The Federal Office of Public Health FOPH and Federal Office for the Environment FOEN launched the introductory phase in December 2008. The precautionary matrix was revised on the basis of users' experience at the beginning of 2010. It now has been updated again.
Jul 29th, 2011
Read moreA new twist on an old solar cell design sends light ricocheting through layers of microscopic spheres, increasing its electricity-generating potential by 26 percent.
Jul 29th, 2011
Read moreHailed as the new "wonder material," graphene is being tapped by an international research team to help overcome issues associated with increasing the storage density and speed of electronic memory devices.
Jul 29th, 2011
Read moreScientists show that non-volatile memory made from a sandwich of silver nanoparticle-laced plastic retains its on/off state over a wider voltage range when operating at toasty temperatures.
Jul 29th, 2011
Read moreThe world at large runs on lithium ion batteries. New research at Rice University shows that tiny worlds may soon do the same.
Jul 29th, 2011
Read moreUK researchers describe a novel approach to making porous materials, solid foams, more like their counterparts in the natural world, including bone and wood.
Jul 29th, 2011
Read moreElectronic circuitry composed of nanowires can now be fitted to a surface of almost any shape on an object made of virtually any material, using a new approach to fabrication and transfer of nanowire electronics developed by Stanford researchers.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Berkeley Lab scientists find that uneven temperature can lead to electronic whirlpools and sideways magnetic fields.
Jul 28th, 2011
Read moreThe conference will bring together the best nanotechnologists with end-users. The participants have opportunity to discuss their questions with a large number of experts and to expand their network with start-up companies as well as successful nanotechnology-users.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Customized surfaces help reveal the causes of diseases.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have developed an electronic tongue which can identify different types of cava wines, thanks to a combination of sensor systems and advanced mathematical procedures.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Der Vorsorgeraster fuer synthetische Nanomaterialien erlaubt Industrie und Gewerbe ein strukturiertes Vorgehen zum Erkennen moeglicher Risiken im Umgang mit synthetischen Nanomaterialien.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Wissenschaftler des Helmholtz-Zentrums Dresden-Rossendorf koennen Quantenpunkte aus Indiumarsenid auf Silizium-Wafern erzeugen. Das Besondere: Sie verwenden dabei Verfahren, die schon jetzt in der Halbleiterfertigung eingesetzt werden.
Jul 28th, 2011
Read moreWerterhaltung von Konsum- und Industrieguetern durch Nanotechnologie massgeblich foerdern. Neue Web-Publikation liefert aktuelle Informationen.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a new genetic engineering technique that promises safer stem cell therapy for cancer patients.
Jul 28th, 2011
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Materials engineered to give off precisely tuned wavelengths of light when heated are key to new high-efficiency generating system.
Jul 28th, 2011
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