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BASF's Basotect insulates Russian passenger helicopter
Noise level in passenger compartment of Mi 8 lowered from 85 to 80 decibels through use of melamine foam.
Nano water filter: sieve holds nanoparticles in place
The Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group has developed a membrane that can be used for filtering small organisms or viruses from water.
Dr. Karl Mayrhofer, MPI Düsseldorf, wins German state innovation award
Dr. Mayrhofer, head of the electrocatalysis group at Düsseldorf’s Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, has been awarded a young researchers prize.
Southern Photonics Strengthens International Presence in Japanese Market
New Zealand firm partners with Japan’s I-Wave.
Carbon nanotubes used in new drug-release hydrogel system
Researchers have engineered an electro-responsive polymer hydrogel containing carbon nanotubes for drug delivery applications.
Dalhousie Awarded $1.25M to Study Superalloy Bonding for Aircraft Engine Parts
Research into advanced materials processing aims for better manufacturing methods that will revolutionize how aircraft engine parts are made.
Fetal risk of nanoparticle exposure assessed
Scientists in China and Australia identify the factors that determine the risk of fetal exposure to nanoparticles.
Indian researchers develop nanoparticle-based antibacterial composite
Group reports the broad-spectrum bactericidal activity of a gold nanoparticle-polythiophene composite on pathogenic bacteria.
Jennifer A. Lewis and Miquel B. Salmeron Named 2012 MRS Medalists
The Materials Research Society has named Jennifer Lewis and Miquel Salmeron as MRS Medalists.