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The power of nanotechnology: Manufacturing Digital focuses on the nanoscale

Manufacturing Digital's July issue offers a window into the nanoscale. With comments from Russell Cowburn, Professor of nanotechnology at Imperial College London, and Piet Christof Woelcken, nanotechnology expert at the Airbus Airframe and Architecture and Integration Department, Manufacturing Digital discovers the real power of nanotechnology.

July 5, 2010 Read more

Characterisation and engineering of protein-carbohydrate interactions

Protein-carbohydrate interactions play a crucial role in many biological processes such as cell-cell recognition and receptor-ligand interactions and catalysis. This thesis explores the possibilities of engineering the protei-carbohydrate interactions between carbohydrate-binding proteins and their ligands.

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Nano-sand to revolutionize drug delivery through the skin

A team of researchers at the University of South Australia have developed and patented new technology that allows for enhanced delivery of cosmetics and drugs through the skin.

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Researchers use super-high pressures to create super battery

Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.

July 4, 2010 Read more

Nanotechnology webinar series on regulatory issues

Building on last year's popular webinars on the regulation of nanotechnology, Keller and Heckman and NanoReg are pleased to announce Nanotechnology Today 2010, a series of four new webinars designed to address important regulatory issues and the challenges associated with the safe development of nano-enhanced products.

July 2, 2010 Read more

Euspen Challenge 2010 for students in micro-, nanotechnology and precision engineering

Carl Zeiss hosts the international competition for upcoming engineers.

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Thermal-powered, insectlike robot crawls into microrobot contenders' ring

Researchers have built a thermal-powered insectlike robot with hundreds of tiny legs.

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Nanomachines in the powerhouse of the cell

Scientists of the University of Freiburg and the University of Frankfurt have elucidated the architecture of the largest protein complex of the cellular respiratory chain. They discovered an unknown mechanism of energy conversion in this molecular complex. The mechanism is required to utilize the energy contained in food.

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Understanding complex emulsions

New work from the Institute of Food Research has shown how sugar beet pectin acts as an efficient emulsifier, using a technique that could be used to unravel in the finest detail how such important food ingredients work.

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Nanomaschinen in den Kraftwerken der Zelle

Wissenschaftler der Universitaeten Freiburg und Frankfurt haben die Architektur des groessten Proteinkomplexes der zellulaeren Atmungskette aufgeklaert. Sie entdeckten einen bisher unbekannten Mechanismus der Energieumwandlung in diesem molekularen Komplex.

July 2, 2010 Read more

Search for the bridge to the quantum world

Science fiction has nothing over quantum physics when it comes to presenting us with a labyrinthine world that can twist your mind into knots when you try to make sense of it. A team of Arizona State University researchers, however, believe they've opened a door to a clearer view of how the common, everyday world we experience through our senses emerges from the ethereal quantum world.

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Carving up water

Single water molecules can now be sliced into different atomic components, thanks to the electronic properties of ultrathin oxide films.

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Transformation optics make a U-turn for the better

Powerful new microscopes able to resolve DNA molecules with visible light, superfast computers that use light rather than electronic signals to process information, and Harry Potteresque invisibility cloaks are just some of the many thrilling promises of transformation optics.

July 1, 2010 Read more

NanoBusiness Alliance issues statement on sustainable development of nanotechnology

The NanoBusiness Alliance today issued a Position Statement on Nanomaterials Product Sustainability, which reflects NanoBusiness Alliance members' enduring commitment to managing effectively the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) implications of nanotechnology.

July 1, 2010 Read more

Leti will present its latest research findings in maskless lithography, FDSOI and 3D integration during Semicon West

At Semicon West, Leti will highlight some of its latest research findings and key programs for the semiconductor industry, including maskless lithography, FDSOI and 3D integration.

July 1, 2010 Read more

Simulation-based matchmaking for shape memory alloys

A new shape memory alloy with up to now unprecedented functional stability was developed by researchers from the Institute for Materials at the Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum in cooperation with researchers from the USA and Japan.

July 1, 2010 Read more