Yoenis Cespedes has turned heads with his special skills

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. It was a few hours before a game early in the 2012 season, and then-Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli was minding his own business, working out in the weight room at the Oakland Coliseum.

And thats when he got an eye-popping first look at Yoenis Cespedes.

Cespy walks into the gym in Oakland, picks up two (90-pound dumbbells) and starts warming up, Napoli recalled before the Red Sox continued their four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays last night at Tropicana Field. I was like, Um, OK, this guys strong.

As first impressions go, Rusney Castillo will have a tough time topping that.

With the Red Sox $72.5million Cuban center fielder set to be unveiled today in a rookie-level Gulf Coast League game in Fort Myers, were reminded of the splash made by Cespedes, his countryman and soon-to-be-teammate in the outfield who has a distinct flare for the dramatic.

Cespedes already was a star in Cuba when he batted .458 in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, his first widespread exposure on the international scene. Two years later, after defecting from Cuba and being declared a free agent by Major League Baseball, his associates released a 20-minute YouTube video that opened with Star Wars-style rolling text and featured clips of him hitting, running and throwing, to say nothing of showing off a 45-inch vertical leap and 1,300-pound leg press and even roasting a pig on a spit.

It didnt take long for more than a dozen teams, including the Oakland As, to inquire with agent Adam Katz about setting up workouts.

I think color is a great word for it, said Red Sox reliever Craig Breslow, who recalled hearing about the video through former As teammates. You can read scouting reports, you can read commentary on what kind of player somebody is, but until you see them, the visual cues are so powerful.

I feel like a highlight/promotional video was brilliant. You get this kind of like larger-than-life cartoonish presence, and it seems as though he also has lived up to that, to his credit.

Indeed, Cespedes has made quite an impression on the Red Sox. And it isnt merely that he entered last nights game with a team-leading 22 RBI since being acquired in the July 31 blockbuster that sent ace Jon Lester and popular outfielder Jonny Gomes to Oakland.

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Demi Lovato Reflects: 'I Wasted So Many Years Ashamed'

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Demi Lovato turned heads at Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards wearing a fire-engine red gown with an extremely plunging top.

The singer then took to Instagram to explain that her outfit reflects her new positive body image, after years of torturing herself with insecurities.

Posting a series of photos of herself on the VMA red carpet over the years, including the one from Sunday, Demi wrote, "This picture makes me feel so many mixed emotions.. I remember the day I wore the dress in the very first picture. I remember asking for Spanx to flatten my stomach because I use to feel so heavy and 'fat.' Now looking at this picture, you can clearly see my hip bones."

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"It makes me sad because I wasted so many years ashamed of my body when I could've been living the happy and healthy life I live today," she continued. "It TRULY just goes to show you that your perceptions can lie to you. OR they can make you learn to enjoy life."

Lovato entered rehab in 2010, and her problems included an eating disorder she was open about. Years after getting help, Lovato launch her world tour at the beginning of September.

She closed by writing, "Fortunately looking at the picture of myself in the red dress...I not only feel so grateful for the love and support I've had from fans, friends and family, but... I also feel.. beautiful," she concluded. "I'm so excited to live my life the way I deserve to and to the complete fullest. Thank you guys once again.. I'm so thankful for my Lovatics. I love you... And never forget that staying strong is worth it."

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MTV VMAs 2014 Red Carpet: Ireland Baldwin, Girlfriend Angel Haze Hold Hands

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Making a public statement! When Ireland Baldwin hit the red carpet at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Sunday, Aug. 24, she turned heads by holding hands with her girlfriend Angel Haze.

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The 23-year-old rapper went casual in black skinny jeans, and a blazer, and Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger's supermodel daughter, 18, wore a low-cut black flapper-inspired dress that showed off lots of cleavage.

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The couple went public with their relationship in May, and in June, the opinionated Haze spoke out after receiving some criticism.

"An interracial gay couple, I mean thats just weird for America right now," Haze told The Independent. "We f--k and friends dont f--k. I have never f--ked one of my friends."

