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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9951
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research

First nanotechnology research laboratory opens in Europe

Brussels, 29/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Union considers that nanotechnology research into atoms and molecules is now crucial for social and economic development. EU members have already invested €3.5bn to fund this kind of research within the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) (2007-13)

A new international nanotechnology research laboratory (INL) has also been opened in Braga, Portugal. Its inauguration ceremony took place on Friday 17 July and was attended by King Juan Carlos...

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