Neue Methode zur Beschichtung mit Biochemikalien
Eine neuartige Methode zur umweltfreundlicheren und effizienteren Beschichtung von Oberflaechen mit Nanopartikeln wurde am Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf entwickelt.
May 31st, 2012
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High-temperature superconductivity starts with nanoscale electronic oases
High-temperature superconductivity doesn't happen all it once. It starts in isolated nanoscale patches that gradually expand until they take over.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreUsing chitosan core-shell nanoparticle for breast cancer treatment
Researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) and King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi have successfully developed a target drug delivery system using folate-conjugated pluronic F127/chitosan core-shell nanoparticles to deliver doxorubicin (DOX) to target cancer cells focusing on breast cancer.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreTechnoTox - Safety of nano-products for humans and the environment
A project for the risk assessment of nano materials.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreNew funding landscape and financial crises hamper innovation with microtechnology
A re-structured funding landscape and the succeeding financial crises may hamper the innovative strength of the microtechnology industry in Germany.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreNew plaster enhances wound healing
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a plaster that accelerates wound healing and is easily removed from the wound at any time. Burn victims in particular may profit from this invention in the future.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreEdmonton Economic Development Corporation: Nanotechnology Institute Key to Regional Alliance
Edmonton is Canada's nanotechnology centre of excellence.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreNew properties of graphene discovered
Researchers have shown that graphene has two other properties that could have applications in high-speed telecommunications devices and laser technology - population inversion of electrons and broadband optical gain.
May 31st, 2012
Read moreScientists develop nanodevice manufacturing strategy using DNA building blocks
Novel technology could enable new tools for delivering drugs directly to disease sites in the body.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreNew materials could slash energy costs for CO2 capture
Study IDs zeolite minerals that are one-third more efficient for carbon capture.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreResearchers develop synthetic platelets
Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreNew ISO Technical Report guides characterization of nanomaterials in toxicology
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently published a Technical Report (TR) that provides guidance on the physicochemical characterization of manufactured nano-objects prior to toxicological assessment.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreBiochip-based device for cell analysis
Inexpensive, portable devices that can rapidly screen cells for leukemia or HIV may soon be possible thanks to a chip that can produce three-dimensional focusing of a stream of cells, according to researchers.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreFabrication of new elastic 'soft capsule' using nano-sized flakes
A research group headed by MANA Scientist Dr. Qingmin Ji, in joint research with Prof. Frank Caruso of the University of Melbourne, developed a new elastic capsule using an inorganic nanometer-thickness flake-shaped material.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreCoatings with nanoparticles interact with sunlight and eliminate contaminants
Researchers of the UPNA-Public University of Navarre have developed a type of coating for construction materials. It is based on nanoparticles that interact with sunlight and trigger a chemical reaction that eliminates certain air pollutants.
May 30th, 2012
Read moreCan artificial photosynthesis solve our energy and climate problems?
The discussion about environmentally friendly regenerative sources of energy and sustainable production and consumption revolves around three aspects of photosynthesis: first, sunlight as an infinite and clean source of energy; second, the conversion and storage of energy in the form of hydrogen and hydrogen-rich carbon compounds; third, the production of food for earth's growing population.
May 30th, 2012
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