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Baldwin and Haze have been inseparable for months, and even completed an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge together earlier this week.

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NASA approves massive Mars rocket: All systems are go for a 2018 launch

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NASA new mega-rocket, a towering booster designed for deep space missions, will be ready for its first test flight no later than November 2018, space agency officials announced Wednesday (Aug. 27).

It's possible that theSpace Launch Systemrocket test flight could launch as early as December 2017, but NASA officials have committed to having the rocket ready for flight be the end of 2018 to be safe. That extra wiggle room should let the space agency cope with scheduling and funding issues as they crop up in the future, NASA officials said in a teleconference with reporters.

The SLS will be the largest rocket ever constructed and it is designed to send humans deeper into space than ever before. The huge launcher which will stand at 400 feet tall (122 meters) in its final configuration could deliver NASA astronauts to an asteroid and even Mars sometime in the future. [See images of NASA's SLS rocket design]

"Our nation is embarked on an ambitious space exploration program, and we owe it to the American taxpayers to get it right," NASA associate administrator Robert Lightfoot, said in a statement. "After rigorous review, were committing today to a funding level and readiness date that will keep us on track to sendinghumans to Mars in the 2030s and were going to stand behind that commitment."

NASA expects that SLS will cost a total of $7 billion from February 2014 through November 2018. For its first test flight, SLS will fly out of low-Earth orbit with an unmannedOrion space capsule.

The SLS team just passed a major design review, which will allow the program to move forward with design plans.

The 2018 date is a reflection of modeling done by a review board, which suggested that the new date is likely more attainable, NASA officials said during a news conference today (Aug. 27). The review board looked at the SLS plan and brought up problems that could arise during the building of the rocket system, possibly causing a change in schedule.

"They're [the review board] telling us that if we don't do anything, we basically have a 70 percent chance of getting to that date," William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for the Human Explorations and Operations Mission Directorate, said during the news conference. "Our intent and the team's intent at Marshall [Space Flight Center] is to go look at those problems and see what we can do to mitigate those problems."

"There are probably some other problems that aren't even identified by the Standing Review Board that will come up," Gerstenmaier added. "Our job as a management team is to look at those problems, figure out ways to work those ahead of time, and proactively work those as they come about."

It's possible that the first SLS flight could occur before the 2018 target if the team works to head off any potential issues before they occur, according to Gerstenmaier.

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Earth is a complex, dynamic system we do not yet fully understand. The Earth system, like the human body, comprises diverse components that interact in complex ways. We need to understand the Earth's atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere as a single connected system. Our planet is changing on all spatial and temporal scales. The purpose of NASA's Earth science program is to develop a scientific understanding of Earth's system and its response to natural or human-induced changes, and to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards.

A major component of NASAs Earth Science Division is a coordinated series of satellite and airborne missions for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. This coordinated approach enables an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system. NASA is completing the development and launch of a set of Foundational missions, new Decadal Survey missions, and Climate Continuity missions.

The Foundational missions are those missions in development at the time the decadal survey was published and include CLARREO, Aquarius, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP), Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM). The Decadal Survey missions are those guided by the decadal surveyproduced by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences and published in 2007. These missions include Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP), Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-II), Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI), Active Sensing of CO2Emissions Over Nights, Days, and Seasons (ASCENDS), Surface Water and Topography (SWOT), Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE), and Aerosol-Clouds-Ecosystems (ACE). Earth Venture, also a recommendation of the decadal survey, consists of low cost, competed suborbital and orbital missions as well as instruments for Missions of Opportunity. The Climate Continuity missions include Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III), Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on (GRACE-FO), and Pre-Aerosol, Clouds, and Ocean Ecosystem (PACE).

Over the coming decades, NASA and the Agency's research partners will continue to pioneer the use of both spaceborne and aircraft measurements to characterize, understand, and predict variability and trends in Earth's system for both research and applications. Earth is the only planet we know to be capable of sustaining life. It is our lifeboat in the vast expanse of space. Over the past 50 years, world population has doubled, grain yields have tripled and economic output has grown sevenfold. Earth science research can ascertain whether and how the Earth can sustain this growth in the future. Also, over a third of the US economy - $3 trillion annually - is influenced by climate, weather, and natural hazards, providing economic incentive to study the Earth.

