Scientists at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) have succeeded in developing a method for treating the surface of nanoparticles which greatly improves the efficiency of organic solar cells. The researchers were able to attain an efficiency of 2 percent by using so-called quantum dots composed of cadmium selenide.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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Considerable progresses made in controlling quantum gases open up a new avenue to study chemical processes. Researchers have now succeeded in directly observing chemical exchange processes in an ultracold sample of cesium atoms and Feshbach molecules.
Feb 2nd, 2010
Read moreFrom 27 to 29 January 2010, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov will be running the 25th series of complex plasma physics experiments on the International Space Station (ISS).
Feb 2nd, 2010
Read moreThe Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council offers various supports to active researchers in different fields of nanotechnology to encourage the Iranian scientists for more work in this field.
Feb 2nd, 2010
Read moreThe development of a new generation of actuators has undergone tremendous progress. Cheaper piezo actuators resisting humidity, having fewer cracks and an extended lifetime may well become reality thanks to a close cooperation across borders between researchers, manufacturers and end-users.
Feb 2nd, 2010
Read moreCould humans one day walk on walls, like Spider-Man? A palm-sized device invented at Cornell that uses water surface tension as an adhesive bond just might make it possible. The rapid adhesion mechanism could lead to such applications as shoes or gloves that stick and unstick to walls, or Post-it-like notes that can bear loads.
Feb 2nd, 2010
Read moreBased on its recent research on the wearable energy harvesters market, Frost and Sullivan presents Holst Centre and imec with the 2009 European Frost and Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation for its wearable electrocardiograph energy harvesting solution, which provides tens of microwatts of energy per square centimetre for modules with 3x4 cm2 dimensions.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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A community workshop sponsored by Society of Nuclear Medicine's Clinical Trials Network officially kicked off today, Feb. 1, in Albuquerque, N.M., and presented participants with a well-rounded series of educational sessions on the use of molecular imaging in clinical trials for investigational therapeutic drugs.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)'s Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit wrapped up today in Albuquerque, N.M., with in-depth discussion - and a high sense of energy looking ahead.
Feb 2nd, 2010
Read moreNorthwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates the bone marrow stem cells and produces natural cartilage. No conventional therapy can do this.
Feb 1st, 2010
Read more'Nanotechnology: balancing the promises' is an electronic publication about the evolution of nanotechnology.
Feb 1st, 2010
Read moreAnalytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Best Paper Award 2009 goes to Jean-Philippe Frimat for research on plasma stencilling methods for cell patterning.
Feb 1st, 2010
Read moreThe 3rd European Conference for Clinical Nanomedicine is calling for papers on original research aimed at future or current clinical application of nanoscience.
Feb 1st, 2010
Read moreNew analysis from Frost and Sullivan, Rapid Advances in HIV/AIDS Clinical Diagnostics, finds that technological advancements address outstanding and new issues associated with diagnosis and monitoring of HIV infections by providing simplified, cost-effective, and precise testing.
Feb 1st, 2010
Read moreScientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the body.
Feb 1st, 2010
Read moreThe Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University today announced that the Printable Electronics Technology Center (PETEC) has become an Associate Member to collaborate on high-performing organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) for flexible display applications.
Feb 1st, 2010
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