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March 24, 2011 - Events
Nationwide photo competition 'Making Nanotechnology visible'
To visualize the world of nanotechnology and to deepen the knowledge on the future oriented discipline the CeNTech together with the NanoBioNet Saarbrücken is organizing a photo competition - the submissions will exclusively be evaluated from an esthetic point of view. The prize is sponsored by the consortium of centers for nanotechnology in Germany (AGeNT-D). Everyone is welcome to participate (deadline July 1, 2011).
February 2011 - News
Prof. Zacharias publishes electronic spin filtering project in 'Science' magazine
In the latest issue of science CeNTech researchers and their colleagues from the Weizmann-Institute in Israel jointly report a new efficient method for electronic spin filtering using self-assembled monolayers of double-stranded DNA on gold. This new method may have a huge impact on the ability to store and process information on computers and therefore was protected as a patent application.
Dec 14, 2010 - News
CeNTech laser expert at the childrens' university
The university of Münster and the daily newspaper 'Westfälische Nachrichten' organize the so called 'childrens university' in periodical intervals. This time the CeNTech professor Helmut Zacharias impressed the juniors with laser light, his area of specification.
December 06, 2010 - News
Dr. Daniel Wegner nominated member of the "Junges Kolleg"
The "Junge Kolleg", one of the largest and highly reknowned programs for the support of young academics in North Rhine-Westphalia welcomed 15 new members. Among them the physicist Dr. Daniel Wegner, group leader of the Emmy Noether junior research group for Nanophysics in the Physical Institute and the interdisciplinary Centre for Nanotechnology (CeNTech) at the University of Münster. At the official ceremony on the 18th of January the North Rhine-Westphalia-science minister Svenja Schulze will also be present. This admission is a remarkable honor. Up to now 18 of 35 admitted members have accepted the call on a professorship. The members receive an annual scholarship of 10,000 Euros as well as an intensive technical and scientific supervision of their research projects for four years.