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  Could the humble sea urchin and nanotechnology hold the key to carbon capture? (Nanowerk News) A chance discovery that sea urchins use Nickel ions to harness carbon dioxide from the sea to grow their exoskeleton could be the key to capturing tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere. Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have discovered that in the presence of ... Read More »

On the 15th International Small-Angle Scattering Conference (SAS-2012) that took place in Sydney (Australia) during Nov. 18-23 2012, PANalytical launched ScatterX78, the latest add-on to its Empyrean multi-purpose XRD platform. ScatterX78 is a compact and ergonomic SAXS/WAXS attachment based on patented technology. It consists of a chamber that houses advanced modules for the conditioning of the X-ray beam and a ... Read More »

   Using Laser Technology, Aleksandr Ovsianikov from the Vienna University of Technology wants to create microstructures with embedded living cells. This project will be funded by an ERC Starting Grant. The behavior of cells strongly depends on their environment. If they are to be researched and manipulated, it is crucial to embed them in suitable surroundings. Aleksandr Ovsianikov is developing ... Read More »

A molecule-sized motor that can spin clockwise and counterclockwise could one day power tiny machines. CREDIT: CEMES-CNRS and Univ. P. Sabatier (Toulouse) View full size image Engineers dream of motors made out of single molecules that could jump-start the production of machines on the molecular level. However, simply modeling them after larger motors has been extremely difficult. Now, researchers from ... Read More »

  Summer Fellowships for Young Scientists at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria Summer Fellowships for Young Scientists at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria Funding is available for PhD students interested in three months of collaborative research during June-August 2013 on Evolutionary and Ecological Modeling at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in ... Read More »

  LowerSaxonyInternationalSummerAcademy (LISA) in Immunology, Hannover, August/September 2013 Hannover Biomedical Research School, as part of Hannover Medical School (MHH), invites applications for the summer academy, from August 17th – 31st, 2013. The 2 to 4-week LISASummerAcademy in Immunology allows excellent international students of life-sciences to gain knowledge in “cutting-edge” inflammation research. This field has gained a tremendous momentum over the ... Read More »

Poland: Student within project Phase microscopy and tomography “ new approach to 3D measurements of biological and technological structures (3DPHASE). Number of stipends:3 Institution:Photonics Department / Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics / Warsaw University of Technology / Warsaw Maximum  period of stipend agreement: 5 months Position starts on:1.03.2013 Stipend’s amount:1000 PLN/month Profile of candidates: The offer is directed to students ... Read More »