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.
Repairing Injured Nerves with Artificial PEDOT Conduits
Scientists have developed a novel nerve construct: artificial hybrid conducting polymer-hydrogel conduits are used to repair peripheral nerve gaps.
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.
Green Economy and Bio-Based Plastics
Rolf Mülhaupt investigates the dreams and reality of “green polymer chemistry”.
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.
Perovskite oxides: Group demonstrates technique for engineering ‘perfect’ heterointerfaces
Scientists engineer a chemically stable and atomically sharp lanthanum aluminate monolayer between LaAlO3 and strontium titanate heterostructures.