Multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging system with ultrasound guidance could improve intravascular diagnostics and analysis of atherosclerotic lesions.
Month: May 2014
Three "star physicists" to become new Humboldt Professors in Germany
New Humboldt Professorships have been awarded, among them three prominent international physicists working on electronic, magnetic and superconducting materials.
Funding to develop anti-heart-disease nanoparticles
A study to investigate how nanoparticles could be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease has received £3 million funding.
Water disassociation experiments could improve catalysis
EPFL scientists use lasers to determine for the first time how specific vibrations in a water molecule affect its ability to dissociate.
Testing solar collectors from the Zugspitze to the Negev Desert
Researchers from the Fraunhofer ISE have been investigating the effects of extreme environments on solar collectors.
Dual-function electrolyte increases battery lifespan
Researchers at ORNL have developed an unconventional battery chemistry aimed at producing batteries that last longer than previously thought possible.
Designing metamaterials with genetic algorithms
Penn state engineers create specially formed material that can provide custom broadband absorption in the infrared using genetic algorithms.
Sandia labs launches new long-term project to fill materials behaviour gaps
Long-term, multidisciplinary project called Predicting Performance Margins aims to link variability in materials’ properties with how actual parts perform.
Microchips that keep their cool up to 300 degrees C
Researchers have fabricated compact SOI CMOS microchips that perform at temperatures the current generation of electronics can’t handle.
Producing stable polymers through hydrothermal synthesis
Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology create organic materials with remarkable properties under conditions of extreme heat and pressure.
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