facility, no can hear you scream. Once the heavy door is closed, the laboratory is essentially noise-free, insulated from electromagnetic waves and vibrations that can disrupt sensitive nanotech experiments.

• 36 suppliers approved for Victoria Small Technologies uptake program

  Since launching a month ago, the Melbourne Small Technologies Cluster panel has begun the process of issuing technology vouchers to small businesses and has approved 36 suppliers as deliverers of small technology expertise.

• Victoria to spend $10.5 million on small technologies

  The Victorian Government will cough up $10.5 million to help fund the development of ‘small technologies’ in the state.

• Victoria to encourage business to adopt 'small technologies'

  The Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) is to launch a three-year Small Technologies Industry Uptake Program (STIUP) aimed at boosting Victorian business’ capacity to adopt and integrate ‘small technologies’.

• Scientists use nanotech to prevent heart disease

  University researchers have built nanoparticles designed to cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine - a breakthrough that could help fight heart disease.

• Nanotech used to create pulsing artificial arteries

  A team of British researchers are set to begin a trial program by planting nanotechnology-based artificial arteries into humans.

• Nanotech Creates Batteries Out of Paper

  Researchers at Stanford University have used nanotechnology to create lightweight, bendable batteries out of paper.

• Nanotech used to build batteries out of paper

  Researchers at Stanford University have used nanotechnology to create lightweight and even bendable batteries out of paper.

• IBM using nanotech to read DNA, personalize medicine

  Scientists at IBM are using a combination of nanotechnology and microchips to map out personal genetic code that could make significantly improve the process of diagnosing and treating diseases.

• Nanotech used to build cancer-detecting microchip

  University researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip they say has enough sensitivity to detect early stage cancer when it is most treatable.

• IBM zooms into molecule for power-efficient chip research

  IBM has for the first time taken an image of a molecule's surface, which could lead to the construction of cheaper, more power-efficient chips, the company said Thursday.

• Researchers use nanobees to attack, prevent cancer

  Scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine are creating something of a nanobee to fight cancerous tumors.

• IBM scientists build computer chips from DNA

  Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips.

• Nanotube chip could store data for a billion years

  Researchers have demonstrated a form of archive memory using carbon nanotubes that can theoretically store a trillion bits of data per square inch for a billion years.