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.
Science meets Tires – Perspectives for Tire Technology
Conference by IKV and ika on September 11 and 12, 2013 in Aachen.

Researchers watch chalcopyrite solar cells grow in real time
Team manage to observe growth of thin-film solar cells in real time and to study the formation and degradation of defects that compromise efficiency.
Swedish Energy Agency provides $6M loan to Sol Voltaics
Loan will further the commercial development of Solink nanomaterial.

Effects of nanowires on fibroblast dynamics
Bigger is not necessarily better: when it comes to culturing fibroblasts on nanowire substrates, there are several reasons to reconsider the use of long nanowires.
Thermo Fisher open new R&D center in Shanghai
China Innovation Center will significantly expand its research, development and training capabilities to support growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tunnelling-induced transparency in a chaotic microcavity
A team from Peking University have reported a way to make a chaotic microcavity transparent for a free-space laser beam.

Most extreme UV microscope will help semiconductor manufacture
The world’s most advanced extreme-ultraviolet microscope is about to go online at theDOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.