http://www.youris.comyouris.com Dr Robin Hickman, research fellow at the Transport Studies Unit at the University of Oxford and Associate Director of transport research at the Halcrow Group, talked about his sustainable transport research (Jan '12)Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:15 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Dr_Robin_Hickman_To_Lower_CO2_Emissions_You_Have_To_Act_Across_A_Number_Of_Policy_Areas_Vehicle_Technologies_And_Travel_Behaviours.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Dr_Robin_Hickman_To_Lower_CO2_Emissions_You_Have_To_Act_Across_A_Number_Of_Policy_Areas_Vehicle_Technologies_And_Travel_Behaviours.kl Developing a technology and selling a product are two very different processes, which require very different skill sets. The EU is supporting commercial exploitation of scientific results in nanotechnologies (Jan. '12)Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:15:57 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/New_Biomedical_Carbons_From_Lab_To_Market.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/New_Biomedical_Carbons_From_Lab_To_Market.kl Businesses in the nanotechnology field may even forget the word nano. To secure success they have to focus on solving customers’ problem and better communicate business opportunities that nanotechnologies may bring (Nov '11)Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:54:45 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Strengthen_Commercial_Focus_And_Communicate_Added_Value.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Strengthen_Commercial_Focus_And_Communicate_Added_Value.kl Researchers are investigating how to make diesel-powered trains more eco-friendly. One way is to implement a hybrid energy storage system that both could lower fuel consumption up to 13 percent and reduce harmful idling emissions (Oct '11)Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:21:01 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Hybrid_Energy_Storage_In_Trains_Could_Decrease_Fuel_Consumption.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Hybrid_Energy_Storage_In_Trains_Could_Decrease_Fuel_Consumption.kl European scientists have developed a new method to build a dashboard out of flexible plastic and oxide layer: in the future this dashboard advice could be integrated into the car front window and give the driver direct information (Oct. '11)Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:00:26 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Transparent_Electronics.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Transparent_Electronics.kl Transparent high-performance electronic devices made with new nano-structured materials that substitute silicon open the door to a new, greener era for technology (Oct. '11)Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:22:43 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Moving_Away_From_Silicon_Technology.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Moving_Away_From_Silicon_Technology.kl A major challenge for nanobusiness is to find a unique selling proposition, out of a diverse range of possible applications. Potential investors need better understanding of nanotech-related business opportunities (Sep. '11)Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:49:51 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Better_Understanding_Of_Business_Opportunities_Lowers_The_Barriers_To_Nanotechnology_Transfer.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Better_Understanding_Of_Business_Opportunities_Lowers_The_Barriers_To_Nanotechnology_Transfer.kl Scientists want to make the production of dyes more sustainable and less dangerous for the workers through the use of natural sources and nanoparticles (Sep. '11)Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:42:36 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_Eco_Dyes.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_Eco_Dyes.kl To address the problems encountered by the traditional European dyes industry, scientists have developed a new and environmentally friendly way to produce dyes (Sep. '11)Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:39:21 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Colorful_EcoTextiles_Thanks_To_NanoSized_Enzymes.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Colorful_EcoTextiles_Thanks_To_NanoSized_Enzymes.kl Scientists are looking for new ways to transform complex and organized structures already existing in nature to rebuild bones out of wood (Aug.'11)Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:30:51 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Wooden_Bones.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Wooden_Bones.kl Regenerating bones with materials of natural origin that can bear a lot of weight might not be science-fiction anymore. Scientists are looking for new ways to transform complex and organized structures that already exist in nature into a device to improve bone and ligament substitution (Aug. '11)Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:52:25 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/From_Wood_To_Bone.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/From_Wood_To_Bone.kl Scientists are turning one of the most powerful microscopes on earth into an engineering laboratory. A Scanning Electron Microscope allows you to examine the surfaces of probes to almost an atomic layer (Aug. '11)Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:16:39 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/The_Nano_Laboratory_LetS_Take_Some_Atoms_Off_That_Probe.