NASA Earth System Science conducts and sponsors research, collects new observations, develops technologies and extends science and technology education to learners of all ages. We work closely with our global partners in government, industry, and the public to enhance economic security, and environmental stewardship, benefiting society in many tangible ways. We conduct and sponsor research to answer fundamental science questions about the changes we see in climate, weather, and natural hazards, and deliver sound science that helps decision-makers make informed decisions. We inspire the next generation of explorers by providing opportunities for learners of all ages to investigate the Earth system using unique NASA resources, and our Earth System research is strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics education nationwide.

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NASA commits to $7 billion mega rocket, 2018 debut

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The initial version of NASA's planned Space Launch System rocket, seen here, is expected to fly for the first time in November 2018, agency officials say. NASA

After a detailed engineering and cost analysis, NASA managers have formally approved development of the Space Launch System -- SLS -- heavy-lift rocket, the most powerful booster ever attempted and a key element in the agency's long-range plans to send astronauts to nearby asteroids and, eventually, Mars, officials announced Wednesday.

The SLS development program is projected to cost $7 billion from February 2014 through the rocket's maiden flight, a November 2018 test launch carrying an uncrewed Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle, or MPCV, on a three-week-long shakedown mission beyond the moon and back to an ocean-splashdown on Earth.

That target date is a year later than originally envisioned when NASA first laid out a tentative schedule for initial SLS flights. But senior agency managers say the projected cost and launch target are what came out of a detail analysis incorporating a wide variety of factors, including the possibility of unforeseen engineering challenges.

When all of those factors were included, along with input from an independent review panel, computer analysis indicated a 70 percent chance of meeting the November 2018 target date. That was the goal in a "best practices" approach to program management.

"If we don't do anything, we basically have a 70 percent chance of getting to that date," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for space operations. "Our intent is to go look at those (expected) problems and see what we can do to mitigate (them)."

The Space Launch System rockets will come in at least two variants, one initially capable of lifting 70-metric-ton payloads and the other a gargantuan mega booster capable of lifting 130 metric tons and generating 9.2 million pounds of thrust.

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In its most powerful version, one utilizing advanced strap-on boosters and a high-energy upper stage, the SLS will be able to lift 130 metric tons while generating a staggering 9.2 million pounds of thrust.

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NASA Begins Hurricane Mission with Global Hawk Flight To Cristobal

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Image Caption: The NASA Global Hawk 872 lands at 7:43 a.m. EDT, August 27, at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia following a 22-hour transit flight from its home base at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. Credit: NASA/ Brea Reeves

Rob Gutro, NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center

The first of two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft landed at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, on Aug. 27 after surveying Hurricane Cristobal for the first science flight of NASAs latest hurricane airborne mission.

NASAs airborne Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, mission returns to NASA Wallops for the third year to investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change in the Atlantic Ocean basin. HS3 is a collaborative effort that brings together several NASA centers with federal and university partners.

The two unmanned Global Hawks participating in HS3 are based at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Base, California, but will be temporarily housed at NASA Wallops for the duration of the HS3 mission which runs through Sept. 29. That window for the mission coincides with the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season that runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

NASA Global Hawk 872 departed NASA Armstrong on the morning of Aug. 26 and arrived at NASA Wallops at 7:43 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27. Global Hawk number 871 is scheduled to fly to Wallops within a week.

Tropical Storm Cristobal became a hurricane late on August 25 as it was moving through the Bahamas. During the Global Hawks 22 hour mission it flew a lawnmower or back and forth pattern over Hurricane Cristobal while gathering data using dropsondes and two other instruments. There were 83 dropsondes loaded in the aircraft, with two of them were dropped over the Gulf of Mexico and the other 81 dropsondes dropped over Cristobal. A dropsonde is a device that measures winds, temperature, pressure and humidity as it falls from the aircraft to the surface.

