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Drexel receives nanotech funds (The Triangle Online)

Nanotechnology promises to create advances in fields ranging from health care to consumer products, introducing applications that could help locate target, and destroy cancer cells as well as ridding contaminants from the environment. This past month, the Nanotechnology Institute announced a total of $2 million to be awarded to 30 scientists from five different universities and institutions ...

Nanotech dental fillings may last longer (UPI)

AUGUSTA, Ga., July 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher is using nanotechnology to help tooth-colored dental fillings last longer.

Russia's Economy Offers Lessons in Contradiction (The Online NewsHour)

After a decade of economic growth due in large part to energy revenue, Russia is reeling from the global financial crisis and the drop in oil prices and production.

Stocks Stage Pre-Independence Day Selloff (Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance)

Stocks took it on the chin today, as investors were disappointed with the weaker-than-expected jobs number this morning.

Analyst Action Moves Selected Solar Stocks (Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance)

A handful of solar stocks bucked the market in a big way after JP Morgan dished out some upgrades.

Surrey, London and Peking get a yuan for spintronics (ZDNet UK)

Researchers from the University of Surrey, the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Peking University's Institute of MIcroelectronics have been awarded a £430,000 grant to get busy devloping...

Potash Stocks Surging on Possible Pricing Recovery (Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance)

Exposure to the potash market is sending selected fertilizer stocks into the holiday weekend on the high note.

Bond ETFs a Safe Haven On Down Days (Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance)

Major market indexes had a bad day on Thursday, but investments were safe in bond ETFs.

Cosmic Log: Nano-wizard takes the prize (MSNBC)

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: One of the world's top nanotech researchers talks about molecular-scale drawing, medical breakthroughs and his newly won $500,000 prize.

Q3 Kicks Off with Stocks Up on Low Volume (Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance)

The market had a good day, although stocks finished off their highs.