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=Example Independent Learning Environment  =

I. Title
The Technology of Minutiae- Nanotechnology

II. Explanation re: what this site about (May include image)

 * This ILE is about nanotechnology and it's relevance to medical innovation. Nanotechnology is a technology that is based upon control of matter on an atomic size. Nanotechnology deals with objects 100 nanometers or smaller, and involves developing materials or devices within that size. Many applications are being developed for the purposes of medical treatment. ||

III. Important Vocabulary
MLA Citations Molecular- MLA Citations Nanometer- MLA Citations ||
 * Nanotechnology-

IV. RSS Feeds

 * **nanotechnology - Google News*** [|Nanotechnology Improves Food Safety by Detecting Prions - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (press release)] Today 1:21 pm Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (press release)Nanotechnology Improves Food Safety by Detecting PrionsCooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (press release), DC - 1 hour agoBy Stacy Kish...
 * [|Examine the Medical Nanotechnology Markets - MarketWatch] Today 12:07 pm Examine the Medical Nanotechnology MarketsMarketWatch - 2 hours agoNanotechnology has reached critical mass. Nowhere is this more evident than in medicine. Rising medical costs, demands for less-invasive procedures and ...
 * [|Nanotechnology centre to come up in AMU - Hindustan Times] Today 8:15 am Nanotechnology centre to come up in AMUHindustan Times, India - 6 hours agoThe Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will set up a state-of-the-art Nanotechnology centre to facilitate advanced research and studies in material sciences, ...
 * [|Nanotechnology may need to account for proteins that coat ... - Nanodot] Today 5:27 am Nanotechnology may need to account for proteins that coat ...Nanodot - 9 hours agoNanotechnology is “an enormously powerful tool, but we need to know how to control it,” Kenneth Dawson, a University College Dublin physical chemist and the ......
 * [|Europe rallies behind nanotechnology to wean world from fossil fuels - Nanowerk LLC] Today 5:16 am Europe rallies behind nanotechnology to wean world from fossil fuelsNanowerk LLC, HI - 9 hours ago(Nanowerk News) Nanotechnologies can be used to develop sustainable energy systems while reducing the harmful effects of fossil fuels as ...
 * [|Using living cells as nanotechnology factories - Science Centric] Today 5:04 am Using living cells as nanotechnology factoriesScience Centric, Bulgaria - 9 hours agoIn the tiny realm of nanotechnology, scientists have used a wide variety of materials to build atomic scale structures. But just as in the construction ...
 * [|Nanotechnology Law & Business Journal: Authoritative Source of ... - MarketWatch] Today 4:43 am Nanotechnology Law & Business Journal: Authoritative Source of ...MarketWatch - 9 hours agoNanotechnology Law & Business (NLB) is a peer reviewed journal devoted to the legal, business, and policy aspects of small scale technologies. ...
 * [|AgileNano Closes Series A Financing to Develop Nanotechnology ... - Nanowerk LLC] Today 3:12 am AgileNano Closes Series A Financing to Develop Nanotechnology ...Nanowerk LLC, HI - 11 hours ago(Nanowerk News) San Diego Tech Coast Angels, a member of the largest angel network in the United States and the number one source of start-up...
 * [|Nanotechnology Could Kill Small Farmers - Nanotechnology and Development News] Today 2:28 am Nanotechnology Could Kill Small FarmersNanotechnology and Development News, DC - 12 hours agoCanada-based non-governmental organization ETC Group is warning that nanotechnology could potentially have negative implications for small-scale...
 * [|FDA ponders regulatory action for nanotechnology - SmartBrief] Yesterday 2:47 pm FDA ponders regulatory action for nanotechnologySmartBrief, DC - 23 hours agoAs manufacturers increasingly use nanotechnology to develop consumer products that have innovative chemical and physical properties, the FDA is evaluating ... ||  ||   ||
 * **nanoscience medicine - Google News*** [|Examine the Medical Nanotechnology Markets - MarketWatch] Today 12:07 pm Examine the Medical Nanotechnology MarketsMarketWatch - 2 hours agoNowhere is this more evident than in medicine. Rising medical costs, demands for less-invasive procedures and pressures for immediate feedback of medical ...
 * [|Iran University to Hold Nanoscience Congress - Small Times] Yesterday 9:26 am Iran University to Hold Nanoscience CongressSmall Times - Oct 8, 2008Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, 7 October: The Second International Congress on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNN2008) will be held in Tabriz ...
 * [|ASU professors get grant for nanoscience research - Asheville Citizen-Times] Oct 1, 2008 1:18 pm ASU professors get grant for nanoscience researchAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - Oct 1, 2008Russell says the portable AFM will be used to introduce area school students to nanoscience and raise their interest in science in general. ...
 * [|Northwest program receives $1.14M grant - St. Joseph News-Press] Oct 1, 2008 1:07 am Northwest program receives $1.14M grantSt. Joseph News-Press, MO - Sep 30, 2008by Jimmy Myers A $1.14 million grant recently secured by Northwest Missouri State University gives a major boost to its nascent nanoscience program. ...
 * [|Nations pour billions into nanotechnology - Gulf Times] Sep 30, 2008 5:26 pm Nations pour billions into nanotechnologyGulf Times, Qatar - Sep 30, 2008“Nanoscience” describes the ability to see, measure, manipulate and manufacture things on a scale of one to 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of ...
 * [|8 National Medals of Science awardees to be honored at gala, then ... - Genetic Engineering News (press release)] Sep 29, 2008 10:49 am 8 National Medals of Science awardees to be honored at gala, then ...Genetic Engineering News (press release), NY - Sep 29, 2008Mostafa El-Sayed, an Egyptian-American chemical physicist and leading nanoscience researcher, is known for th...
 * [|El-Sayed wins US National Medal of Science for contributions ... - BioOptics World] Sep 29, 2008 10:33 am El-Sayed wins US National Medal of Science for contributions ...BioOptics World, OK - Sep 29, 2008Dr. El-Sayed, an Egyptian-American chemical physicist and leading nanoscience researcher, is known for the spectroscopy rule named after hi...
 * [|Nano Center Thinks Big ; M.Sc Nanoscience to Nanotechnology; MSC ... - Small Times] Sep 26, 2008 11:41 am Nano Center Thinks Big ; M.Sc Nanoscience to Nanotechnology; MSC ...Small Times - Sep 26, 2008To this end, the School is launching two new cutting-edge taught Masters degrees for September 2009 jointly with the School of Medicine: MSc in Nano...
 * [|Science 2008, Pitt's Eighth Annual Science Showcase, To Highlight ... - Medical News Today (press release)] Sep 24, 2008 12:11 pm Science 2008, Pitt's Eighth Annual Science Showcase, To Highlight ...Medical News Today (press release), UK - Sep 24, 2008The topics of these sessions include: Thinking Small: Nanoscience and Nanosafety; Delivering Health Care from a...
 * [|Medical Nanotechnology Markets Reveals the Global Market for Nano ... - Business Wire (press release)] Sep 10, 2008 6:02 am Medical Nanotechnology Markets Reveals the Global Market for Nano ...Business Wire (press release), CA - Sep 10, 2008Nowhere is this more evident than in medicine. Rising medical costs, demands for less-invasive procedures and pressures ... ||  ||   ||

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Blog Entry 10/08/2008
Find a web article from a reputable source from one of your RSS feeds. Write a short (1 paragraph) summary of the article and then describe how this information may relate to future medical applications (second short paragraph). Finish with a citation to the web article. Enter all of this under "Entry" below.

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