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19.12.2014 Nanotechnology

Swiss Federal Council to prolong Action Plan for Nanomaterials

The Swiss Federal Council intends to prolong the Action plan for Synthetic Nanomaterials until 2019. The Federal Council issued a report, analyzing the implementation... More

05.12.2014 Nanotechnology

What consumers expect from Nano-Food

New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota shows that the majority of consumers will accept the presence of nanotechnology or... More

02.12.2014 Nanotechnology

New Material Makes Water and Oil Roll off

Car finish, to which no dirt particles adhere, house fronts, from which graffiti paints roll off, and shoes that remain clean on muddy paths –... More

27.11.2014 Nanotechnology

Close-Up on Nanotechnology: the latest EU research achievements

The editorial team of the „research*eu results magzine“ dedicates a special issue to nanotechnology and the latest research achievements in a “framework programme” of the... More

26.11.2014 News (Innovation Society)

Successful first year for the SUN Project

At the two day annual meeting, held in Utrecht (NL) in October 2014, 35 partners from 12 EU countries presented their exciting results of the... More

11.11.2014 Nanotechnology

Tiny vehicles for medical applications

Micro- or even nano-robots could someday perform medical tasks in the human body. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have... More

31.10.2014 Nanotechnology

Room for improvement in nanosafety research

Empa toxicologist Harald Krug has lambasted his colleagues in the journal Angewandte Chemie. He evaluated several thousand studies on the risks associated with nanoparticles and... More

24.10.2014 Nanotechnology

Nano-powered boost for stone conservation

Castles and cathedrals, statues and spires … Europe’s built environment would not be the same without these witnesses of centuries past. But, eventually, even the... More