Researchers have successfully developed a novel technology to enable oriented growth of high quality perovskite oxide thin films, which are important functional materials, in selected preferred orientation on any type of substrate such as a glass substrate.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
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Microneedles on a sticking-plaster-like patch may be the painless and safe way doctors will test for drugs and some infections in the future, thanks to work supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
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A comprehensive techno-commercial report overviewing the potential of nanofibers in biomedical and healthcare applications with a focus on materials, fabrication techniques, latest technological developments/trends, applications and products, as well as a detailed global market scenario.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
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The October 2013 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT. This issue of the newsletter is again packed with information and articles on 52 pages.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
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Nanosponges that soak up a dangerous pore-forming toxin produced by MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) could serve as a safe and effective vaccine against this toxin.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2013
Read moreScientists initiated the EU-funded project 'Synthetic kinesin analogues: A transition metal complex that can walk' (METALWALKER) to develop a fully synthetic molecular kinesin machine capable of sequential processivity, few of which have been demonstrated to date.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreThe use of nanoparticles in biomedicine is an area of active research. Scientists are using biomimetic functionalisation strategies that could lead to targeted drug delivery with greater specificity and no toxicity.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreA large consortium is developing silicon carbide (SiC) technology poised to pick up where silicon (Si) leaves off in terms of performance and operating conditions. Additional benefits include reduced energy consumption and emissions.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreStrengthening the nanotechnology capabilities of a key institute in Poland will enable the country to upgrade research on biomaterials and alternative energy. It will also help further integrate the country in the European Research Area (ERA).
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreA European research project, 'New frontiers in quantum dots science: Assembly and functionalisation', pushed knowledge about different quantum dot configuration made from stoichiometric crystalline nanoclusters. It explored their optical properties and how they can be used as multifunctional materials.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreIm Zentrum des Forschungsprojekts SELFPHOS stehen metallorganische Phosphorverbindungen. Mit ihrer Hilfe werden neuartige kugelförmige Supramoleküle und poröse Materialien mit vielseitigen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten entwickelt.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
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The frictional characteristics of nanotextured surfaces cannot be fully described by the framework of Amontons' laws of friction, according to new research.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
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Vanadium dioxide 'smart glass' can be activated to block infrared light while remaining transparent to visible light.
Posted: Nov 29th, 2013
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A team of researchers from the IMP Vienna together with collaborators from the Vienna University of Technology established a new microscopy technique which greatly enhances resolution in the third dimension. In a simple set-up, the scientists used the translation of position information of fluorescent markers into color information.
Posted: Nov 28th, 2013
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Nanostructures, such as graphene and carbon nanotubes, can develop under far extremer plasma conditions than was previously thought. Plasmas (hot, charged gases) are already widely used to produce interesting nanostructures.
Posted: Nov 28th, 2013
Read moreVisualisierung von Nanopartikeln eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten in Medizin, Kosmetik und Lebensmittelindustrie.
Posted: Nov 28th, 2013
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