EU FP7 ITN EXTRABRAIN Research & Training Network
searches for 2 outstanding PhD candidates with background in  microscopy or/and optical physics.

2 PhD student positions are available (starting Feb 2014). ESR3:    ECM-mediated regulation of GABAB re

Title: 3D presentation of a neurotrophic factor for the regulation of neural progenitor cells

Authors: Kun Zhou, George Thouas, Claude Bernard & John S Forsythe

Abstract:

Background: Adequate cell–scaffold interactions and neurotrophin support ar

University of Warwick -Warwick Manufacturing Group

Supervisor: Dr Chaoying Wan

Renewable carbon-based fuels are produced from biomass. An alternative way is chemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂), which is being produced by industry in an increas

Authors: Lin Feng Yuan, Lan Lan Ge, Yu Hua Shen, Hui Zhang, Cui Ping Wang, An Jian Xie

Abstract: LiCuxMn1-xPO4/C nanorods are successfully prepared by a simple solvothermal process followed by calcination of the precursor LiCuxMn1-xPO4 and sucrose.

Lawsone Sensitized ZnO Photoelectrodes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Authors: Shubhangi S. Khadtare, Sandesh R. Jadkar, Sunita Salunke-Gawali, Habib M. Pathan

Abstract: nnovations in materials technology in the fields of photovoltaics play an

Authors: Ming Chao Wang, Cheng Yan, Dilini Galpaya, Zheng Bo Lai, Lin Ma, Ning Hu, Qiang Yuan, Rui Xiang Bai, Li Min Zhou

Abstract: Different types of defects can be introduced into graphene during material synthesis, and significantly influence th

Authors: Rajabi Javad, Norhamidi Muhamad, Abu Bakar Sulong, Aziz Hasyimah, Abdolali Fayyaz, Hafizawati Zakaria

Abstract: Micro metal injection molding has become the promising method in powder metallurgy research in order to fabricate small-scale i

Authors: S. Herasati, H.H. Ruan, Liang Chi Zhang

Abstract: Glass transition temperature Tg is the most important parameter affecting the mechanical properties of amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers. However, the atomistic origin of glass transi

Authors: Cai Ling Zhong, Bi Yin Qin, Xin Yuan Xie, Yan Bai

Abstract: In this study, the antioxidant activity and antimicrobial effect of tellurium dioxide nanoparticles (TeO2NPs) sols were evaluated by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) and

Title: Nonionizing photoacoustic cystography with near-infrared absorbing gold nanostructures as optical-opaque tracers

Authors: Mansik Jeon, Samir Jenkins, Junghwan Oh, Jeehyun Kim, Tara Peterson, Jingyi Chen & Chulhong Kim

Abstract:

Aim: The obje

Study of Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation Induced Nanophases of TiO2

Authors: Madhavi Thakurdesai, A. Mahadkar, Varsha Bhattacharyya

Abstract: Ion beam irradiation is a unique non-equilibrium technique for phase formation and material modification. Lo

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Plasmonic gold nanoparticles using a levitating drop reactor. Credit: Nature Communications4, Article number: 2400 doi:10.1038/ncomms3400 A team of researchers from several research institutions in Germany has found that certain types of nanoparticle

Microbeam radiation therapy doses the area with thin parallel planes of radiation, up to a few hundred microns in width, creating a striped pattern of irradiation across the tumor. Microbeam radiation therapy (MRT) provides tremendous promise for can

Schematic diagram of a prototypical solid-state, multilayer device containing a GNR layer (black) with a nanopore, sandwiched between two oxides (transparent) atop a heavily doped Si back gate, VG (green). The DNA is translocated through the pore, an

Taking inspiration from the human immune system, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created a new material that can be programmed to identify an endless variety of molecules. The n

A schematic of the crystal structures in VO2, showing the motion of the vanadium (black arrows) with respect to the oxygen ions across the metal-insulator transition. VO2 acts like an insulator at low temperatures but like a metal at near room temper

The NanoSafety Cluster (www.nanosafetycluster.eu) is pleased to announce the launch of its first Newsletter, which you can access here:

http://tinyurl.com/NSC-NL1  (short link)

This launch issue is introduced by Georgios Katalagarianakis and Nicolas Se

Porto will host the 2^nd edition of the International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (nanoPT)
(Porto-Portugal: February 12-14, 2014)

Madrid – October 31, 2013

Following the overwhelming success of the last edition, nanoPT, the Internation