The instruments are tested and then integrated onto each Global Hawk at Armstrong, said Marilyn Vasques, HS3 Project Manager of NASA Ames. Before the cross-country flights, the ground operations center at Wallops tested the various instruments aboard both aircraft while they were still at Armstrong. After integration and outdoor tests we conduct a Combined Systems Test on the ground as well as a test flight near Armstrong before the instruments and aircraft are ready to transit explained Vasques. Checking the performance of the instruments over that long distance while they were at a NASA center was critical to ensure they would operate correctly while in-flight over Atlantic hurricanes.

Now that the first Global Hawk is at Wallops, the mission will investigate any significant disturbances that might develop in the western Atlantic. The HS3 mission will investigate disturbances before they become depressions to examine how a storm forms. The mission is also looking for conditions that favor (or promote) rapid intensification of tropical cyclones.

Twice a day we hold weather briefings looking for storms or disturbances that could become storms, said Scott Braun, HS3 Principal Investigator from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, working at Wallops during the mission. We evaluate the targets in terms of our science objectives and determine which one best addresses those objectives. We factor in stage of the life cycle of the storm, likelihood of formation or intensification, interaction with the Saharan Air Layer, among other things.

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In 2018, world's biggest rocket to be tested by NASA

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This Aug. 26, 2003 image made available by NASA shows Mars photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope on the planet's closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years.AP Photo/NASA

NASA is moving ahead with plans to build a massive rocket designed to explore deep space and culminate in human trips to Mars, the agency announced yesterday.

The Space Launch System has passed from design phase to construction, reports the Houston Chronicle, and an unmanned test mission (not to Mars, just out of low-Earth orbit) is planned for 2018.

By the 2020s, the Orion capsule that will sit atop the rocket is expected to carry astronauts on another test flight. The SLS has so far cost $2.7 billion and taken three years to develop; it will need another $7 billion over the next four years, reports Space.com, which says it will be the biggest rocket ever built.

"We're building a system that's going to be around for multiple decades," says a NASA official. But the future of the SLS is under scrutiny. Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt has worried that NASA is "putting the cart before the horse" by building the SLS without formal missions scheduled, reports the Chronicle.

The program's financial future is also uncertain, with funds from Congress iffy despite strong support there. "Apollo was sustained because Congress and the country agreed that we ought to do it," says Schmitt.

"It's not quite so clear now." If all goes well, however, NASA hopes to launch a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s or 2040s. (In other recent Mars news, that "thigh bone" found there wasn't actually a thigh bone.)

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NASA Langley, NOAA study the birth of hurricanes | With Video

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Luke Ziemba, an aerosols scientist at NASA Langley, recently returned from a flight aboard a P-3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fly through Hurricane Cristobal to study how aerosols can affect storms.

At 2 a.m. on Aug. 23, Luke Ziemba strapped himself into a P-3 turboprop aircraft with 14 other scientists and flight crew in Tampa, Fla., and set off to rendezvous with a hurricane.

Technically, Cristobal wasn't a hurricane yet, but a tropical depression far off in the Atlantic. By the second night, it had accelerated to a tropical storm. And by the third night, Cristobal was a full-blown, if disorganized, Category 1 hurricane.

And each night the P-3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft in its eight-hour flight sliced right through the storm's howling outer wall and buffeting winds, arrowing to its relatively calm eye. There, Ziemba an aerosols scientist at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton collected and measured dust particles to better understand their role in storm formation and intensity.

"Aerosols can be ingested into the storm from different locations, and they can affect how storms intensify and deintensify, and weaken the storm," Ziemba explained Thursday.

And a better grasp of this process can one day help computer modelers better predict a storm's route or strength, he said.

Ziemba's third and final flight was Monday.

Early the next morning, a big Global Hawk unmanned aircraft took off from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, heading east.