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/The_Nano_Laboratory_LetS_Take_Some_Atoms_Off_That_Probe.kl Basic operations in the field of nanotechnology that are currently very difficult or impossible to perform can become easy with a new multi-nano tool called FIBLYS. Nanosized components in for example solar cells will be designed and studied in an entirely new way, which the researchers hope will increase the solar cells’ energy output with up to 15 percent (27 July '11)Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:13:16 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/A_MultiNano_Tool_Can_Introduce_Something_New_Under_The_Sun.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/A_MultiNano_Tool_Can_Introduce_Something_New_Under_The_Sun.kl A new process called "nano-imprinting" enlarges the luminosity of screens efficiently without using more energy. Engineers of the European research project NaPanil have modified the glass surfaces on the micrometric and nanometric scale in order to control the path of the light (July '11)Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:31:56 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_Foil_Brightens_Screen.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_Foil_Brightens_Screen.kl We want our electrical devices to have bright screens with low energy needs, so they can be used for a long time before recharge is required. Scientists are increasing the intensity of light by making nanometer scale patterns on surfaces. The nanoimprinting method will change devices’ optical properties, without making them demand more energy. Except for brighter mobile phone and computer screens, we may soon have the possibility to benefit from this nanotech solution while driving (July '11)Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:40:51 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/A_Nanotech_Solution_Controlling_The_Path_Of_Light_Can_Brighten_Up_Our_Lives.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/A_Nanotech_Solution_Controlling_The_Path_Of_Light_Can_Brighten_Up_Our_Lives.kl Biofouling on ship hulls is responsible for an up to 40% higher fuel consumption of vessels. Now a new non-toxic paint has been developed. The secret is a nano structure, caused by amphiphilic molecules (Jun '11)Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:33:34 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_NonStick_Paint_For_Efficient_Shipping.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_NonStick_Paint_For_Efficient_Shipping.kl Organisms that stick to the lower structures of ships increase fuel consumption and costs of maintenance substantially. Currently, the organisms are killed with toxic biocides, but these chemicals need to be removed to protect our environment. Researchers are trying to develop environmentally friendly anti-biofouling technologies, such as nano-structured surfaces that make organisms fall off when the ships move (Jun '11)Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:52:06 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Innovative_AntiBiofouling_Technologies_Can_Make_Shipping_More_EcoFriendly.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Innovative_AntiBiofouling_Technologies_Can_Make_Shipping_More_EcoFriendly.kl Repairing a defective ear or even an eye is no longer science fiction. Two different groups of European researchers in regenerative medicine are using nano-technology to make medical history (Jun '11)Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:39:10 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Regenerating_The_Ear_And_The_Eye.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Regenerating_The_Ear_And_The_Eye.kl Research groups in several countries are making progress in retinal prosthesis development. If they achieve their aims, patients who have gone blind, due to loss of their photoreceptors, could recover a better simplified form of vision than with available prostheses. One of the groups shows that diamonds could lead the way. (Jun '11)Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:09:23 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanosized_Diamonds_Restoring_A_Useful_Vision.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanosized_Diamonds_Restoring_A_Useful_Vision.kl For millions of people hearing disorders make a negative impact on their lives. Scientists are looking into new ways of treating hearing disorders, by using different sorts of nanoparticles as original inner ear delivery devices. Their hope is that nanoparticles will be able to deliver drugs that can improve or restore hearing (Jun '11)Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:32:51 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanoparticle_Therapeutics_Might_Help_People_Suffering_From_Hearing_Disorders.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanoparticle_Therapeutics_Might_Help_People_Suffering_From_Hearing_Disorders.kl How can electric cars increase their driving range before they need to stop and recharge? Traditional batteries cannot keep up with the high storage demand but the complete redesign of lithium ion batteries open up new possibilities (May '11)Tue, 31 May 2011 16:23:58 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_Powered_Cars.