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Organ engineering: Possibilities and challenges ahead
Tetsushi Taguchi of the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) in Japan gives a comprehensive overview of the key technologies and materials required for the regeneration of organs. This review emphasizes the importance of the development of methods for the assembly and adhesion between individual cells and/or vesicles for in vitro regeneration of organs.
Europe’s top microscope for creating tomorrow’s materials
Europe's most precise electron microscope is now in use in its own building at Linkoeping University in Sweden.
European collaboration towards efficient, low-cost tandem organic solar cells
Imec and its 16 project partners have announced that they have launched the European FP7 project X10D, a project aimed at developing tandem organic solar cells with an increased conversion efficiency and lifetime, and a decreased production cost. The ultimate goal of the X10D project is to bring organic photovoltaic technologies (OPV) towards introduction into the competitive thin-film PV market.
Micron Collaborates with A*STAR on Next-Generation Memory Technology
Micron and Singapore's A*STAR Data Storage Institute to develop spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory.
Charging toward better neural implants
Researchers improve the efficiency of devices that stimulate damaged nerves, reducing potential side effects.
A SHARP new microscope for the next generation of microchips
Berkeley Lab scientists and colleagues will create an advanced extreme-ultraviolet microscope.
Nanoscale copper research leads to golden discovery
Working with Picosun Oy, a Finland-based global manufacturer of ALD equipment, the Carleton researchers solved the problem, creating a copper precursor with the potential to meet the performance needs of global semiconductor foundries.
PSMA announces advanced nanotechnology e-learning tutorial
Power Sources Manufacturers Association announces to the power sources industry the availability of an advanced e-learning tutorial that covers the latest advances in the science, research and applications of nanotechnology.
Taylor + Francis Group widens open access offerings
"Smart and Nano Materials" will be made open access in 2012.
To swim or not to swim – "fertility chip" counts sperm and measures their motility
The chip can be inserted into a compact device for one-off use. A future home test kit will make it possible for men to test their sperm in a familiar environment.
Aculon Receives Patent for Application of Metallic Nanoparticles in Electric Conductive Inks
United States Patent Application No. 61/337,960 discloses an electroconductive ink with metallic nanoparticles. The ink contains an organophosphorus acid that increases adhesion between the deposited metallic layer and the substrate to which the metallic layer is applied.
Nanofabrication Handbook – unique collection of approaches to nanofabrication
While many books are dedicated to individual aspects of nanofabrication, there is no single source that defines and explains the total vision of the field. Filling this gap, Nanofabrication Handbook presents a unique collection of new and the most important established approaches to nanofabrication.
US Patent Issued to Showa Denko for Method for Producing Vapor Grown Carbon Nanotub
According to the invention, a large amount of carbon nanotubes can be synthesized from inexpensive raw materials by using a simple apparatus.
Biologically targeted nanoparticles may boost radiation therapy effects
Scientists report what they believe is the first pre-clinical demonstration of the potential of molecularly targeted nanoparticles as a promising new class of agents that can improve chemoradiotherapy treatment.
Lipid monolayers herald a new class of ultrathin dielectric
Lipids are the main component of the outermost membrane of cells. Their role is to seperate the inner and outer media of the cell and prevent any ionic current between these two media. Because of this last property, lipid layers can be thought of as good ultra-thin insulators that could be used in the development of electronic devices. So far though, because of their inherent instability in air, their use in advanced processes has been limited. This might change, though, since researchers in France have shown the possibility to stabilize by polymerization a lipid monolayer with a thickness of 2.7 nm directly at the surface of H-terminated silicon surface therefore opening a whole new world of possibilities of the use of these layers. Now, they reported the electrical performance of stabilized lipid monolayers on H-terminated silicon.
Wireless nanotechnology sensor detects explosives
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of a key ingredient found in many explosives.
Carbon nanostructures for easier detection of Parkinson’s disease
Dopamine deficiency is indicative of serious diseases of the nervous system. Tests of dopamine concentration are expensive and require specialised equipment that is unavailable in doctors' offices. New electrodes coated with carbon nanoparticles deposited on silicate submicroparticles allow to detect dopamine in solutions easily and at low cost, even in the presence of interferences.
EADS and RUSNANO to Join Forces in the Nanotechnology Field
European aerospace and defence group EADS and Russian Nanotechnology Corporation RUSNANO are planning to cooperate in the research and development of new technologies.
‘Perfect plastic’ is just round the corner
Plastic is getting a huge boost thanks to a team of European researchers that has found a new way to develop this material. An innovative 'recipe book' will help experts create the 'perfect plastic' with specific uses and properties.