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Evaluating the Quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
University of BolognaHave you ever found yourself looking to buy a bottle of vegetable oil at the supermarket only to... -
Molecular Machines Powered by Light
University of BolognaImagine if we were able to make mechanical machines so exceedingly small that we could target... -
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: A Perspective from the Very Small
University of BolognaAs a chemist, I have had to deal with the very small since the beginning of my studies. Although I... -
Organometallic Chemotherapeutics – The Anticancer Platinums of Tomorrow?
University of ViennaImage 1. The development of cancer-caused deaths in Austria from 1983 to 2004 and overall causes of... -
Cutting Cancer’s Communication Lines
University of UtrechtImage: Tiny messages from cancer cells (labelled red) are taken up by a cell isolated from a blood... -
Colour from Structure, from Nature to the Lab Bench: “Smart” Photonic Crystals for Optical Sensing
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research StuttgartWhat do opals, peacock feathers and butterfly wings (and, coincidentally, “smart” photonic crystals... -
Playing the Mastermind Game: Code-Breaking Strategies in Biology
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MunichFigure 1. The Mastermind game (left) and its biological counterpart (right). The goal is to break... -
Oral Delivery of Insulin: Meeting Challenges Through Nanoencapsulation and Emulsification/Internal Gelation
University of CoimbraDiabetes is one of the major causes of premature illness and death worldwide. For all people with... -
Man against Microbe: Are We Losing the Battle against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria?
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MunichWILSON ( Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich): Current trends indicate that microbes have... -
Molecular Polymer Brushes as Smart Nanovalves
Jagiellonian University in KrakowCorporations and individual consumers focus on the tremendous benefits of making computers and cell...
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