News tagged with nanofibre
Technology makes storing radioactive waste safer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed new technology capable of removing radioactive material from contaminated water and aiding clean-up efforts following nuclear ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Bioactive glass nanofibers produced
A team of researchers from the University of Vigo, Rutgers University in the United States and Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, has developed "laser spinning", a novel method of producing glass ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Breakthrough research could speed up the recovery of injured athletes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A tendon can be one of the most common and frustrating injuries for an athlete - often forcing them to stay away from the sports field for up to eight weeks.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Organic electronic devices could be printed on ordinary CDs and DVDs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic electronics – those that involve carbon-based conductors instead of the traditional copper or silicon – have a number of advantages over metal electronics, including their ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Nanotubes pose health risk, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny fibres used to strengthen items such as bike frames and hockey sticks could pose risks to workers who make them.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Researchers inject nanofiber spheres carrying cells into wounds to grow tissue
For the first time, scientists have made star-shaped, biodegradable polymers that can self-assemble into hollow, nanofiber spheres, and when the spheres are injected with cells into wounds, these spheres biodegrade, ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 17, 2011 |
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Nanotechnology for water purification
Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some unique ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Self-assembling devices: Design and synthesis of organic devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic devices have greatly benefited from the remarkable advances in synthetic organic chemistry that have allowed for the synthesis of a wide variety of π-conjugated molecules with ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Major breakthrough in lithium battery technology reported
An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 18, 2009 |
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'Intelligent' materials to revolutionize surgical implants
(PhysOrg.com) -- A brand new process that could revolutionise the reliability and durability of surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, has today, 2 December 08, received recognition for its ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 03, 2008 |
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A better image for plastic solar cells
A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Researchers control growth rate of replacement blood vessels, tissues
Researchers have discovered a way to control the growth rate of replacement tissue and the formation of new blood vessels, which solves one of the vexing problems of growing replacement tissue to treat injuries ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 06, 2008 |
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Watch amazing footage of how nanotubes form
A team of scientists led by the Department's Dr Stephan Hofmann have successfully produced live video footage that shows how carbon nanotubes, more than 10,000 times smaller in diameter than a human hair, ...
May 09, 2007 |
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