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Nanotechnologie fuer das Gesundheitswesen des 21. Jahrhunderts

Vom 4. - 6. Maerz 2009 treffen sich internationale Experten an der Berliner Charite, um auf der Konferenz NanoMed 2009 den aktuellen Stand medizinischer Anwendungen der Nanotechnologie zu diskutieren.

July 18, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology to provide cheap solar energy

Research into new types of solar cells produced by nanotechnology will be described by Professor Darren Bagnall at the World Renewable Energy Conference in Glasgow which begins tomorrow.

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Nanotechnology gets rugby fans closer then ever to the All Blacks

Fibre imprinting nanotechnology developed at the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the University of Canterbury is going to get rugby fans closer than ever to the All Blacks. The names of as many as 100,000 fans are to be printed onto a single thread which will be sewn into the Silver Fern on a special edition jersey in a campaign organised by All Blacks sponsor adidas.

July 18, 2008 Read more

Roentgenmikroskopie mit Superaufloesung deckt die versteckten Geheimnisse in der Nanowelt auf

Ein neuartiges Roentgenmikroskop mit Superaufloesung, das von einem Forscherteam des Paul Scherrer Instituts (PSI) und der ETH Lausanne (EPFL) in der Schweiz entwickelt wurde, kombiniert die hohe Durchdringungsleistung von Roentgenstrahlen mit einer hohen bildlichen Aufloesung und ermoeglicht es somit erstmals, Licht auf die detaillierten inneren Strukturen von Halbleiterbauelementen oder Zellen zu werfen.

July 18, 2008 Read more

Nanoparticle research in Review of Ophthalmology

Nanoparticle research by Professor Sanku Mallik and his group at North Dakota State University, Fargo, appears in the July issue of the Review of Ophthalmology in the article 'Nanoparticles: Into the New Frontier.'

July 17, 2008 Read more

Super-resolution X-ray microscopy unveils the buried secrets of the nanoworld

A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures.

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'Nanosculpture' could enable new types of heat pumps and energy converters

Researchers discover method to induce, suppress 'branching' of nanorods.

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UC San Diego launches Institute of Engineering in Medicine to accelerate health care tech

Nanoparticle bombs to kill cancer, molecular-sized bridges to repair damaged hearts, and scarless surgery techniques are now on the frontier of medical innovations in California with the new Institute leading the way.

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Molecular hula hoop - spinning motion of a molecular rotor detected

Japanese researchers at the Universities of Osaka and Kyoto have reported that they were able to get 'snapshots' of individual molecular rotors caught in motion.

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NET-Symposium on nanotechnology approaches, nanomaterials and thin films for energy technologies

A symposium titled 'NET-Symposium on Nanotechnology Approaches, Nanomaterials and Thin Films for Energy Technologies' will be held during NanoSMat2008 in Barcelona-Spain, October 21-24, 2008.

July 17, 2008 Read more

Two open PhD positions in nanotechnology projects in Portugal

Prof. Vasco Teixeira's group at the University of Minho in Portugal is looking for 2 young researchers (PhD students) with expertise and experience in the development of nanostructured materials for integration in nano-biosensors that are under development within a nanotechnology project in progress at their research center.

July 17, 2008 Read more

Kleine Festplatten fuer viele Daten

TERAMAGSTOR - Terabit Magnetic Storage Technologies - ist ein neues EU-Projekt dessen Ziel es ist, die Speicherdichte von Festplatten weiter zu erhoehen und die erste Festplatte mit einer Speicherdichte von einem Terabit pro Quadratinch zu entwickeln.

July 17, 2008 Read more

New kind of MRI enables study of magnets for computer memory

In a recent issue of Physical Review Letters, the scientists report the first-ever magnetic resonance image of the inside of an extremely tiny magnet.

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DARPA awards research team $1.2M grant to study surface enhanced Raman scattering

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $1.2 million grant to an interdisciplinary team of Harvard University researchers to study surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the first phase of a potential three-year effort.

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Tree branching key to efficient flow in nature and novel materials

Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient in the development of novel 'smart' materials.

July 17, 2008 Read more

Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality

Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of solid state lighting, a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.

July 17, 2008 Read more