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Graphene Week 2015 Comes to a Close After Highly Successful Conference in Manchester

Outstanding science and engineering research in focus at 10th graphene conference.
Graphene Week 2015 has drawn to a close after a hugely successful conference in Manchester.

3 Jul 2015

ITL Researcher Develops Two Tandem Cells Embedded with Nanoparticles for Converting Windows to Solar Cells

The researcher Sandra Casillas from the Technological Institute of La Laguna (ITL), in the north of Mexico, has managed to patent 20 projects, and an example of her work is the design of two Tandem cells that turns windows into a solar panel capable of capturing up to eight volts per square meter of light and allows to recharge electronics. It is also transparent, allowing visibility.

3 Jul 2015

RnRMarketResearch.com Offers New Graphene Market Research Reports

RnRMarketResearch.com offers new graphene market research reports titled Global Graphene Industry Report 2015, The Global Market for Graphene to 2025: Market size, production volumes, applications, products, prospects, research and companies as well as Research on Global & China Graphene Industry, 2015 in the materials and chemicals collection of its library.

3 Jul 2015

Moseley Medal and Prize from IOP for Leading Graphene Scientist at University of Manchester

Dr Rahul Raveendran-Nair is the recipient of the 2015 Moseley medal and prize from the Institute of Physics for his outstanding contributions to our understanding of the electrical, optical and structural properties of graphene and its sister compounds.

3 Jul 2015

European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory Holds Promise for Overcoming Cancer and Other Key Diseases

The European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory(EU-NCL), which was launched on 1 June 2015, has a clear-cut goal: to help bring more nanomedicine candidates into the clinic and on the market, for the benefit of patients and the European pharmaceutical industry. To achieve this, EU-NCL is partnered with the sole international reference facility, the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory(US-NCL) of the US-National Cancer Institute, to get faster international harmonization of analytical protocols.

3 Jul 2015

Electron Cryo-Microscopy Offers Extraordinary Details of Proteasome Complex

Scientists have pioneered the use of a high-powered imaging technique to picture in exquisite detail one of the central proteins of life - a cellular recycling unit with a role in many diseases.

3 Jul 2015

Nanoparticle-Doped Bacteria Emit Intense, Hard X-ray Radiation

In a step that overturns traditional assumptions and practice, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai and Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhi Nagar have fashioned bacteria to emit intense, hard x-ray radiation.

3 Jul 2015

Researchers Use Colloidal Mix to Understand Fluid Behavior in Micron-Sized Channels

From targeted drug delivery to the self-assembly of nano robots, new research by Northumbria University, Newcastle, is using super-sized atoms to reveal the behaviour of liquids in microscopic channels.

3 Jul 2015

Premiere of Musical Composition, Graphene Suite by Sara Lowes at Graphene Week 2015

At Graphene Week 2015 in Manchester, delegates and others were treated to the premiere of a musical suite by Sara Lowes, composer-in-residence at the National Graphene Institute. Sara? Graphene Suite was commissioned by Brighter Sound, a Manchester-based producer of creative music projects and other cultural events.

3 Jul 2015

University of Southampton Professor Receives Young Medal for 2015 by the Institute of Physics

University of Southampton Professor Nikolay Zheludev has been awarded the Young Medal for 2015 by the Institute of Physics. The award recognises his global leadership and pioneering, seminal work in optical metamaterials and nanophotonics.

3 Jul 2015

New Technique to Create Graphene Film for Micro-Supercapacitors

There was a time during the early development of portable electronics when the biggest hurdle to overcome was making the device small enough to be considered portable.

2 Jul 2015

New Bio-Inspired Zeolite Catalyst Enables Effective Methane Conversion

A new bio-inspired zeolite catalyst, developed by an international team with researchers from Technische Universit?M¿nchen (TUM), Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Amsterdam, might pave the way to small scale 'gas-to-liquid' technologies converting natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry.

2 Jul 2015

Simple Method to Fabricate Tungsten Diselinide Thin Films for Direct Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion

Storing solar energy as hydrogen is a promising way for developing comprehensive renewable energy systems. To accomplish this, traditional solar panels can be used to generate an electrical current that splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, the latter being considered a form of solar fuel.

2 Jul 2015

Implantable Microfluid System Can Efficiently, Durably Stabilize Intraocular Pressure

Elevated or diminished eye pressure impairs our ability to see, and in the worst cases, can even lead to blindness. Until now, there has been no effective long-term treatment.

2 Jul 2015

Stable JILA Microscope Can Accurately Track DNA Molecules for Many Hours

JILA researchers have designed a microscope instrument so stable that it can accurately measure the 3D movement of individual molecules over many hours--hundreds of times longer than the current limit measured in seconds.

2 Jul 2015

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Graphene Week 2015 Comes to a Close After Highly Successful Conference in Manchester

ITL Researcher Develops Two Tandem Cells Embedded with Nanoparticles for Converting Windows to Solar Cells

RnRMarketResearch.com Offers New Graphene Market Research Reports

Moseley Medal and Prize from IOP for Leading Graphene Scientist at University of Manchester

European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory Holds Promise for Overcoming Cancer and Other Key Diseases

Electron Cryo-Microscopy Offers Extraordinary Details of Proteasome Complex

Nanoparticle-Doped Bacteria Emit Intense, Hard X-ray Radiation

Researchers Use Colloidal Mix to Understand Fluid Behavior in Micron-Sized Channels

Premiere of Musical Composition, Graphene Suite by Sara Lowes at Graphene Week 2015

University of Southampton Professor Receives Young Medal for 2015 by the Institute of Physics

New Technique to Create Graphene Film for Micro-Supercapacitors

New Bio-Inspired Zeolite Catalyst Enables Effective Methane Conversion

Simple Method to Fabricate Tungsten Diselinide Thin Films for Direct Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion

Implantable Microfluid System Can Efficiently, Durably Stabilize Intraocular Pressure

Stable JILA Microscope Can Accurately Track DNA Molecules for Many Hours

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