It was packed with 83 dropsonde sensors to release as it went as the remotely piloted plane flew a "lawnmower" pattern back and forth atop Hurricane Cristobal. The devices would measure wind, temperature, pressure and humidity as they coursed through the belly of the beast.

Finally, after 22 hours in the air, the Global Hawk landed Wednesday morning at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore, ready to begin its third and final summer sojourn on Wallops Island to study how hurricanes are born, develop and die.

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NASA Opens Media Accreditation for Orion Move in Preparation for First Flight

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Media accreditation now is open to attend an event marking the move of NASA's Orion spacecraft at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft will be transferred from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility during the second week of September.

NASA managers will be available to discuss the progress being made on Orion during the move, the exact date and time of which will be announced as soon as possible.

The event will not be carried live on NASA Television, but highlights of the move will air on NASA TV's Video File segments and the agency's website. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

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In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Orion spacecraft will be fueled with ammonia and hyper-propellants for its mission. It will later be moved again for the installation of its launch abort system.

Orion is undergoing preparations for its maiden flight in December, an uncrewed flight that will take it 3,600 miles above Earth on a 4.5-hour mission to test the systems critical for future human missions to deep space. After two orbits, Orion will reenter Earths atmosphere at almost 20,000 miles per hour before its parachute system deploys to slow the spacecraft for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

International media without U.S. citizenship must apply for credentials no later than 4:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 2, and are required to submit a scanned copy of their "I" visa and passport to access the event. Green card holders must submit a scanned copy of their card. All scanned documents must be emailed tojennifer.p.horner@nasa.govfor credential request processing. The deadline for U.S. media is noon Sept. 5.

All media representatives must present two forms of legal, government identification to access Kennedy. One form must be a photo ID, such as a passport or driver's license.

Media accreditation requests need to be submitted online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

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Nanotechnology – Definition and More from the Free Merriam …

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nanotechnology noun na-n-tek-n-l-j

: the science of working with atoms and molecules to build devices (such as robots) that are extremely small

: the science of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots)

nanotechnological -tek-n-l-ji-kl adjective

nanotechnologist -tek-n-l-jist noun

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Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). These nanostructures typically exhibit new properties or behaviours due to quantum mechanics. In 1959 Richard Feynman first pointed out some potential quantum benefits of miniaturization. A major advancement was the invention of molecular-beam epitaxy by Alfred Cho and John Arthur at Bell Laboratories in 1968 and its development in the 1970s, which enabled the controlled deposition of single atomic layers. Scientists have made some progress at building devices, including computer components, at nanoscales. Faster progress has occurred in the incorporation of nanomaterials in other products, such as stain-resistant coatings for clothes and invisible sunscreens.

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Nanotechnology will leapfrog development

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Nanotechnology is the key to drive development and making Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia, Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs Prof. Tissa Vitharana told a forum on Technology and Development : Can Nanotechnology leapfrog the Development Process in Sri Lanka organised by the Society for International Development last week.

He said that the secret of economic development in a country is technology. America achieved vast development due to its focus on science, technology and innovation.

The US President Barack Obama increased investments for science, technology and innovation by one percent of the GDP and it has paid rich dividends for the country today.

Many industrially developed countries achieved this feat because of its investments in science and technology.

Nanotechnology is the next level of development and if we are to keep pace with the growth in other countries by expanding our export income, we need to pay greater attention to developing niche products through nanotechnology, Prof. Vitharana said.

Panelists at the forum while commending the national initiative to develop nanotechnology through the nanotechnology park at the Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology in Homagama, said that there is much room for expanding the manufacture of nanotechnology based products such as garments and other utilities.

Sri Lanka is blessed with a diversity of resources which have not been adequately tapped for nanotechnoly development.

There has to be more focus and the industries should identify the potential of using nanotechnology to develop products, a panelist said.

Prof. Vithara drawing a parallel from South Korea which had a per capita GDP of around US$ 82 in the 1960s while Sri Lanka had a per capita income of US$ 320, said that South Korea's per capita income had increased to US$ 29,000 two years ago whereas in Sri Lanka it was only US$ 2,800.

