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Startups in materials science: interview with Orlando Auciello
The first part of our talk with Orlando Auciellot on ultrananocrystalline diamond, his startup company ADT, and treating retina detachment using UNCD.
Using second-harmonic generation for a closer look at collagen
From molecular structure to tissue architecture: second-harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy is an ideal tool for probing collagen organization.
Injectable hydrogel can repair heart attack damage
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks.
Multicolor, silicon-based LEDs without heavy metals
Scientists of KIT and the University of Toronto have succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes.
BASF and Volkswagen seek entries for annual “Science Award Electrochemistry”
Applications can be submitted until June 15, 2013, and ceremony will be held in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on October 23, 2013.
Nanobiotech or bionanotech: what's the difference?
Biotechnology Journal publishes a new special issue on bio- and nanotechnology.
New carbon nanotube aerogel with cheap materials
Ultralight, flexible, fire-resistant carbon nanotube aerogels fabricated from bacterial cellulose.
Prism Awards honor innovations in ‘ubiquitous’ photonics technology
The 2013 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation were announced at this year’s SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco.
Nanowires and quantum dots combine for more efficient photovoltaics
A group from MIT have demonstrated a method to produce extremely efficient zinc oxide/quantum dot based photovoltaics.
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