Fusina (Venice, Italy) primary aluminum smelter, which has been curtailed since June 2010, will now close.
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Coating technology makes nanoparticles to order
New research enables high-speed customization of novel nanoparticles for drug delivery and other uses.
Funding for nanotech water-borne disease research
NAS announces grant to Vincent Rotelloto develop, test and deploy inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting bacteria in drinking water.
Imaging material defects in thin film solar cells
A team has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light.
Developing a high-temperature AFM
New hydrothermal atomic force microscope under development at Wright could hit 250 degrees.
Cell instructive material made from titanium oxide nanotubes
Scientists developed a convenient, anodization based method to produce a gradient TiO2 nanotube biomaterial.
Take-Off with Kerosene Made From Algae
Twelve partners from science, research, and industry joint together to develop kerosene from algae.
Gold nanoparticles and urine detect mercury
A colorimetric assay system based on urine and nanoparticles for mercury detection has been developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University.
Organic Semiconductor Films in Inkjet-Etched Microwells
Organic semiconductor films are produced in regular arrays of inkjet-etched microwells, demonstrating potential for large-scale flexible electronics.
On the path to cartilage regeneration
Research group from the Duke University develops a three-dimensionally woven fiber scaffold which mimics the properties of native cartilage.
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