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Nanovations Will Showcase Their Nanotechnology Solutions for the Glass Industry at GlassBuild America 2014

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Sydney, Australia and Las Vegas, NV, USA (PRWEB) August 28, 2014

Nanovations Pty Ltd will showcase its latest nanotech surface modifications for the glass industry in the Innovative Product Pavilion at GlassBuild America 2014 expo in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 9th 11th.

Visitors to the Nanovations Booth (#1144) will discover and experience the latest innovations in glass surface modification products, as well as other innovative product and service solutions that meet industry and customer needs. This will be the first time exhibiting at the GlassBuild America for the Australia-based manufacturer of innovative glass surface modifications and coatings. They will highlight several products with properties that have never been seen in America before.

Leading off Nanovationss product innovation display will be their NG-1010 and NG 1314 glass coatings. These products are formulated with an inorganic sol-gel technology developed exclusively by Nanovations. Unlike traditional soft glass coatings that cover the surface structure of the glass with a thin layer of non-stick chemicals, the Nanovations glass treatment follows the contours of the glass surface right down to the nanolevel with a hard inorganic layer. The technology creates water and dirt repellent effects on glass substrates that are both invisible and incredibly thin. These glass treatments are perfectly suited to a wide range of application: from facades and automotive windshields to shower screens and solar panels.

The use of such thin layers offers numerous advantages to the older alternatives. It allows for consumption rates that are up to twelve times lower lower than traditional coatings, as well as a high resistance to abrasion. The use of inorganic material also provides UV resistance, a necessary feature for the long term use of such coatings on external areas. NG 1314 offers additional scratch-resistance and reduction in dry dust reducing.

Nanovations will also launch the N-Bond UV Primer at the GlassBuild 2014. N-Bond is a new technology that promotes molecular adhesion and can be used for the bonding of organic materials to glass surfaces. The product was developed to promote the adhesion of UV curable inks such as those used in inkjets to glass surfaces. An adhesion promotion system is usually required to print high resolution images on glass surfaces, and the N-Bond technology offers molecular bonding without creating a film-like layer on the glass surface. The technology also offers fast printing times, cost effectiveness, and truly astronomical coverage rates.

We and our US representatives would like to welcome glass professional to visit us at our booth for further information, live demonstrations, or to find out how we can assist with a new revenue generation and cost saving leading edge technologies, said a company representative. Samples of the N-Bond and the automotive product Vision-Protects will also available in limited numbers.

GlassBuild America is the premier North American expo for the glass, window, and door industries, and will take place from September 9th to the 11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Nanovations Pty Ltd For fourteen years Nanovations Pty Ltd has been manufacturing innovative product solutions for problems that can appear on surfaces and materials used in the construction, industrial, automotive, and marine industries. They are the only Australian manufacturer of inorganic ultra-thin surface modifications and coatings for glass. As a part of their range of services, they promote environmentally responsible materials, methods, and practices. They help to incorporate the use of the latest technologies and products into sustainable building designs, and are currently the only carbon neutral nanotechnology company. Find out more about Nanovations at http://www.nanovations.com.au.

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How Nanotechnology Is Gaining Momentum In Manufacturing

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It is hard to imagine the size of a nanometer. At one-billionth of a meter, a nanometer has been compared to 1/80,000th the diameter of a human hair, a million times smaller than the length of an ant, or the amount a mans beard grows in the time it takes him to lift a razor to his face.

Yet, nanotechnologythe ability to control matter at the nanoscale (approximately 1 to 100 nanometers)is having a huge impact on science, engineering, and technology because matter behaves differently at that size.

The impact of nanotechnology on society has been compared to the invention of electricity or plasticit is transformative to nearly everything we use today. Uses of nanotechnology range from applications for stronger golf clubs and stain-resistant pants to future visions of transforming manufacturing and treating cancer.

