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A nanoparticle solution for the lindane problem
For many years two companies located in Bizkaia, Bilbao Chemicals (Barakaldo 1947-1987) and Nexana (Erandio 1952-1982), had been manufacturing lindane and dumping it into the... More
Volvo develops lightweight energy storage components for EVs
Volvo Car Group has developed lightweight energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electric vehicles (EVs). The material consists of carbon... More
Carbon's new champion
Rice University theorists calculate atom-thick carbyne chains may be strongest material ever - if and when anyone can make it in... More
EU launches the one billion euro Graphene Flagship
After years of preparations it is time for Europe to launch The Graphene Flagship – a 10-year, 1,000 million euro research and innovation initiative on... More
Swarms of robots could fight cancer (with your help)
Current cancer treatments are far from ideal. Cancer researchers are thus not shy of using nanotechnology. Their work is making promising headway into developing safer... More
Nanoparticle vaccine offers better protection
Particles that deliver vaccines directly to mucosal surfaces could defend against many infectious... More
Dangers and potential of nanomaterials examined
After a decade of rapidly growing industrial use, unimaginably tiny particles surround us everywhere, every day, in everything we do. Used in the manufacturing of... More
Nanotechnology – the next big thing for insurers
Insurers are having to learn to keep pace with fast-moving scientific developments such as... More