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Rubber meets Science – Organic and Silicone Rubber Processing
The Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts at RWTH Aachen University organises the conference entitled “Rubber meets Science – Organic and Silicone Rubber Processing” on October 14 and 15, 2013, in Aachen.
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Physicists from the University of York have carried out new research into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment works.
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Nanotube carpets can detect broadband polarized light
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$1.5 million thin-film deposition project begins
Three-year project awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aims to develop novel technologies for depositing thin films.
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New material consists of many identical piece of grossly warped graphene, each containing exactly 80 carbon atoms joined together in a network of 26 rings.
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ESA to Hold 9th Micro and Nano Technologies Round Table in EPFL's New Swiss Tech Convention Center
Micro and Nano Technologies (MNT) for space applications will be the theme of next year’s meeting.
Potential telecoms application for graphene investigated
Use of material in telecommunications could dramatically accelerate internet speeds by up to a hundred times, according to new research.
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