Mato Knez receives Gaede Prize 2012

Dr. Mato Knez, winner of the 2012 Gaede prize.

The German Vacuum Society and the German Physical Society have honored Dr. Mato Knez for his exceptional achievements in the development of new concepts for materials synthesis on the nano and microscale via atomic layer deposition.

Printing with Lasers: Making Electronics Quick and Easy

An optical microscopy image on of the channels in a printed OECT array.

A European research team has made a breakthrough in the printing of organic electronics.

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Simulated digestion: nanomaterials improve drug absorption

Functional lipid-based microparticles can be used to mimic the pharmaceutical food effect and enhance drug absorption by controlling the enzymatic digestion of lipid colloids.

Materials which can improve drug absorption in the body have been developed using silicon dioxide nanoparticles.

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A Two-Legged Molecule: Small Molecule With Independent Movement

A molecule is able to walk back and forth upon a five-foothold pentaethylenimine track without external intervention.

A small molecule able to move independently along a track has been developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh.

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Ode to CO2

Geoff Ozin

This week, Professor Ozin defends that most maligned of molecules, carbon dioxide.

Reactive Fillers to Produce Wollastonite Bioceramics

Wollastonite Bioceramics

Scientists from Italy and the USA present an innovative processing method for the fabrication of 3D scaffolds for bone tissue engineering using either fused deposition or conventional hot extrusion.

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Designing Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

Confocal laser scanning microscopy images of the protein-based nanoparticles incubated with breast cancer cells.

Researchers for the University of California, Irvine, have developed a new drug-delivery system using protein-based nanoparticles.

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Fourteen steps to DFT Nirvana

Density Functional Theory (DFT) is a versatile and powerful quantum mechanical modeling technique.

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Biomaterials with bite: A new understanding of the spider’s fang

Spider-fangs-SEM

Prof. Peter Fratzl and co-workers analyzed the structure of spider fangs to gain a better understanding of chitin-based biomaterials.

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How to Knit Carbon Fibers

Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide Knit Fabrics

Germany scientists manufactured knitted fabrics made of silicon carbide fiber. These knitted carbon fibers offer a superior flexibility, wide range of pore size, and a higher degree of drapability.

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Now published: Advanced Optical Materials

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