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nano_Powered_Cars.kl Researchers are testing different ways of improving rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and nanotechnology plays an important role in the development. The aim is to offer batteries that have fast charge and discharge rates as well as high stored energy per mass. This can make electric vehicles a competitive alternative to petrol-powered vehicles (May ’11)Thu, 26 May 2011 15:25:27 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Progress_In_The_Development_Of_Rechargeable_Batteries_For_Electric_Vehicles_Through_Nanotechnology.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Progress_In_The_Development_Of_Rechargeable_Batteries_For_Electric_Vehicles_Through_Nanotechnology.kl To make solar cells a competitive alternative to other renewable energy sources, researchers are investigating different alternatives. A step in the right direction is through new processes that change the surfaces of silicon solar cells. By creating different nanostructures on the surfaces, the energy harvesting properties of solar cells can be improved. (May’11)Fri, 20 May 2011 10:19:35 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanostructures_Improve_Solar_Cell_Efficiency.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanostructures_Improve_Solar_Cell_Efficiency.kl Solar cells that are more effective and cost less in production: Within the EU-project N2P (Nano to Product) researchers developed nano tuned surfaces to gain both by CORINNA LUECKE (May '11)Wed, 18 May 2011 09:56:40 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/NanoTuned_Solar_Cells.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/NanoTuned_Solar_Cells.kl Research teams are trying different approaches within the nanotechnological field to improve water membrane technologies. One of these is to improve water purification by using nature’s own water-transporting channels, aquaporins. However, constructing suitable membranes for industrial processes is a challenge (May '11)Fri, 13 May 2011 09:23:56 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanotechnological_Innovations_Can_Improve_Water_Purification.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Nanotechnological_Innovations_Can_Improve_Water_Purification.kl To take an invention to the market is a challenging process. Thanks to significant support of ProNano, the Germany-based life science company Cellendes have now their synthetic hydrogels on the market. However, they are facing a pressing issue (May ’11)Mon, 09 May 2011 16:12:59 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Taking_An_Invention_To_The_Market_Is_A_Challenging_Process_New_Synthetic_Hydrogels_In_3D_Cell_Culture_Have_Reached_The_Market_Thanks_To_ProNano.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Taking_An_Invention_To_The_Market_Is_A_Challenging_Process_New_Synthetic_Hydrogels_In_3D_Cell_Culture_Have_Reached_The_Market_Thanks_To_ProNano.kl If pathogens enter into our water supply network many people may fall ill quickly. To protect us against this biological threat, researchers have developed a detection system partly based on nanotechnology that can warn authorities in time (May '11)Fri, 06 May 2011 09:21:14 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/A_New_Detection_System_Reveals_Terrorist_Attacks_On_Water_Supply_Networks.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/A_New_Detection_System_Reveals_Terrorist_Attacks_On_Water_Supply_Networks.kl Engineers have developed a new a mobile detection system to fight the growing threat of contaminated drinking water. Within the European research project DINAMICS they have built a microchip system which is able to identify specific dangerous bacteria, viruses or unicellular organisms (May '11)Tue, 03 May 2011 15:50:23 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Mobile_Detection_System_For_Contaminated_Water.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Mobile_Detection_System_For_Contaminated_Water.kl The life science company Cellendes in Germany has developed synthetic hydrogels that make it possible to culture cells in three-dimensional environments. Their invention has fundamental advantages over other hydrogels for three-dimensional cultivation, also on the market (May '11)Mon, 02 May 2011 14:32:09 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Synthetic_Hydrogels_Improve_Testing_Of_Active_Substances_In_3D_Cell_Culture.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Synthetic_Hydrogels_Improve_Testing_Of_Active_Substances_In_3D_Cell_Culture.kl The flat surface of a silicon wafer is not smooth at all. Scientists of the EU research project Pronano have built a new tool that allows them to visualise the nano-scale of it. And now the smooth surface looks like a mountain range! (Apr '11)Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:44:18 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/The_3D_Nanoscanner.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/The_3D_Nanoscanner.kl We expect our electronic devices, such as mobile phones and computers, to work properly and become even better with time and seldom think about the amazing innovations making this possible. Scientists are developing a cantilever array that can have an important impact on synthesis and analysis of nanostructures that can improve the quality control of mobile phone camera lenses (Apr '11)Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:48:36 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Specialized_Invisible_Needles_Make_Us_See_Surfaces_At_The_Nanoscale.klhttp://www.youris.com/Latest_News/Specialized_Invisible_Needles_Make_Us_See_Surfaces_At_The_Nanoscale.kl