It's a problem that materials scientists have considered for years: how does a material composed of more than one phase evolve when heated to a temperature that will allow atoms to move?
Aug 2nd, 2010
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A newly discovered nanomaterial could improve healthcare devices by increasing energy storage, help realize implantable microchips or make better drugs.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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In the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst and catalyst-support combination that could make fuel cells more stable, conk-out free, inexpensive and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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BMBF foerdert Marburger Verbundprojekt zur Nanoforschung an der Klinik fuer Pneumologie.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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A new process that simultaneously combines the light and heat of solar radiation to generate electricity could offer more than double the efficiency of existing solar cell technology. The process, called 'photon enhanced thermionic emission', or PETE, could reduce the costs of solar energy production enough for it to compete with oil as an energy source.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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New research shows that a peptide derived from bee venom can deliver liposomes bearing drugs or diagnostic dyes to specific cells or tissues.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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The Graduate School of Excellence 'Materials Science in Mainz' of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, honored Professor Shoucheng Zhang of Stanford University, California, USA, with the 2010 Gutenberg Research Award.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Einer internationalen Forschungsgruppe ist erstmals die Herstellung von Nanokristallen gelungen, die durch Selbstorganisation zu leitfaehigen zweidimensionalen Nanostrukturen zusammenfinden.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Hydrogen is considered the fuel of the future. Yet this lightest of the chemical elements can embrittle the metals used in vehicle engineering. The result: components suddenly malfunction and break. A new special laboratory is aiding researchers' search for hydrogen-compatible metals.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new way to regulate the uncontrolled growth of blood vessels, a major problem in a broad range of diseases and conditions.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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The concentrations of toxic nitrogen oxide that are present in German cities regularly exceed the maximum permitted levels. That's now about to change, as innovative paving slabs that will help protect the environment are being introduced. Coated in titanium dioxide nanoparticles, they reduce the amount of nitrogen oxide in the air.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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The third German-Japanese Micro/Nano Business Forum at the Exhibition Micromachine last Thursday in Tokyo attracted more than 300 Japanese industry representatives.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Das Internationale Graduiertenkolleg 'Materialien und Konzepte fuer fortschrittliche Metallisierungssysteme' geht in die zweite Runde.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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The conditions experienced by water molecules on Neptune might be simulated in 2015.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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Over 300 delegates expected at the 5th SBE International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology organized by IBN in Singapore.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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In a pioneering research project, for the first time, scientists at IBM and the University of Aberdeen have collaborated to 'see' the structure of a marine compound from the deepest place on the Earth using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The results of the project open up new possibilities in biological research which could lead to the faster development of new medicines in the future.
Aug 2nd, 2010
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