Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a 'smart coating' that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced $5 million in funding today for the establishment of the NSERC Photovoltaic Innovation Network. The Network is comprised of 29 top scientists and engineers working in the field of advanced solar cell research at 13 universities across Canada. Eleven private sector companies are also part of the network.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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Bislang leiden die Fertigungsprozesse fuer OLEDs noch unter Kinderkrankheiten, was die Herstellung groesserer OLED-Bildschirme und Beleuchtungssysteme weiterhin massiv erschwert. An dieser Stelle setzt das vom Bundesministerium fuer Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) gefoerderte Verbundprojekt NEMO (Neue Materialien fuer OLEDs aus Loesung) an.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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Finland has made its first specific commitment to the development of European biomedical research infrastructures (BMS ESFRIs) by supporting a joint pilot infrastructure project in bioinformatics (ELIXIR), biobanking (BBMRI) and translational research (EATRIS).
Feb 3rd, 2010
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Eine neu aufgelegte und aktualisierte Studie des Fraunhofer IAO, die im Auftrag des Hessischen Wirtschaftsministeriums erstellt wurde, zeigt die Innovationspotenziale der Nanotechnologie fuer Umwelttechnologien auf. Unternehmen bietet die Broschuere praktische Ansatzpunkte fuer einen Technologietransfer sowie eine Auflistung der wichtigsten Kontakte.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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The Shanghai-based synchrotron, which uses super-powerful X-rays to resolve the structure of matter down to the level of atoms, has detected evidence that acupuncture points differ from other parts of the body.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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A lithographic approach based on evaporating solutions makes conducting networks of microwires for electronics.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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Researchers have shown that even nanoscale modulations of the surface geometry can significantly influence a ferroelectric film's response to an applied electric field, yielding valuable information for the efficient design of nanotechnological devices based on such materials.
Feb 3rd, 2010
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An international team of researchers has identified a new theoretical approach that may one day make the synthesis of hydrogen fuel storage materials less complicated and improve the thermodynamics and reversibility of the system.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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University of Michigan researchers have shown that tension on DNA molecules can affect gene expression - the process at the heart of biological function that tells a cell what to do.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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A group of Marshall University researchers and their colleagues in Japan are conducting research that may lead to new ways to move or position single molecules - a necessary step if man someday hopes to build molecular machines or other devices capable of working at very small scales.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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Wie die renommierte Zeitschrift Nature Physics berichtet, ist es Wissenschaftlern der Universitaet Hamburg unter der Leitung von Prof. Roland Wiesendanger gelungen, die Richtungsabhaengigkeit der magnetischen Kopplung zwischen einzelnen Atomen auf Oberflaechen direkt zu vermessen.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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Pin-sharp projections, light that's whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, Fraunhofer researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable feast for the senses.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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The Rochester Particulate Matter Research Center recently released a report that integrates the results of many of their PM health effects studies.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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Neutron scattering experiments performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory give strong evidence that, if superconductivity is related to a material's magnetic properties, the same mechanisms are behind both copper-based high-temperature superconductors and the newly discovered iron-based superconductors.
Feb 2nd, 2010
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Personalizing medicine: Experts examine use of nanoparticles for targeting disease
Feb 2nd, 2010
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