This document is intended to support the testing undertaken in the context of OECD's Sponsorship Programme and to ensure that the information collected from this testing programme be reliable, accurate and consistent.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreThis document aims to assist sponsors of the OECD Sponsorship Programme as well as others involved in the safety testing of manufactured nanomaterials, through providing general and common issues as well as specific considerations on sample preparation and dosimetry.
Jun 8th, 2010
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Imec presents an improved processing technique for germanium-based thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells resulting in significant reduction of cell cost, an essential step to develop a market for thermophotovoltaic applications.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreMoore's law marches on: In the quest for faster and cheaper computers, scientists have imaged pore structures in insulation material at sub-nanometer scale for the first time.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreDiscover the many facets of MINATEC in four days and twenty events.
Jun 8th, 2010
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The Institute of Electronics in the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is coordinating an European contract in the INTAS program named: 'Study of atomic vapor layers of nanometric thickness and atom-surface interaction'.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreA group of Iranian researchers at University of Tehran succeeded in finding a new method to functionalize carbon nanotubes in a short period.
Jun 8th, 2010
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Wann ein Metallteilchen den elektrischen Widerstand verliert, ist auch eine Frage seiner Groesse. Die Temperatur, unterhalb derer ein Material zu einem Supraleiter wird, kann naemlich drastisch steigen - wenn der Stoff als Nanokuegelchen mit bestimmtem Durchmesser vorliegt.
Jun 8th, 2010
Read moreNew report compares US and European funding.
Jun 8th, 2010
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The technique uses a combination of light and electric fields to position droplets and tiny particles, such as bacteria, viruses and DNA, which are contained inside the drops.
Jun 7th, 2010
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A nano-scale solar cell inspired by the coaxial cable offers greater efficiency than any previously designed nanotech thin film solar cell by resolving the 'thick and thin' challenge inherent to capturing light and extracting current for solar power.
Jun 7th, 2010
Read moreStudies use radiation luminescence and radioactive optical nano-imaging techniques indicating tumors and other disease processes.
Jun 7th, 2010
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If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its most prolific masters, with more than 140 U.S. patents, all in energy storage.
Jun 7th, 2010
Read moreDeveloped by Pitt engineering professor Di Gao in response to the 'Deepwater Horizon' oil leak, the technique combines an ordinary cotton filter with a solution that repels oil while allowing water to pass through.
Jun 7th, 2010
Read moreIm Kongresszentrum der Dortmunder Westfalenhallen koennen sich Fachbesucher am 9. und 10. September 2010 ueber Themen wie Nanomaterialien, Nanoenergie und organische/druckbare Elektronik informieren.
Jun 7th, 2010
Read moreIn 2010 several hundreds of millions of Euros will be available for funding innovative projects in the chemical industry for instance in FP7 NMP (Nano-Materials-Production) with topics such as modelling and control of intensified process systems for chemical and biotechnological processes and new materials for new energy efficient building components or lighter vehicles.
Jun 7th, 2010
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