A team of researchers from the University of Vigo, Rutgers University in the United States and Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, has developed 'laser spinning', a novel method of producing glass nanofibres with materials.
Dec 18th, 2009
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The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and BASF SE have founded IP3 (innovative products, intelligent particles, integrated processes), a joint laboratory for process technology in Karlsruhe.
Dec 18th, 2009
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There is still time until January 8, 2010 to register for the second edition of the Alp NanoBio International School (ANIS2), which will be held in Sterzing/Vipiteno (Bozen, Italy) on January 11-15, 2010.
Dec 18th, 2009
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Much cheaper fuel cell catalysts using iron instead of platinum - this major scientific breakthrough achieved by INRS researchers has earned a spot in Discover Magazine's 'Top 100 Stories of 2009', in the January/February 2010 issue.
Dec 18th, 2009
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Terahertz research is in the focus the 'German-Russian Centre for terahertz research and technology', funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) that has been recently established at the physics faculty in Regensburg.
Dec 18th, 2009
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The 'Flexible active-matrix cells with selectively poled bifunctional polymer-ceramic nanocomposite for pressure and temperature sensing skin' project has been developed by the research group around Professor Dr. Bernd Ploss, FH Jena, including research groups from Cambridge University, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Joanneum Research Weiz and Princeton University.
Dec 18th, 2009
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University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $945,000 funding from the Australian Solar Institute.
Dec 18th, 2009
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Atomic Force F+E and Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (AFM/SPM) announce the first European AFM in Biology Class to be held February 23-25, 2010 at Atomic Force Corporate office in Mannheim, Germany.
Dec 18th, 2009
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Charles Black was named 'for pioneering contributions to the integration of nanometer-scale polymer self-assembly in the fabrication of high-performance semiconductor microelectronic devices'.
Dec 17th, 2009
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The Organizing Committee of Nanotoxicology 2010 are pleased to announce the opening of early bird registrations and abstract submissions.
Dec 17th, 2009
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Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has recently implemented a product stewardship program to ensure the safe use of its products. Baytubes, BMS multi-wall carbon nanotubes, have also been part of this program.
Dec 17th, 2009
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Seit 1.12.2009 gibt es am Leibniz-Institut fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (IFW) ein Zentrum fuer Spektroelektrochemie. Damit soll die Entwicklung spektroelektrochemischer Methoden vorangetrieben und vor allem fuer die Anwendung in der Industrie attraktiv gemacht werden.
Dec 17th, 2009
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Chemists at the University of Illinois at Chicago say it's possible, reporting that graphene can become quite pliable using only a nanodroplet of water to do the job.
Dec 17th, 2009
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Metall-Kohlenstoffsysteme ermoeglichen den Bau von Festplatten mit einer bis zu tausendfach hoeheren Packungsdichte.
Dec 17th, 2009
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The Institute of Food Technologists released three review articles in the Journal of Food Science that were presented at the IFT Annual Meeting in 2009. The articles provide greater detail on nanotechnology science and its application to food.
Dec 16th, 2009
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Professor Xiaochun Li. The researchers are working to implement nanotechnology into the traditional casting industry, which could yield high-quality aluminum and magnesium nanocomposites in the next five years.
Dec 16th, 2009
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