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Raffiniert verpackte Genwirkstoffe - Nanopartikel gegen immunologische Erkrankungen

Aufgrund einer Förderung vom Sächsischen Wissenschaftsministerium in Höhe von 168.000 Euro kann eine fachübergreifende Kooperation an der Universität Leipzig die Idee vertiefen, Gentherapeutika mittels Nanopartikeln gezielt in Zellen des Immunsystems einzuschleusen.

Posted: Sep 18th, 2013

Alexander Balandin wins medal for graphene research

A University of California, Riverside electrical engineering professor will receive the 2013 MRS Medal for his work on thermal properties of graphene, a single atomic plane of carbon atoms, and development of a new materials characterization technique.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Team wins second $10 million award for research in molecular programming

During the past century, programmable technologies evolved from spinning gears and vacuum tubes to transistors and microchips. Now, a group of Caltech researchers and their colleagues at the University of Washington, Harvard University, and UC San Francisco are exploring how biologically important molecules - like DNA, RNA, and proteins - could be the next generation of programmable devices.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Core/shell photocatalyst with spatially separated cocatalysts for more efficient water splitting

Researchers have introduced a new method for the production of more effective photocatalysts. Their method uses tiny hollow spheres coated with different cocatalysts on the inside and the outside.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Nanotechnology students build low cost Atomic Force Microscope using LEGO

The world's first low cost Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has been developed in Beijing by a group of PhD students from University College London, Tsinghua University and Peking University - using LEGO.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

New technology uses microfluidics and magnets for bioseparation

Microfluidics and magnets replace pipettes and test tubes to simplify and improve diagnostics and detection of biomolecules.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Nanotechnology research organizations report new process that paves the way toward increased mobility of beyond 10nm MOS devices

KULeuven, imec and AIST have developed a solid phase epitaxy process to integrate GermaniumTin (GeSn) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices on silicon. For the first time, operation of depletion-mode junctionless GeSn pMOSFET on silicon was demonstrated, an important step toward achieving tensile strain in MOSFET devices, and increasing their mobility.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Luminescence: An instrumental key to the future of nanotechnology

This book encompasses the nanoscale semiconductor field by amalgamating a broad multidisciplinary arena including applications for energy conservation, materials performance enhancement, electronic circuitry, video displays, lighting, photovoltaics, quantum computing, memory, chemo- and biosensors, pharmaceuticals and medical diagnostics inter alia.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Nanostructured 'sticky tape' for water droplets mimics rose petal

A new nanostructured material with applications that could include reducing condensation in airplane cabins and enabling certain medical tests without the need for high tech laboratories has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Corked microbottles for temperature-controlled drug delivery

Melting corks allow for temperature-controlled release of drugs from microscale vessels.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

A new method of measuring optical near-fields within 1 nanometer of a metal surface

Researchers demonstrate a new method of probing optical near-fields within 1 nm distance from the surface of a nanoscale metal tip. The method is based on rescattering of electrons driven by short laser pulses.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Nanotechnology team produces interconnects from multi-layer graphene

Researchers at AIST have developed a low-resistivity and highly reliable interconnect using multi-layer graphene, which is a two-dimensional nanocarbon material.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013

Bristol Nanomaterials Centre goes to China

A delegation of academics and PhD students from the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials (BCFN) has been promoting the University and meeting colleagues in top academic and research institutions in China. The aim was to raise the profile of Bristol and pave the way for student exchange, recruitment, and development of joint research projects.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2013