What is the effect of the current reforms on the German research system? How should sustainable reforms be designed? For five years now the research group 'Governance of Research' has been examining these questions.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled carbon nanotubes are subject to radial deformations and torsional strain.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreEngineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called graphene as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes.
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreSaarbruecker Kompetenzzentren veranstalten einwoechigen Kurs "Chemische Nanotechnologie".
Sep 16th, 2008
Read moreIn the multifaceted field of EU funding, this guide is intended to help stakeholders find the right funding program for their projects in a user-friendly and comprehensive way.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreScientists have found that drug-laced nanoparticles plus a statin could stop the growth of tiny blood vessels that feed arterial plaques.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreJonghwan Suhr at the University of Nevada says his study of continuous reinforced carbon nanotube composites brings him a step closer to his hope of bio-mimicking artificial muscles or skins, which can be applied to a wide variety of fields.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreNanoparticles filled with a drug that targets two genes that trigger melanoma could offer a potential cure for this deadly disease, according to cancer researchers.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreAdvanced ceramics have been used by NASA to thermally protect the Space Shuttle Orbiter. Now, due to nanotechnology, they are being used by window film suppliers in the manufacture of solar control window film.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreA new study funded by the European Union has demonstrated that unsafe levels of selenium, sometimes referred to as an 'essential toxin', can be reduced by a microbiological treatment
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreThe ideal strength refers to the highest achievable strength of a defect-free crystal at 0 K. It is a crucial theoretical parameter because it plays a critical role in characterizing the nature of chemical bonding of the crystal.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreResearchers have shown that increased expression of a gene called SIRT1 in cancer cells plays a significant role in the development of resistance to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Sep 15th, 2008
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Un equipo de investigadores del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cienificas (CSIC) ha patentado un nuevo tipo de celula solar cuya eficiencia es hasta un 30% superior a las celulas solares convencionales.
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreBrandeis University has won a highly competitive $7.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).
Sep 15th, 2008
Read moreThe next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first three-dimensional synchronization circuitry is now running at 1.4 gigahertz at the University of Rochester.
Sep 15th, 2008
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