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Nominations for the 2008 prize now open. Deadline: March 20 2008

Prize consists of a certificate of merit, medal and 20 milion yen (approx. US 180,000).

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1.Successful launch of Chang’e-1 and collection of clear images of lunar surface

2. Development of a super-deep drilling rig

3. Nanoparticles carry chemotherapy drug deeper into solid tumors

4. CAS researchers create largest ever photonic ’’Schrödinger cat’‘

5. New findings predate earliest yet animal records

The rest can be found here

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I plan to attend this conference…

Grand Challenges Explorations is a new five-year US$100 million fast-track grants initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support innovative global health research. The initiative will support hundreds of early-stage research projects pursuing creative concepts for new global health solutions, including vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other technologies for health problems disproportionately affecting poor countries.

Projects will initially be funded at the level of US$100,000 each, with the opportunity for additional funding in the future for projects that show promise.

Specifically, the initiative aims to:

1) Support paradigm-changing ideas that have never before been tested, and that might not stand up to traditional peer review

2) Involve scientists from a wide range of disciplines, as well as young investigators

3) Involve scientists from around the world, including innovators in the developing world and the private sector

The initiative is an expansion of the foundation’s commitment to the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, which since its creation in 2003 has made important progress in accelerating the discovery of new technologies to improve global health.

FAST-TRACK GRANTS

To make it as easy as possible for scientists to apply, the Explorations initiative will use a new fast-track grantmaking approach that complements the foundation’s traditional grantmaking process:
Applicants for Explorations grants will be asked to submit relatively short funding proposals. Applicants will not necessarily be required to show preliminary data.

Proposals will be reviewed within approximately three months

Grants will be solicited and awarded multiple times per year

Each funding round will address a few specific topics or themes

GETTING INVOLVED

The first call for proposals will be posted on the Grand Challenges in Global Health website – www.gcgh.org – in early 2008, along with the list of topics being addressed and application instructions. You can sign up now at www.gcgh.org to receive email updates on the initiative.

Enough said. Visit their homepage to register and attend.

Topics/themes include:
1) Nano and Energy
2) Nano and Textiles
3) Nano and Drug Delivery
4) Nano and Devices
5) Nano and Safety
6) Nanoscale Simulations for Industrial Applications

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Lunch provided but must register by Nov 16 2007

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NPG Nature Asia-Pacific’s Tokyo office plans to launch an editorial internship program at some point. Keep a lookout and apply if you are interested in a career in scientific publishing.

A nice short list of speakers can be found here

Venue: Lucknow, India

Hosted by: Singapore-MIT Alliance

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Expected to be a small symposium and registration is free!

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This is a conference and an exhibition on nanotechnology and advanced materials for the industry.

Aims to facilitate business matching and nanotechnology commercialisation.

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Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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“Learn more about the limits of space and time; explore mysterious worlds and tomorrow’s technologies – biotechnology, nanotechnology, neuroelectronics and quantum computing.”

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