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August 30, 2015

Setting ground rules for nanotechnology research
Durham NC (SPX) Aug 19, 2015
In two new studies, researchers from across the country spearheaded by Duke University faculty have begun to design the framework on which to build the emerging field of nanoinformatics. Nanoinformatics is, as the name implies, the combination of nanoscale research and informatics. It attempts to determine which information is relevant to the field and then develop effective ways to collect, validate, store, share, analyze, model and apply that information - with the ultimate goal of helping scien ... read more

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