Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory have developed a new strategy for quicker and more precise detection of biomarkers - proteins which indicate disease. The work could pave the way for new tools to detect early stages of Alzheimer's and cancer at the molecular level.
Sep 8th, 2010
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Unter der Leitung von Dr. Jan Hamaekers widmen sich die Fraunhofer-Forscher der Simulation neuer Materialien auf der Nano-, Mikro- und Makro-Skala auf Hochleistungs-Parallelrechnern. Dabei nutzen sie moderne numerischen Multiskalen-Methoden aus der Quantenmechanik, Molekueldynamik und der Kontinuumsmechanik.
Sep 8th, 2010
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University of Sydney researchers have discovered a new super-strength light alloy and had their key findings published in Nature Communications.
Sep 8th, 2010
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Here is a news update from the ICPC Nanonet project on free DVDs and webinars this month.
Sep 8th, 2010
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The experiments conducted in the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences on super-thin liquid-crystal films created on water surface allowed the surprisingly slow and continuous rotational motion of molecules, rotating 'in unison', to be observed nearly with the naked eye.
Sep 8th, 2010
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), invites applications for the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for graduate environmental study for master's and doctoral level students.
Sep 8th, 2010
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Potenziale und Herausforderungen von Innovationen aus der Material- und Nanotechnologieforschung zeigt der im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) vom VDI Technologiezentrum organisierte Branchendialog auf der Messe IFAT Entsorga in Muenchen am 14. September 2010.
Sep 8th, 2010
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Howard University in Washington, D.C. have received $3.15 million over the next five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new interdisciplinary program in the environmental effects and policy implications of nanotechnology.
Sep 7th, 2010
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There may be better ways to engineer the planet's climate to prevent dangerous global warming than mimicking volcanoes, a University of Calgary climate scientist says in two new studies.
Sep 7th, 2010
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Der diesjaehrige SolarWorld Junior Einstein-Award geht an Dr. Christian Reimann vom Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Integrierte Systeme und Bauelementetechnologie in Erlangen. Der Mineraloge entwickelte ein Verfahren zur Erhoehung der Materialqualitaet gerichtet erstarrter Siliciumbloecke.
Sep 7th, 2010
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Porous metal-organic framework made from food-grade natural products.
Sep 7th, 2010
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A recent study by researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) in Thailand has provided the data on detecting silver released from antibacterial fabric products using artificial sweat as a model to represent the human skin environment.
Sep 7th, 2010
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Forscher haben ein Geraet konstruiert das mit echtem Zufall arbeitet. Ihre Apparatur liefert zufaellige Zahlen, die prinzipiell nicht vorhergesagt werden koennen, und zwar mit Hilfe der Quantenphysik.
Sep 6th, 2010
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Early treatment of infection in burns patients is critical. A European consortium has designed a point-of-care instrument that can identify types of bacteria from the tiny amounts of volatile gases they emit.
Sep 6th, 2010
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At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%.
Sep 6th, 2010
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Success in actualization of missing gap and elucidation of indeterminacy factors.
Sep 6th, 2010
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