New impulses for surface research at KIT
American Humboldt Award winner Ralph G. Nuzzo will spend a several-months research period at KIT and at Bielefeld University.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreAmerican Humboldt Award winner Ralph G. Nuzzo will spend a several-months research period at KIT and at Bielefeld University.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreA group of researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have designed and developed a biomedical scanner that detects cellular processes at the molecular level and indicates malfunctioning of an organ before said malfunction can produce an anatomical change.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreA ew system that combines two different technologies proposes to break down contaminants using the cheapest possible energy source, sunlight. Microfluidics - transporting water through tiny channels - and photocatalysis - using light to break down impurities - come together in the science of optofluidics.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreScientists introduce DNA directly into the cell nucleus using protein nanodisks.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreThis workshop will consider what has happened in the year since the publication of the House of Lords Report and also the other associated reports and their implications for the food and drink industry.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreThe new nanoparticle, which delivers the drug in a form activated when it reaches its target, also treats tumors more effectively than the unadorned drug in mice.
Jan 11th, 2011
Read moreScientists have invented a way to 'watch' proteins fold - in less than thousandths of a second - into the elaborate twisted shapes that determine their function.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreA team of scientists has created particles that closely mirror some of the key properties of red blood cells, potentially helping pave the way for the development of synthetic blood.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreIn recent years, developers have been investigating light-harvesting thin film solar panels made from nanotechnology - and promoting efficiency metrics to make the technology marketable. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is providing new evidence to challenge recent charge measurements for increasing solar panel efficiency.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreElsevier announced today that DIAMOND 2011, 22nd European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials, Carbon Nanotubes and Nitrides, will occur on 4-8 September 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreA team led by Dr. Sherif El-Safty, Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), fabricated tight mosaic cage silica nanotubes inside anodic alumina membranes as a promising candidate nanofilter for high-speed (within several seconds) size-exclusion separation of high concentration macromolecules.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreGrant will help Boston College chemist Dunwei Wang refine clean energy tech and expand community outreach.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreVersatile liquid pistons developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have no solid moving parts, essentially eliminating wear.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreGlass stronger and tougher than steel? A new type of damage-tolerant metallic glass, demonstrating a strength and toughness beyond that of any known material, has been developed and tested by a collaboration of researchers with the Berkeley Lab and the California Institute of Technology. What's more, even better versions of this new glass may be on the way.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreResearch by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize.
Jan 10th, 2011
Read moreThe NanoKTN in the UK has announced it has partnered with the School of Pharmacy to host an event exploring the ways in which nanotechnology can help with the formulation and delivery of drugs. The conference will provide a forum for industry professionals to discuss and highlight best practise and to encourage collaborative working.
Jan 10th, 2011
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