Fuer seine Forschungsleistung auf dem Gebiet neuartiger, elektroluminiszierender Materialien ist Dr. Matteo Mauro jetzt mit dem prestigetraechtigen 'eni award 2010 - Debut in Research' ausgezeichnet worden.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
College of Microscopy brings researchers together for expert-led Electron Backscatter Diffraction Workshop
The College of Microscopy, JEOL and EDAX provided a free workshop on EBSD, sharing applications of EBSD to materials analysis in geology and metallurgy.
German Research Foundation establishes ten new research units
With its ten new Research Units, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is intensifying interdisciplinary and multiple-location collaboration among researchers pursuing specific scientific questions and new avenues of research.
Where does the fluid go?
Revised model will help scientists better understand transport of fluid constituents, with a wide range of applications.
ASM International Books two New Pulsar Orders for both R+D and Manufacturing Ramp
One system was purchased by a new customer for the development of next generation advanced high-k metal gates, while the second is a repeat order from an existing customer planning to use Pulsar in its 32 nm high-k manufacturing ramp. Both tools include multiple Pulsar high-k reactors.
Drug delivery breakthrough targets organelles
A team of scientists led by Dr Simon Richardson at the University of Greenwich has got a step closer to one of the holy grails of drug delivery.
Special LaserFest seminar highlights history and future of laser technology
As part of LaserFest, the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first working laser, the Optical Society (OSA) and the American Physical Society (APS) sponsored a special day-long seminar on the birth, growth and future developments in laser science and technology at the 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting.
New technique for directly writing composites of nanoparticles and polymers
Researchers have developed a generic means for depositing many nanocomposites on multiple surfaces with nanoscale precision. Metal nanoparticles that were conducting, tiny magnetic nanoparticles, and nanoparticles that glowed, were all deposited using this one technique.
New basis for drug development: Structure determination of biomolecules in their natural environment
The method is flexible and generally applicable to obtaining structural information for signal forwarding pathways in the cell or in the regulation of gene expression.
Cell-inspired electronics
By mimicking cells, MIT researcher designs electronic circuits for ultra-low-power and biomedical applications.
Breakthrough to pave the way for greener, highly efficient production of nanocrystals
Landmark discovery will lay the path for energy-efficient, cost-effective creation of nanocrystals for potential applications in biomedicine, bio-imaging and production of 3D movies and displays.
IonSense 3+D Scanner for Open Air Surface Analysis Facilitates Rapid Mass Spectrometric Determination of Chemicals and Contaminants
IonSense, Inc. has announced the availability of the 3+D Scanner for rapid chemical analysis of surfaces.
New Viscotek Product Pages Integrated Into Malvern Instruments Website
The integration of new Viscotek product pages within the Malvern website highlights how gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) technology enhances the company's ability to deliver insightful, information-rich material characterization solutions for the broadest range of industries.
RUSNANO Takes Part in a Project to Expand a Paving Asphalt Modifier
The Supervisory Council of RUSNANO approved the project for reconstruction and expansion of production of a paving asphalt modifier Unirem, developed and manufactured by Novy Kauchuk.
PSE+G Soliciting Proposals for Energy Efficiency Technology Demonstration Projects
New Jersey's Public Service Electric and Gas Company is soliciting proposals for energy efficiency technology demonstration projects.
Manhattan Scientifics Acquires Exclusive Rights to Nanomedicine Technology for Early Cancer Detection and Treatment
Manhattan Scientifics Inc., a nanomedicine technology transfer and commercialization pioneer, today announced completion of its agreement to acquire all commercial rights to the body of work of nuclear physicist Edward R. Flynn, PhD and his company, Senior Scientific LLC.
Take a Nanooze Break – Epcot Center brings nanotechnology to the masses
A new long-term exhibition at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fl., will bring visitors face to face with the nanoworld.
EU project PHOCUS is on fast photonic systems
The PHOCUS ('Towards a photonic liquid state machine based on delay-coupled systems') project is designing and launching photonic systems that communicate through light for fast signal and versatile handling.
Nanotechnology research tackles the two biggest problems associated with chemotherapy – side effects and drug resistance
Huixin He, associate professor, nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer.
Engineers make breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics
Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient.