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URochester Awarded $1.8M for Nanotech Initiative

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 11, 2007 -- The University of Rochester will receive $1.8 million in federal funding to begin its Nanosystems Initiative, a nanotechnology research center that will develop fuel cells and optical biosensors, university and government officials announced on Tuesday. "With the creation of the Nanosystems Initiative, the University of Rochester has an unprecedented opportunity to be one of the dominant players in the future of fuel cells and biosensor technology," said University of Rochester President Joel Seligman, who made the announcement with US Rep. Louise Slaughter. The university plans to...Read full article

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    Published: April 2007
    Glossary
    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    nanotechnology
    The use of atoms, molecules and molecular-scale structures to enhance existing technology and develop new materials and devices. The goal of this technology is to manipulate atomic and molecular particles to create devices that are thousands of times smaller and faster than those of the current microtechnologies.
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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