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Brown University to open new nanotechnology research center

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May 5, 2008

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Brown University is set to open a new research center on ultra-small tools for reshaping the worlds of medicine, computing and energy.

Officials say the university will sponsor a three day forum to mark Monday's official opening of the Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation.

Leading scientists from academic institutions, the private sector and the government will discuss the challenges and obstacles of nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology takes its name from the nanometer, a unit of measurement 1 billionth of a meter. An ant is about 5 million nanometers long and a human hair about 100,000 nanometers wide.

Breakthroughs in microscopes allowing researchers to see individual molecules and atoms have opened up the field of nanotechnology. The quest for improved systems for detecting and treating disease have spurred on the field.

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