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Graphene Foam Detects Explosives (44)

Dear Readers,

the material graphene again plays an important role in this edition. The number of press releases und research papers on this subject have incre- ased considerably and we want to continuously mirror that. Meanwhile, graphene has become as important as nanotubes in research and industry.

Watchlist 3-D Image of an Individual Protein Companies News in Brief

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Events 2012/13 Cartoon Corner Quotes Imprint

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Therefore, it is not surprising that nanotechnology yet plays and will play a huge solution role in va- rious areas incl. water filtration, food, harvesting and material technologies. Today, our most de- manding and crucial problems are of course energy demand, shortages of metals and fresh water.

Now, Paul B. Farrell* wrote in MarketWatch a

very insightful article about agriculture as “world’s No. 1 time bomb”. I really recommend reading his thoughts and remarks, especially his quotes on Jeremy Grantham of global investment manage- ment firm GMO and our problems with the focus only on short-term growth. In order to survive we will need more long-term views and coopera- tion between government and non-government institutions.

Last year, referring to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I commented on our incapability to develop the right technologies. We

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