Whats so special about nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology and nanoscience involve the ability to see and to control individual atoms and molecules. At nanoscale, matter has unique physical, chemical, and biological properties that enable new applications. Some nanostructured materials are stronger or have different magnetic properties; some are better at conducting heat or electricity, or may become more chemically reactive, reflect light better, or change color as their size or structure is altered.

According to an article in ASME.org, nanotechnology will leave virtually no aspect of life untouched and is expected to be in widespread use by 2020. In addition, a policy paper by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) describes nanotechnology as modern historys sixth revolutionary technology, following the industrial revolution in the mid-1700s, nuclear energy revolution in the 1940s, green revolution in the 1960s, information technology revolution in the 1980s, and biotechnology revolution in the 1990s.

The U.S. federal government is backing nanotech, and the 2015 Federal Budget provides more than $1.5 billion for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI),acontinued investment which supports the Presidents technology innovation strategy.

Recent investments in nanotech

Major investments in nanotech are being made at the state level and in the private sector as well. New York State recently partnered with General Electric and other New York-based companies on a $500 million initiative that will focus on the development of new, smaller semiconductors for computers and technology. These semiconductors are made possible by nanotechnology and are used in industries such as solar power, health care, and aviation.

The public-private partnership, known as the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium, will be based at the SUNY College of Nanoscale and Engineering in Albany but will involve companies and universities from around New York and is expected to create thousands of jobs. The use of the nanotech facility is also expected to attract researchers and private companies to create a high-tech cluster in New York State.

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Researchers seek big gains from targeting the tiny

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The quest to better understand human biology at a minuscule level has led to the creation of a $26 million international research centre in Melbourne.

A node of the centre will be based at The University of Queensland, led by researchers from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology officially opened today brings together 19 chief investigators from around the world, with expertise in nanomaterial design and synthesis, cell biology, and engineering.

Nanomedicine is revolutionising the way we detect and treat diseases, said AIBNs Professor Mark Kendall, director of the Queensland node.

It is a rapidly emerging field of science and technology.

The centre would bring science disciplines together to build better understanding of living systems, including the human body.

To understand, diagnose and treat living systems requires technologies that interact with the biological environment with nanoscale precision, Professor Kendall said.

That is why bio-nano science is generating such excitement, especially in developing new technologies with the potential to revolutionise medicine.

The AIBNs Professor Andrew Whittaker said the centres scientific program would focus on four main application areas: delivery systems; imaging technologies; sensors and diagnostics; and vaccines.

The work in these areas will expand the fundamental Australian science base in bio-nano interactions and facilitate translation of these scientific discoveries into novel and innovative technologies, he said.

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Just days after saying it "has never had" any involvement in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $1.5 billion Nano Utica project, Lam Research, a prominent semiconductor industry supplier based in Fremont, Calif., now says it is fully committed to the program.

For the past year, the Cuomo administration has been touting a consortium of five companies, including Lam Research, that it said agreed to fund the operations of Nano Utica, a $1.5 billion computer chip research consortium announced in October 2013 at the Utica campus of SUNY Institute of Technology.

A Lam Research spokesman went out of his way last week to explain how the company's involvement in projects in Albany had been "misconstrued" to also include its participation in the Utica lab.

Both are creations the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Albany, which has merged with SUNY IT to create one school called SUNY Polytechnic Institute with campuses both in the Capital Region and in Utica.

But on Monday, Lam Research changed course and told the Times Union that, in fact, it was and always has been involved in the Nano Utica program.

"We just gave you the wrong information," Kyra Whitten, Lam Research's vice president of corporate communications told the Times Union late Monday. "In this case, we made a mistake."

At around the same time, SUNY Poly issued a statement on behalf of the company that said it "has been and remains committed" to Nano Utica, which will focus on new ways to connect different types of interacting chips inside electronic devices to improve performance.

"Lam Research looks forward to supplying the consortium with its state-of-the-art tools and equipment and provide any and all support on the ground in Utica to advance the mission and objectives of the consortium," the statement said.

SUNY Poly officials didn't respond to several attempts by the Times Union to ask questions about Lam Research's initial remarks and its subsequent about-face.

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