Best practice guide for the safe handling and use of nanoparticles in packaging industries

A novel “Best Practice Guide for the Safe Handling and Use of Nanoparticles in Packaging Industries” is now available to support those working with nanomaterials at all stages in the development of packaging products. The Best Practice Guide is the final output of NanoSafePack, a 36 month project funded under the European Union’s Seventh Framework...

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DNA nanoswitches reveal how life's molecules connect (w/video)

A complex interplay of molecular components governs almost all aspects of biological sciences — healthy organism development, disease progression, and drug efficacy are all dependent on the way life's molecules interact in the body. Understanding these bio–molecular interactions is critical for the...

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Pinholes are pitfalls for high performance solar cells

The most popular next-generation solar cells under development may have a problem – the top layer is full of tiny pinholes, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Japan have found. The majority of high-performance solar cells under development use a combination of materials including perovskite and spiro-MeOTAD....

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