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There is still time to register for the international winter school on nano and biotechnology (ANIS2)

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.

December 18, 2009 Read more

Much cheaper fuel cell catalysts using iron instead of platinum

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.

December 18, 2009 Read more

German-Russian Centre for terahertz research established at the University of Regensburg

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.

December 18, 2009 Read more

A nanocomposite for electronic skin

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.

December 18, 2009 Read more

New materials and architectures for organic solar cells - beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit

University of Queensland researchers have been awarded $945,000 funding from the Australian Solar Institute.

December 18, 2009 Read more

Asylum Research and Atomic Force F+E Offer First European AFM in Biology Class in February

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.

December 18, 2009 Read more

Brookhaven nanoscientist named American Physical Society Fellow

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'.

December 17, 2009 Read more

Early bird registration and abstract submissions open for Nanotoxicology 2010

The Organizing Committee of Nanotoxicology 2010 are pleased to announce the opening of early bird registrations and abstract submissions.

December 17, 2009 Read more

Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) for Baytubes defined by Bayer MaterialScience

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.

December 17, 2009 Read more

Neues Spektroelektrochemie Zentrum am IFW Dresden

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.

December 17, 2009 Read more

Shaping graphene nanostructures with water droplets

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.

December 17, 2009 Read more

Magnetische Speicherbits - 1000 mal kleiner als Viren

Metall-Kohlenstoffsysteme ermoeglichen den Bau von Festplatten mit einer bis zu tausendfach hoeheren Packungsdichte.

December 17, 2009 Read more

Nanotechnology and the future of food: Reviews of application

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.

December 16, 2009 Read more

Implementing nanotechnology into the traditional casting industry could yield high-quality aluminum and magnesium nanocomposites

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.

December 16, 2009 Read more

Synthetic platelets halve clotting time of blood

In an effort to enhance the natural process, a team led by Erin Lavik, a new Case Western Reserve University biomedical engineering professor, and her former doctoral student, James P. Bertram, built synthetic platelets that show promise in halting internal and external bleeding.

December 16, 2009 Read more

Nanoemulsion anti-infection agents reach milestone

GlaxoSmithKline and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corporation announced today that they have signed an exclusive over-the-counter licensing agreement for NanoBio's unique nanoemulsion treatment for cold sores in the United States and Canada.

December 16, 2009 Read more