In a finding that may help speed the production of ultra-clean fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen, scientists in Michigan are reporting development of a sponge-like nanomaterial with a record-high surface area for holding gases.
Apr 1st, 2009
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a novel optical technique that permits rapid analysis of single human immune cells using only light.
Apr 1st, 2009
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Zur Abschlussveranstaltung des vom BMBF gefoerderten Projektes NanoCare steht am 16. und 17. Juni 2009 die Sicherheitsforschung zur Nanotechnologie im Fokus.
Apr 1st, 2009
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The International Journal of Disability, Community and Rehabilitation (IJDCR) has published a special issue on nanotechnology.
Mar 31st, 2009
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Ultimately, the technique, based on manipulating parahydrogen, the fuel of the space shuttle, is expected to allow doctors to learn far more about a patient's condition from an MRI scan at lower cost while increasing the range of medical conditions that can be examined.
Mar 31st, 2009
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The power of magnetism may address a major problem facing bioengineers as they try to create new tissue -- getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth of blood vessels to nourish that growth.
Mar 31st, 2009
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Engineers at Ohio State University are developing a technique for mass producing computer chips made from the same material found in pencils.
Mar 31st, 2009
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A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents has been developed, opening the door to use graphene in a host of important materials and applications such as conductive films, polymer composites, ultracapacitors, batteries, paints, inks and plastic electronics.
Mar 31st, 2009
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Researchers have wrestled with creating palladium nanoparticles with enough active surface area to make catalysis efficient in fuel cells while preventing particles from clumping together during the chemical processes that convert a fuel source to electricity. Two Brown University chemists have found a way to overcome those challenges.
Mar 31st, 2009
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CTSI today announced that more than forty-five clean technology executives joined forces in Washington DC last week as part of the Clean Technology + Sustainable Industries Organization annual policy tour.
Mar 31st, 2009
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Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and Cornell University have capitalized on a process for manufacturing integrated circuits at the nanometer level and used it to develop a method for engineering the first-ever nanoscale fluidic (nanofluidic) device with complex three-dimensional surfaces.
Mar 31st, 2009
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To deal with the increasing dynamism in (networked) embedded systems, IMEC launches a new research program. This program will focus on moving the management of the system's resources from the design phase to runtime software solutions.
Mar 31st, 2009
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TAPPI and Alberta Ingenuity Fund are co-sponsoring the 2009 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, scheduled for June 23-26, 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. The theme of this year's event is 'Unlocking the Potential of Nano-Enabled Biomaterials'.
Mar 31st, 2009
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It is a completely transparent and flexible energy conversion and storage device that you can bend and twist like a poker card.
Mar 31st, 2009
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The Rheology and Materials Processing Centre (RMPC) of RMIT University is organising an international symposium on 'Recent Developments and Applications in Polymer Nanostructured-Materials' in Melbourne, Australia.
Mar 31st, 2009
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Plasticity in certain semiconductor materials at the nanoscale is actually linked to phase transformation rather than dislocation nucleation, as previously thought.
Mar 31st, 2009
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