The addition of extremely small crystals to solid electrolyte material has the potential to considerably raise the efficiency of fuel cells. Researchers at TU Delft were the first to document this accurately.
Mar 28th, 2011
Read moreZinkoxid-Nanopartikel, deren Oberflaeche mit organischen Saeuren beschichtet wurde, sind rund eine Zehnerpotenz groesser als herkoemmliche Photoinitiatoren. Dadurch sind sie unbeweglicher und werden wesentlich besser in den gehaerteten Druckfarben festgehalten.
Mar 28th, 2011
Read moreLooking at aeronautics, mechanical engineering or packaging industry - coating does improve materials or give them extra functions. At Hannover Messe (April 4th to 8th 2011) Fraunhofer will be showing procedures, materials and methods for analysis concerning surfaces at their booth in hall 6, booth H21.
Mar 28th, 2011
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Researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, Japan Science and Technology Agency and the University of Tokyo, have shown the first atomic resolution images of oxygen defects at a manganite surface, using ultra-high vacuum scanning tunnelling microscopy.
Mar 28th, 2011
Read moreA discussion of the current condition for theories of signal transduction in olfaction. One theory based on Luca Turin's hypothesis from 1996, holds promise; that an odorant's quantized vibrational mode (a phonon) may facilitate electron tunnelling which constitutes the recognition event in the nose. The novel mechanism is explored and explained.
Mar 28th, 2011
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The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) recently signed a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) during NSTDA Annual Conference 2011 on March 25. In the area of nanotechnology, discussion between KRIBB and National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) focused on target drug delivery for anticancer applications.
Mar 28th, 2011
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Gewebenetz faengt Sonnenenergie ein: Neuartige Elektrode fuer flexible Duennschicht-Solarzellen.
Mar 28th, 2011
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New device to test blood can spot cancer cells, HIV on the fly.
Mar 28th, 2011
Read moreYour next new car hopefully won't be a lemon. But it could be a pineapple or a banana. That's because scientists in Brazil have developed a more effective way to use fibers from these and other plants in a new generation of automotive plastics that are stronger, lighter, and more eco-friendly than plastics now in use.
Mar 28th, 2011
Read moreScientists are reporting on a new material containing an ingredient used to make bricks that shows promise as a transparent coating for improving the strength and performance of plastic food packaging.
Mar 27th, 2011
Read moreSpeaking at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers described an advanced solar cell the size of a poker card that mimics the process, called photosynthesis, that green plants use to convert sunlight and water into energy.
Mar 27th, 2011
Read moreCOIN (the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology) invites the community to join the nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine track "Roadmap to Profitability" at the 2011 NC Nanotechnology Commercialization Conference (NCNCC 2011) on March 29, 2011 at the Barnhardt Center, UNC Charlotte.
Mar 26th, 2011
Read moreThe battle against deadly staph infections is closer to victory as Illinois researchers have uncovered secrets of how the bacterium protects itself from human immune attacks, which could lead to more effective anti-staph therapies.
Mar 26th, 2011
Read moreRadiation and chemotherapy are common partners in anticancer therapy for solid tumors, but too often, the combined side effects associated with each mode of therapy can limit how aggressively oncologists can treat their patients. Now, a team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and Washington University in St. Louis, has developed a nanoparticle that only targets irradiated tumors, offering the potential for reducing chemotherapy-associated toxicities and increasing the effectiveness of combination therapy.
Mar 26th, 2011
Read moreUsing a biodegradable polymer produced by a slime mold, a team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has created a multifunctional nanoparticle that attacks a key pathway involved in breast cancer in two different ways. Tests using animals with human breast tumors showed that the new nanoparticle produced a 90% reduction in tumor growth.
Mar 26th, 2011
Read moreUsing a handheld molecular imaging device in combination with magnetic nanoparticles and a smartphone, a team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has developed a fast, portable and potentially inexpensive method of detecting cancer from human biopsy samples.
Mar 26th, 2011
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