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The (nano)grass is greener: Porous silicon nanoneedles for your health

A newly discovered nanomaterial could improve healthcare devices by increasing energy storage, help realize implantable microchips or make better drugs.

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New catalyst of platinum nanoparticles could lead to conk-out free, stable fuel cells

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.

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BMBF stellt 2,5 Millionen Euro zur Risikobewertung von eingeatmeten Kohlenstoff-Nanopartikeln bereit

BMBF foerdert Marburger Verbundprojekt zur Nanoforschung an der Klinik fuer Pneumologie.

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New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production

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.

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Novel bee venom derivative forms a nanoparticle 'smart bomb' to target cancer cells

New research shows that a peptide derived from bee venom can deliver liposomes bearing drugs or diagnostic dyes to specific cells or tissues.

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Journey to new worlds: Electronics of the future and quantum computers

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.

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Zweidimensionale Nanostrukturen durch Selbstorganisation

Einer internationalen Forschungsgruppe ist erstmals die Herstellung von Nanokristallen gelungen, die durch Selbstorganisation zu leitfaehigen zweidimensionalen Nanostrukturen zusammenfinden.

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Hydrogen causes metal to break

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.

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Scientists find gas pedal - and brake - for uncontrolled cell growth

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.

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Nanoparticle-coated pavement that cleans the air

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.

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The future of microtechnology is green in Japan, too

The third German-Japanese Micro/Nano Business Forum at the Exhibition Micromachine last Thursday in Tokyo attracted more than 300 Japanese industry representatives.

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Internationale Kooperation fuer die Nanosysteme der Zukunft

Das Internationale Graduiertenkolleg 'Materialien und Konzepte fuer fortschrittliche Metallisierungssysteme' geht in die zweite Runde.

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'Water from Neptun' soon in laboratories

The conditions experienced by water molecules on Neptune might be simulated in 2015.

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International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology to boost interdisciplinary research

Over 300 delegates expected at the 5th SBE International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology organized by IBN in Singapore.

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For the first time, atomic force microscopy helps scientists reveal the exact chemical structure of a natural compound

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.

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Silicon can be made to melt in reverse

Researchers have found that silicon, the most widely used material for computer chips and solar cells, can exhibit this strange property of 'retrograde melting' when it contains high concentrations of certain metals dissolved in it.

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