Wie funktioniert Nano?
Saarbruecker Kompetenzzentren veranstalten einwoechigen Kurs "Chemische Nanotechnologie".
Posted: Sep 16th, 2008
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Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation
In the multifaceted field of EU funding, this guide is intended to help stakeholders find the right funding program for their projects in a user-friendly and comprehensive way.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology teams up with a decades-old drug to beat atherosclerosis
Scientists have found that drug-laced nanoparticles plus a statin could stop the growth of tiny blood vessels that feed arterial plaques.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreCarbon nanotube composites bring bio-mimicking artificial muscles, skin closer
Jonghwan Suhr at the University of Nevada says his study of continuous reinforced carbon nanotube composites brings him a step closer to his hope of bio-mimicking artificial muscles or skins, which can be applied to a wide variety of fields.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNanomedical approach targets multiple cancer genes, shrinks tumors more effectively
Nanoparticles filled with a drug that targets two genes that trigger melanoma could offer a potential cure for this deadly disease, according to cancer researchers.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology used in making solar control window films
Advanced ceramics have been used by NASA to thermally protect the Space Shuttle Orbiter. Now, due to nanotechnology, they are being used by window film suppliers in the manufacture of solar control window film.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreMicrobiological treatment can remove selenium nanoparticles from environment
A new study funded by the European Union has demonstrated that unsafe levels of selenium, sometimes referred to as an 'essential toxin', can be reduced by a microbiological treatment
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreExperiments confirm calculations of the ideal strength of graphene
The ideal strength refers to the highest achievable strength of a defect-free crystal at 0 K. It is a crucial theoretical parameter because it plays a critical role in characterizing the nature of chemical bonding of the crystal.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNew findings on how cancer cells develop chemotherapy drug resistance
Researchers have shown that increased expression of a gene called SIRT1 in cancer cells plays a significant role in the development of resistance to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreCientificos espanoles patentan una celula solar un 30% mas eficiente
Un equipo de investigadores del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cienificas (CSIC) ha patentado un nuevo tipo de celula solar cuya eficiencia es hasta un 30% superior a las celulas solares convencionales.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreBrandeis is smallest university to join elite group of universities with a materials research center
Brandeis University has won a highly competitive $7.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreFirst three-dimensional synchronization circuitry runs at 1.4 gigahertz
The next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first three-dimensional synchronization circuitry is now running at 1.4 gigahertz at the University of Rochester.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreCould nanotechnology solve the water crisis?
Researchers in India explain how carbon nanotubes could replace conventional materials in water-purification systems.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNanopartikel als Kuriere in der Krebstherapie
Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester, neue Direktorin am Max-Planck-Institut fuer Polymerforschung in Mainz, untersucht, wie Nanopartikel als Kuriere unter anderem in der Krebstherapie eingesetzt werden koennen.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNew method cuts waste in making most efficient solar cells
University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such cells by reducing the waste and breakage of the brittle semiconductor.
Posted: Sep 14th, 2008
Read moreThree scientists share 2008 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Top US medical science award honors discovery of small regulatory RNAs.
Posted: Sep 13th, 2008
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