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Fraunhofer Institute, OtoNexus Tackle Middle Ear Infection with MEMS

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems and OtoNexus Medical Technologies have partnered to employ microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for middle ear infections. OtoNexus is developing a novel medical device to quickly and accuratel...

Dec 5, 2018

2019 Prism Award Finalists Announced

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Established industry stalwarts will compete with disruptive startups at the Prism Awards ceremony and banquet during SPIE Photonics West 2019 in San Francisco. Celebrating its 11th year, the Prism Awards recognize industrial innovation in photonic...

Dec 5, 2018

Paul Scherrer Institute Receives World’s First 200mm PhableR Photolithography System from EULITHA AG

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

EULITHA, a Swiss startup company offering innovative lithography equipment and services for the nanotechnology, photonics and optoelectronic markets announced today that it has delivered its first...

Dec 5, 2018

Graphene and cobalt for creating new electromagnetic devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered that the combination of graphene with cobalt offers very relevant properties in the field of magnetism. This breakthrough sets the stage for the development of new logic devices that can store large data amounts quickly ...

Dec 5, 2018

Cheap, fast universal test promises to revolutionize cancer detection

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

A remarkable new discovery from researchers at the University of Queensland could revolutionize the way doctors diagnose all cancers. The landmark research has created a fast and cheap cancer-detecting test based on the discovery of a uniq...

Dec 5, 2018

Artificial synapses made from nanowires

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from Jülich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The component is able to both save and process information...

Dec 5, 2018

Using graphene to detect ALS, other neurodegenerative diseases

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Graphene can determine whether cerebrospinal fluid comes from a person with ALS, MS or from someone without a neurodegenerative disease.

Dec 5, 2018

Breakthrough in blood vessel engineering

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Growing functional blood vessel networks is no easy task. Previously, other groups have made networks that span millimeters in size. But now, a University of Delaware team has grown a self-assembling, functional network of blood vessels across cen...

Dec 5, 2018

Arc welding fume is detrimental to human health

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Working as part of an international group of toxicologists scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) have found that harmful nanoparticles are formed in the process of arc welding using the most common types of electrodes today. Susp...

Dec 5, 2018

Multifunctional dream ceramic matrix composites are born!

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Osaka University produced composites consisting of alumina (Al2O3) ceramics and titanium (Ti), namely Al2O3/Ti composites. They designed a percolation structure for forming a continuous conduction pathway to disperse nanosized Ti pa...

Dec 5, 2018

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